310 10 3118 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/27737d8ba90e291464f5569e0c7e9c09.pdf 2b478d382f50456da11f755847f138ab 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 MBA Finance 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 To Evaluate Employees’ Benefits and Its Influence on Their Productivity at Palmers Green Group Of Companies Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Benjamin Hayford Kwesi Baidoo Description An account of the resource Employees’ productivity is a relationship that exists between outputs and inputs. Employees’ benefits play a significant role in an organization that wants to achieve its strategic goals and objectives. In this sense, organization that is unable to effectively manage this aspect of human resource activity will end up experiencing a decline in organization and employees’ performance, as well as their productivity. There are instances that the employees themselves do not recognize the fact that, their benefits is a package and not only cash related. Based on the understanding, it can be stated that, the understanding of employee benefits package is managed poorly and most of the time, these employees productivity is adversely impacted negatively. In this sense, it is of the researcher to investigate to the understanding of what actually contribute to the main employees’ benefits package and how it can effectively be managed and be linked to their productivity. For the purpose of this study, the descriptive survey was used. The study will be carried out at Palmers Green Group of Companies. Currently, the total population in this organization is 105. However, to be able to capture a balance report, the research will focus on the managements, board of directors and the employees. From the data gathered from the respondents, the benefit packages available include employment security benefits, protection of health benefits, retirement benefits and personnel recognition benefits. However, based on these 4 concepts, it can categorically be stated that, for organizations to be able to management their benefits to employees effectively, they require a positive influence towards the employees, and need to have an in-depth understanding of the various approach of employee benefits as the main factor that can motivate employees and further direct the employees towards achieving organizational goals and objectives. It is recommended that, the managements of the organization need to make provision for every new employee a copy of the compensation manual and this need to be discussed to them during their orientation Subject The topic of the resource MBA Finance Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource JANUARY, 2018 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/66c79c06418ff44f99ff1f806f0f26a3.pdf bf4af5eef1345bf67e74b717b0d1c6d4 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 <strong>Postgraduate Theses</strong> 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 Relationship between Corporate Social Responsiblity and Financial Performance: The Impact of the Ghana Alternative Market (GAX) on the Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Sector in Ghana; A Case Study of IZWE Loans Limited Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Baffour Kwakye Agyarko Description An account of the resource The dissertation evaluated the impact of Ghana Alternative Exchange Market (“GAX”) on the financial performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (“SMEs”) in Ghana using Izwe Loans Limited (“Izwe Loans”) as the case under study. In assessing impact of growth, the research undertook a descriptive statistics evaluation of five key financial performance indicators and interpreted the outcome. The study first and foremost described the emergence of alternative exchanges in other jurisdictions across the globe specifically in Europe, Asia and other African countries in a bid to resolve challenges SMEs or small businesses face in assessing funds from the capital market to finance their operations. Further, an overview of SMEs and the important role they play in economic development of nations was also highlighted citing access to finance as a major constraint they face. Theoretical and empirical review of literature related to this thesis were also evaluated and research gaps pointed out. To satisfy the research hypothesis of whether or not the GAX has had any effect on the growth of Izwe Loans, this study adopted both trend analysis to examine the trends in the financial performance of Izwe Loans and repeated measure multivariate analysis of variance (one-way rMANOVA) to estimate the model. From the trend analysis, it was found that, Izwe Loans recorded its lowest figures in 2014 having recorded fluctuating figures in 2012 and 2013. Three of the five performance indicators examined however began to rise steadily in 2015 and 2016. Inferring from the descriptive statistics results, only two ratios return on asset and return on equity recorded any significant improvement in financial performance post the GAX listing. The other three indicators, Net Interest Margin, Operating Profit Margin and Net Profit Margin did not post any significant improvement after the GAX listing. The conclusion of the study was that, the GAX has had some positive impact on Izwe Loans in terms of ROE and ROA but further studies on the GAX and listed SMEs need to carried when more data is available to re-assess its impact on the listed companies. Subject The topic of the resource MBA Finance Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 2018 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/a96fc9a32052bbe8da59ca9ca38c3486.pdf 35dccc294f65dcc1202c6a1463a6e408 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 MBA Finance 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 Effect of Financial Innovation on Bank Liquidity; Empirical Evidence from Ghana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ama Boadi Description An account of the resource The Ghanaian Banking industry has witnessed a revolution as a result of technological innovations that has affected structure and performance of financial institutions. The appearance of internet and telecommunication companies in Ghana present both opportunity and challenges for banks in Ghana. The test for the financial sector is how financial institutions will be able to develop products and services that will ensure their sustainability and liquidity in the global economy. This study examined the effect of financial innovation on bank liquidity between the periods 2007 to 2016. This work is a survey on ten (10) universal banks over a ten year period. The aim of the study is to provide a test for evidence of these variables by comparing the effect of financial innovation on bank liquidity and cost of deposit in Ghana. Using panel data and regression analysis, the study concluded that the various innovation in the banking sector have a positive impact on deposit mobilization and the liquidity of banks in Ghana. This indicates that innovation in the financial sector has improved the liquidity of banks to be able to grant more credit to individuals and businesses. The study also revealed that non-funded income of banks had increased due to the introduction of innovative products and services such as ATM, Mobile money, internet banking and branch networking. Subject The topic of the resource MBA Finance Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 2018 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/db55a76b7648d96599d806c7ffab79c0.pdf dd701550c4bee7cdaca85cd4f4534611 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 MBA Finance 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 the Performance of Foreign Banks and Domestic Banks in Ghana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alethea Reynolds Description An account of the resource The main aim of this project is to evaluate and compare the financial performance of both foreign banks and domestic banks in Ghana. It does this by using the financial statements of twenty-two (22) banks in Ghana for the period (2012-2016), employing the CAMEL analysis. It uses descriptive statistics and t-statistics for the analysis. From the result, foreign banks depend less on debt when funding their operation compared to domestic banks in Ghana. The average equity to asset ratio (capital adequacy) of foreign banks is higher than domestic banks since the bank of Ghana sets high capital requirements for foreign banks than domestic banks. In terms of asset quality, the study found that domestic banks are able to recover most of their loan portfolios than foreign banks. The study found that on the average, foreign banks have higher non-performing loans than domestic banks. The results indicate that foreign banks incur more costs or pay their managers more than domestic banks. In general, foreign banks are more liquid than domestic banks. To conclude, the study found no significant difference between the average performance (profitability) of foreign banks and the average performance (profitability) domestic banks. The study recommends that domestic banks should employ effective policies that impacts positively on the overall capital adequacy ratios, asset quality, management efficiency, profitability and liquidity risk. Management of banks must review their statement and analyze periodically their performance to know the extent to which debt components are being used to finance operations compared to equity; hence managers should know how and to what extent debt and credit risk influence their performance. Subject The topic of the resource MBA Finance Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 2018 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/075efadfab6bab41f8e8de260dcc3519.pdf 7830c5fb3181666251f6938d30a17ccd 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 MBA Finance 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 Effects of Digital Banking Services on Customer Satisfaction-Case Study Ecobank Ghana Limited. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Afua Akomah Bamfo Description An account of the resource Customer satisfaction has become the cornerstone of all banking services. The adoption of technology, technological enhancements and inclusion, facilitation of customer experiences and satisfaction through the provision of digital banking services is seen as one of the key strategies to provide bespoke services to customers. The aim of this research was to assess the effects of digital/electronic banking services and products on customer satisfaction in Ghana using Ecobank Ghana Limited as a case study. Quantitative data was collected through a survey from a sample of 200 respondents and analyzed quantitatively. Findings indicated that digital banking products/services are internet banking, mobile banking and ATM products and services. Respondents indicated that they most often use a combination of traditional and digital banking although the findings also indicated that the use of electronic banking services are on the high. ATM (β = 0.310) systems were found to be a very good predictor of customer satisfaction, which was statistically significant (p=.000). This indicates that any increase in ATM products and services there is a 31% increase in customer satisfaction. Internet banking reveled the highest correlation with customer service followed by security which had coefficients of 0.799 and 0.713 respectively. Also, mobile banking revealed the strongest relationship with security at 0.668 whiles ATM Debit/Credit cards had the correlation with customer service 0.697. these indicate positive effects of electronic banking products and services on customer satisfaction. The findings of the study make it clear that that digital banking leads to customer satisfaction. This is quiet outstanding as the digital industry seems to still be in its growth stage. The findings basically provide evidence that with continuous growth and investments banks can have more satisfied customers and also, banks can reduce operational costs through automation of tasks as indicated by some earlier researchers. Future research could adopt a more qualitative or mixed methods approach to gain in- depth understanding of the issues raised as well as to further clarify some of the situations observed within the study. Subject The topic of the resource MBA Finance Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January, 2018 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/43a4a1534c2a6a2b537291d01e455ce9.pdf 9221ac08e87bab8325816d466b24be6f 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 MBA Finance 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 Determinants of Profitability of Listed Manufacturing Firms in Ghana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Abdul – Malik Abubakari Description An account of the resource Due to the direct impact of manufacturing firms’ performance to economic stability, there is the need for special attention to examine factors that affect the manufacturing firms’ profitability (Akbas & Karadinan 2012). According to Opondo (2004), most studies has examined the determinants of profitability of firms considering variables such as capital structure, cash liquidity, firm size, and financial leverage in other countries but however, much has not been done in the Ghanaian context. This study assesses the determinant of financial performance of listed manufacturing firms in Ghana. The study used quantitative research approach and explanatory research design. Purposive sampling technique was used to select eight manufacturing companies out of the total population of thirteen listed manufacturing firms. The study used only secondary source of data (audited financial statements) for five year period, from 2011 to 2015. Also, correlation analysis was used to assess the collinearity between the dependent variables thus Return on Equity (ROE) and Return on Asset (ROA) and the independent variables such as financial leverage, cash liquidity, firm size, inflation and exchange rate, while the regression analysis indicates the effect of the independent variables on the dependent variables. The result highlighted a negative significant relationship between financial leverage and ROE and ROA. Also, cash liquidity recorded established a positive insignificant relationship of ROE and ROA. Firm size establishes a positive significant relationship of ROE and ROA, inflation establish a significant negative relationship of ROE and ROA and also, exchange rate volatility establish a significant negative relationship of ROE and ROA. Subject The topic of the resource MBA Finance Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 2018 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/f9ad576769317a99fed641233549505d.pdf 949ce9b5fc2f36060c624e6352a97bce 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 MBA Finance 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 assessment of the effect of liquidity risk, credit risk and capital risk on the financial performance of five selected banks in Ghana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nana Amma S.S. Marfo Description An account of the resource This study is conducted to assess the effect of financial risk on profitability of five commercial banks listed at the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). Profitability was proxied by ROA and served as the dependent variable in the research model. Capital risks proxied by total capital to risk weighted assets, Liquidity risk measured by current ratio, and Credit risk proxied by nonperforming loan to total loans were adopted as indicators of financial risk. They also served as the independent variables in the study while bank size which is a control variable was measured using natural log of total assets (Ln Assets). Secondary data obtained from the financial statements and annual reports of the chosen banks were the predominant source of data for the analysis. The data covered a five year period (2012-2016). Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and regression analysis were respectively performed on the obtained data. The Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) software was used for the data analysis. The study found from the correlation analysis that a negative but statistically significant linear association exists between profitability and bank size (r=-.014, p=0.024); profitability and capital risk (r=-0.038, p=0.011); and profitability and credit risk (r=-0.124, p=0.013). The relationship between liquidity risk and profitability was positive and statistically significant as shown by an r and p values of 0.037 and 0.021 respectively. This implies that the banks were able to manage this risk in such a way that it tends out to positively affect their profitability. The correlation results were further supported by the regression coefficient results which recorded a negative relationship between profitability and capital risk, credit risk and bank size. The relationship between profitability and liquidity risk is however positive. The result further revealed a significant effect of all the independent variables on profitability. Subject The topic of the resource MBA FINANCE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 14th January 2018 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/68562041e259bfb746d85f8f5a2a2dc0.pdf f48f0f63a22d8efb99f7b60e9cc69660 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 MBA Finance 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 Examination of the Effect of Internal Control Systems on Organisational Performance: A Case Study at Export Finance Company Limited. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mavis Arthur Description An account of the resource The study examined the effect of internal control systems on operational performance of the Export Finance Company Ltd., both primary and secondary data was applied in the study. Primary data was obtained from 67 employees at the Export Finance Company Ltd. Secondary data was obtained from the EFC’s audited financial statements, spanning a five years period, 2013-2017. Data analysis procedures such as descriptive statistics applying percentages, charts and use of the relative importance index method as well as regression analysis was performed on the obtained data. The Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) software was used in the analysis. The findings revealed that, Export Finance Company Ltd. has extensively used all the four components examined in this study. Segregation of duties (authorizing, processing, recording and reviewing) and clear authorization and approval procedures are the two most followed control activities at the Export Finance Company Ltd. It also became apparent from the findings that, the recommendations made for the improvement of processes by the internal auditors as well as the weaknesses in the internal control systems that are addressed with the internal audit report are the two most significant internal audit benefits at the Export Finance Company Ltd. Regarding the reporting activities, the study found that the ability of respondents to communicate appropriately to their supervisors is the most imperative reporting activity at the Export Finance Company Ltd. The use of ICT has been tremendous in the organisation as the results revealed that their services are promoted through their website. The organisation also encourages e-procurement activities which led to an improved operational performance. The regression results shows that control activities, internal audit activities, reporting activities and ICT functions are key determinant of operational performance at Export Finance Company Ltd. Subject The topic of the resource MBA Finance Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 2018 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/48c71386d493ce5cf4ec265c225643bc.pdf 7665cb171222c9c5a06004df38d9dfde 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 MBA Finance 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 Econometric View on the Effect of Bank of Ghana’s Policy Rate on Financial Risks and Performance of Listed Banks on the Ghana Stock Exchange. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kojo Gyasi Dadsi Description An account of the resource The study used the Ordinary Least Square Method (OLS) and Pearson Correlation to determine the relationship between the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) and banks financial performance in Ghana. The study also used same method to establish the effect of the MPR on financial risk and some key macroeconomic indicators. The samples banks constituted banks listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) with data extracted from the Bank of Ghana’s website, Ghana Statistical Services (GSS) and annual reports of the banks from the period 2005 – 2016. The findings revealed that MPR has a significant negative influence on ROE, ROA, BATO, DY and NPM which signifies that high policy rate distorts the performance of banks in Ghana hence the need to keep the rate down. MPR was also found to have a strong correlation and significant relationship with credit risk, liquidity risk and interest rate risk. MPR was found to have a negative relationship with GDP Growth. Though this relationship was not significant, the correlation results revealed a moderately strong relation of -0.5. In conclusion, the negative influence of MPR on banks performance and its high effect on financial risk is can be considered as one of the major components affecting the overall performance of the economy. As banks play an important role in economic growth, it is recommended that the BoG must be more strategic and circumspective in taking their numerous monetary decisions. Subject The topic of the resource MBA IN FINANCE. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource MAY, 2018 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/726a536a046c137be173dab260bed733.pdf 959fb4ef6a5819e23343845f03bf8e38 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 MBA Finance 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 Alternative Funding Sources in Health Care Financing: A Case Study of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Golda Shamiria Meir Asmah Description An account of the resource Health care Financing has become a major concern for many countries because it ensures that the health care needs of all citizens of a country are catered for during times of ill health. Since the inception of the NHIS, there has been a progressive widening of its funding gap mainly due to inadequate funding sources, which is threatening the sustainability of the scheme. This motivated the study to be conducted to establish the role of Alternative Funding sources in Health Care Financing, using Ghana’s NHIS as a case study. A mixture of qualitative and quantitative approaches was adopted to address the research objectives. Both primary and secondary data were used for data collection. Purposive and convenience sampling techniques were used for the study to administer questionnaires to a sample of eighty (80) staff of the operations division of the NHIA out of a population of hundred (100) staff. Regression and correlation analysis were performed based on secondary data from NHIS. The results of the study revealed various sustainable alternative funding sources that could bridge the funding gap and enhance the health system of Ghana. The study also found that, a positive relationship exists between the membership subscription and income growth. It recorded a regression coefficient of 0.97 and a sig. value of 0.001. Further, measures to control the rising expenditure were found. Notwithstanding, some challenges could be faced in the long term as a result of the measures. From the study, it is recommended that government with the aid of parliament, Labor Union heads and stakeholders modify the health financing system of Ghana. Also, NHIA’s Management should review income from premium payment upwards and revise the exemption list of the scheme. Also a gradual implementation of co-payment forms should be introduced by management of NHIS to reduce the funding gap. Subject The topic of the resource MBA in Finance Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 2018 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text