306 10 3075 https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/db55a76b7648d96599d806c7ffab79c0.pdf dd701550c4bee7cdaca85cd4f4534611 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MBA Finance Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Analysis of the Performance of Foreign Banks and Domestic Banks in Ghana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alethea Reynolds Description An account of the resource The main aim of this project is to evaluate and compare the financial performance of both foreign banks and domestic banks in Ghana. It does this by using the financial statements of twenty-two (22) banks in Ghana for the period (2012-2016), employing the CAMEL analysis. It uses descriptive statistics and t-statistics for the analysis. From the result, foreign banks depend less on debt when funding their operation compared to domestic banks in Ghana. The average equity to asset ratio (capital adequacy) of foreign banks is higher than domestic banks since the bank of Ghana sets high capital requirements for foreign banks than domestic banks. In terms of asset quality, the study found that domestic banks are able to recover most of their loan portfolios than foreign banks. The study found that on the average, foreign banks have higher non-performing loans than domestic banks. The results indicate that foreign banks incur more costs or pay their managers more than domestic banks. In general, foreign banks are more liquid than domestic banks. To conclude, the study found no significant difference between the average performance (profitability) of foreign banks and the average performance (profitability) domestic banks. The study recommends that domestic banks should employ effective policies that impacts positively on the overall capital adequacy ratios, asset quality, management efficiency, profitability and liquidity risk. Management of banks must review their statement and analyze periodically their performance to know the extent to which debt components are being used to finance operations compared to equity; hence managers should know how and to what extent debt and credit risk influence their performance. Subject The topic of the resource MBA Finance Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 2018 https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/075efadfab6bab41f8e8de260dcc3519.pdf 7830c5fb3181666251f6938d30a17ccd 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 Effects of Digital Banking Services on Customer Satisfaction-Case Study Ecobank Ghana Limited. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Afua Akomah Bamfo Description An account of the resource Customer satisfaction has become the cornerstone of all banking services. The adoption of technology, technological enhancements and inclusion, facilitation of customer experiences and satisfaction through the provision of digital banking services is seen as one of the key strategies to provide bespoke services to customers. The aim of this research was to assess the effects of digital/electronic banking services and products on customer satisfaction in Ghana using Ecobank Ghana Limited as a case study. Quantitative data was collected through a survey from a sample of 200 respondents and analyzed quantitatively. Findings indicated that digital banking products/services are internet banking, mobile banking and ATM products and services. Respondents indicated that they most often use a combination of traditional and digital banking although the findings also indicated that the use of electronic banking services are on the high. ATM (β = 0.310) systems were found to be a very good predictor of customer satisfaction, which was statistically significant (p=.000). This indicates that any increase in ATM products and services there is a 31% increase in customer satisfaction. Internet banking reveled the highest correlation with customer service followed by security which had coefficients of 0.799 and 0.713 respectively. Also, mobile banking revealed the strongest relationship with security at 0.668 whiles ATM Debit/Credit cards had the correlation with customer service 0.697. these indicate positive effects of electronic banking products and services on customer satisfaction. The findings of the study make it clear that that digital banking leads to customer satisfaction. This is quiet outstanding as the digital industry seems to still be in its growth stage. The findings basically provide evidence that with continuous growth and investments banks can have more satisfied customers and also, banks can reduce operational costs through automation of tasks as indicated by some earlier researchers. Future research could adopt a more qualitative or mixed methods approach to gain in- depth understanding of the issues raised as well as to further clarify some of the situations observed within the study. Subject The topic of the resource MBA Finance Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January, 2018 https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/43a4a1534c2a6a2b537291d01e455ce9.pdf 9221ac08e87bab8325816d466b24be6f 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 Determinants of Profitability of Listed Manufacturing Firms in Ghana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Abdul – Malik Abubakari Description An account of the resource Due to the direct impact of manufacturing firms’ performance to economic stability, there is the need for special attention to examine factors that affect the manufacturing firms’ profitability (Akbas & Karadinan 2012). According to Opondo (2004), most studies has examined the determinants of profitability of firms considering variables such as capital structure, cash liquidity, firm size, and financial leverage in other countries but however, much has not been done in the Ghanaian context. This study assesses the determinant of financial performance of listed manufacturing firms in Ghana. The study used quantitative research approach and explanatory research design. Purposive sampling technique was used to select eight manufacturing companies out of the total population of thirteen listed manufacturing firms. The study used only secondary source of data (audited financial statements) for five year period, from 2011 to 2015. Also, correlation analysis was used to assess the collinearity between the dependent variables thus Return on Equity (ROE) and Return on Asset (ROA) and the independent variables such as financial leverage, cash liquidity, firm size, inflation and exchange rate, while the regression analysis indicates the effect of the independent variables on the dependent variables. The result highlighted a negative significant relationship between financial leverage and ROE and ROA. Also, cash liquidity recorded established a positive insignificant relationship of ROE and ROA. Firm size establishes a positive significant relationship of ROE and ROA, inflation establish a significant negative relationship of ROE and ROA and also, exchange rate volatility establish a significant negative relationship of ROE and ROA. Subject The topic of the resource MBA Finance Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 2018 https://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/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/48c71386d493ce5cf4ec265c225643bc.pdf 7665cb171222c9c5a06004df38d9dfde 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 Econometric View on the Effect of Bank of Ghana’s Policy Rate on Financial Risks and Performance of Listed Banks on the Ghana Stock Exchange. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kojo Gyasi Dadsi Description An account of the resource The study used the Ordinary Least Square Method (OLS) and Pearson Correlation to determine the relationship between the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) and banks financial performance in Ghana. The study also used same method to establish the effect of the MPR on financial risk and some key macroeconomic indicators. The samples banks constituted banks listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) with data extracted from the Bank of Ghana’s website, Ghana Statistical Services (GSS) and annual reports of the banks from the period 2005 – 2016. The findings revealed that MPR has a significant negative influence on ROE, ROA, BATO, DY and NPM which signifies that high policy rate distorts the performance of banks in Ghana hence the need to keep the rate down. MPR was also found to have a strong correlation and significant relationship with credit risk, liquidity risk and interest rate risk. MPR was found to have a negative relationship with GDP Growth. Though this relationship was not significant, the correlation results revealed a moderately strong relation of -0.5. In conclusion, the negative influence of MPR on banks performance and its high effect on financial risk is can be considered as one of the major components affecting the overall performance of the economy. As banks play an important role in economic growth, it is recommended that the BoG must be more strategic and circumspective in taking their numerous monetary decisions. Subject The topic of the resource MBA IN 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/726a536a046c137be173dab260bed733.pdf 959fb4ef6a5819e23343845f03bf8e38 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 Role of Alternative Funding Sources in Health Care Financing: A Case Study of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Golda Shamiria Meir Asmah Description An account of the resource Health care Financing has become a major concern for many countries because it ensures that the health care needs of all citizens of a country are catered for during times of ill health. Since the inception of the NHIS, there has been a progressive widening of its funding gap mainly due to inadequate funding sources, which is threatening the sustainability of the scheme. This motivated the study to be conducted to establish the role of Alternative Funding sources in Health Care Financing, using Ghana’s NHIS as a case study. A mixture of qualitative and quantitative approaches was adopted to address the research objectives. Both primary and secondary data were used for data collection. Purposive and convenience sampling techniques were used for the study to administer questionnaires to a sample of eighty (80) staff of the operations division of the NHIA out of a population of hundred (100) staff. Regression and correlation analysis were performed based on secondary data from NHIS. The results of the study revealed various sustainable alternative funding sources that could bridge the funding gap and enhance the health system of Ghana. The study also found that, a positive relationship exists between the membership subscription and income growth. It recorded a regression coefficient of 0.97 and a sig. value of 0.001. Further, measures to control the rising expenditure were found. Notwithstanding, some challenges could be faced in the long term as a result of the measures. From the study, it is recommended that government with the aid of parliament, Labor Union heads and stakeholders modify the health financing system of Ghana. Also, NHIA’s Management should review income from premium payment upwards and revise the exemption list of the scheme. Also a gradual implementation of co-payment forms should be introduced by management of NHIS to reduce the funding gap. Subject The topic of the resource MBA in Finance Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 2018 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/53370f3abb69512aa1208eab38815d9b.pdf 9b4c9b3150dc814aae1f0510d66118d5 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 “We had a Blast!” An Empirical Affirmation of Blended Learning as the Preferred Learning Mode for Adult Learners Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen Asunka Description An account of the resource Journal Article Subject The topic of the resource Blended Learning Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/1bf9420682a2b58bc7e436878d811966.pdf 0243518f0fdd4ac2b3cbddf8cbd2ceca 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 A Comparative Study of Corporate Governance Systems and their Effect on the Financial Performances of Listed and Non- Listed Banks in Ghana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Augustus Martey-Kipps Description An account of the resource The focus of this research is to do a comparative study of corporate governance systems and its effect on the financial performance of listed and non -listed banks in Ghana. The study sampled 6 banks (3 listed and 3 non -listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange) out of the 35 universal banks in Ghana. Secondary data from the annual reports of the banks were used for the analysis. The data used comprises of return on assent which is a proxy for financial performance for banks, and corporate governance variable which included Board composition, Board Size and CEO Term of office. The data for establishing the relationship between governance and financial performance of Banks in Ghana were analysed using panel data analysis. Finding from the study led to the conclusion that there is no significant difference between corporate governance system of listed and non-listed banks on the Ghana Stock Exchange. The study further concluded that there is no significant difference between the financial performance of listed and non-listed companies on the Ghana Stock Exchange. Lastly, finding of the research conclude that corporate governance has a significant effect on financial performance of banks in Ghana. The study established a negative but significant influence of board size on banks in Ghana. It also established a positive and significant influence of board composition and bank’s financial performance in Ghana. The study also found that the CEO term in office has a positive but insignificant influence on the financial performance of banks. The study recommends that the number of members on the board should not be too large as it negatively affects the firm’s financial performance. This study recommends that measures should be put in place to ensure a higher number of non-executive board members to enhance board independence as this will improve financial performance. Finally the recommended that CEOs should be allowed a fairy longer term in office to enhance their productive. 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 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/56340c928e972b1b90d5addc71981151.pdf 5406e014c2a19e9f54be8316814b7cae 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 Evaluating the Impact of Venture Capital Fund on The Performance of Manufacturing Companies in Ghana; a Case Study of Beneficiaries Firms. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ama Hughes-Lartey Description An account of the resource The study examines the impact of Venture Capital Fund on the Performance of Manufacturing Companies in Ghana, with focus on beneficiary companies of Venture capital. Venture capital is generally considered as one of the business development funding options that allows for some flexibility and longevity of funds and for businesses to realise their full potentials of survival, profitability and growth. The Venture Capital Trust Fund Act, 2004 (Act 680) was established as a trust fund to provide financial resources for the development and promotion of venture capital financing for SME’s in priority sectors of the economy. The study focused on manufacturing companies who have benefited from the Venture Capital Fund, as well as Ghana Venture Capital Trust Fund, these beneficiary companies include J&Q Industries, EKA Processing, Vestor Oil Mills, Natural Scientific and Asarco Foods. In addition, the explanatory survey design will be used. This is due to the fact that the explanatory survey provides accurate portrayal of the characteristics, for instance opinions, abilities, belief and knowledge of a particular organization. This design was purposely chosen to meet the objectives of the study.It was found out that it was not easy to come by a soft loan from a bank to start a business or continue existing ones. It was against this background that this study was necessary to assess the prospects and essence of venture capital finance in Ghana and to develop recommendations on how the prospects could be sustained and improved. The VC firms must also build close links with universities and research institutions to identify opportunities for technology-based new ventures. Universities and research institutions are valuable sources of new technologies that can be used to realize the business opportunities identified in discussions with large corporations and other potential customers. Clear collaboration models are important 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, 2017 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF