27 10 3131 https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/514a28f03bf0f681de8d06222a7811f6.pdf 3c2364f8a9acd3a587589b49080f8072 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 An Assessment of Security Issues In Cloud Computing (Factors Affecting Its Adoption in Ghanaian Banks) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lois Nartey Description An account of the resource Cloud computing services and other cloud related technologies have enhanced the capabilities, infrastructure and scalability of various IT needs of enterprises globally. The concept of cloud services is to enable enterprises to cut spending on setting up various IT infrastructures and instead focus its investments on core business needs. A research model was developed to investigate the vulnerabilities associated with confidentiality of cloud computing, how it has improved business processes in the banking industry and how the various security solutions are impacting of cloud computing technology.The study focused on three (3) major factors i.e. I. vulnerabilities of cloud based systems, II. security solutions for the technology and III. the potential business benefits of applying cloud applications in banking. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model (UTAUT), the perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU) were used as the research framework which formed the basis for conducting a survey to gather data on cloud computing technology. A questionnaire based survey was carried out and thirty-three (33) out of the expected fifty (50) feedbacks were received from various respondents. The results however asserted that despite the growth and security solutions of cloud computing, banking institutions are not adopting and using the technology as a core banking systems due to the perceived vulnerabilities which pose security threats to sensitive banking data and clients information. The various findings of this study and research recommendations are detailed in the following reports Keywords: cloud computing, Security, Confidentiality, Privacy, solution, bank 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 May 2018 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dr. Ezer Osei Yeboah-Boateng https://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://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/fc9062116f7844bd2d71d7bc807021a9.pdf d97267f4b685c8adad9ed2ddd422e913 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of IT Business Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource An economic valuation of the Bunso Eco-Park, Ghana: an application of travel cost method Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Adu Kwaku, Damoah Eric, Ankomah, Buor Kwame, Benard Oppong-Kusi, Frank Gyimah Sackey Description An account of the resource This research aims at [1] identifying the factors that influence visits to Bunso Eco-Park; [2] estimating the recreational demand function for the park; and [3] estimating visitors’ net benefit (consumer surplus) for embarking on an eco-park recreational trip to Bunso using a sample size of 440. Estimates indicate that the annual person value of the site is Gh¢ 191.06 ($ 22.29) translating into an annual economic value of Gh¢ 9,170,880 (US$ 1,070,114.35). There is an inverse relationship between the rate of visits and the travel cost. The positive intercept of the demand function indicates a normal demand curve for the Bunso Eco-Park. The variables of visitors’ family size, marital status, and years visitors have known the eco-park were not significant. Educational level, age, gender, and knowledge of alternative sites were found to be factors influencing the visitation to the Bunso Eco-Park. Further valuation of the non … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Taylor and Francis 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://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=dzxWX-AAAAAJ&amp;cstart=20&amp;pagesize=80&amp;citation_for_view=dzxWX-AAAAAJ:M3NEmzRMIkIC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/b19b0165e110dce3c69d3813635681d3.pdf 18fa61d876775352146a78b1a40c0e39 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of IT Business Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource An empirical analysis of the relationship between leadership and organizational performance Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Patrick Obeng Danso, Yusheng Kong, Michael Owusu Akomeah, Stephen Owusu Afriyie Description An account of the resource The concept and definition of leadership style may differ from one person, or situation, to the other. The word “leadership” has been used in various aspects of human endeavor such as politics, businesses, academics, social works, etc. Previous views about leadership show it as personal ability. Messick & Kramer,(2011) argued that the degree to which the individual exhibits leadership traits depends not only on his characteristics and personal abilities, but also on the characteristics of the situation and environment in which he finds himself. Among the objectives of any small enterprise are profit making and attainment of maturity and liquidity status. In the pursuit of these objectives, enterprises allocate scarce resources to competing ends. In this regard the objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between leadership and organizational performance. For the purpose of the study, transactional and transformational leadership were the main focus. The study used 10 SMEs which include 5 small scale enterprises and 5 medium scale enterprises excluding manufacturing enterprises. It was found in the study that leadership plays a key role in organizational performance. The study revealed that though both transactional and transformational leadership plays a key role in organizational performance, transformational leadership is more effective on organizational performance than that of transactional leadership. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=TbSlw38AAAAJ&amp;citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:Tyk-4Ss8FVUC Language A language of the resource ENGLISH https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/c25a7b97e818332f0f5dd0447bdd13c3.pdf cb1991980d625ee77bcb8c265d2ab8b3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of IT Business Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource An Empirical Examination of the Impact of Corporate Governance on Organizational Performance: Evidence from Ghana Healthcare Industry Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource STEPHEN OWUSU AFRIYIE Description An account of the resource Corporate governance establishes a structure for evaluating organizational activities so that actions or work processes can be measured in a more formal and transparent manner, so that real situational reasoning can also be drawn. At the same time, corporate governance is also a means to implement these organizational principles and monitor performance through an effective board of directors. High-quality corporate governance has now become a common concern in the business community. In the past decade, "good corporate governance" has been incorporated into the healthcare industry as a factor to improve performance. The primary goal of sound corporate governance is to improve corporate performance, enhance institutional accountability, and avoid major disasters. This study uses the Ghanaian health industry as a case study to study the impact of corporate governance on organizational performance. The researcher focused on Ghana because it is the only country in Africa that has consistently implemented a universal health insurance policy since 2004. After designing a descriptive research plan, the researcher conducted a set of designed pre-coded questionnaires to 1,500 respondents in 10 regional (provincial) hospitals across the country. The primary data used in the study came from the financial statements, board documents, and other statistical information of the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service. Multiple regression, logistic regression, and structural equation modeling methods were used to analyze the impact of corporate governance on organizational performance. The impact of corporate governance on organizational performance was predicted using primary and secondary data. The empirical investigation provided in this study shows that there is a positive relationship between corporate governance and performance. Since corporate governance provides a structure to confirm the goals and objectives of an organization, it is important for institutions to focus on good corporate practices that are effective in achieving improved performance. Nonetheless, the key to governance lies in the application of a reliable and achievable integrated governance system that drives the achievement of the set goals. Corporate governance encompasses the management of all the resources of an organization, which should be considered as limited, and accountability becomes the epitome of corporate governance. These resources can be financial, human, natural, social or environmental resources that make the organization sustainable in a competitive market. Achieving good corporate governance helps companies implement sustainability strategies throughout the business processes, managing goal setting and reporting. This stipulates that corporate governance maintains a culture where good relationships among stakeholders contribute optimistically to the goals of the organization. In light of this, this study aims to measure and evaluate the proposed corporate governance practices adopted by health institutions. The researcher investigated whether the corporate governance practices of different hospitals … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Jiangsu University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=TbSlw38AAAAJ&amp;cstart=20&amp;pagesize=80&amp;citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:2osOgNQ5qMEC Language A language of the resource English Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of IT Business Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource An Empirical Study on the Adoption Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kwame Simpe Ofori1 Kwabena G Boakye, John Agyekum Addae, George Oppong Appiagyei Ampong Description An account of the resource With the ever-increasing internet penetration in Ghana, e-commerce development seems to be on the ascendency. However, users are reluctant to patronize these online sites due to the lack of trust. While literature is inundated with numerous B2B and B2C e-commerce studies, little is known about C2C ecommerce. Thus, our study contributes to the e-commerce literature, seeking to extend knowledge by integrating the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model with the Initial Trust Model (ITM) to explore user adoption of C2C e-commerce in an emerging market. Data was collected from 193 university students who have had some experience with some Ghanaian C2C websites and analyzed using the Partial Least Squares approach to Struc-tural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). Results from the model showed that Performance Expectancy had the most significant effect on Behavioral Intention, followed by Trust. Behavioral Intention was also found to significantly predict Actual Usage. In all, our model accounted for about 51% of the variability in Actual Use. The proposed model is useful in understanding trust in the C2C context. Results from this work could inform strategies to be taken by these C2C websites to attract visitors to such websites. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=NogL9W0AAAAJ&amp;cstart=20&amp;pagesize=80&amp;citation_for_view=NogL9W0AAAAJ:isC4tDSrTZIC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/8e45ecfdced76f871ed3ae8b7827efbd.pdf 221822b12dcf721e7875b32d1515bb67 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of IT Business Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource An empirical study on the adoption of consumer-to-consumer E-commerce: Integrating the UTAUT model and the initial trust model Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kwame Simpe Ofori, Kwabena G Boakye, John Agyekum Addae, George Oppong Appiagyei Ampong, Adolph Sedem Yaw Adu Description An account of the resource With the ever-increasing internet penetration in Ghana, e-commerce development seems to be on the ascendency. However, users are reluctant to patronize these online sites due to the lack of trust. While literature is inundated with numerous B2B and B2C e-commerce studies, little is known about C2C e-commerce. Thus, our study contributes to the e-commerce literature, seeking to extend knowledge by integrating the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model with the Initial Trust Model (ITM) to explore user adoption of C2C e-commerce in an emerging market. Data was collected from 193 university students who have had some experience with some Ghanaian C2C websites and analyzed using the Partial Least Squares approach to Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). Results from the model showed that Performance Expectancy had the most significant effect on … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer International Publishing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=NogL9W0AAAAJ&amp;citation_for_view=NogL9W0AAAAJ:zYLM7Y9cAGgC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/2dcbcf6cdf98a579bbdd6b16e99a2cc6.pdf ab7a189095546094239b0b0b2d466f56 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 An Evaluation of the Beneficiary Management System of Youth Employment Agency in Ghana Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Walter Yao Dzimey Description An account of the resource The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) mandated by a law in Ghana is to provide employment and employment opportunities for the youth in Ghana. The initial implementation of its activities saw a manual paper based information system, later an online Beneficiary Management System (BMIS) was introduced. This research work was conducted to evaluate the BMIS of the Youth Employment Agency of Ghana. An aspect of the research was to determine the impact of the use of the BMIS on the operations and activities of the Agency from the users and stakeholders’ perspective in comparison with previous systems. The other main area was to determine the level of understanding of the BMIS by the users and the derived benefits. The survey method of research was adopted during this research. The research showed that the successful implementation of the adopted BMIS of the Youth Employment Agency as public institution was largely dependent on the processes adopted in the usage, the level of understanding of the system, the level at which it has been implemented and the benefits realized since its implementation. Additionally, the research also showed that, for effective implementation of the BMIS of YEA, there is the need for well trained and equipped users with tools and logistics to enable them proactively perform their functions in line with the vision and mission of the Youth Employment Agency. The population of the study is the entire 216 district officers and selected managers of the Youth Employment Agency. These people were identified as the direct users and mangers of the YEA BMIS. In collecting data, questionnaires were administered and interviews were conducted as well. Not all the expected population responded to the questionnaires. 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 Stephen Asunka https://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://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/b2c67372ca9d75ab3f2b5c5eb56ef5b8.pdf 926908a766e821ba8690fa83d7bd705d 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>Faculty Research Publications</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 An Exploration of Experiences and Determinants of Blended Learning Adoption Among Students in Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of Ghana Technology University Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ahmed Antiwi-Boampong, Lene Sørensen Description An account of the resource This paper presents the experiences and determinants of blended learning adoption among students in a higher education institution in Ghana. As students are increasingly being exposed to teaching and learning deliveries in which both traditional classroom and online methods are employed to deliver instructional content through blended learning (BL), the indications are that blended courses offer them convenience and flexibility that face to face delivery alone may not. However, while both classroom-based and fully online instruction are well understood, little is known about the students' BL experience. This paper uses the blended learning initiative at the Ghana Technology University College (GTUC) as a case study to investigate the perception of blended learning adoption among students. The population comprised of 57 students who participated in a BL course at the Faculty of Computing and Information … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Academic Conferences International Limited Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=riwB9JUAAAAJ&amp;cstart=20&amp;pagesize=80&amp;citation_for_view=riwB9JUAAAAJ:zGdJYJv2LkUC Language A language of the resource English