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Owusu-Frimpong, Nana, and Albert Martins. "Adoption and Implementation of Internal Marketing Systems by Ghanaian Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises." Journal of African Business 11, no. 1 (March 29, 2010): 26–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15228910903187999.

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Abor, Joshua, and Robert Hinson. "Internationalizing SME Nontraditional Exporters and Their Internet Use Idiosyncrasies." Perspectives on Global Development and Technology 4, no. 2 (2005): 229–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1569150054738998.

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AbstractThis study focuses on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of Ghanaian nontraditional exporters (NTEs) in the handicrafts, agricultural, and semiprocessed/processed NTE sectors. Specifically, the study focuses on the relationship between Internet utilization and (1) age of the NTE, (2) export performance, and (3) type of export organization in internationalizing NTEs. The age of an exporting firm had a significant effect on its Internet use. Export volumes and the type of company ownership had no significant influence on Internet use among exporting firms. Analysis of age of the firm and Internet use indicated that firms that have been in existence for a long time adopt the Internet slower.

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Boateng, Bernard, Mauricio Silva, and Claire Seaman. "Financing decisions of migrant family businesses: the case of a Ghanaian-owned shop in Kent." Journal of Family Business Management 9, no. 1 (March 14, 2019): 24–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jfbm-11-2017-0037.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how a Ghanaian migrant family business in Kent makes financial decisions and measures business growth within the framework of Social Network theory and focussing on influences such as family, cultural and social factors. Design/methodology/approach Case study: migrant Ghanaian family business owner in Kent, first generation who migrated to the UK after the year 2000. The business is a small and medium enterprise and running the business as a family. Findings The narrative highlights important aspects of cultural and social factors that are not usually considered in credit analysis or applications for a relationship with a mainstream financial services institution. It is also indicated that family and personal attributes and culture had the most social capital for the shop owner to use or explore in taking her financial decisions. The discussions provide a basic framework for future research. Originality/value There is a gap in the research of Ghanaian migrant family businesses in the UK, in particular of their financial decision making process.

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Agyemang, Otuo Serebour, and Abraham Ansong. "Corporate social responsibility and firm performance of Ghanaian SMEs." Journal of Global Responsibility 8, no. 1 (May 8, 2017): 47–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jgr-03-2016-0007.

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Purpose This paper aims to examine the influence of corporate social responsibility on financial performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana by using access to capital and firm reputation as mediating variables. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected primary data from 423 SMEs within the Accra Metropolis. Partial least squares estimation technique was used to analyze the data. Findings The authors documented evidence for a mechanism through which corporate social responsibility results in financial performance of firms: SMEs with improved corporate social responsibility practices are better positioned to achieve enhanced reputation, which translates into improved financial performance. Even though this study did not document a significant relationship between corporate social responsibility and access to finance by Ghanaian SMEs, the authors contend that looking at the positive relationship between them, SMEs can minimize their capital constraints by embarking on CSR practices, which can eventually translate into financial performance. Practical implications The authors recommend that for SMEs to enhance their reputation and increase their access to capital, which will eventually result in enhanced financial performance, corporate social responsibility practices should be a major part of their operations. Originality/value It contributes to our knowledge on how CSR practices lead to financial performance of SMEs in developing countries. In addition, this is the first of its kind to establish the relationship between CSR practices and financial performance of SMEs in Ghana by using access to capital and firm reputation as mediating factors.

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Adomako, Samuel, Kwabena Frimpong, Riaz A. Mohammed, Robert A. Opoku, and Rifaqat Hussain. "Chief executive officers' dispositional optimism, host country's rule of law, and foreign market equity mode choice of Ghanaian small and medium‐sized enterprises." Thunderbird International Business Review 63, no. 1 (November 5, 2019): 63–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tie.22109.

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Boakye, Elijah Asante, Hongjiang Zhao, Millicent Adu-Damoah, and Edward Amankwah. "Exploits of blockchain technology in supply chain finance: a blockchain-as-a-service perspective for Ghana’s SMEs." International Journal of Development and Economic Sustainability 10, no. 3 (March 15, 2022): 32–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.37745/ijdes.13/vol10n3pp3249.

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The implementation of blockchain technology in supply chain finance (BcSCF) offers a conducive way for entrepreneurial financing. Extending the resource-based view (RBV), a traditional perspective approach is espoused to trigger scholarly discussions, pining the development of research fronts on Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) in addressing small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) financing constraints. This paper suggests that, despite the operational challenges of blockchains and the necessity to focus on core business activities, BaaS is promising, with significant efforts in terms of cost-savings, efficiency, and reliability with reduced risks. This study provides insight on BaaS contributions to fostering entrepreneurial finance as well as contributing to the literature on the accomplishments of BaaS within BcSCF provisions for particularly Ghanaian SMEs. Therefore, detailed studies into the viability of technologically-enabled types of SME finance are essential, necessitating more research. Resultantly, some forward-thinking research issues for researchers in the disciplines of innovation, technology, entrepreneurship, finance, and decision science have been presented.

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Afum, Ebenezer, Victoria Yaa Osei-Ahenkan, Yaw Agyabeng-Mensah, Joseph Amponsah Owusu, Lawrence Yaw Kusi, and Joseph Ankomah. "Green manufacturing practices and sustainable performance among Ghanaian manufacturing SMEs: the explanatory link of green supply chain integration." Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 31, no. 6 (July 7, 2020): 1457–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/meq-01-2020-0019.

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PurposeThe aim of this study is to examine the explanatory link of green supply chain integration (GSCI) between green manufacturing practices (GMPs) and sustainable performance (economic [EP], environmental [EnP] and social [SP] performances) by using data from an emerging country.Design/methodology/approachAn explanatory research design was employed for the study. Structured questionnaires were used to collect data from 178 Ghanaian manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Hypotheses were formulated and tested using partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM).FindingsThe results indicate that GMPs have a significant positive effect on sustainable performance (EP, EnP and SP). Again, GMPs have a significant positive effect on GSCI. Additionally, GSCI plays a mediating role between green manufacturing practices and sustainable performance.Research limitations/implicationsIn this study, GSCI was compositely measured despite having three dimensions. Generalizing the findings is also not guaranteed since the sample constitutes Ghanaian manufacturing SMEs.Practical implicationsThe results provide significant ramifications for managers of manufacturing SMEs within Ghana and those in other sub-Saharan African context. Based on the results, managers of manufacturing firms will have stronger backing to invest in GMPs, while at the same time establish strong ties with eco-oriented supply chain partners so as to achieve their sustainable performance goals.Originality/valueThis study adds to the literature in the area of sustainability and triple bottom line by providing evidence from a fast growing industrialized and emerging country.

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Issau, Kassimu, Sanjay Soni, and Innocent Senyo Kwasi Acquah. "Ghanaian SMEs’ perspective on the interrelationship between market and entrepreneurial orientations." Revista de Gestão 29, no. 2 (January 10, 2022): 139–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/rege-03-2021-0038.

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PurposeThis research examines the interrelationships between market orientation (MO) and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in the small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector. Due to the conflicting results associated with each orientation's influence on firm performance, some researchers advanced that scholars should resort to concurrent observation of the constructs. To the researchers, concurrent deployment of the constructs by businesses is likely to result in an enhanced performance. However, what is lacking in their proposition is how the deployment of these resources should be, thereby leading to a knowledge gap in the literature. The aforementioned gap is what this paper seeks to address.Design/methodology/approachThe study employed deductive research approach, and data were collected from 366 SMEs' owners or owner-managers of SMEs in two metropoles in Ghana. For this study, the hand delivery and collection of questionnaire technique was deployed. The reason is that most respondents may be reluctant to respond to the questionnaires through the post or Internet. Partial least square-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was employed for the data analysis due to its importance in allowing the testing of relationships among constructs. Furthermore, seven-point Likert scale was used to generate responses from the respondents.FindingsThe result indicates that MO and EO have a positive and significant influence on each other. However, the influence of EO on MO is greater. Therefore, when owners of SMEs are embracing the two constructs in their businesses, EO should precede MO. The finding is a novelty of this study. Through this result, the owners of SMEs would have knowledge of embracing EO before MO during the employment of the two constructs in their firms. The study further revealed that not all the components of MO have positive and significant influence on EO, and the reverse is true. Without this study, the owners of SMEs would have placed equal attention on each construct and their components. The study also indicates that deployment of MO in its composite form rather than components is the best way for improving EO.Practical implicationsThe more SMEs engage in MO activities, the likelihood of an increase in their entrepreneurial spirit and the opposite is true. However, engaging in more EO activities would result in higher MO than the reverse.Originality/valueThe findings add to the empirical literature by revealing the interrelationships between MO and EO, which serve as a guide to owners of SMEs and practitioners in their concurrent deployment of the two constructs. The findings would also open replication doors for future researchers in different settings.

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Easmon, Roseline Barbara, Adelaide Naa Amerley Kastner, Charles Blankson, and Mahmoud Abdulai Mahmoud. "Social capital and export performance of SMEs in Ghana: the role of firm capabilities." African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 10, no. 3 (September 2, 2019): 262–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ajems-11-2018-0361.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the direct impact of social capital and the influence of market-based capabilities as intervening variables on the export performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire-based survey was used to collect data from top executives and senior managers of exporting companies in Ghana. Data obtained were analysed using the structural equation modelling. Findings The findings revealed that social capital of SMEs exert the greatest influence on their export performance. Innovation and marketing capabilities are also key drivers of export performance among SMEs as they fully mediate the social capital–export performance relationship. Notwithstanding, marketing capabilities appear to exert a greater influence than innovation capabilities on the export performance of SMEs. Research limitations/implications The study used perceptual measures of international performance by managers of SMEs in the Ghanaian exporting sector making it difficult to determine respondent bias. Practical implications Managers of exporting firms should build stronger relationships with their customers and suppliers who contribute significantly to their export performance. SMEs would also have to hone their innovation and marketing skills as strategic components in enhancing their export performance. Social implications Market-based resources such as marketing and innovation should not be taken for granted by SMEs in the export business. Originality/value The study offers some lessons on how small firms can sharpen their marketing and innovation capabilities to derive export performance benefits from social capital. Theoretically, while the findings offer strong evidence reinforcing the DC theory, an exploration of the nexus of the theories brings to the fore the need to reassess the resource-based view and SC theories.

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Abdullahi, Ahmed Zakaria, Ebenezer Bugri Anarfo, and Hod Anyigba. "The impact of leadership style on organizational citizenship behavior: does leaders' emotional intelligence play a moderating role?" Journal of Management Development 39, no. 9/10 (November 24, 2020): 963–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmd-01-2020-0012.

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PurposeThe study investigates the effect of autocratic, democratic and transformational leadership styles on employees' organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). The study further examines the moderating role of leaders' emotional intelligence between leadership styles and OCB.Design/methodology/approachQuestionnaires were used to collect data from 618 small and medium-sized enterprises' (SMEs) employees in Ghana. For this study, both simple random and convenient sampling were adopted in selecting respondents. Regression was used to test the hypotheses in the research model using IBM–Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).FindingsThe results show that democratic and transformational leadership styles both positively predicted the OCB of SME employees, although transformational leadership has a more significant influence. On the contrary, autocratic leadership style was found to have an insignificant relationship with OCB of SME employees when the interactive effect of the various leadership styles and emotional intelligence were introduced into the model. The results also show that whereas leaders' emotional intelligence positively moderate the relationship between autocratic leadership style and OCB, the relationships between democratic leadership style and OCB and between transformational leadership style and OCB are not significantly moderated by leaders' emotional intelligence.Research limitations/implicationsAn examination of other prominent leadership styles (for example, the transactional leadership style and the laissez faire leadership style) could be key areas for future research as it is a potential limitation of this study. Similarly, the use of a Western leadership instrument could also be a potential limitation in the Ghanaian context, although these instruments and scales may be applicable. Future studies could also consider a longitudinal approach to give a more holistic picture of the effect of the leadership styles on OCB.Practical implicationsIn general, the findings of the study support the idea that the autocratic leadership style affects SME employees' OCB both directly and indirectly through leaders' emotional intelligence. This study recommends that leaders of SMEs should focus on leadership styles that combine both result-oriented and people-centric behaviors to encourage SMEs' employees to engage in OCB.Originality/valueThis study provides firsthand information on the impact of autocratic leadership style, democratic leadership style and transformational leadership style on an employee's OCB from the Ghanaian SME perspective.

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Juell-Skielse, Gustaf. "ERP adoption in small and medium sized enterprises." Licentiate thesis, Stockholm, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-3982.

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Quartey, Peter. "Finance and small and medium-sized enterprise development in Ghana." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.488429.

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This thesis provides a critical evaluation of the inter-relationship between finance and other key factors and SME development. However, the study places much emphasis on issues relating finance and SME development since studies have shown that financial constraint is the major factor affecting SME entrepreneurs in Ghana. Issues of finance and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries have dominated the research agenda at various policy levels. However, very little empirical analysis, that is, hypothesis testing, has been carried out to ascertain the relationship between finance and enterprise performance. Although a few studies have attempted to examine this relationship, there remain large gaps in our knowledge concerning the relationship between finance and SME development. This thesis aims to fill these gaps in our knowledge. The objective of the study is to provide a better understanding of the relationship between finance and other key factors such as exports, education, inter-fiem linkages and small and medium enterprise development in Ghana. It will conduct hypothesis testing on key relationships on the financial structure of small and medium enterprises in Ghana and also ascertain how firms differ in their demand for internal and external sources of finance. The study will also investigate the determinants of growth and SME entrepreneur's access to finance. The analysis is based on firm level data gathered in 1999 from 208 small and medium enterprises located within a 50 Kilometre geographical radius of five principal cities in Ghana. The Study employed a combination of analytical techniques, namely, tile 'Basic Detailed Characteristics' approach and regression analysis (Two Stage Least Squares and Logistic Regression Analysis). This allowed for an exhaustive analysis of the SME sector and its potential for income, employment, and economic growth. The empirical issues revealed by the analysis were: First, results from the regression equation on the determininants of firm growth confirmed the principal hypothesis of the thesis, that is, access to finance exerts a significantly positive effect on growth. This indicates the need to improve the availability of credit to SMEs to enable*the sector realise its potential. Another major finding is, increases in firm size exert a negative and statistically significant effect on growth (when defined as growth in sales). However, when growth is defined as value added, increases in firm size have a positive and statistically significant effect on growth. This has very useful implications for policy, that is, support programmes should be equally targeted towards small and medium enterprises. Another major finding is, exporting firms perform better than non-exporting firms. This re-emphasizes the need for policies to support upgrading of SME products to meet acceptable standards and compete internationally. Higher levels of education of SME entrepreneurs also exert a statistically significant effect on growth. There is therefore the need to educate entrepreneurs especially on production techniques and managerial abilities. The second regression equation investigated the determinants of access to finance and found that frill size exerts a significantly positive effect on access to finance. This implies small firms are often marginalized in the allocation of credit, hence there is the need to target more credit to the small-scale sector. Secondly, older firms tend to have better access to finance than newly established firms. An export equation was also estimated and very interesting findings were revealed. First, foreign owned firms are more likely to export than locally owned enterprises. Educated entrepreneurs are more likely to export than tile less educated ones. Also, males are more likely export than their female counterparts. Finally, medium-sized firms are more likely to export than small-scale enterprises.

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Siddiquie, Mohammed Aslamuddin. "Branding Strategies of Service Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Owners." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6118.

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Most enterprises in the United Arab Emirates are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); some owners of these enterprises lack the knowledge of branding strategies to succeed financially. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore branding strategies used by owners of some successful service SMEs. Krake's funnel model for the role of brand management in SMEs was the conceptual framework used in the study. Data were collected from semistructured interviews with a purposeful sample of 6 owners of medium-sized service enterprises who used branding strategies to improve the financial performance of their companies, and a review of company documents and company websites. Data analysis was conducted using the principles of the content analysis method, which included identifying codes and themes. Findings indicated owners of SMEs should be the personification of their brand, must do internal branding, should use the Internet and social media for marketing and branding, and should use innovative marketing strategies to promote their brand. The implications of this study for positive social change include the potential for owners of SMEs, who successfully implement branding strategies, to participate in the social causes started by the local governments for the welfare of people and communities.

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Jones, Leslie. "Small to Medium Sized Enterprise Sustainability through Green Supply Chain Management." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4225.

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Small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) make up between 95%-99% of private businesses worldwide, employ 60%-70% of the workforce in most countries and generate 33% of the GDP. SMEs account for a high percentage of the world's pollution because of the significant numbers of SMEs, and their accumulative impact. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies SME supply chain leaders used to implement green supply chain management (GSCM) policies that increase productivity and decrease losses. The origin of GSCM originates from the research of Ayres and Kneese. A purposeful sample of 3 SME construction companies was selected because of their success in creating strategies resulting in increased productivity and decreased financial losses in Summit County, Ohio. Company documents were reviewed and, member checking, artifact analysis, and reflective journaling were utilized to validate the dependability of the findings. Four main themes were identified: (a) onboarding, (b) fiscal management, (c) policy, and (d) infrastructure. The descriptions provided by SME leaders contributed to exploring the phenomenon in an actual setting. The results of this multiple case study may provide strategies leaders can use to increase productivity, minimize losses, and contribute to social change by decreasing hazardous chemicals and employee health problems.

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Hutchinson, Michael Andrew. "Environmental management in Devon and Cornwall's small and medium-sized enterprise sector." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/2575.

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The challenge of sustainable development has become one of the most important strategic, economic and social concerns facing global society today. Although literature on environmental management theory and sustainable development philosophy has increased apace throughout the 1980s and 1990s, very few of these writings have documented the case of the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME). The objectives of this research are: i) to determine the level of awareness and perception of environmental issues within the SME sector and to assess prevailing attitudes of owner/managers to the importance they attach to managing this aspect of their business operations; ii) to gain an understanding of the scale and nature of response to environmental issues across a broad section of SMEs; iii) to utilise the knowledge gained about awareness, attitude and organisational response to assess the relevance of the environmental management systems so far developed to and to link this to achieving sustainable development; iv) to draw upon the expertise of owner/managers and appropriate institutions to validate and, if appropriate, further refine the new and/or revised systems as necessary; v) to assess the possibilities for sustainable development within the SME sector. The first phase of the research involves a mail survey which identifies: what the SME sector is doing to improve its environmental performance; what the general attitudes to organisational change are: and levels of awareness of various environmental issues. Phase two of the research considers in more depth the issue of practical response to environmental issues through a series of in-depth interviews concentrating particularly on reasons why companies do not have detailed strategic management plans to deal with the environment. Phase two tests the results from the in-depth interviews on a larger sample frame providing the empirical foundations for testing existing models of environmental management. Phase three of the research analyses the need for an alternative strategy for the SME sector to manage environmental concerns. Material for a new model is obtained from case study material of best practice, alternative literature and primary source information. Results show that existing models are inappropriate for the majority of SMEs and that environmental practices are limited within the sector. Awareness of environmental issues and attitudes towards change are more positive from larger secondary sector companies. To this end the research proposes an alternative Bioregional Regeneration Model which could be tested and applied to induce local community regeneration and the development of a sustainable community based SME sector.

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RodriÌguez, Jorge. "The internationalisation of the small and medium-sized enterprise : the aware manager." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.425185.

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Alexis, Armstrong Matthew. "Human Resource Management Strategies for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise Project Success." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5966.

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Critical success factors that contribute to project success in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have received insufficient attention in research. Guided by the goal-setting conceptual framework, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the human resource management (HRM) strategies used by owners of SMEs to achieve project success. Five owners of SMEs in St. Lucia participated in the research by contributing their experiences in using HRM strategies to achieve project success. Data were collected from SME owners using semistructured interviews, and from observations and analysis of company records. Data were manually analyzed using Yin's 5 phases. Five themes emerged from the thematic analysis of the data obtained from the interviews, observations, and company records: (a) financial rewards, (b) team meetings and briefings, (c) training and staff enhancement, (d) retention and loyalty, and (e) work-life balance. The HRM strategies used by the participants to achieve project success have implications for social change because project success can lead to the sustainability of SMEs, thereby creating employment and improving the quality of life for citizens who benefit from the successful infrastructural and social projects that owners of SMEs undertake.

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Burton, Richard. "A Methodology to Select an Enterprise Resource Planning System for a Small or Medium Sized Enterprise." FIU Digital Commons, 2011. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/387.

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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are software programs designed to integrate the functional requirements, and operational information needs of a business. Pressures of competition and entry standards for participation in major manufacturing supply chains are creating greater demand for small business ERP systems. The proliferation of new offerings of ERP systems introduces complexity to the selection process to identify the right ERP business software for a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME). The selection of an ERP system is a process in which a faulty conclusion poses a significant risk of failure to SME’s. The literature reveals that there are still very high failure rates in ERP implementation, and that faulty selection processes contribute to this failure rate. However, the literature is devoid of a systematic methodology for the selection process for an ERP system by SME’s. This study provides a methodological approach to selecting the right ERP system for a small or medium-sized enterprise. The study employs Thomann’s meta-methodology for methodology development; a survey of SME’s is conducted to inform the development of the methodology, and a case study is employed to test, and revise the new methodology. The study shows that a rigorously developed, effective methodology that includes benchmarking experiences has been developed and successfully employed. It is verified that the methodology may be applied to the domain of users it was developed to serve, and that the test results are validated by expert users and stakeholders. Future research should investigate in greater detail the application of meta-methodologies to supplier selection and evaluation processes for services and software; additional research into the purchasing practices of small firms is clearly needed.

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Ozalp, Dizem. "Small And Medium-sized Enterprises And Banking Sector In Turkey." Master's thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12607995/index.pdf.

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This study has the objective of arguing the fact that the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) lending is developing, relevant to the evolution of the business environment and banking sector, during the period between 2001 &
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2006 years. The thesis is testing this claim on two data sets. First
the financial data of CBRT during the period of 2001 - 2006 is evaluated. Then, the SME data of a Bank is evaluated. The thesis also covers the arguments on SME definition, the literature survey for SME development policies, SME lending infrastructure, the banking sector, as the main source of finance for SME, and the SME profile of Turkey. The thesis concludes on two things: The share of SMEs in the total credit volume is rising during the period between 2001 &
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Sari, Burak. "Methodology Development For Small And Medium Sized Enterpise Sme) Based Virtual Enterprises." Phd thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12607308/index.pdf.

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This dissertation presents the results of a Ph.D. research entitled as methodology development for SME based virtual enterprises. The research addresses the preparation and set up of virtual enterprises and enterprise networks. A virtual enterprise (VE) can be perceived as a customer solution delivery system created by a temporary and re-configurable information and communications technology (ICT) enabled aggregation of competencies. The main achievements of the research include: &
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Clarification and definition of the concept for virtual enterprises and enterprise networks including preparation of these. o A fast and efficient setup of virtual enterprises can be enabled through the establishment of an enterprise network in which an appropriate type and degree of work preparation can be established prior to the set up of virtual enterprises. &
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Development of a framework and a reference architecture for virtual enterprises named as Structured Methodology and ICT Reference Architecture respectively. o Structured Methodology structures the body of knowledge related to preparation, set up and operation of virtual enterprises and enterprise networks. o ICT reference architecture consists of three levels with seven layers to portray in a diagrammatic fashion how different enterprises may exchange and use information between their respective organizations&
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Development of a methodology for virtual enterprise named as Virtual Enterprise Methodology (VEM) o VEM consists of a set of guidelines, which systematically describes activities that enterprises should consider in relation to set up and preparation of own enterprise networks with the aim to set up virtual enterprises. &
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Testing and validation of the developed VEM with the realization of a virtual case study and establishment of a validation platform respectively. o Virtual case study demonstrates the application of the developed VE methodology with the illustration of the key activities related to setting up breeding environment, setting up &
operating VE and dissolution of VE. o The findings in the research can be validated through the various activities as meetings, conferences, presentations and publication of journals.

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Books on the topic "Ghanaian small and medium-sized enterprise"

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Canada. Industry Canada. Communications and Marketing Branch. Small and medium-sized enterprise financing in Canada. [Ottawa]: Govt. of Canada, 2003.

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Vadiveloo, Jeyaraj. Enterprise risk management for small & medium-sized enterprises. Schaumburg, Illinois: Society of Actuaries, 2015.

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Canada, ed. Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financing in Canada. [Ottawa]: Govt. of Canada, 2002.

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Canada. Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financing in Canada. Ottawa: Government of Canada, 2002.

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Amboise, Gérald d'. The Canadian small and medium-sized enterprise: Situation and challenges. Halifax, N.S: Institute for Research on Public Policy, 1991.

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Surdej, Aleksander. Small- and medium-sized enterprise development in Poland after 1990. Helsinki: United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economics Research, 2000.

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Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise in Malaysia:: Role and Issues. 2nd ed. Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia: Universiti Utara Malaysia Press, 2005.

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D, Cosh A., Hughes Alan, and ESRC Centre for Business Research., eds. Enterprise Britain: Growth, innovation and public policy in the small and medium sized enterprise sector 1994-1997. Cambridge: ESRC Centre for Business Research, 1998.

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Mullineux, A. W. Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financing inthe U.K.: Lessons from Germany. London: Anglo-German Foundation for the Study of Industrial Society, 1994.

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Heristchian, Roxanne. The effect of price transparency on the small and medium sized enterprise. London: LCP, 1999.

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Book chapters on the topic "Ghanaian small and medium-sized enterprise"

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Thomas, D. T., A. Alderson, H. Shah, and D. J. Collins. "Evaluating it Usage in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises." In Enterprise Information Systems II, 156–65. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1427-3_23.

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Bhullar, Gash, and Angel Ortiz. "Delivering a Competitive Edge to Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)." In Enterprise Interoperability, 315–18. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118561942.ch45.

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McSwiney, Joe. "Business Process Reengineering for Small and Medium Sized Manufacturing Enterprises." In Re-engineering the Enterprise, 164–74. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34876-6_16.

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O’Gorman, Colm. "Success Strategies in High Growth Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises." In Technology, Innovation and Enterprise, 179–208. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25770-6_6.

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Kadri, Reda, François Merciol, and Salah Sadou. "CBSE in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise: Experience Report." In Component-Based Software Engineering, 154–65. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11783565_11.

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Omar, Ogenyi, and Peter Fraser. "Small and medium-sized enterprise retailing in the UK." In Entrepreneurship Marketing, 202–21. Second edition. | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.: Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429505461-13.

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Cacciolatti, Luca, and Soo Hee Lee. "The Nature of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise." In Entrepreneurial Marketing for SMEs, 6–27. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137532589_2.

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Buckley, Peter J. "Foreign Direct Investment by Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: The Theoretical Background." In The Multinational Enterprise, 24–45. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11026-1_2.

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Kharlamov, Alexander, Soumyadeb Chowdhury, Prasanta Dey, Oscar Rodríguez-Espíndola, and Peter Ball. "Wellbeing and productivity in the business enterprise sector." In Supply Chain Sustainability in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, 125–38. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003018551-5.

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Li, Xiao-dong, and Xi-yuan Li. "Small and Medium-Sized Textile Enterprise Employee Turnover Motivation Research." In The 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 587–94. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38442-4_62.

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Conference papers on the topic "Ghanaian small and medium-sized enterprise"

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Gard, Jerome, Bernhard Katzy, Torben Juul Andersen, Guido H. Baltes, and Tim Gasser. "Corporate Venture Management in Small-Medium Sized Enterprise." In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC). IEEE, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ice.2018.8436280.

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Dan, Zhang, and Lu Qing Qing. "Research on Changes of Small- and Medium-sized Sized Enterprise Culture." In Proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Economic Management and Cultural Industry (ICEMCI 2019). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.191217.086.

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Cui, Jie, Haiqing Hu, and Daohong Zhang. "Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Trade Credit Distribution Study." In 2011 International Conference on Information Management, Innovation Management and Industrial Engineering (ICIII). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iciii.2011.358.

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Nordin, Tuan Munirah Binti T., Hanida Abdul Aziz, Nur Fazrina Mohamad Salleh, Mohd Azlan Fahmi Muhammad Azmi, and Khairul Hamri Ramli. "Emerging risks management in small and medium sized enterprise." In THE PHYSICS OF SURFACES: Aspects of the Kinetics and Dynamics of Surface Reaction. AIP, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0114392.

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Mo, Zhuoyu. "Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Office LAN Construction Scheme." In International Conference on Education, Management, Computer and Society. Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/emcs-16.2016.283.

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"PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES." In 9th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems. SciTePress - Science and and Technology Publications, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0002367005250528.

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Yan'an, Guo. "Small and medium-sized banks and small and medium-sized enterprise relationship lending: Case of Zhejiang Tailong Commercial Bank." In 2013 6th International Conference on Information Management, Innovation Management and Industrial Engineering (ICIII). IEEE, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iciii.2013.6703596.

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Norita Ahmad. "Effectiveness Evaluation Services for Small to Medium-Sized Manufacturing Enterprise." In 2006 IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics. IEEE, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/soli.2006.236717.

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Ahmad, Norita, and Robin G. Qiu. "Effectiveness Evaluation Services for Small to Medium-Sized Manufacturing Enterprise." In 2006 IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics. IEEE, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/soli.2006.328905.

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Lu, Guangqiu, Jiahui Liu, and Fuling Li. "Application of ERP System in Small and Medium-sized Tire Enterprise." In 2016 International Conference on Sensor Network and Computer Engineering. Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/icsnce-16.2016.52.

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Reports on the topic "Ghanaian small and medium-sized enterprise"

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Selby, Sarah. Climate & environment assessment: Deauville partnership small and medium-sized enterprise mentoring initiative for the Middle East and North Africa. Evidence on Demand, December 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.12774/eod_hd028.dec2012.selby.

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Battakhov, P. P. MAIN PROVISIONS OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IN RUSSIA. DOICODE, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18411/2276-6598-2020-58823.

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This article discusses the concept of the social orientation of activity and the entrepreneurial approach at the level of the Russian Federation, including a number of aspects of the legal regulation of public relations between organizations of state power and social entrepreneurs. The main problem of the study is the study of the sequence of the assignment of the status of a social enterprise by the authorities Russia at the federal level. Currently, the question is being raised about the adoption of a separate federal legislative act "On the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Russian Federation." The introduction of the relevant law is necessary, since the reasons are the basis for the inevitability of consideration of public problems and the adoption of relevant official documents in all regions of the Russian Federation.

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Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2020:. Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, October 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/tcs200290-2.

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Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2020:. Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, November 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/tcs200311-2.

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Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2020:. Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, November 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/tcs200331-2.

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Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2021. Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, November 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/sgp210459-2.

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Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2022. Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, November 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/tcs220543-2.

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Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2020 Volume IV–Technical Note:. Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, December 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/tcs200374-2.

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Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2022: Volume I—Country and Regional Reviews. Asian Development Bank, November 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/sgp220540-2.

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This volume provides data and analysis on micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Central and West Asia to help policymakers support the development of these businesses. The development of MSMEs remains key to promoting inclusive growth in developing economies in Asia and the Pacific. The Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor (ASM) serves as a resource for evidence-based policy design on MSME development. The ASM 2022 focuses on Central and West Asia. This volume reviews the financial and nonfinancial conditions of MSMEs at country and regional level. It highlights the need for increased lending to MSMEs with better loan assets, enhanced job creation, expanded foreign trade of MSMEs, strengthened digital infrastr

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Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2021: Volume IV—Pilot SME Development Index: Applying Probabilistic Principal Component Analysis. Asian Development Bank, April 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/tcs220150-2.

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This volume sets out an updated Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Development Index (SME-DI) that aims to help policy makers in developing Asia overcome the limited availability of data on small businesses. The volume presents a new pilot of the SME-DI that fills in missing data by using a probabilistic principal component analysis model. The researchers used pilot testing to generate a regional SME-DI for 15 countries in Southeast Asia and South Asia, based on the 2021 Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor database. The study also constructed a national index for Viet Nam using business registration data.

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