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Absorptive Capacity and Innovation Generation in Higher Education Institutions: The Mediating Role of Inter-Functional Coordination
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Asiedu, Mercy Asaa; Anyigba, Hod; Doe, Jesse Kwaku – Learning Organization, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to theoretically broaden the knowledge-based view (KBV) by examining the significant intermediary role that inter-functional coordination (IFC) plays in acquiring new knowledge and exploiting it throughout the entire higher education institution (HEI) community for innovation generation (INNG).…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Higher Education, Coordination, Business Schools
Defining Conceptual Understanding for Teaching in International Business
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Ashley, Sue; Schaap, Harmen; de Bruijn, Elly – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2016
The aim of this exploratory study is to develop a definition of conceptual understanding for teaching in international business. In international business, professionals face complex problems like what to produce, where to manufacture, which markets to target, and when to expand abroad. A clear definition of conceptual understanding needed to…
Descriptors: Business Education, International Education, Higher Education, Concept Formation
Professional Doctoral Scholarship in Ghana: A Case Study of the CDT-BEPS Framework
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Owusu-Manu, D.; Edwards, D. J.; Afrane, S. K.; Dontwi, I. K.; Laycock, P. – Industry and Higher Education, 2015
The constantly evolving paradigm of 21st century educational offerings and the growing demand for "professional practice" research degrees have raised concerns about the relevance of the traditional "theoretical" PhD award. To meet this growing demand, and address these concerns, alternative routes to achieving the doctoral…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Universities, Case Studies
Perceptions of Students towards Use of Distance Learning: The Case in an Executive Masters Business Program in Ghana
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Osei, Collins K. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2010
Distance learning has become a recognized method for delivering educational content in institutions of higher education. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions held by graduate students about distance learning offered by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. The survey utilized a 20 question survey…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Distance Education
Development of Education in Ghana, 1975 and 1976.
Ministry of Education (Ghana). – 1977
Ghana's new educational system seeks to correct some of the problems and weaknesses in the existing system of pre-university education. Presently education in Ghana consists of a ten year compulsory first cycle divided into two stages, primary and middle school. In the second cycle, students are channelled into secondary, vocational, and…
Descriptors: Business Education, Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Educational Change
The Impact of Access on Perceptions and Attitudes towards Computers: An International Study.
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Carey, Jane M.; Chisholm, Ines M.; Irwin, Leslie H. – Educational Media International, 2002
This international and interdisciplinary study investigated and compared computer access, attitudes and perceptions towards computers as well as preferred settings for computer learning among college freshmen in Australia, China Ghana, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Discusses implications for computer training in teacher preparation and international…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Business Administration Education, College Freshmen, Computer Attitudes