147 10 3072 https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/dd1d56b657ea1071d215a4baa690f40b.pdf ab003dd44eecc37b9269e59b3a4509fa 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 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 roles of foreign knowledge acquisition and absorptive capacity in the relationship between market orientation, innovativeness and performance Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Robert Ebo Hinson Description An account of the resource The effects of market orientation (MO) have received much attention from researchers (Ozkaya et al., 2015). Narver and Slater (1990) identified three dimensions of MO: customer orientation (CuO), competitor orientation (CoO) and inter-functional coordination. In particular, studies have shown that good customer knowledge management can create a valuable competitive advantage for firms (Garcia-Murillo and Annabi, 2002). According to the need for firms to manage customer knowledge to drive performance, we therefore focus on the customer and CoOs, both of which focus on the firm’s external information-gathering activities (Narver and Slater, 1990; Ozkaya et al., 2015). However, although gathering and sharing customer knowledge is important, employees must apply this knowledge to effect a transformation in the firm (Ozkaya et al., 2015). Therefore, alongside customer knowledge – i.e. knowledge about, for and from customers – the present study also examines employee absorptive capacity (AC). Knowledge has been recognized as a vital resource that can be managed to increase a firm’s competitive advantage and innovation and improve its performance. The value of the acquisition and sharing of knowledge on customers and competitors across the functional units of an organization is fundamental to MO theory. MO has been found to affect business performance in varied environments (Kohli et al., 1993; Narver and Slater, 1990). Nonetheless, despite an increased research interest in knowledge management, MO, innovation and performance, their interrelationships are not well understood in the literature (Migdadi et al., 2017). Recent literature has demonstrated the importance of foreign knowledge acquisition for firm performance (Elhachemi, 2022; Rakthin et al., 2016). These studies suggest that AC can influence the relationship between external knowledge acquisition and a firm’s innovativeness and performance, but they have examined the AC of market knowledge only in relation to foreign partners and not to knowledge of customers and competitors (Elhachemi, 2022). Rakthin et al. (2016) investigated the mediation of customer acquisition and retention in the effects of AC on firm performance but did not consider competitor intelligence in the knowledge acquisition and dissemination process. There is thus inadequate evidence in the literature for understanding the relationship between foreign knowledge acquisition, AC and firm performance. The present study addresses these gaps in the literature by examining the effect of MO (measured as customer and CoO) on foreign business knowledge (FBK) acquisition and then on firm innovativeness and performance. For this purpose, it determines the effect of MO on firm innovativeness and performance and tests the moderating role of AC in the link between FBK acquisition, firm innovativeness and performance. To address these objectives, we collected data from enterprises in Ghana that export their products to foreign markets. Knowledge acquisition from foreign markets has benefitted SMEs in a range of developing economies, such as China (Lin et al., 2020), Ghana (Sarsah et al., 2020) and Algeria (Elhachemi, 2022). However, studies on the impact of the acquired knowledge have been inadequate. Similarly, the effect of MO on the performance of Ghanaian firms has been rarely studied. Our study thus contributes to researchers’ and practitioners’ understandings of how MO drives foreign knowledge acquisition by firms and the consequent effects on their performance and innovativeness. The remainder of the paper provides the theoretical background, hypotheses development, methodology and results of the present study, before providing a discussion including limitations and recommendations for future studies. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Emerald Publishing Limited Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/mrr-10-2021-0726/full/html Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/c2fa329bbec4770be46febe20c9b4ac0.pdf 25e79272d0ff35635059e53d66e355ab 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 Food Science 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 Chemical composition and quality changes occurring in Dioscorea dumetorum pax tubers after harvest Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, Samuel Sefa-Dedeh Description An account of the resource Studies were conducted on the chemical composition, as well as the biochemical and textural changes, occurring during storage of two cultivars of Dioscorea dumetorum yam tubers. The tubers were harvested and stored under tropical ambient (28°C) and cold room conditions (4°C) for 24, 48 and 72 h. The samples were evaluated for moisture, starch, sugars, fibres and textural properties. Chemical analysis showed no significant differences between the means obtained for moisture, ash, protein, fibre, fat, carbohydrate, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin A and vitamin C contents of the cultivars (white and yellow) studied. During storage, moisture contents decreased by approximately 6–10% after 72 h of harvest due to dehydration. Starch levels declined from 70.5–66.5 g/100 g, while sugars and fibre contents increased slightly in the samples. Textural properties (peak force and curve areas) also increased … Total citations Cited by 194 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814601001911 Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/f8ad391b86271a3b8fc32536a5b9a643.pdf c05cc7ea1731de2866c2ab7295f9cf29 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 Information Science 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 Donation as a Source of Acquisition in Trinity Theological Seminary and Ghana Christian University College Libraries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Afua Frempong-Kore Description An account of the resource This study was carried out to ascertain the trends of donations to Trinity Theological Seminary and Ghana Christian University College libraries, all in Ghana, and how these donations have affected the collection development and service delivery of these libraries. Two (2) head librarians and two (2) assistant librarians from these institutional libraries participated in the study. A qualitative research design was employed to collect data for the study and the data were analyzed by thematic analysis. Findings indicated that these two university libraries received donations on regular basis from their partners. It was established that majority of the materials received were in the area of theology and that they received fewer donations in the other subject areas offered in the Universities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ADRRI Journal of Arts and Social Sciences 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=cAvky24AAAAJ&citation_for_view=cAvky24AAAAJ:u-x6o8ySG0sC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/a81f0153f14835b9eb4662a992caa39f.pdf d8d3fd309064d6d0322dfa5c900ca606 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 Information Science 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 Use of Collections and Services of Academic Libraries in Ghana: A Case Study of Ghana Communication Technology University, Accra, Ghana Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Afua Frempong-Kore, Benedicta Krampah Akoto Bitherman Description An account of the resource An academic library is established in an institution of higher learning to provide services that will meet the information needs of students, lecturers, researchers and the entire academic community. The use of the library and its resources by the students of the institution is therefore a must for both faculty and students if academic work would go on successfully. This study examines the extent of use of library resources in Ghana Communication Technology University, Accra, Ghana. Two separate questionnaires were used to gather data. 400 registered library users were selected using the stratified random sampling technique. The findings revealed that 46.87% of the students sampled visited the library to read for examination while most faculty members visited the library to consult journals, electronic or print resources and to read newspapers. Also, students used the online catalogue to locate materials more than faculty. It was recommended that faculty give reading assignments that will require students to consult journals and other resources in the library, not just for examination purposes. The library should also embark on aggressive awareness creation on regular basis to showcase the various resources available in the library. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available United International Journal for Research & Technology Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=cAvky24AAAAJ&citation_for_view=cAvky24AAAAJ:hqOjcs7Dif8C 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 Food Science 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 Industrial manufacture of sugar-free chocolates–Applicability of alternative sweeteners and carbohydrate polymers as raw materials in product development Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Roger Philip Aidoo, Frédéric Depypere, Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, Koen Dewettinck Description An account of the resource Chocolate is dense suspension of solid particles comprising 60–70% sugar and non-fat cocoa solids. Until recently, it was rarely produced as a sugar-free product due to the multi-functional properties of sweetness, bulkiness and textural characteristics that sugar offers to products. Today's consumers are concerned about the high sugar levels, calories and cariogenicity effects in confectionery products, hence increasing popularity of ‘light’ and ‘sugar-free’ products. Development of sugar-free chocolates is most challenging since all sugar needs to be replaced. In-depth understanding of the applicability of alternative sweeteners and carbohydrate polymers as ingredients in sugar-free chocolate manufacture would therefore have significant industrial applications. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Trends in Food Science & Technology Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/d3687326054c77753239f188d1873181.pdf f956f2af60e381516b571f2fc19a56da 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 Food Science 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 Particle size distribution and compositional effects on textural properties and appearance of dark chocolates Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, Alistair Paterson, Mark Fowler, Joselio Vieira Description An account of the resource Particle size distribution (PSD) and composition in dark chocolate were varied and their effects on textural properties of molten and tempered chocolates determined using a TA.HD Plus Texture Analyzer. Surface colour was evaluated in terms of CIELAB parameters L*, C* and h° using a HunterLab Miniscan Colorimeter. Compositional parameters for particle size distribution were [D90 (>90% finer) of 18μm, 25μm, 35μm and 50μm], fat (25%, 30% and 35%) and lecithin (0.3% and 0.5%) contents. Results showed that PSD, fat and lecithin content significantly (P⩽0.05) influenced the textural parameters with significant interactions among factors. Particle size was inversely correlated with firmness (1235–173g), consistency (50,410–7029gs), cohesiveness (1594–262g), index of viscosity (5737–1099gs) and hardness (7062–5546g) with chocolates containing 25% fat and 0.3% lecithin. With higher fat and lecithin … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0260877407005973 Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/2fcf56f0aec4a2aa94162c1eb6f6b50c.pdf b755997abf15fa8c2a1088441cf61ed1 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 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 Strategic Marketing of Higher Education in Africa Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Robert Ebo Hinson Description An account of the resource Strategic marketing of higher education encompasses the efforts made by tertiary or higher education institutions to develop a better understanding of the needs of their prospective customers in order to design products and services to meet and exceed these needs. These marketing activities of tertiary institutions should usually be carried out through the execution of purposeful conversations with all the university brand stakeholders, and this is the function of brand marketing communications (Mogaji, 2016). Brand marketing communications seeks to integrate multiple consumer contact points that occur through the purchase of commercial messages in paid, earned, and owned media to deliver persuasive and impactful statements about higher education brands. Persuasive brand communications is a critical pillar in the successful marketing efforts of universities worldwide, and this new edited book focuses on marketing and brand communication issues from an African perspective. Africa is the second-largest continent, both in area and population, of the seven continents in the world. The continent is vast as is its education system designed to meet the educational needs of its citizens; however, there is a dearth of insight into this vast education system, especially its higher education institutions despite the fact that higher education is known to support countries’ social, economic, and cultural progress (Alcaide-Pulido, Alves, & Gutiérrez-Villar, 2017). While acknowledging the limited theoretical insight into marketing higher education in Africa (Maringe & Foskett, 2002; Ivy, 2008) research abounds on higher education in the developed countries, highlighting a gap in knowledge that needs to be filled. Universities in Africa are continually advancing towards providing better quality education (Olaleye, Ukpabi, & Mogaji, 2020). While there is a shortage of funds for existing universities, governments are still creating more universities, private institutions are also establishing universities to meet these growing demands, and likewise, universities in the developed countries are opening international branch campuses in Africa (Chee, Butt, Wilkins, & Ong, 2016; Maringe, 2009). The changing demographics of prospective students in Africa is also changing – they are more demanding, mobile, and tech-savvy and take time to search for information (Michael, 2004). These dynamics within the sector is necessitating the need for strategic marketing of higher education as universities are becoming more business-oriented in the competitive higher education market (Ndofirepi, Farinloye, & Mogaji, 2020). Marketing of higher education is necessitated based on the need to deliver a service to the market to those who can afford it (Mogaji & Yoon, 2019). In other words, some prospective students want to acquire tertiary education, and likewise, some universities need more students in order to remain commercially viable. Universities need to be strategic to portray how different and unique they are as this becomes a competitive advantage (Mackelo & Drūteikienė, 2010) and building this unique brand image as a university means more significant advantages are possible (Hemsley-Brown & Oplatka, 2006). The African context with these marketing dynamics, however, needs to be acknowledged. A significant challenge that colleges and universities in Africa face apart from the state and standards of the campuses is that they are not deemed to be competitive enough for consumers to perceive them as offering better products and services than their competitors. Besides, there are external challenges, often not in control of the university. There are challenges with the countries in terms of safety, security, and opportunities, as well as the macroeconomic stability living standards, inflation, and unemployment. The challenges of African universities are multifaceted. They face unique developmental challenges located in narratives of poverty, postcolonialism, coloniality, and more recently, decolonisation (Maringe, 2020). There is a gap in knowledge with regards to the marketing of higher education on the continent as the strategies adopted in the developed countries with a developed educational sector may not necessarily work in Africa (Mogaji, Farinloye, & Aririguzoh, 2017). Even though there are some developed higher education systems in Africa, such as in South Africa and Egypt, there is still a gap in knowledge about the African higher education market. Thus, there is need for better understanding of the higher education market and importantly their marketing challenges which informs the marketing communications strategies to be adopted. This book fills that gap in knowledge. It addresses one of the many sectors involved in developing the capacity of universities in Africa. While there are challenges with the administration of the universities, funding structure, curriculum, and quality of education (Maringe, 2005; Mogaji, 2019), this book focuses on the strategic marketing communications of the universities as they engage with various stakeholders and enhances managers’ decision-making capacity. This book offers empirical insight into the higher education market across the continent. It offers significant theoretical and marketing practice implications for academics, higher education administrators, and practitioners on how best to reach out to prospective students in the competitive higher education market using digital media and creating a brand that stands out. Likewise, international practitioners aiming to market to prospective African students or wishing to start partnerships with existing African universities will 2 Emmanuel Mogaji et al. also find this relevant in understanding the dynamics of the African higher education market. We hope that this book meaningfully advances our comprehension of marketing higher education in Africa and that it will stimulate further research. Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/be2263b519915f5cd6654b8563aa3f96.pdf 1b24ebc15c1ccccefb53d5434482df72 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 Food Science 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 Matrix effects on flavour volatiles release in dark chocolates varying in particle size distribution and fat content using GC–mass spectrometry and GC–olfactometry Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, Alistair Paterson, Mark Fowler, Angela Ryan Description An account of the resource Influences of matrix particle size distribution (PSD) (18, 25, 35 and 50μm) and fat content (25%, 30% and 35%) on flavour release of dark chocolate volatiles were quantified by static headspace gas chromatography using GC–MS. Sixty-eight (68) flavour compounds were identified, comprising alcohols, aldehydes, esters, ketones, furans, pyrans, pyrazines, pyridines, pyroles, phenols, pyrones and thiozoles. From GC–olfactometry, 2-methylpropanal, 2-methylbutanal and 3-methylbutanal had chocolate notes. With cocoa/roasted/nutty notes were trimethyl-, tetramethyl-, 2,3-dimethyl-, 2,5-dimethyl-, 3(or 2),5-dimethyl-2(or 3)-ethyl- and 3,5(or 6)-diethyl-2-methylpyrazine and furfuralpyrrole. Compounds with fruity/floral notes included 3,7-dimethyl-1,6-octadien-3-ol and 5-ethenyltetrahydro-R,R,5-trimethyl-cis-2-furanmethanol. Caramel-like, sweet and honey notes were conferred by 2-phenylethanol, phenylacetaldehyde … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814608009199 Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/8bbdf4bd2869c9483808f6681816ae26.pdf 165ede3e4e83bc3fd381857ae2d48b17 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 Information Science 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 Albatross on the neck: social media use and ıts effects on students’ academic performance in Ghana comparative study Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ameyaw Samuel, Afua Frempong-Kore, Bitherman Benedicta Krampah Akoto Description An account of the resource This study aimed to examine social media usage and its effects on students' academic performance. The study adopted a survey design approach. The population for this study consisted of undergraduate students from two universities, thus, one private university (Valley View University–VVU) in Techiman in the Bono Region and one public university (Ghana Communications Technology University) in Takoradi, in the Western Region. The study used 5% of the population to arrive at a sample size of 381. The stratified and simple random sampling techniques were applied to select the students. A well–structured questionnaire was used as a data collection instrument. The study established that social media had negatively affected their English writing skills, which is detrimental to their academic performance. The results showed that most students visited social media platforms daily and spent more time on these platforms. The study identified challenges like; lack of personal security and privacy, poor internet services, unreliable power, the cost of internet connectivity, and many others. The study made recommendations to the management of both universities to organise workshops and seminars and educate students on the dangers of excessive use of social media platforms. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Journal of Library and Information Science Studies Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=cAvky24AAAAJ&citation_for_view=cAvky24AAAAJ:Tyk-4Ss8FVUC 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 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 Future of Innovation and Entrepreneurship as Drivers of Livelihoods in Southern Africa: A Synthesis Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Robert Ebo Hinson Description An account of the resource The quality of lives humans will live in the future depends on the rigour of the training experts provide today’s future entrepreneurs to identify societal challenges and innovatively design solutions to address these challenges to create jobs, reduce poverty and contribute to economic development. Though findings from previous scholars show that teaching entrepreneurship from causation logic perspective (which mainly focuses on planning, control, and rational analysis to get to a predefined outcome) does not encourage creativity and innovative thinking and discourages most students from starting a business venture, most institutions and entrepreneurship educators still follow the causation logic. Since entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education are context-specific and context-informed, we argue that teaching entrepreneurship with a focus on contextual innovation as well as technological innovation will better prepare future entrepreneurs to take up the challenge of creating meaningful ventures to solve societal problems, create jobs, and alleviate poverty. This position coheres with the effectuation logic which suggest that entrepreneurs need to rely on combinatorial resources that are readily available at hand and co-create opportunities rather than predefining goals in highly uncertain environments. As entrepreneurship is an inexorably complex process that lacks linearity, entrepreneurship education should target the entrepreneurial and venture founding processes that entrepreneurs go through to create successful ventures, which follow the effectuation logic rather than teaching about the various aspects of the business. Thus, utilising design thinking and a methodical approach, that focuses on the entrepreneurial process, highlighting the role of innovative skills and creative mindsets will enable entrepreneurship educators to be student-centred and produce entrepreneurs that are prepared for the future rather than merely educating students “about” the various aspect of a business such as marketing, human resources and accounting. We build on this argument by showcasing exemplars of how innovation exploits and technological affordances are being exploited to demonstrate how the application of entrepreneurship education is materialising in ways that generate value creating and value enhancing ventures at the bottom of the pyramid in resource constrained emerging economies in Southern Africa. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Palgrave Studies in Technology and Innovation in Africa Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-55935-8_8