... Training remains an important factor in developing the managerial effectiveness and capability of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), yet there are concerns regarding the quality of training provided to SME managers in Ghana, hence the weak managerial capabilities observed in SME management...

... 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...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurs Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Ghana Competitive positioning Entrepreneurial start-ups often start off optimistically and some of their early advantages can fade away after relatively short periods of operation and for some...

... 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...