Edem kwesi Amenumey

University of Cape Coast | UCC · Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management

The poster is to tell readers that the cherry eggplant (makuea poo-ung) contains 20 nutrients and it should be consumed as a food supplement for general nutritional benefit

Car rental services have become a major transportation trend, which has significantly altered transportation and general mobility dynamics among users. This study sought to ascertain whether socio-demographic, travel/trip-related factors, and psychographic factors play any role in influencing car rental mode choice. The study setting was Accra, Kum...

The study used the resource dependency theory to determine the strategic orientation that star-rated hotels in Ghana should adopt to realize both financial and non- financial performance. Out of a population of 680 star-rated hotel managers, a sample of 248 were chosen, using the stratified random sampling technique. Self- administered questionnair...

Therefore, this study researches the hitherto understudied concept of vaccination concern and its theoretical scope in the international travel space. It attempts a conceptualization of the concept by delimiting its theoretical scope and proposes a measure for it. An exploratory sequential mixed-methods design was used to conduct four interlocking...

Although Ghana's Persons with Disability Act 715 calls for the provision of an accessible environment, attention paid to the mobility needs of persons with disability has focused on their access to public facilities like libraries and schools without paying attention to the transport environment connecting the homes of commuters to these public fac...

Eating the food of other cultures is fraught with many problems underpinned by many factors chief among them being sociocultural background. The study, therefore, through a socio‐cultural perspective, examines the factors necessary for food tourism development and promotion from tourists' perspectives. Using the tenets of grounded theory, 40 intern...

The paper assessed the level of participation of women in the management of the Kakum Conservation Area in Ghana focusing on selected communities. Using a multi-stage sampling technique, 169 women were selected. Questionnaire was the main research instrument relied on whilst inferential statistical tools such as independent sample t-test, and One-w...

The study used the resource dependency theory to determine the strategic orientation that star-rated hotels in Ghana should adopt to realize both financial and non- financial performance. Out of a population of 680 star-rated hotel managers, a sample of 248 were chosen, using the stratified random sampling technique. Self- administered questionnair...

This paper assessed industry practitioners’ and educators’ views on the competencies required by the hospitality industry in Ghana. Data was collected through a survey of 111 respondents. Means were used to rank the competencies, whilst T- test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to explore the differences in competencies perceived t...

Makuea poo-ung is a highly nutritious fruity vegetable. The main objective of this study was to compare the nutritional contents of fresh and dried makuea poo-ung, then compare to nutrients presents in general eggplants. Makuea poo-ung was pre-treated before reagents and chemicals were used to identify the specific nutrients present, whilst indepen...

Makuea poo-ung is a perishable vegetable which can be transformed to prolong usability and availability during lean season. Basic preparation of makuea poo-ung for use has been so demotivating that, home makers only make use of it when there is availability of time. The main objective of the study was to process makuea poo-ung into a convenience fo...

Makuea poo-ung is a perishable vegetable which can only be transformed to prolong the usability and also get access to it during the lean season. The processing of perishable products prevents conspicuous change in the content of nutrients and sensory properties. The main objective of the study is to use an untried technique to process Makuea poo-u...

Contemporarily, social media has become pervasive in tourists’ decision-making to travel to any destination. The study assesses the use of social media in travel decision-making of international tourists on Ghana. The study revealed that tourists consider social media platforms as useful for their travel planning. The study also revealed that the s...

Generally, most studies on tourism in Ghana have laid emphasis on motivations and experiences of tourists, their preference for accommodation and restaurant facilities, and the quality of services rendered at these facilities ignoring a significant component of tourism, which is transportation. This paper examines public transport mode preferences...

Owing to the dearth of studies analysing choices of treatments in spa settings, this study drew on choice theory and Gesler's concept of therapeutic landscape to offer novel insights on spa-goers' choice of treatments. Evidence from 314 spa-goers in Ghana revealed that on average, spa-goers undertake three main treatments in varied combinations, wi...

Abstract Enzymatic browning of makuea poo-ung (cherry eggplant) affects quality loss and demotivates consumers from patronizing. The discoloration has a detrimental impact on taste, texture, odor and nutritional content. The main objective of the study is to evaluate and suggest ways to inhibit enzymatic browning. Experimental research design was u...

This paper examines service failures in 3- to 5-star hotels in the Accra Metropolis in Ghana. The objectives of the research were to ascertain the categories of service failures commonly experienced by guests and assess guests’ level of dissatisfaction with the service failures. Descriptive survey design using critical incident questionnaires (CIQ)...

The consumption of indigenous food and beverages can add to the competitive marketing of tourist destinations. The study attempted to examine the factors that motivate tourists to consume indigenous food and beverage in Ghana. Using a survey approach, data were collected from 891 tourists using questionnaires. Respondents were accidentally sampled...

Customers have expectations at every level of their interaction with a business whether face-to-face, over the phone, on the internet or by post. To meet and/or exceed these expectations, businesses need to know and understand what their customers expect from them so that they can deliver services to satisfy their customers. This study examined the...

The purpose of the study is to qualitatively ascertain the factors influencing intercity bus transport travel time on the Accra-Takoradi route in Ghana. The cross sectional study involved the use of in-depth interviews conducted on fourteen drivers and forty two passengers of GPRTU, VIP, VVIP, ISTC, MMT, DIPLOMAT and FORD on the route. This was sup...

The study sought to find out factors influencing modal choice on Accra-Takoradi route. This was achieved with the use of methodological triangulation approach not only involving qualitative and quantitative methodology but other sources of data collection such as questionnaire administration, in-depth interviews, and observations. The analysis bega...

Generally, most studies on volunteer tourism have placed an emphasis on motivations and experiences of participants ignoring a significant component of tourism —accommodation. This paper is an attempt to unravel accommodation preference among international volunteer tourists focusing on homestay facilities in Ghana. The data are derived from a stud...

Outsourcing is one of the strategic tools used by organisations to meet a myriad of objectives in the Western world and Asia. Hotels in Ghana are engaged in one form of outsourcing or the other. However, little is known of what actually happens in these hotels as existing literature on the subject matter is from the perspective of Western and Easte...

The relationship between tourist socio-demographics and homestay use has received scant attention from researchers. Insights gained from this study will guide market segmentation and targeting by tourism planners. The main objective of this research was to examine the influence of socio-demographics on tourists' motivations for choosing homestay in...

This paper examines residents' expectations of the 2008 Confederation of African Cup of Nations. Data was obtained through a questionnaire survey of 1308 residents of the host communities in January, 2008. Factor analysis was performed to determine the major variables that influence residents' expectations, whilst T-test and Analysis of variance we...

The purpose of this study was to identify aspects of employees' work environment that were related to their feelings of psychological empowerment in a luxury hotel group. Data were collected through the administration of a self-completed questionnaire. Exploratory and confirmatory factors analyses were run to purify the scales measuring the two con...