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dc.title Enhancing SME contribution to economic development: A perspective from an emerging economy en
dc.contributor.author Amoah, John
dc.contributor.author Belás, Jaroslav
dc.contributor.author Dziwornu, Raymond
dc.contributor.author Khan, Khurram Ajaz
dc.relation.ispartof Journal of International Studies
dc.identifier.issn 2071-8330 Scopus Sources, Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR
dc.identifier.issn 2306-3483 Scopus Sources, Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR
dc.date.issued 2022
utb.relation.volume 15
utb.relation.issue 2
dc.citation.spage 63
dc.citation.epage 76
dc.type article
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Centre of Sociological Research
dc.identifier.doi 10.14254/2071-8330.2022/15-2/5
dc.relation.uri https://www.jois.eu/?761,en_enhancing-sme-contribution-to-economic-development-a-perspective-from-an-emerging-economy
dc.subject SMEs en
dc.subject perspective en
dc.subject economic development en
dc.subject emerging economy en
dc.description.abstract Small-medium enterprises (SMEs) have a huge and not fully maximized potential to address the socio-economic challenges that emerging economies are facing. This study assessed the contributions of SMEs in an emerging economy, using ADANCO version 2.0 of the partial least square structural equation model (PLS-SEM). A pre-tested structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 375 employees of SMEs in the fashion, microfinance, and hospitality sectors in four major business regions in Ghana, namely the Greater Accra, Central, Western and Ashanti Regions. The results reveal that SMEs continue to provide maximum support and contributions to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), as well as employ about 70 percent of the entire working population. The study recommends that SMEs should receive greater attention from the government. © Foundation of International Studies, 2022. en
utb.faculty Faculty of Management and Economics
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10563/1011067
utb.identifier.obdid 43883544
utb.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-85133673111
utb.source j-scopus
dc.date.accessioned 2022-07-27T09:08:42Z
dc.date.available 2022-07-27T09:08:42Z
dc.description.sponsorship Tomas Bata University in Zlin, TBU: IGA/FAME/2021/005
dc.rights Attribution 3.0 Unported
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
dc.rights.access openAccess
utb.contributor.internalauthor Amoah, John
utb.contributor.internalauthor Belás, Jaroslav
utb.contributor.internalauthor Khan, Khurram Ajaz
utb.fulltext.affiliation John Amoah Faculty of Management and Economics, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czech Republic amoah@utb.cz ORCID 0000-0002-3558-2077 Jaroslav Belas Faculty of Management and Economics, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czech Republic belas@utb.cz ORCID 0000-0002-5900-997X Raymond Dziwornu Faculty of Accounting and Finance, University of Professional Studies, Ghana dziray28@yahoo.com ORCID 0000-0002-7795-3374 Khurram Ajaz Khan Faculty of Management and Economics, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czech Republic khan@utb.cz ORCID 0000-0001-5728-8955
utb.fulltext.dates Received: September, 2021 1st Revision: February, 2022 Accepted: June, 2022
utb.fulltext.sponsorship This work is supported by Tomas Bata University in Zlin through; IGA/FAME/2021/005. Significant factors in the sustainability of economic growth with a focus on the SME segment.
utb.scopus.affiliation Faculty of Management and Economics, Tomas Bata University, Zlín, Czech Republic; Faculty of Accounting and Finance, University of Professional Studies, Ghana
utb.fulltext.projects IGA/FAME/2021/005
utb.fulltext.faculty Faculty of Management and Economics
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utb.identifier.jel M12
utb.identifier.jel L80
utb.identifier.jel N70
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