277 10 3075 https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/ec4f76026fc5469d839bb540b0492dcc.pdf 00a92622fa9c7efa268b1dc4be5d395e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of IT Business Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Economics, Regulation and Systemic Risk of Insurance Market Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Felix Hufeld, Ralph S. J. Koijen and Christian Thimann Subject The topic of the resource Economics Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Oxford University Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/4023fe39cd178187f12ea54970af34b6.pdf fdd024d3cb53dc0696d5d50f03f57c64 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 Computing and 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 The Educational Potential of Media A Comparative Analysis Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen Asunka Description An account of the resource As they emerge, various media/technologies (radio, television, video, the internet/WWW etc.) have been welcomed by educators as agents that are capable of assisting in many aspects of the learning process. It is often believed that when used appropriately (ie interactively and with guidance), these technologies could enhance some social aspects of the learning process such as studentcentered learning, cooperative and collaborative learning, as well as components of motivation such as attention, relevance, satisfaction, feedback etc. Whilst not denying the fact that these technologies do make a positive impact on the educational landscape, majority of educational technology researchers often come to the realization that as each technology matures with time, it does not completely live up to its promises. For instance, with its onset in the early 1900s, film was heralded as a technology that would alter education as no other technology had done before. In 1913 Edison predicted that" Books will soon be obsolete in schools... scholars will soon be instructed through the eye. It is possible to touch every branch of human knowledge with the motion picture"(As cited in Cuban 1986, 11). A few years on, all motion picture could do was to supplement a few traditional courses, leaving anxious educators with very little options. The same can be said about television, video and even the computer, and as Ramsden (1992) observed, no medium, however useful, can solve fundamental educational problems. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=AXIuswEAAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=AXIuswEAAAAJ:OcBU2YAGkTUC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/18ea75de932e74bd73f4ea486d733358.pdf 16ff764636d3e601308fa7f0339bed5b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of IT Business Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Effect of Celebrity Endorsement on Brand Promotion. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michael Owusu-Kyei, Yusheng Kong, Michael Owusu Akomeah, Stephen Owusu Afriyie Description An account of the resource The main objective of the study was to examine the effect of celebrity endorsement on brand promotion using Kabfam Ghana as case study. The study took a descriptive approach to the subject. The population of the study comprised all employees of Kabfam Ghana (Head Office). They are three (300) in number. Looking at the small number of population, all 300 employees were sampled out for the study. Hence the sample size for the study was 300. The study adopted a purposive sampling technique. Questionnaires have been utilized as a tool for data collecting. The Social Science Statistical Package (SPSS) was utilized for data analysis. Modern day consumers are well informed and intelligent; they know that famous people are paid for this and may not even utilize the items. Celebrity advertisement has transformed the conventional manner of marketing entirely. The study therefore concludes by identifying a positive relationship between celebrity endorsement and brand promotion. It was recommended that companies should also closely evaluate celebrities’ suitable personalities for promoting their items. Also, organizations involved should undertake cost-benefit analysis to ensure that the sum paid to the celebrities’ services is worth the usage of a celebrity. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=TbSlw38AAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:dhFuZR0502QC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/ecd0f0a3861c1be9d0aa709eeba2aaef.pdf 4e6852da330fd986a298086b7d705833 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 The Effect of Compliance/Noncompliance in Public Procurement Delivery: A Case Study of Selected Public Institutions in Ghana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Noble Kwadwo Agyapong Description An account of the resource In recent times, compliance in public procurement has become an issue of public attention and debate, as such has been subjected to reforms, restructuring, rules and regulations in many countries especially, West Africa. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of compliance/noncompliance on Public Procurement Delivery (PPD). From literature reviewed, a conceptual framework was constructed using compliance/non-compliance variables for Effective and Efficient Public Procurement Delivery (EEPPD). A mixed method approach (qualitative and quantitative) was adopted for this research. The data collected was then analyzed using SPSS version 20. Kendall Tau correlation was further used to establish the relationship between the compliance/non-compliance variables and a hypothesis test was conducted using Chi-Square. The study found out that, Political Interference had a negative impact on Value for Money, Fairness and Transparency. However, for Media Publicity, Professionalism, Organizational Culture, Familiarity with Rules and Regulations as well as Effective Monitoring the effect was positive on Value for Money, Fairness and Transparency. Additionally, Political Interference and Media Publicity had a negative and weak correlation on Value for Money. Correlation between Political Interference and Professionalism was positive and weak on Value for Money and Transparency with same results for correlation between Political Interference and Familiarity with Rules and Regulations on Value for Money. Political Interference and Organizational Culture however reported a negative and neutral correlation on Value for Money but positive and weak on Fairness. The study therefore recommended that, this model be operationalized due to its robustness to measure and test the efficacy of the objectives outlined in the Public Procurement Act. 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 August 2018 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of IT Business Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Effect of Debt Financing on the Profitability of SMEs in Accra Metropolis Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Charles Asare and Peter Lawer Angmor Description An account of the resource Debt financing plays a pivotal role in the success of both large and small businesses since it affect their profitability and solvency. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of debt finance on the profitability of SMEs within the Accra Metropolis in Ghana. The study used secondary data collected from 50 SMEs in the Metropolis covering the period from 2004-2013. Profit margin ratio and return on assets were used as measurement of profitability whiles trade credit, short-term loan ratio and long-term loan ratio were used to represent debt finance. The study found short-term loan ratio to have a significant negative relationship with both profit margin ratio and return on assets. However, a positive insignificant relation was found between long-term loan ratio and profit margin ratio but an insignificant negative relation was established with return on assets. Furthermore, a positive insignificant relationship was established … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Africa Development and Resources Research Institute Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=FZkijXgAAAAJ&citation_for_view=FZkijXgAAAAJ:2osOgNQ5qMEC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/d6c639331a852024ce299846b81536f6.pdf 7da609e04d7a11d4081cd0752bf27ec4 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 The Effect of Health and Safety Standards On Employee Productivity in Anglogold Ashanti, Tarkwa. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Francis Annobil Jnr. Description An account of the resource A healthy and safe workforce is an essential component for any business to run successfully. This is evident in the enormous interest by organizations in the activities related to Occupational Health and Safety practices and organizations have used this as part of enhancing employee productivity. This study is about the effect of health and safety standards on employee productivity. The objective was to identify the health and safety standards at AngloGold Ashanti, Tarkwa in relation to the productivity of employees, to determine employees’ level of understanding of health and safety policies, to assess the attitude of management towards the health and safety of employees and to identify challenges of the implementation of health and safety standards in the organization. The study was limited to the management and production staff of AngloGold Ashanti Tarkwa. Research questionnaire and interview guide were developed and distributed to a sample of 100 workers comprising of both production staff as well as management. Responses received were from the entire sample. The study revealed that employees‟ productivity is influence by management safety practices and safety programmes, management attitude towards health and safety, investigation of accidents, supervisors‟ safety, and training of employees on safety standards held in the organisation. It also revealed that health and safety standards if managed effectively have a positive impact on productivity. It was therefore recommended that employees should receive instruction and training pertinent to the hazards, safety precaution, safe work practices, and use of personal protective equipment applicable to the type of work performed. There should also be proper coordination of activities especially those that borders on Health and safety. A written health and safety policies should be in place and employees to be inducted about the health and safety policies. Employees to be trained to assess risk to identify potential hazards and put in contingency to manage their occurrence. There should be a continuous review of occupational health and safety policies, to ensure that firms have up to date safety measures in place. 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 October 2016 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Justice Darko https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/ea2bae54c145779a1340e474f61b023c.pdf 8d66990d5a55855db70e192e262cb8ba 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 Computing and 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 The effect of herd formation among healthcare investors on health sector growth in China Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Zhou Lulin, Henry Asante Antwi, Wenxin Wang, Ethel Yiranbon, Emmanuel Opoku Marfo, Patrick Acheampong Description An account of the resource Background China has become the world‘s second largest healthcare market based on a recent report by the World Health Organization. Eventhough China achieved universal health insurance coverage in 2011, representing the largest expansion of insurance coverage in human history achieved; health inequality remains endemic in China. Lessons from the effect of market crisis on health equity in Europe and other places has reignited interest in exploring the potential healthcare market aberrations that can trigger distributive injustice in healthcare resource allocation among China’s provinces. Recently, many healthcare investors in China have become more concerned about capital preservation, and are responding by abandoning long term investments strategies in healthcare. This investment withdrawal en mass is perceived to be influenced by herding tendencies and can trigger or … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available BioMed Central Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=KuGpI3oAAAAJ&citation_for_view=KuGpI3oAAAAJ:9yKSN-GCB0IC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/9774f78fbcf6ea102ae8a35b952ffda8.pdf 0b1b17b6bcfde362e7dc9423c9366a48 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of IT Business Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The effect of liquidity and capital structure on the financial performance of firms listed on the Ghana Alternative Market (GAX) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mohammed Musah, Yusheng Kong Description An account of the resource Liquidity and capital structure are fundamental for the survival of all organisations, as such, the management of the two should be accorded a greater attention in every working environment. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of liquidity and capital structure on the financial performance of firms on the Ghana Alternative Market (GAX), a subsidiary of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). Specifically, the study sought to identify the relationship between liquidity, capital structure and the financial performance of the firms, and to establish the impact of liquidity and capital structure on the firms’ financial performance. This study was a quantitative research that employed the purposive or judgemental sampling technique in selecting its sample. Secondary data sourced from the audited and published annual reports of the HORDS, Intraveneous Infusions, Meridian-Marshalls Holdings and Samba Foods Ltd for the period 2015 to 2018 was used for the study. Financial performance proxied by Return on Capital Employed (ROCE), Return on Assets (ROA) and Return on Issued Capital (ROIC) represented the study’s response variable, whilst liquidity proxied by the Current Ratio (CR) and capital structure proxied by the ratio of Debt-to-Total Assets (DA) served as the study’s explanatory variables. Descriptive, correlation and multiple regression techniques of data analysis were employed for the study. All the data analysis were conducted through the STATA version 15 software package at α= 5%(p≤ 0.05). From the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient output, liquidity surrogated by the current ratio had an insignificant relationship … Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=-U-tBVYAAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=-U-tBVYAAAAJ:hC7cP41nSMkC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/edc535f32f310f9a868ee3f7dc50242f.pdf 73f1d1a86b611926674675caac4f9d59 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 The Effect of Microfinance as a Poverty Reduction Tool: A Case of ID Ghana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hamisu Muhammed Description An account of the resource The study aims at providing a critical appraisal of the effectiveness of microfinance as a universal poverty reduction tool. It has been argued that while microfinance has developed some innovative management and business strategies, its impact on poverty reduction remains in doubt (Chowdhury, 2009). Microfinance, however, certainly plays an important role in providing a safety net and consumption smoothening. The borrowers of microfinance possibly also benefit from learning-by doing and from self-esteem. However, to ascertain to ascertain any significant dent in poverty, the study needs to be conducted to evaluate the operational and financial perspective of microfinance institutions and their products. The study aims to examine the effects of microfinance as a poverty reduction tool. The research questions to be addressed include: (a) To what extent do microfinance institutions (hereinafter referred to as “MFIs”) alleviate poverty? and (b) Do MFIs have an impact on Ghana’s financial market? The study provides solution guidelines for regulators and academia in this era of turbulent microfinance industry. A critical literature review was conducted and gaps therein established. Thus, although microfinance is seen to have a positive impact on poverty reduction, other authors refuted it, and asked for more rigorous research in this area. In this study, primary data have been collected using structured questionnaires and interviews. The primary data were directly collected from the field by administering 695 questionnaires across various sub-metros in the Greater Accra region of the Republic of Ghana. Using the stratified sampling approach, the selection procedure for Initiative Development (hereinafter referred to as “ID”) Ghana clients considered several factors and involve multiple stages. The chief limitation of the approach is that the sample may not be representative of the population if it is not carefully selected. Again, the selection process of the interviewees does not give all the population members a fair chance of being selected, due to over reliance on mobile bankers and a small group to identify the target interviewees. Three different data analysis tool were employed. One, Structural equation modeling is preferred by the researcher because it estimates the multiple and interrelated dependence in a single analysis. In this analysis, two types of variables are used, endogenous (dependent) variables and exogenous (Independent) variables. Two, analysis of variance (hereinafter referred to as “ANOVA”) is also used because it enables the researcher to see how effective microfinance products are used to alleviate or reduce poverty. The ANOVA is also able to tell if another intervention can do the same task in a shorter period, whilst costing less in reducing poverty in less privileged communities. Three, simple statistical analysis is also used and the results presented in tables, charts and graphs. The purpose is to summarize data and give an immediate “picture” of the data. From the data analysis, it was observed that economic independence had a positively insignificant effect on poverty Reduction (β = -0.124, p = .343), hence H1 was not supported. Housing and shelter had a positively significant effect on poverty reduction (β= 0.436, p = .000); whilst asset ownership had a positively significant effect on poverty reduction (β = 0.556, p = .001). Furthermore, food & nutrition had a positively significant effect on poverty reduction (β = 0.422, p = .004); whist health & hygiene had a positively significant effect on poverty reduction (β = 0.386, p = .000). Lastly, asset ownership had a positively significant effect on economic independence (β = 0.626, p = .000). Based on the evidence we accept H2, H3, H4, H5, H6 respectively, which are supported by the model and reject H1 as it is not supported by the model. Turning to the ANOVA results, it was observed that microfinance institutions, to some extent help alleviate poverty among women traders. This is evident from the fact that the revenue of participants who took loans, appears to improve post loan. That is to say that, their actual mean performance exceeded the expected results by one percent (1%). In a plain language, the post loan revenue improved by 80%. The findings of this study have several implications for the academia, microfinance institutions and the policymakers. For academia, this study added new evidence regarding the impact of microfinance on the socioeconomic development of low income households, especially women who cannot access financial services due to their poverty. Thus, it helps theses households to diversify their income and thereby alleviate their poverty. In a nutshell, this study provides an insight into the role of microfinance on women empowerment in the urban and rural parts of a developing country. In the context of Ghana, given the peculiar status of women in the society, coupled with the emerging economic uncertainty in the family system, it has become imperative for them to undertake a venture or economic activities that could stabilize the uncertainties. Prominent among the vast range of sources of capital is the microfinance products. The microfinance provide women with a relative economic stability through employment generation, creates gender parity through empowerment and assets accumulation. It further provides women with the capacity to educate their children and cater for their health needs as well. In a similar vein, this study suggests that microfinance has the ability to contribute significantly to the achievement of a new economic policy (NEP) and a new economic model (NEM) that guide the achievement of the Ghana Agenda for Job Creation and Poverty Reduction Strategy, through a comprehensive social intervention in the wake of Nation Builders Corp (NABCO), Stimulus Packages; One District One Factory, One Million per Constituency, Entrepreneurial Development Fund and Zongo Development Fund. It does so, through enhancing the socioeconomic wellbeing of poor and low income people especially women. It also plays a central role in creating jobs for women especially those with low education. Therefore, microfinance opens an opportunity for,women borrowers to play significant role in a national economic development. 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 June 2018 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty of IT Business Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Effect of Monetary Policy on Price Stability and Gross Domestic Product in Ghana: A Predictive Analytic Approach Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Yaw Bediako, Patrick Ohemeng Gyaase, Frank Gyimah Sackey Description An account of the resource This study examined the effects of monetary policy on price stability and gross domestic product (GDP) in Ghana using a predictive data analytical model adapted from Friedman's (1982) models. Monetary policy adopted a two-target framework based on both the policy interest rate target and the bank credit aggregate target. Hypotheses tests were conducted using Vector Auto-Regressions (VARs) and Multiple Regression Analyses using secondary data. The VAR tests produced a statistically weak relationship between both price stability and real GDP and the two-target monetary policy framework. The results from the multiple regression analyses, however, indicated statistically significant relationships between the price stability and interest rate targets and those of real GDP and bank credit aggregate targets, thus confirming the model’s predictive capability. The study therefore recommends that for the … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IGI Global Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=dzxWX-AAAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=dzxWX-AAAAAJ:HDshCWvjkbEC Language A language of the resource English