83 10 3070 https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/7cffa7e9747706dc93e3d96afbb9baa0.pdf 57eee065c3023fcbbedd0f7c167982bb 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 Exploratory Examination of the Relationship between Business to Business Electronic Commerce Adoption and Competitive Advantage of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chosniel Elikem Ocloo, Hu Xuhua, Stephen Owusu Afriyie, Henry Antwi Asante, Isaac Mensah Adjei Description An account of the resource Business to Business Electronic Commerce (B2B EC) adoption has been growing at a quicker pace in recent times and it has become one of the critical ways to help small and medium-sized enterprises to gain and sustain competitive advantage. A firm’s resource capabilities and endowments influence the different levels of B2B EC adoption that leads to competitive advantage gain and sustained in proportion to that level of adoption. The purpose of this research is to offer an exploratory analysis into the relationship between B2B EC adoption and competitive advantage. A survey of 315 responses was received from managers and owners of manufacturing SMEs in Ghana. A canonical correlation analysis is used to explore this relationship. The results support the view that there is a positive relationship between B2B EC adoption levels and competitive advantage. 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&hl=en&user=TbSlw38AAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:4DMP91E08xMC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/eee60ccbb80fc51f45eec3e549b279e4.pdf c3979b2620454a1761df9daaf126feda 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 Research Publications 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 Security and conflict: Appraising and interrogating security arrangements in the Nawuri-Gonja conflict in Northern Ghana Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cletus Kwaku Mbowura Description An account of the resource In 1991 and 1992, Kpandai and its environs in present-day Kpandai District in Northern Ghana were enmeshed in a violent inter-ethnic conflict between the Gonja and the Nawuri over allodial land rights. War broke out between the two ethnic groups in April 1991, June 1991 and May 1992. Prior to the conflict, many pre-emptive security measures were implemented to de-escalate the tension. The government also deplored a Police-Military Task Force to Kpandai and its environs to provide security disarm the combatants and maintain law and order. Similarly, measures were undertaken to de-escalate and bring an end to hostilities in the Salaga area when the conflict was extended to the vicinity in 1992 and 1994. The Police and Military peacekeepers showed professionalism as they remained neutral and used subtle measures such as firing warning shots to scare off combatants, disarming the warring factions, seizing arms, and dialoguing with the warring factions to bring an end to hostilities. Nevertheless, the peacekeepers found it difficult to contain, de-escalate and reduce the intensity of the conflict. This paper provides a perspective on security arrangements in the Nawuri-Gonja conflict. By assessing the security measures before, during and after the conflict, the paper argues that the measures were largely unsuccessful. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=FihyGVkAAAAJ&citation_for_view=FihyGVkAAAAJ:YsMSGLbcyi4C Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/640e63907b565ed437377798ec35bf87.pdf 025f265fb63fa96ebd876060f3cc4ee9 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 Holistic analysis of the relationship between capital structure and stock price of consumer staples Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource M Owusu-Akomeah, Joseph Asare, EA Kuma, Stephen Owusu Afriyie Description An account of the resource Purpose: This study seeks to assess how capital structure and stock price are related to Ghana's consumer staple sector. Design/methodology/approach: The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has six consumer staple companies listed on it. The stock prices, equity values, debt values, market capitalization, and earnings per share of the listed consumer staple sector companies obtained from GSE were analyzed using Excel and SPSS. The result indicated that between 2011 and 2019, the companies recorded high mean equity value than mean debt value. The correlation analysis also suggested a weak relationship between capital structure and stock price. The fitted regression models suggested that capital structure is not a predictive variable for the stock price. Findings: The study discovered that consumer staple sector companies must pay much attention to the capital structure since it has a weak relationship with the stock price. Because its effect is not easily identified within a short period but accumulates over time which severely influences investors' decision. The study also observed that capital structure and stock price variations pose certain challenges to the companies. Practical implications: Financing decisions play a vital role in the management of firms. Two main funding options accessible by firms are equity and debt. Firms have the choice to go in for one or both funding options. Investors who patronize these stocks or shares gain interest in the performance of the firms' stocks. It is worth noting that equity and debt make up a firm’s financing structure. Originality value: An optimal capital structure is obtained when a firm has the right … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Journal of Finance, Insurance and Risk Management 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=TbSlw38AAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:kNdYIx-mwKoC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/94a9f34691069af420b4b24232d0a481.pdf d44c3b0e2c349f72636812351f67a158 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 EFFECTS OF TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON BUSINESS PERFORMANCE IN THE TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michael Owusu-Kyei, Kong Yusheng, Michael Nana Owusu Akomeah, Stephen Owusu Afriyie Description An account of the resource Total Quality Management (TQM) has arisen as a reliable quality and performance method that can meet or even surpass the expectations of stakeholders. This technique is anticipated to improve organizational performance, and has received considerable attention in recent times. Previous studies have not tied effectiveness of overall quality management techniques in business of the Ghanaian telecommunication sector, hence the need for this research. This study investigates the influence of total quality management strategies on the telecommunications industry’s business performance. Questionnaires were used in the study as survey instruments to collect information about the impact of TQM methods on business performance. To assess the situation, eight hundred (800) responses were received from, employees and top management of MTN Ghana Ltd. The study established that principles applied to total … Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Authorea 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&hl=en&user=TbSlw38AAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:qxL8FJ1GzNcC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/ae645d79b7c46cc47c7b96c011c9791b.pdf 1c04fbffd614a8cac3be66363e79e1c0 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 Constructive Bearing of Corporate Governance Mechanisms on Organizations: A Review of Corporate Governance Manual in Ghana Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Patrick Obeng Danso, Yusheng Kong, Michael Nana Owusu-Akomeah, Stephen Owusu Afriyie Description An account of the resource The international standard on social responsibility, ISO 26000, describes organizational governance as a system by which an organization makes and implements business decisions in quest of its objectives. The corporate governance systems encompass management procedures that are geared towards delivering objective-based organizational performance, while considering the interests of stakeholders. The systems seek to ensure compliance of standards, regulations, and business rules to which organizations must observe and adhere to achieve the goal of the institution. In view of this, corporate governance manual provides a framework for directors, executives, and shareholders of organizations for protection and accomplishment. When the structures, practices, guidelines, regulations are strong, or stuck to, good governance would be upheld. In essence, the manual allows organizations to follow procedures that serve the needs of shareholders, management team, customers and other stakeholders responsibly and effectively, while meeting the organization’s short and long-term goals. It is generally associated with overarching principles such as fairness, independence, transparency, accountability, honesty and social responsibility. Corporate governance propels these principles into practice by making enhancements to internal controls and operational procedures to achieve organizational objectives. 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=TbSlw38AAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:UeHWp8X0CEIC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/c3d5a7687a99818119597966a2a9aa2b.pdf 9d95419543fcff04542482a5a117504f 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 Research Publications 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 Crime Combat in Developing Economies: The Dilemmas of the Ghana Police Service Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Awaisu Imurana Braimah, Cletus Kwaku Mbowura Description An account of the resource This paper examines crime prevention in Developing Economies in Africa with special focus on Ghana and the Ghana Police Service. By and large, the Ghana Police Service has been in the news for wrong reasons partly as a result of several researched outcomes and public perceptions that tagged it as an institution riddled with corruption, extortion and embroiled in politics of patronage and clientelism with governments. This image of the Ghana Police Service has had negative repercussions on public understanding of its professionalism and the institutionalization of policing in communities in Ghana. In spite of these perceptions and bastardizations, public confidence in the police in combating armed robbery and preventing crime in general in Ghana has not completely waned. Indeed, records of the successes of the police in combating crime in Ghana abound and public memory of them continues to reverberate in some circles. This paper argues that the Ghana Police Service has been unnecessarily ‘framed’in a negative limelight to the extent that its performance in crime prevention and protection of lives and properties has been glossed over. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=FihyGVkAAAAJ&citation_for_view=FihyGVkAAAAJ:eQOLeE2rZwMC Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/5c314808af3562f02d22b3f32edd0012.pdf 65027293b70558b9bca13fd531e6d9a4 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 Public Sector Financial Management Reforms in Developing Economies: Insights from Ghana Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource M Owusu-Akomeah, Joseph Asare, Stephen Owusu Afriyie, EA Kuma Description An account of the resource Financial decentralization (FD) is key to bringing development closer to the citizenry. Therefore, there is a need to ensure the judicious use of funds mobilized by local authorities to bring about the desired level of development. To achieve this, governments of developing economies have to put measures in place to safeguard funds raised or provided to the public. One of such measures is the continuous reform of laws and regulations governing the mobilization and utilization of public funds. In Ghana, one of such Public Financial Management Reforms (PFMRs) is the Program Based Budgeting (PBB) which is aimed at ensuring the judicious utilization of public funds while meeting the demands of citizens. This study aimed at assessing the impact of PFMRs, with a special emphasis on fiscal decentralization in a selected Municipal Assembly in Ghana. The investigation used the mixed research method (quantitative and qualitative approaches) of data collection. Also, both primary and secondary data were used in this study. Primary data were collected through questionnaires and interviews, while secondary data were retrieved from the institution’s financial records. The study results revealed that there exists a positive relationship between PFMRs and FD, and a strong linkage between PBB and Service delivery in Municipal Assemblies. However, the assessment of the impact of PBB on service delivery at the selected Municipal Assembly showed a moderate impact. The study also revealed an improvement in revenue mobilization and expenditure, while noticing that resource dependency remains a challenge at the selected Municipal Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Universal Journal of Accounting and Finance 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=TbSlw38AAAAJ&citation_for_view=TbSlw38AAAAJ:3fE2CSJIrl8C Language A language of the resource English https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/63c7e807c783ca3269a998c6a0ee18f6.pdf 24f97d7f407e7452a87f726088c5eed1 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 Assessment of the Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Financial Perfomance of the Mining Firms in Ghana Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lilian Donkor Mfum Description An account of the resource The recent years have witnessed an increasing scholarly focus on the phenomenon of Corporate Social Responsibility. The pressure from civil societies, governments, and the rise of corporate citizenship have compelled firms to engage in CSR. Previous research demonstrates mixed findings in terms of the association between CSR and firm performance. This study builds on existing research by examining the effect of CSR on financial performance in the context of mining companies in Ghana. The study also explored the nature of CSR activities of firms and the relative effect of various types of CSR on firm performance. The study adopted a quantitative research approach. Both primary and secondary data in the study was collected using questionnaires and also from annual reports of studied companies respectively. Respondents in the study were selected using a purposive sampling strategy. The secondary data collected was a panel data that span the period of 2015-2019. Employing mean scores as data analytical technique, the study finds that the CSR activities of mining companies largely comprise conformity to production’s quality and assurance, steps to deal with all manner of judgments,staff involvement in prominent matters, geared towards employees health and safety, donation to humanitarian activities, and active involvement in projects that benefit local communities. Moreover, using regression as data analytical technique, the results of the study reveals that CSR is related to firms profitability in a positive way after controlling for firm size and growth rates. Findings of the study further point to a greater impact of external CSR on company profitability relative to the effect of internal CSR. From a policy perspective, the study recommends among others that mining firms should prioritize CSR and also focus more on external CSR including donations to charity and policies that enhance welfare of the communities they operate. The study culminates by suggesting future research paths. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Communication Technology University Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 2021 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mr. Emmanuel Addai Kwaning 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/92da065257a6a00014d2950388bd1cad.pdf d2f1add11bfb5d4d667b21fdc6ba63ac 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 Assessing the Influence of Petroleum Pricing and Deregulation on Ghana’s Downstream: A Case Study of Selected OMCS and BDCS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Osafo-Adjei Martin Jnr. Description An account of the resource The price liberalization of petroleum products was considered a good policy direction years ago, but it seems to be losing its relevance today. Thus, the study assessed the influence of petroleum pricing and deregulation on Ghana’s downstream in current times. The specific objectives of this study were to; examine the current nature of Ghana’s petroleum retail price deregulation policy in the downstream sector; assess the current overall implications of petroleum price deregulation on OMCs and BDCs in Ghana and explore profitable business operations adopted by OMCs and BDCs after post deregulation. The study employs descriptive methods research design. The research approach used mixed research which employs both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The study population is made up of 116 Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and 33 Bulk Distribution Companies (BDCs) which sums the study population to 149 companies. In determining the sample size for administering the questionnaire confidence level of 95% with a margin of error of 5% of the population was calculated to result in 108 respondents representing the population. The sample size for the interview was 3 respondents as officials from the National Petroleum Authority, Association of Oil Marketing Companies and the Ministry of Energy were interviewed. Thus, the total sample for the study was 111 respondents. The study concludes that the current nature of Ghana's petroleum retail price deregulation policy in the downstream sector is more centered on taxation and revenue generation for the country. Also, the implications of price deregulation policy on OMCs and BDCs are increased market competition, improved services, increased cost of operations, reduced profit margins, customer complaints about prices, no shortages of petroleum products, inability to generate adequate funds, political interference, more taxes, stricter monitoring, and boost of economic recovery. Further, the study concludes that the profitable business operations OMCs and BDCs have adopted are buying cheaper products on the market, buying, and selling quality petroleum products, providing additional services to clients, advertisement, and promotions. Subject The topic of the resource MBA. Petroleum Economics and Finance Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ghana Communication Technology University Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September, 2020 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Riverson Oppong, (Phd) https://repository.gctu.edu.gh/files/original/02d50e5797919330a7cd2ae06cf80a25.pdf a7df39e15f9568a9c740665b2752aea5 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 Research Publications 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 Nawuri-Gonja Conflict, 1932-1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CLETUS KWAKU Mbowura Description An account of the resource This study examines the causes of the Nawuri-Gonja conflict, which broke out in 1991 over allodial land rights. In Alfai, as is the case of other Ghanaian societies, the modes of measuring allodial land rights are embedded in the historical traditions of the people. By right of autochthony and autonomy, allodial land rights in Alfai in the precolonial period resided in the Nawuri. However, Alfai’s encounters with the colonial enterprise led to the evolution of new constructs of allodial rights in land, which challenged established traditions and provided the opportunity for the immigrant Gonja community to appropriate land. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=FihyGVkAAAAJ&citation_for_view=FihyGVkAAAAJ:ufrVoPGSRksC Language A language of the resource English