Antecedents of a sustainable small and midsized enterprises in the tourism sector of a developing nation

Abstract

The main purpose of this present study is to elucidate the potential factors that have sustained the small and medium enterprises in the tourism sector in a developing nation like Ghana. Having considering the developmental contributions from the SMEs in the tourism sector to the nation, is it extremely important to dissect this course. The sustainability of SMEs in the tourism sector has always become an issue of discussion. It is of this course that the researchers took the step. A questionnaire of 102 responses was therefore received from the employees of the selected SMEs in the central of the country out of the 120 administered. A quantitative approach method was therefore deployed for the study. The selec-tion of the respondents for the data collection was by non-probability sampling technique specifically convenience sampling. A PLS-SEM software version ADANCO 2.0 version to use in data analysis. Consequently, the present study is beneficial to both industry players or policymakers in the sector of tourism among SMEs and has a valuable contribution to the literature by adding more knowledge positively to the positive factors contributing to the sustainability of tourism in developing na-tions using Ghana. © the authors, 2021. All Rights Reserved.