Deregulation, competition, and performance measurement of an African Airport: the case of Kotoka international airport of Ghana

Akwei, Cynthia; Tsamenyi, Mathew; Sa'id, Hadiza

Abstract

This article reports on the results of a case study that explores the performance measurement practice in one of the growing airports in Africa-the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) of Ghana. The article also assesses the performance of the airport from the perspectives of three groups of stakeholders -the airlines, passengers, and the community. KIA, like other airports around the world, is facing unprecedented challenges in terms of traffic growth, deregulation and increased commercial focus, the globalization of airline and airport activity, and the need to be environmentally aware. To manage these challenges, there is the need for the airport authorities to be proactive and innovative in their approach to performance measurement. This requires focusing not only on financial performance but also on other measures such as quality of service and environmental performance. Though the airport measures financial and quality of service performance, it does not pay much attention to environmental performance, and this was reflected in the ratings provided by the community. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Citation

Akwei, C., Tsamenyi, M., & Sa'id, H. (2012). Deregulation, competition, and performance measurement of an African Airport: the case of Kotoka international airport of Ghana. Thunderbird international business review, 54(4), 537-549. https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.21482

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 1, 2012
• Online Publication Date: Jun 22, 2012
• Publication Date: 2012-07
• Print ISSN: 1096-4762
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 54
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 537-549
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.21482
• Keywords: Political Science and International Relations; Geography, Planning and Development; Business and International Management
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/424016
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/tie.21482#