290 10 3144 https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/202248b8af63dd8e07b3184203bd92ec.pdf 05a88d4d146f80531b2232fb10da854a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MBA Finance Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Impact of Interest Rate Risk on the Profitability of Banks in Ghana Case Study of CAL Bank Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Abdoulaye Diallo Description An account of the resource This study aimed to examine the impact of interest rate risk on the profitability of Banks in Ghana. The specific objectives of this were to assess the interest rate risk management practices of CAL Bank, to examine the relationship between the interest rate and the profitability and to examine the factors that influence the interest rate of CAL Bank. This study used the quantitative method and forty-eight (48) responses out of fifty-five (55) were collected from the primary data which was the questionnaire and another data were collected from the secondary data which was the annual report of CAL Bank from 2013-2017. Microsoft Excel 2016 and Statistical Practice for Social and Science (SPSS) V.23 were used to analyse the findings. The results revealed that CAL Bank had an interest rate risk management system which was set by the Asset and Liability Committee (ALCO) and used by the Risk Manager to monitor and controls the risk related to their interest rate in their day-to-day operations. Moreover, there was a positive relationship between the interest rate and the profitability and finally, the results concluded that the interest rate of other banks was the key factor that influenced CAL Bank’s interest rate. The study recommended that the (ALCO) and the Risk Managers should meet monthly instead of annually, since the interest rate risk management system is monitored and controlled by the risk manager in their day-to day operations and the profit made by the bank was related to its interest rate. Finally, the study outlined a topic for further researches which was based on “the examination of the credit risk management on the profitability of CAL Bank” in order to make more profit by minimizing the risk involved and to reduce the non-performing loans. 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/2598bd84b94bee8c5bdec8543c86d344.pdf be87b017cc2cc36127668ddb66869d17 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MBA in Petroleum Economics and Finance Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Impact of Local Content on Ghana’s Oil and Gas Economy: Global Perspective A Case Study of Local Content: L.I.2204 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ibrahim Bawumia Abdul Rahaman Description An account of the resource Following the discovery of Ghana’s oil and gas in 2007 of larger and commercial quantities, the expectations of Ghanaians and communities where the exhaustible natural resource “black gold” was found, went high thereby compelling Policy makers in the country “Government of Ghana” (GOG) and other key stakeholders who are equally anxious to obtain the greatest benefits of the exhaustible natural resource. This triggered, the initiation and subsequent implementation of the L.I.2204 in 2013 to help impact positively on the Ghanaian economy and global impact as well. The rational of conducting this qualitative and quantitative (crossed sectional research) was to determine the extent of the impact local content has had on Ghana’s oil and gas economy: and the global perspective of the L.I.2204, the local content requirement of L.I. 2204 of the petroleum upstream sector. The prospective implications of this research is for bringing about social positive changes which includes; the organization of lectures and seminars by the petroleum commission of Ghana aimed at informing indigenous Ghanaians and local companies about the various opportunities of the local content L.I.2204. The local content L.I.2204 has what it takes to alleviating poverty in the Ghanaian economy and also the enhancement of the broader economic growth and development. Finally, it is for this reason the research was focused on the impact of local content L.I.2204 of oil and gas on the Ghanaian economy and the global perspective; how the world views the L.I.2204. It is my hope and believe that the petroleum commission and its key stakeholders will do more in generating jobs as a requisite requirement of the L.I.2204, doing more in generating revenue for government and engaging more in dialoging with multinational petroleum companies which will give Ghana a competitive edge in attracting more investors in to the Ghana oil and gas upstream industry. Subject The topic of the resource MBA Petroleum Economics and Finance 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 January, 2020 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dr. Riverson Oppong https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/a55556e61889891b430417c028408d79.pdf 7a1f94db65689ab4de26286c6651bdf3 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 Impact of Managed Services on the QoS and Operations of the Mobile Telecommunications Industry in Ghana Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Forgor Lempogo, William Brown-Acquaye, Joseph Kweku Arthur, Richard Asante Antwi Description An account of the resource The mobile telecommunication industry is one of the most competitive in the world today. As telecommunication companies battle to gain competitive advantage and to improve revenue, it has become standard practice in Ghana for telecom companies to use Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to handle the management of technological business risk and uncertainty, as well as to the enhance the agility and to control cost while at the same time maintaining their core business objectives. This paper explores the relationship between manage services and the operations of mobile telecommunications in Ghana. The study focused on one of the prominent telecommunications companies in Ghana and its managed service providers. Using primary and secondary data obtained from interviews and incident dashboard from service Management tool of MSPs respectively, studies were conducted on the cooperation of … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IEEE 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=BDvl0VYAAAAJ&amp;citation_for_view=BDvl0VYAAAAJ:roLk4NBRz8UC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/863e1d8deec5154a8640c104dad2633d.pdf b4b364f359e530f09e95c00bda1ef252 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MBA Finance Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Impact of Mobile Money Services on the Activities of SMES in Ghana (A Case of the La- Nkwantanang Madina Municipality) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Akua Adjeiwah Boakye Description An account of the resource The influx of mobile money has improved financial inclusion significantly in Ghana. With the simplicity of the technology, more people, especially illiterate and uneducated, are comfortable with its use than banks. Among the users of the Mobile Money Technology are owners of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs). This study was specifically conducted to assess the impact mobile money services have had on the activities of SMEs in Ghana using the La-Nkwantanang Madina Municipality, a large business hub in Ghana, as a case study. For this study, the primary data collection tool used was the structured questionnaire. A case study research design was adopted since it would be of better assistance in involving nearly all the key stakeholders in order to ascertain how impactful Mobile Money is on the business dealings of SMEs in the municipality. The findings indicate that there was 92% usage of the service among the respondents interviewed, a strong indication of the high penetration level of the technology in Ghana, with MTN Mobile Money being the leading service provider. The study concludes that, the convenience of the service, its usefulness and the transaction costs associated with its use have all in some way had a positive impact on the growth of SMEs with respect to their sales and customer base even though most of these SMEs have not paid particular attention to the impact of mobile money services on their business. The study therefore recommends that further research should be conducted to determine the specific impact the service has on SMEs in Ghana. 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 JULY 2017 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF 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 impact of monetary policies in stimulating economic growth in Ghana: a cointegration approach Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frank Gyimah Sackey, Ken W Atogebania Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Development Universal Consortia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 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:MXK_kJrjxJIC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/5379aa64bba8c032f8b753f6af13cac7.pdf 839393821651c7d038b529fb3361e41f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <strong>Postgraduate Theses</strong> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The impact of occupational health and safety and Challenges in Ghana’s oil and gas industry. A case of Ghana Oil Company limited. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Amui Denis Nii-Komiete Description An account of the resource Occupational Health and Safety is concerned with health, safety and welfare of people at the work place. The objective of all occupational health and safety programmes is to promote a safe work environment. The oil and gas industry is one of the riskiest industries when it comes to health and safety of employees. It is in the light of this that this study takes a look at the impact and challenges of occupational health and safety in the oil industry taking Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) as a case study. The study seeks to identify factors that cause accidents in the oil and gas industry, assess the impact and challenges of occupational health and safety in the industry, identify effectiveness of workers compensation on health and safety matters and measures required to minimize the risk of exposure to occupational health and safety hazards. Questionnaire were designed on these objectives and distributed to a sample size of GOIL staff from various departments with different backgrounds and experiences. Responses from respondents were coded and analyzed using statistical tools to arrive at various findings. The study indicated that the major causes of accident in the oil and gas industry include the non-use of protective clothing and equipment, inadequate health and safety training and education, and no refusal of employees to execute unsafe work. Challenges of occupation health and safety outlined by the study include poor recordings and reporting of accidents and occupational diseases, lack of funds and health and safety expertise and lack of support medical care and counseling. The study also showed that the main workers compensation on health and safety matters includes medical care, disability income and rehabilitative services and death benefits. Effective training on the use of equipment, health and safety education and training and dissemination of health and safety information are the main strategy identified by the study as measures to reduce risk of exposure to occupational health and safety hazards in the oil and gas industry. Subject The topic of the resource Msc. Oil and Gas Management Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Technology University College Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January, 2018 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/b0bd6569318e399d0508f969dad4c766.pdf 3abe68f6a087daa2186a505893346014 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 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 impact of pod storage on the formation of different alkylpyrazines from Ghanaian cocoa roasted at four roasting temperatures Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ann De Winne, Michael Hinneh, Julie Haeck, Davy Van de Walle, Jim Van Durme, Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, Koen Dewettinck, Luc De Cooman Description An account of the resource The typical flavour characteristics of cocoa are related to the cocoa bean genotype and the growing environmental conditions. However, the flavour does not exist in freshly harvested beans. Flavour is generated by a series of procedures that begins with occasional pod storage (PS) after harvesting, followed by fermentation of the beans, and roasting. PS implies storing harvested cocoa pods for a period of time before opening. The effect of PS is believed to be beneficial for the subsequent development of cocoa flavour in the cocoa beans [1]. During roasting, several volatile heterocyclic compounds are formed, among them alkylpyrazines. These newly formed compounds are considered to be key odour components. Among alkylpyrazines, tetramethylpyrazine and trimethylpyrazine, are the most abundant ones. Other alkylpyrazines with different substituents also contribute to the aroma profile. Hence, monitoring pyrazines can be helpful in optimizing roasting conditions of cocoa beans for attaining the desired aroma of the cocoa liquors. In several studies, cocoa volatiles have been measured using gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS), frequently using headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) to concentrate the volatiles. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of PS (0, 3, 7 days PS) and roasting temperature (100 C, 120 C, 140 C and 160 C) on the formation of alkylpyrazines in Ghanaian cocoa liquors. HS-SPME extraction of the alkylpyrazines was carried out with a DVB/CAR/PDMS fibre. The identified compounds were measured semiquantitatively and the results were statistically processed by multivariate … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz 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=EZuX1N8AAAAJ&amp;cstart=100&amp;pagesize=100&amp;citation_for_view=EZuX1N8AAAAJ:edV_OwlUe4UC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/5cecd58be6b6000f9cbed5c69d017f0c.pdf c3eb54a94363d85151b45c76ffdf4a58 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 Impact of Quality Improvement on Healthcare Delivery in Ghana: A Case Study of National Catholic Health Service Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Isaac Rock Kumah Description An account of the resource Healthcare consumers are becoming more critical with the quality of healthcare they receive. As a result, there are increasing complaints about the poor quality of healthcare received in the public domain. Under-five mortality (U5M) is one of the key indicators in the determination of the quality of health of a nation. The Ministry of Health (MOH) and its agencies have over the years tried to reduce U5M to accelerate Ghana’s efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 4 by 2015 but with little success. The National Catholic Health Service (NCHS) in collaboration with Institute for Health Improvement (IHI) piloted the model for improvement, a quality improvement (QI) programme in nine catholic hospitals to reduce U5M and infant mortality. The purpose of the study is to assess the impact of the QI programme implemented by the NCHS. A mixed method approach and a cross-sectional design were used. Secondary data on U5M were collected from 2007 and 2015 and analysed. A modified version of Shortell’s QI instrument was administered to a sample of 51 midwives and 48 paediatric nurses from three selected catholic hospitals, namely; Techiman Holy Family, St. Francis Xavier and Our Lady of Grace. Frequencies and cross tabulations were used in the data analysis and presentation of results. Seven core management members from the three selected hospitals and one management staff of the NCHS were interviewed and data analysed using thematic content analysis approach. The results show that, all the nine hospitals made great improvement in U5M when the implementation was at its peak. However, only three out of the nine hospitals were able to sustain the improvements made. Key factors that led to the inability of the hospitals to sustain improvements were identified and they include the organisational culture of the hospitals, management commitment and employee involvement. The findings provided an opportunity to develop a hybrid model which could be adopted by the MOH and its agencies to aid in the successful implementation of QI programmes in healthcare. Subject The topic of the resource Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) In Health Care Management Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Technology University Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 2017 https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/933c092fcd11c422cb1c1bba3b78648a.pdf a753b439df4721e3fc254eeca800d9d6 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 impact of social media marketing on brand equity - A perspective of the telecommunication industry in Ghana Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bernard K. Okpattah and Emmanuel Arthur George Kofi Amoako Description An account of the resource Purpose-As the digital version of word-of-mouth, social media represents the materialization, storage, and retrieval of word-of-mouth content online. The study examined the social media marketing activities of Vodafone and MTN Ghana’s Facebook pages and the objectives set for this purpose were to determine whether social media marketing activities enhance brand equity, identify the kind of social media marketing activities that enhance brand equity and investigate the effects of social media marketing on brand equity. Design/Methodology-The study used 203 valid responses out of 300 questionnaires that were distributed. The study used the quantitative research method; and the quantitative data was analysed using the PLS approach of the Structural Equation Model (SEM). Results/Findings-Results showed that social media marketing contributed more to the brand association, loyalty and perceived quality … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Journal of the Academy of Business and Retail Management (ABRM) 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=hXmr_bYAAAAJ&amp;cstart=20&amp;pagesize=80&amp;citation_for_view=hXmr_bYAAAAJ:iKswqCX-FLkC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/e52bdf187c7eabaa379483cc17caa266.pdf bf4af5eef1345bf67e74b717b0d1c6d4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MBA Finance Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Impact of the Ghana Alternative Market (GAX) on the Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Sector in Ghana; A Case Study of IZWE Loans Limited Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Baffour Kwakye Agyarko Description An account of the resource The dissertation evaluated the impact of Ghana Alternative Exchange Market (“GAX”) on the financial performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (“SMEs”) in Ghana using Izwe Loans Limited (“Izwe Loans”) as the case under study. In assessing impact of growth, the research undertook a descriptive statistics evaluation of five key financial performance indicators and interpreted the outcome. The study first and foremost described the emergence of alternative exchanges in other jurisdictions across the globe specifically in Europe, Asia and other African countries in a bid to resolve challenges SMEs or small businesses face in assessing funds from the capital market to finance their operations. Further, an overview of SMEs and the important role they play in economic development of nations was also highlighted citing access to finance as a major constraint they face. Theoretical and empirical review of literature related to this thesis were also evaluated and research gaps pointed out. To satisfy the research hypothesis of whether or not the GAX has had any effect on the growth of Izwe Loans, this study adopted both trend analysis to examine the trends in the financial performance of Izwe Loans and repeated measure multivariate analysis of variance (one-way rMANOVA) to estimate the model. From the trend analysis, it was found that, Izwe Loans recorded its lowest figures in 2014 having recorded fluctuating figures in 2012 and 2013. Three of the five performance indicators examined however began to rise steadily in 2015 and 2016. Inferring from the descriptive statistics results, only two ratios return on asset and return on equity recorded any significant improvement in financial performance post the GAX listing. The other three indicators, Net Interest Margin, Operating Profit Margin and Net Profit Margin did not post any significant improvement after the GAX listing. The conclusion of the study was that, the GAX has had some positive impact on Izwe Loans in terms of ROE and ROA but further studies on the GAX and listed SMEs need to carried when more data is available to re-assess its impact on the listed companies. Keywords: GAX, SME, Listing, Financing, Funding, Impact Subject The topic of the resource MBA FINANCE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 2018 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF