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<strong>Challenges</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Era</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Globalization</strong><br />

Edited by Emmanuel Obuah<br />

The f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs should be <strong>of</strong> immense <strong>in</strong>terest to banks s<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>the</strong> strengths and weaknesses <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> respective<br />

banks could be identified. This should help <strong>the</strong> banks to better position <strong>the</strong>mselves and formulate<br />

effective strategies to ga<strong>in</strong> competitive advantage. As Huu and Karr (2000) noted, “it is important to<br />

understand <strong>the</strong> preferences <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> bank customers and to design strategies to match <strong>the</strong>ir needs and <strong>the</strong><br />

products/services <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> banks”. The model<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> consumer preferences by <strong>the</strong> AHP could have a crucial<br />

role <strong>in</strong> bank market<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Ghana. This study however used only subjective criteria based on focus group<br />

discussions and <strong>the</strong>refore o<strong>the</strong>r researchers can test <strong>the</strong> framework quantitatively to allow for<br />

generalization.<br />

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