40 10 644 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/e0d4e0937d251b43d05d5785bed8f23b.pdf 4afc9ff43f73f3956eb9924dec3d9e91 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 Faculty of IT Business 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 Volatility and Variability Rewards of Mutual Funds in Ghana Using Jensen Alpha Index Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michael Owusu Akomeah, Yusheng Kong, Wilfred Kwaku Drah, Basil Kusi3 Stephen Owusu Afriyie Description An account of the resource Investors are finding it difficult to determine the fund that may produce the optimal risk-reward combination. This study was engaged through the application of the Jensen Alpha Index to ascertain the performance of 10 mutual funds listed on the Ghana Stock exchange for a period of 5 years (2010-2014). The results acquired from the analyses indicated that all the 10 listed mutual funds were statistically significant and further elucidate that 90 percent of the fund managers generated excess returns for their investors, while 10 percent being unable to generate excess returns based on their stock selection skills. The overall level of diversification by the fund managers using the adjusted R grounded that, 59.88% on the average of the 10 listed mutual funds on GSE were highly diversified to some extent. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=TbSlw38AAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:u-x6o8ySG0sC Language A language of the resource English https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/170bd9ed528f8f47520001b44de56787.pdf 8952ecf0b021df7d4b7ab5105d44ef6f 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 Faculty of IT Business 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 Protracting Trials of SME Success in Ghana: A Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchical Process Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michael Owusu Akomeah, Yusheng Kong, Wilfred Kwaku Drah, Emma Serwaa Obobisa3 Stephen Owusu Afriyie Description An account of the resource Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SME’s) have over the years played a very significant role in the economic development of most developing countries. Various mitigating factors tend to stifle or prolong their quest to be successful in their endeavors. Hence it is against this backdrop that this study explores protracting trials of SME success in Ghana. A descriptive research design was adopted using questionnaires and a sample size of 1346 SME’s in the Metropolis districts in the four regions of Ghana. Structured questionnaires containing open and closed-ended questions were used in obtaining information from 1346 SME’s in the Metropolis, Municipalities and Districts in Ghana. This method involved three steps. The first step was developing a series of values acknowledged by SME’s. The second step used generalized types to express each value. The third step organized the acknowledged value and indicated their relationship. Based on that study, we developed an assessment model for protracting trials encountered by SME’s in procuring their dayto-day activities. The results designated the main protracting trials encountered by SME’s, and ordered based on their degree of importance, as “Financial Constraints"," Domestic Demand"," Loan Repayments"," Lack of Entrepreneurial Skills"," Equipment & Technology"," International Markets"," Regulatory Constraints" and" Legal". The weights of the first three aspects accounted for 69.3%(Buckley’s method) of the protracting trial factors and 61.7%(Chang’s method). Correspondingly, these three items, present the highest protracting trials to SME success in Ghana and a significant improvement … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available BRITISH JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=TbSlw38AAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:YsMSGLbcyi4C Language A language of the resource English https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/697547a40d8dd6a130f318736f249509.pdf ea4ab3569f696cd96ac1cedb7cfad357 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 Faculty of IT Business 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 THE VALUATION OF STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS AND THEIR BUSINESS PLANS USING FACTOR ANALYSIS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen Owusu Afriyie, Kong Yusheng, Chosniel Elikem Ocloo, Michael Owusu Akomeah, Patrick Obeng Danso Description An account of the resource This work analyzes investor assessment of students’ business plan, with the hope of boosting their confidence level as they venture into business. The main goal of this study is to prove if investor support programs can assist students to get requisite know-how in becoming entrepreneurs, such that they could be great business tycoons after school. Conscientiousness or due diligence in entrepreneurship could be an approach of a modernday investor to increase the confidence level of entrepreneurs being groomed in universities by identifying entrepreneurial skills in students and mentoring them. This forms a part of the investors’ strategy to make use of internal resources and skills, as well as opportunities and risks created by its external environment in venturing into a business. The entrepreneur is usually seen as an innovator, a source of new ideas, resources and business dealings. Identifying business opportunities, self-confidence and seed capital were found to be the most important attributes in motivating students to start a new venture. The authors of this study performed this kind of research using Factor Analysis. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available European Centre for Research Training and Development UK Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=TbSlw38AAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:IjCSPb-OGe4C Language A language of the resource English https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/70cb4b19275a2ecebcab941852158411.pdf 463af075ad0bb4d40a1e18b15a0856c2 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 Faculty of IT Business 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 examination of the relationship between business-to-business e-commerce adoption and competitive advantage of small and medium-sized enterprises. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chosniel Elikem Ocloo, X Hu, Stephen Owusu Afriyie, HA Antwi, Isaac Mensah Adjei Description An account of the resource Business to Business Electronic Commerce (B2B EC) adoption has been growing at a quicker pace in recent times and it has become one of the critical ways to help small and medium-sized enterprises to gain and sustain competitive advantage. A firm’s resource capabilities and endowments influence the different levels of B2B EC adoption that leads to competitive advantage gain and sustained in proportion to that level of adoption. The purpose of this research is to offer an exploratory analysis into the relationship between B2B EC adoption and competitive advantage. A survey of 315 responses was received from managers and owners of manufacturing SMEs in Ghana. A canonical correlation analysis is used to explore this relationship. The results support the view that there is a positive relationship between B2B EC adoption levels and competitive advantage. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available British Journal of Interdisciplinary Research Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=TbSlw38AAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:W7OEmFMy1HYC Language A language of the resource English https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/c25a7b97e818332f0f5dd0447bdd13c3.pdf cb1991980d625ee77bcb8c265d2ab8b3 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 Faculty of IT Business 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 Empirical Examination of the Impact of Corporate Governance on Organizational Performance: Evidence from Ghana Healthcare Industry Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource STEPHEN OWUSU AFRIYIE Description An account of the resource Corporate governance establishes a structure for evaluating organizational activities so that actions or work processes can be measured in a more formal and transparent manner, so that real situational reasoning can also be drawn. At the same time, corporate governance is also a means to implement these organizational principles and monitor performance through an effective board of directors. High-quality corporate governance has now become a common concern in the business community. In the past decade, "good corporate governance" has been incorporated into the healthcare industry as a factor to improve performance. The primary goal of sound corporate governance is to improve corporate performance, enhance institutional accountability, and avoid major disasters. This study uses the Ghanaian health industry as a case study to study the impact of corporate governance on organizational performance. The researcher focused on Ghana because it is the only country in Africa that has consistently implemented a universal health insurance policy since 2004. After designing a descriptive research plan, the researcher conducted a set of designed pre-coded questionnaires to 1,500 respondents in 10 regional (provincial) hospitals across the country. The primary data used in the study came from the financial statements, board documents, and other statistical information of the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service. Multiple regression, logistic regression, and structural equation modeling methods were used to analyze the impact of corporate governance on organizational performance. The impact of corporate governance on organizational performance was predicted using primary and secondary data. The empirical investigation provided in this study shows that there is a positive relationship between corporate governance and performance. Since corporate governance provides a structure to confirm the goals and objectives of an organization, it is important for institutions to focus on good corporate practices that are effective in achieving improved performance. Nonetheless, the key to governance lies in the application of a reliable and achievable integrated governance system that drives the achievement of the set goals. Corporate governance encompasses the management of all the resources of an organization, which should be considered as limited, and accountability becomes the epitome of corporate governance. These resources can be financial, human, natural, social or environmental resources that make the organization sustainable in a competitive market. Achieving good corporate governance helps companies implement sustainability strategies throughout the business processes, managing goal setting and reporting. This stipulates that corporate governance maintains a culture where good relationships among stakeholders contribute optimistically to the goals of the organization. In light of this, this study aims to measure and evaluate the proposed corporate governance practices adopted by health institutions. The researcher investigated whether the corporate governance practices of different hospitals … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Jiangsu University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=TbSlw38AAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:2osOgNQ5qMEC Language A language of the resource English https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/c147be0f535876f538cf2adae9efe6cf.pdf 05f9598ca6f2b27ea0f177caaba86b10 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 Faculty of IT Business 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 Analysis of Personality Related Corporate Governance Factors and Performance of Ghana Club 100 Companies Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Patrick Obeng Danso, Yusheng Kong, Michael Owusu Akomeah, Stephen Owusu Afriyie Description An account of the resource The extant literature shows that when the CEO of a firm is the same as the chairman of the board of directors it is more likely to affect independence of the board and the management of the establishment. For this reason business organization ensure independence of the two persons in order to reduce the propensity for conflict of interest in the organization. The objective of this study is to establish the veracity in the claim that personality related factors of corporate governance exert significant influence on performance of forms. Hypothesis 1 is accepted because the analysis shows that CEO Duality has a negative influence on return on asset hence performance of firm. Similarly hypothesis 1b is also affirmed considering that a unit increase in CEO Succession also negatively influences the performance of firms in terms of their return on assets. The influence of board gender composition on the return on assets or firm performance as postulated in hypothesis 1c has also been affirmed by the positive and statistically significant relationships analysed in this study. The findings of this research do not support the influence of board educational level and board experience as a significant factor in stimulating the performance of firms. This is because both results returned ap value less than 0.05 at 95% confidence interval. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IJSRCSEIT Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=TbSlw38AAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:roLk4NBRz8UC Language A language of the resource English https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/9a26feb61713f6188e9f7efa4abfdb77.pdf 9cc005a63cf8d15aa54b04e38a7fb41c 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 Faculty of IT Business 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 Environmental Constraints of Corporate Governance: Evidence in Ghana Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Patrick Obeng Danso, Yusheng Kong, Michael Owusu Akomeah, Stephen Owusu Afriyie Description An account of the resource The pertinence of corporate governance doctrines in the management of corporate organisations cannot be overlooked (underestimated). The increasing influence of principles of corporate governance around the world has been greatly linked to the recent corporate frauds and scandals. These frauds and scandals are largely the outcome from the failure of authorities of countries to effectively implement the legal and regulatory frameworks pertaining to corporate governance. Ghana is archetypal in regards to the failure of authorities to enforce the laws and regulations in relation to corporate governance. During the enforcement of the laws and regulations of corporate governance, some vitally important issues are either overlooked or deliberately deserted. This paper attempts to examine the legal and regulatory framework of Ghana in respect of corporate governance and points out the importance of conforming to good corporate governance. It also accentuates prevailing issues of corporate governance practice in Ghana. It finally makes some recommendations, which are considered the major contribution of this paper. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IJSRSET Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=TbSlw38AAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:UebtZRa9Y70C Language A language of the resource English https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/1ada54d4808c9d2e8e2cee0b895d3a4b.pdf ea359e4be7c79042ebb81ec7a1cc1934 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 Faculty of IT Business 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 Socioeconomic Analysis of Improper Solid Waste Disposal in Ghana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SAMUEL OSEI Afriyie Description An account of the resource solid waste disposal methods by most Ghanaians has necessitated several interventions of which the polluter pays principle is key. However, its implementation has not yielded the desired results yet, since the exploration of the main factors underlying the use of improper solid waste disposal (SWD) methods as well as the decision to pay for SWD has not been exhaustive. This thesis therefore seeks to analyze the socioeconomic determinants of improper SWD methods and the decision to pay for SWD in Ghana. In view of this, the seventh round of the Ghana Living Standards Survey was used as the data source for the thesis employing the utility theory framework. Results from the logistic regression showed that, the choice of improper SWD methods is significantly influenced by the gender, age and level of education of a household head, as well as the geographical location, wealth status, type of dwelling and the occupancy status of a household. Renting and rent-free occupants were found to be 8% and 6.4% less likely to adopt improper SWD methods as compared to owner occupant households. With respect to the decision to pay for SWD, the gender, age and level of education of a household head, the geographical location, size, wealth status, type of dwelling and the occupancy status of a household were the significant determinants Evidently, there is a 30.2% likelihood for residents of urban areas to pay for SWD relative to those in the rural areas.. In light of the findings, the thesis recommends the strategic development and implementation of a rural … Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=TbSlw38AAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:9ZlFYXVOiuMC Language A language of the resource English https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/c57736855d4e385195f233dfbcddd232.pdf 4e847f13959f74d23d1a09d024cd5efb 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 Faculty of IT Business 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 Corporate Governance and Total Quality Management Implementation in The Telecom Sector, Ghana Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michael Owusu-Kyei, Yusheng Kong, Michael Owusu Akomeah, Stephen Owusu Afriyie Description An account of the resource The Emerging markets (EMs) and Frontier markets (FMs) within today’s global business economy function as the central engines of growth. Populations which previously had limited or no access to modern technological advances now enjoy product and service novelty, especially within the telecommunication sector. The leapfrogged generations of technology made them seize the opportunity for improved living conditions through mobile telephony. This paper seeks to analyze the performance of telcos in an emerging market, using some selected telecommunication companies in Ghana as a case study. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of corporate governance on the implementation of total quality management (TQM) policies in the telecom companies. This investigation provides a basis by which telecommunication companies can configure, generate and develop consistent, flexible and adoptive corporate governance features and total quality management (TQM). A self-completion questionnaire was administered to customers and employees of MTN Ghana and Vodafone Ghana. Both companies operate with the same procedures and equipment, hence the need to use the same apparatus for all contacted customers and employees. There were 800 respondents from both companies’ employees and customers, although 850 questionnaires were administered. The investigators also did run preliminary tests such as reliability, validity, and multicollinearity tests to ascertain if the received data were reasonable enough for the research, and would fit the expected model. The data collected were analyzed and inference drawn … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=TbSlw38AAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:4TOpqqG69KYC Language A language of the resource English 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 Faculty of IT Business 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 The Role of Microfinance in Promoting Women's Empowerment: A Socioeconomic Approach Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gertrude Amoakohene, Stephen Owusu Afriyie, Joseph Nkyi, Mohammed Musah, Peter Yao Lartey Description An account of the resource Women's economic empowerment is a technique meant to give them more authority over decisions, increase their income, and own assets. Since empowering women is essential to achieving the goals of development and reducing poverty, numerous attempts have been made to address this issue. Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have emerged as key tools over the past few decades to not only address poverty, but also to empower women in particular. It is believed that by employing microfinance, which has been shown to be one of the most effective approaches, women may gain some kind of personal empowerment. The primary objective of this research is to analyse how microfinance affects women's economic empowerment. Microfinance significantly boosts women's independent revenues, their levels of asset ownership, and their savings, which all contribute to their economic empowerment. The research … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IGI Global Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=TbSlw38AAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:M3ejUd6NZC8C Language A language of the resource English