1 10 21 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/a2565546ee468ea7c34b9a5c3fb3ae2d.pdf 4b46f727276a409892f1587c0fca0411 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PhD Dissertations Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Study of Supply Chain Management Practices of Selected Beverage Manufacturing Firms in Ghana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Robert Kweku Tay Subject The topic of the resource Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Technology University Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 2018 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/e302593560771a01ae897ae28425e87b.pdf e1869c5785f0b51f9b2db55f1004c918 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PhD Dissertations Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource An Exploratory Study of the Application of Big Data in Organizations in Ghana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephane Nwolley Jnr Description An account of the resource Since the 1880's, the generations ahead have strived to keep information to be used for predictions and analytics. The growth in this area led to the birth of the term Business Intelligence (BI). This notwithstanding from the introduction of the World Wide Web, the world of Information has been bludgeoned with a Variety of data (which includes not only text, but videos, audios and images) coming with High Velocity (so much speed that the traditional infrastructure is left behind trying to catch its breath) and such great Volume (requiring special infrastructure). It was discovered that about 95% of Data is lost every time while we use the minimal capabilities of traditional setups. This has led to the breaking of a new dawn in information analytics, and mining called Big Data with its characteristics as aforementioned fondly referred to as the 3vs of Big Data. This study sets out to explore the use of Big Data in Ghanaian Organizations. The study looks at the environmental considerations of organizations in their processes of collecting relevant information to advance the objectives of their companies. It reviews the strategic implementation process and the factors of influence including those from external stakeholders. It also examines the factors that are present as possible barriers to the organization's adoption of Big Data. Using qualitative and interpretive approach to answer the research questions, this study uses both social science and organizational study in a field that is largely about data science. Finally, the study introduces a model framework for the adoption of Big Data by Ghanaian Organizations and identifies relevant future studies in the complementary nature of Regulations and policies for the effective adoption of Big Data. Subject The topic of the resource Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in ICT in Management Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Technology University Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 2018 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/1b03a28db3d2ba1418a8c0c01e22f43d.pdf 3a990607334804b30a113afbec750c43 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PhD Dissertations Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Assessing the Contribution of Rural Banks to Agribusiness Performance in Ghana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Samuel Bassah Quansah Description An account of the resource Agribusiness in Ghana is considered the catalyst for economic growth and poverty reduction. It is a business solution to rural poverty and food security if redistribution mechanisms work. The agribusiness initiative is both a strategy to accelerate development and a business solution to rural poverty and food security. Ghana’s vision is to make agribusiness a more profitable business entity to curb poverty and improve food security. It is based on this vision that the government of Ghana introduced banking systems in the rural areas (rural banking) to help the rural dwellers whose main economic activity is agriculture. Contributions from these rural banks will accelerate the performance of the agribusinesses thereby improving food security in the country. This study examined the influence of rural banks contributions on agribusiness performance in Ghana. The specific objectives of the study were to identify and assess the contributions of rural banks towards agribusiness, in relation to performance and food security in Ghana. These objectives were achieved through the various primary and secondary data collected from the respondents in the ten regions of Ghana. Each region was assigned 40 respondents or agribusinesses making a total of 400 agribusinesses in Ghana. The study revealed a positive relationship between rural bank’s contribution and agribusinesses’ performance. Although the agribusinesses are doing well, they face several challenges. However, in order to improve agribusiness performance, these challenges identified in the study have to be looked at. Subject The topic of the resource Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Business Administration Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Technology University Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 2017 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/9261d2af16d8509f3d7707a9b45115cc.pdf a2154df26cc14fd5d008d836cc615658 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PhD Dissertations Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Developing a Business Model for an ICT-led E-Agriculture in Ghana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Salakpi von Yao Simeon Description An account of the resource The use of information and communication technology (ICT) tools has been applied in many disciplines, including agricultural sector. Business Model (BM) as an emerging area of research in strategic management over a decade ago, has been used by the researcher together with ICTs to boost value creation and capture; sustainability and traceability in the agricultural sector. The critical success factors and critical design issues in the domain of business models and their interdependencies related to E-Agriculture ecosystem were considered. The main purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of how business models can be defined, redefined, and applied in the agricultural sector as a strategic public management tool. Consequently, the strong agreement as to the relevance of value creation within organizations, institutions, firms and sectors underlies existing business model literature is undisputable. In considering this context, agriculture is the primary economic growth engine for Ghana and strives to create and deliver value to citizens, businesses and other stakeholders in agriculture ecosystem. The design, methodology and approach stemming from the multi-faceted applications of the business model concept, the researcher has conducted exploratory research targeting the application of current business model concepts and frameworks regarding agricultural sector in Ghana. The approach involves review of inter-disciplinary literature coupled with conducting empirical studies on ICT issues in Agriculture due to its influence on GDP growth of Ghana. Findings for the study suggest that both Management and Farmers (crops, fisheries, animal husbandry, forestry and logging) appreciated the need for e-Agriculture (ICT in Agriculture) programme to be pursued and saw it very important to address bottle-necks in the agricultural sector as it brings among others effectiveness and efficiency. The practical implications among others are that the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) recommends implementation of e-Agriculture in all countries and this makes it unequivocally a useful BM model for agricultural sector worldwide. The proposed model contributes significantly to agricultural practitioners, academics, researchers among others. Keywords: Business model, value creation, value capture, strategic management, Business system, Critical design Issues and Critical Success factors, Information communication for development (ICT4D) and e-Agriculture Subject The topic of the resource Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) In ICT in Management Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Technology University Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November, 2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dr. Stephen Asunka https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/e5c20183cbd77cc2f1d611cc14338b33.pdf bae419ebdd3a74086a8d8a871e19fe54 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PhD Dissertations Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Investigating the Predictors and Effects of Psychological Contract Breach of Nurses in Selected Mission Hospitals in Ghana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ghulam Ahmed Bin Donkor Subject The topic of the resource Doctor in Philosophy PhD in Business Administration” Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Technology University Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource JULY 2019 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/ea71fde03bb484524c2d2a6eee2c077f.pdf bb6fc3c627519c90d36ceb66404de4ef Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PhD Dissertations Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource An Analysis of Supply Chain Management Practices on Organizational Performance in the Pharmaceutical Industry in Ghana: A Survey of Some Selected Pharmaceutical Firms in Accra. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Musah Osumanu Doumbia Description An account of the resource The main aim of the study was to investigate the effects of Supply Chain Management practices (SCM) on organizational performance of pharmaceutical firms in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. The research objective was to examine the relationship between SCM practices and organizational performance.Based on the review of literature, various SCM practices and performance metrics were identified. This study relied on questionnaire and interview to elicit data from 119 pharmaceutical firms and 4 senior managers respectively . The data was analyzed using both Partial Least Square (PLS) based Structural Equation Modelling and Nnivo 12 softwares. The findings indicated a significant positive relationship between SCM practices and organizational performance of pharmaceutical firms in Accra. Results from the study suggest that strategic purchasing, customer relationship management, strategic supplier relationship, information sharing and internal lean practices are significant predictors of organizational performance. The mediating roles of customer responsiveness and delivery dependability were also explored. The findings were discussed in the context of previous research and theoretical implications drawn. It also provides managerial insights and implications for both academics and managers to gain better understanding of supply chain management in general and more specifically supply chain management practices as it relates to the Ghanaian pharmaceutical industry. Subject The topic of the resource Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Business Administration Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Technology University Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 2018 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/bfee98ec62d57a08733367db9f0c39f7.pdf 4ff9115545d8d5c7c13e505278612f51 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PhD Dissertations Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource An Exploratory Study of Critical Success Factors of Selected Ghanaian Entrepreneurs. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kwabena Agyenim-Boateng Description An account of the resource The importance of entrepreneurship globally, cannot be underestimated considering their critical role in the socio-economic development and growth of the world economy. Entrepreneurs empower people through the creation of employment and wealth to liberate them from poverty, homelessness, and its associated challenges. While one group of entrepreneurs are expanding their territories opening new companies, the second group of entrepreneurs are battling collapsing businesses. This study intended to research the elements that constitute and contribute to the apparent success of the Successful Indigenous Entrepreneurs (SIEs). A qualitative phenomenological exploratory approach and purposive sampling technique were adopted for the study. Face-To-Face in-depth interviews were conducted to document the narratives and lived experiences of the participants. In the researchers’ quest to present a holistic report of the lived experiences of the Indigenous Successful Entrepreneurs, interviews and observation of the participants were corroborated and augmented with other documentary evidence from internet, print media, books, and pamphlets. A thematic analysis of the data was conducted using word Nvivo 11 pro. The emerging themes were focusing on their business dreams, ploughing back profit into the business, starting from where they have work experience or know-how, having an entrepreneurial mindset, being a hard-working person, resilient, and above all being Godfearing. Studies about Indigenous Entrepreneurs are still at its infantile phases; further research is recommended to look at, comparing the critical success factors of indigenous entrepreneurs and their foreign counterparts operating in Ghana, focusing on the similarities and their differences. Insightful lessons from the life experiences present pictorial a harmony of the phenomenon. Subject The topic of the resource Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Business Administration Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Technology University Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 2018 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/3ea21597a0544fc07da9f434ee8fa4b6.pdf bda5871c90c239c55111b8b681ca59ea Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PhD Dissertations Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Assessing the Determinants of Public-Private Partnership Investment Decision Making: A Case Study of the Energy Sector in Ghana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gertrude Amoakohene Description An account of the resource This study is intended to unravel the determinants of PPP investment decisions in the energy sector to help potential investors and also fill in the knowledge gap. To address the problem, the study adopted mixed method research to analyse the determinants of PPP investment decision to invest in the energy sector of Ghana. The study iidentified five factors that determined the PPP investment decision to invest in the energy sector of Ghana. These are investment opportunities; financial information /government policies; macroeconomic factors; investment promotion agencies and risk. The study found out that PPP investment decision in the energy sector of Ghana was mainly influenced by financial information/government policies which were as a result of the energy crisis experienced between the periods of 2012 to 2015. The study explained that the fact that Ghana had to wait till they got into a severe energy crisis before acting made the country signed on to contracts that did not favour the country. Again the appropriate procedures were not followed to secure the investment. The macroeconomic factors such as inflation and interest rate were significant for explaining the PPP investment decision to invest in the energy sector of Ghana. The researcher recommends that strong policies and clear guideline to signing on contracts that give the country value for money should be explored. Also an efficient public institutions and potential demand for power should be encourage PPP initiative for investment in the energy sector of Ghana. Subject The topic of the resource Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) In Business Administration Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Technology University Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 2018 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/da966191ab8d8a0417f1586f6dcdf803.pdf c46a02e287c376fad9dd5df11b2df275 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PhD Dissertations Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Assessing the Effect of Internal Control Systems on Financial Performance of Rural Banks in Brong Ahafo Region in Ghana Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Asante Effah Description An account of the resource For banks to be effective and efficient there is the need to put measures in place to strengthen the internal controls to avoid misappropriation of financial resources and also to protect the assets of the organization. The main purpose of the study is to assess the impact of the internal control systems on financial performance of rural banks in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. The study utilized the COSO framework as variables to model a conceptual framework for the study. From the conceptual and theoretical framework, six hypotheses were stated and tested using structural equation model. Quantitative research methods with exploratory and descriptive designs were used in this study. Data were collected from all the 22 rural banks in the Brong Ahafo region. The underlying paradigm for the study is pragmatism that facilitated the utilization of suitable methodologies to answer the research questions. There were 257 structured questionnaires that were distributed out of which 211 were returned and 202 valid questionnaires were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the study indicate that the relationships between the variables stated were not significant in their ability to ensure financial performance of rural banks. This clearly suggests that control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication, monitoring procedures in Ghana have lost touch with the activities on the controls. This means that most rural banks fail to perform due to the lack of attention given to its supervision. Finally, the study recommends that banks must put pragmatic measures in place to make sure the internal controls are strengthened within rural banks. Subject The topic of the resource Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Administration. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Technology University Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/f49feddc9ba41579d63609a40ad8d5ad.pdf e1911427c4052ee4c869f70be97f2430 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PhD Dissertations Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Building Bridges for Maternal Health Benefit: A Realist Evaluation of Community to Point of Care (CPC) Strategy to Improve Maternal Health Continuum of Care in Rural Districts of Northern Ghana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mohammed Ali Description An account of the resource Continuum of care (CoC) is widely accepted and well documented as a safe motherhood strategy with dual benefits to mothers and their babies. Community to care point (CPC) strategy was integrated into community based health planning and services (CHPS) compounds in 30 rural communities northern Ghana to improve CoC service delivery and usage. Using a realist approach, this study evaluated the effect of the CPC strategy on CoC completion rates among mothers of children under five years. A mixed method cross sectional study was conducted at baseline (March 2014) and at endline (June 2017), a total of 845 women who experienced live births with infants were interviewed about maternal health service usage along the CoC pathway. Multiple logistic regression models were used to assess factors associated with CoC completion. The study showed that CoC completion rate increased from 16.8% at baseline to58.6% at endline. Factors associated with CoC completion rates included, education (OR =2.28; 95%CI 1.64 – 3.83), transport (OR = 3.96; 95%CI 1.02 – 4.96); geographic location (OR= 4.12; 95%CI 2.10 – 5.16) and being part of MCH education group (OR = 3.96; 95%CI 1.02– 4.96). The risk of non-completion of CoC services included being multiparous mother (RR=1.28; 95%CI 0.64 -1.83); use of commercial vehicles to access health facilities (RR =2.48; 95% CI 1.16 – 3.54) and being single mothers (RR = 1.45; 95% CI 0.55 – 3.71). Also, reasons for non-completion of CoC services included high poverty levels, seasonal flooding and limited hospitals to contain referrals from CHPS compounds. The findings suggest that the CPC strategy contributed to improving CoC completion rates among mothers in the study area. Further research on the cost effectiveness of the CPC strategy is required to inform its adoption by health policy makers and implementers as part of the CHPS program. Key words: maternal health, continuum of care, community, rural, Ghana Subject The topic of the resource Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) In Health Care Management Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Technology University Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 2018