5 10 3066 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/9d6d027d9193ff1bcaa362a402fb5d46.pdf 0d23b817e0fe39fcad1e2186d019ebf5 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 MSc Management Information Systems 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 Security Issues In Electronic Payment Systems in Ghana Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ellis Senyo Cudjoe Dzakpasu Description An account of the resource The patronage of e-payment systems has significantly increased over the years. In some parts of the world, it has become the most preferred medium of payment. As at 2015, seven out of eight transactions were done electronically in Europe (BUONAGUIDI, 2017). E-payment systems have become essential over time and has necessitated the development of stringent controls to ensure that they are safe to use. Due to the several types of e-payment systems (mobile money, card payment, ACH1) being used in Ghana, the research was narrowed down to card payments give focus to the research in order to make relevant analysis. To make a significant argument on the subject matter, this research employed the use of questionnaires and interviews. Questionnaires were developed for users or consumers of e-payment systems whiles interviews were developed for e-payment vendors (bank). Forty people responded to the research and gave their views on the subject matter whiles five banks represented the banking/vendor space. The inclusion of both card users and vendors in the research gave a 360 analysis of the card payment system. Consumer and producer views were obtained and analyzed provide a holistic view. The results of the research showed that 80% of banks in Ghana were not certified in card payment security(PCIDSS2). This means that although majority of banks are issuing out cards and card payment systems (POS and web acquirers), there is no proof that they(banks) have a secured infrastructure to support card payment systems. The results also showed that only 53% of users practice acceptable ways of using cards. In conclusion this research showed that although some users are aware of basic card security, there is still a lot of work to be done by card payment vendors (banks) to ensure the security of card payment systems in Ghana. The requirements of this certification(PCIDSS) are stringent and will ensure that the accompanying risk of being a provider of card payment systems are mitigated appropriately. Subject The topic of the resource MSc Management Information System Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Technology University College Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January, 2018 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Isaac Hanson 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/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/44ab2fe16ad41e2a7a2239dab406c856.pdf 7fd26100f498bf94ea1ef1e6e6ef9a11 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 Assessing the Effect of Brand Development on Organizational Performance: A Case Study of Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Esther Dankwa Description An account of the resource Brand development plays an essential role in any business environment and is considered as an asset of a company. This research assessed and deepens the understanding of the effect of brand development on organizational performance. The study examined Employees knowledge on brand development as a marketing strategy, the factors that influence brand development strategies, effect of branding development on the Organizational performance and identified the challenges of brand development at Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL). The research design adopted an exploratory design method using qualitative and quantitative methods in the study. The researcher used a case study approach in assessing the impact of brand development strategies on the operations of GGBL by collecting the opinion of One Hundred and ninety- seven (197) questionnaires respondents. Descriptive analysis of findings was generated by use of SPSS and Microsoft Excel. The study revealed Brand development strategy has a significant effect on organizational performance. The findings also revealed the existence of adequate knowledge on brand development as a marketing strategy at GGBL among employees. Furthermore, majority of the respondents stated GGBL has a unique brand development strategy which has a significant effect on the organizational performance. The various factors identified as key reasons for branding supports the study conceptual framework dimensions with respect to customer-based, market-based and financial-based perspectives in determining brand development effect on organizational performance of GGBL. The study further recommends to the management of GGBL to ensure sufficient investment of resources into brand development and also find more ingenious ways of communicating their brand to all their stakeholders that does not involve spending so much money. Subject The topic of the resource Msc. Supply Chain Management Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January, 2019 https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/94f758a751847f27fbff717cb4f13d39.pdf ed7918b92965c53b7cd57072dc8ba1ae 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 MSc Management Information Systems 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 Impact of Big: Data on the Growth of Smes Industry in Ghana Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Prince Paa Kwesi Essandoh Description An account of the resource Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are non-subsidiary, independent firms which employ fewer than a given number of employees and these numbers differs from one country to the other. Notably, Small-and Medium-sized businesses (SMEs) often lack the resources to invest significantly on technology needed to leverage big data. Therefore SMEs can take advantage of cloud computing techniques to avail the advantages of big data without significant investments in technology and manpower. Big data have been regarded as a strategic approach for organizations to enhance their effectiveness through technology adoptions and implementation. This study seeks to find out how the concept of big data can impact on the growth of the SME sector in Ghana. The researcher employed a mixed methodology approach in undertaking this study. Both simple random and purposive sampling techniques would be used to select the two SME entrepreneurs who use big data for their operations; purposive sampling was used because the respondents might offer biased responses based on their position and expertise. The study found out that that perceived advantages, ease of use and compatibility of big data technologies have wide-scale impacts on SMEs’ current adoption level and future usage plan. However, interestingly, perceived costs of implementing big data revealed a more diverse picture. It was shown that big firms would not view costs as a major adoption barrier in the future, while most small businesses are still currently concerned about the implementation and maintenance costs. The study recommended that in the future this research should be examined in a few chosen or specific industries to test for generalisability, particularly among those with different business models Subject The topic of the resource Msc. Management Information Systems Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Technology University College Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dr. Ezer Osei Yeboah-Boateng https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/92da065257a6a00014d2950388bd1cad.pdf d2f1add11bfb5d4d667b21fdc6ba63ac 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 in Petroleum Economics and 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 Assessing the Influence of Petroleum Pricing and Deregulation on Ghana’s Downstream: A Case Study of Selected OMCS and BDCS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Osafo-Adjei Martin Jnr. Description An account of the resource The price liberalization of petroleum products was considered a good policy direction years ago, but it seems to be losing its relevance today. Thus, the study assessed the influence of petroleum pricing and deregulation on Ghana’s downstream in current times. The specific objectives of this study were to; examine the current nature of Ghana’s petroleum retail price deregulation policy in the downstream sector; assess the current overall implications of petroleum price deregulation on OMCs and BDCs in Ghana and explore profitable business operations adopted by OMCs and BDCs after post deregulation. The study employs descriptive methods research design. The research approach used mixed research which employs both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The study population is made up of 116 Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and 33 Bulk Distribution Companies (BDCs) which sums the study population to 149 companies. In determining the sample size for administering the questionnaire confidence level of 95% with a margin of error of 5% of the population was calculated to result in 108 respondents representing the population. The sample size for the interview was 3 respondents as officials from the National Petroleum Authority, Association of Oil Marketing Companies and the Ministry of Energy were interviewed. Thus, the total sample for the study was 111 respondents. The study concludes that the current nature of Ghana's petroleum retail price deregulation policy in the downstream sector is more centered on taxation and revenue generation for the country. Also, the implications of price deregulation policy on OMCs and BDCs are increased market competition, improved services, increased cost of operations, reduced profit margins, customer complaints about prices, no shortages of petroleum products, inability to generate adequate funds, political interference, more taxes, stricter monitoring, and boost of economic recovery. Further, the study concludes that the profitable business operations OMCs and BDCs have adopted are buying cheaper products on the market, buying, and selling quality petroleum products, providing additional services to clients, advertisement, and promotions. Subject The topic of the resource MBA. Petroleum Economics and Finance Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Communication Technology University Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September, 2020 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Riverson Oppong, (Phd) https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/149e0b6a8f7578bb713b7c1d0e532831.pdf 8b2ae193088fe6c41d0afd66e06f79f2 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 MSc. Engineering Project Management 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 Preparedness of the Ghanaian Construction Industry for the Implementation of Building Information Modelling (Bim) . Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kwame Oppong-Peprah Jnr Description An account of the resource Building Information Modelling (BIM) has evolved in definitions and concepts over the past three decades to becoming an information technology strategy and productivity tool in the architectural engineering and construction (AEC) industry. Globally, the construction industry is considered one of the largest, with a key feature of bringing together a multidisciplinary group of professionals that usually face great challenges with coordination. In Ghana, the construction industry has experienced these challenges impacting its rate of productivity. The main objective of this work was to assess the preparedness of the Ghanaian construction industry for the implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) looking at four key assessments – level of BIM awareness, level of BIM preparedness towards implementation, perceived BIM implementation benefit and lastly, challenges/barriers associated with BIM adoption and implementation. Adopting and using qualitative research methodologies, an online survey was conducted targeting relevant stakeholders in industry and academia. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistical analysis to reveal perceptions, ratings/rankings, and frequencies based on categorical and coded Likert-scale data types. The results show that majority of industry players have a conceptual knowledge than of applied knowledge when it comes to the level of awareness of BIM. Generally, the preparedness of Ghana towards the implementation of BIM can be rated as “Pre-BIM Capable”. In essence Ghana is not implementing BIM from the results of the analysis. The analysis also points to the fact that a successful implementation of BIM in Ghana will be extremely beneficial and will impact positively on productivity in the industry. It is highly recommended amongst others that steps should be taken to commission a body of professionals to critically review cost benefits ratios and recommend an action plan that leads to a strategic blueprint for BIM implementation in Ghana. This work was limited by having a number of no responses given to some of the issues and can be attributed to the possible newness in the area of research or field. Subject The topic of the resource MSc Engineering Project Management Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Technology University College Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January, 2018 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dr. Ebenezer Malcalm https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/ebdf8b0f0af5877c14e837d6fd5b7cda.pdf 4e1d33a8cd1613930645e577e7aed831 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 MSc. Engineering Project Management 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 Assessment of Maintenance Management Practices and Their Contribution to Oil and Gas Production and To Operational Performance a Study on Modec Ghana Limited Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fafa Yawa Buama Description An account of the resource The study assessed the various maintenance practices available at MODEC Ghana and top management support and contribution to operational performance. In order to assess the effects that the quality of maintenance management practices has operational performance. Primary data obtained from engineers, maintenance supervisors, technicians and top level managers was used for the analysis. Descriptive statistics using the relative importance index method and regression analysis was performed on the obtained data. SPSS and Microsoft Excel were used for the data analysis. The findings revealed that MODEC Ghana Ltd has adopted ten (10) key maintenance management practices in its operations. Out of these ten practices, five emerged as the most frequently used. They are preventive maintenance, computer based management maintenance, scheduled maintenance, productive maintenance and condition based maintenance. It emerged also from the findings that top managers at MODEC Ghana Ltd contributed tremendously towards effective implementation of maintenance management practices. Key areas that their contributions were highly rated by respondents are budgetary allocation, their ability to make provision for technical training, provision of contemporary tools or equipment and provision of expert diagnostic or trouble shooting systems among others. From the result it emerged that “non-occurrence of accidents” and “reduction in the overall plant operation cost are the two major benefit of maintenance management that contributed positively to operational performance at MODEC Ghana Ltd. Maintenance practice have also resulted to “efficiency of the machines” and has reduced the occurrence of forced shutdowns counts per month, and increased plant reliability at MODEC. However if maintenance management is not done properly it can lead to machinery breakdown which can extend to plant shutdown. The regression results revealed that preventive maintenance, computer based management maintenance, scheduled maintenance, productive maintenance and condition based maintenance explained a positive and significant association with operational performance. Subject The topic of the resource MSc Engineering Project Management Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Technology University College Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September, 2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mr. Abel Ofori-Yeboah https://www.repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/ad48f031b8a49288de5e32de25f9b9f5.pdf 249e2656670d8c288558f508b4fafba8 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 MSc. Engineering Project Management 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 Challenges in Implementing Total Quality Management (Tqm) In Building Construction Projects Resource Usage: A Case of Regimanuel Gray Limited Buildings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jones Komla Apedo Description An account of the resource Ensuring Total Quality in the construction industry has been seen as the degree of excellence in meeting customer requirements or specifications. But it is not achieved most of the time mainly due to factors such as the employment of unqualified human resource; lack of compliance to standards, structural defects, deterioration as a result of abandonment of buildings, dampness, cracks, leakages, among others. The main objective of this study is to examine challenges in constructing building projects in the context of Total Quality Management Principles (TQM). The study examined the impact of ensuring compliance to Total Quality Management (TQM) principles by concentrating on four resource factors; Human, financial, equipment and material resources. The study adopted a quantitative method approach and used a survey research design. Research questions were sent out to gather data from respondents. SPSS was used to analyze the data with regards to factors that prohibit compliance of TQM Principles. The study found out that compliance is compromised when there are inadequate materials, lack of motivation and allowance for workers, and lack of advanced equipment. Moreover, it was found out that there are negative correlations between equipment, financial and material resources and challenges in implementing TQM. The researcher recommended that management must ensure Quality Assurances by conforming to and implementing ISO 9000 and concept of resource compliance Subject The topic of the resource MSc Engineering Project Management Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Technology University College Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January, 2018 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rev. Abel Yeboah-Ofori