... performance, particularly in less developed economies such as Ghana. If training is believed to generate the necessary skills and knowledge in the firm, then training accessibility and the quality of training content remain crucial for SME capability development. 03 05 2022 10 11 2022 10 05...

... on successful indigenous innovation commercialisation in the context of low-income economies by testing the effects of demand and supply-side incentives on firm performance in the small-scale industry in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach The theoretical framework for this study is built on the below...

... opaque and fragile institutional environments. Furthermore, we demonstrate how NTVs ESP strengthens the entrepreneurial ecosystem through the exploration of new possibilities and opportunities in institutional contexts with fragilities. The insights from Ghana provide a much-needed understanding of ESP...

... in the food processing sector. Financial risks data on the operational, market, technological, credit and liquidity risks and financial performance including compliance, social and resource efficiency performance were collected from 214 food processors in selected cities in Ghana. Higher-order constructs were...

... enterprises (MSEs) in Ghana. Adopting a multiple linear regression analysis, the study used primary data collected from 506 Ghanaian MSEs. Microcredit was measured using four main constructs, namely, loan cost, loan amount, the flexibility of loan repayment and loan accessibility. Entrepreneurship...

...Samuel Salia; Javed Hussain; Ishmael Tingbani; Oluwaseun Kolade Purpose Against the background of growing concerns that development interventions can sometimes be a zero sum game, the purpose of this paper is to examine the unintended consequences of microfinance for women empowerment in Ghana...

... the absorptive capacity and contingency perspectives to introduce extra-organizational advice as a moderator of the relationship between EO and firm performance in a dynamic environment. Design/methodology/approach – Using survey data from 340 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana, the study...

... derived research model is empirically validated using survey data from 198 small and medium-sized enterprises in Ghana. Findings – The study’s empirical findings are that the relationship between entrepreneurs’ optimism and entrepreneurial persistence is enhanced at higher levels of cognitive...