Impact of Government and Other Institutions’ Support on Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in the Agribusiness Sector in Ghana — Oak Academic Publishing
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Impact of Government and Other Institutions’ Support on Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in the Agribusiness Sector in Ghana
College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
1 College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
2 College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
3 College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
The focus of the study is to examine the impact of government and other Institutions’ support on the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises in agribusiness sector of Ghana. The research adopts quantitative research design. Research evidence was gathered via a questionnaire-based survey of selected agribusiness companies in Ghana. The variables used for study were tested through correlation and regression analysis. The results posit that government support had a statistically significant and direct effect on other institutions’ support and performance of SMEs. The results also indicate that government support had a positive and significant effect on performance of SMEs via the partial mediation effect of other institutions’ support. Conclusions of the study may help academics and managers in implementing the outcome in sequence to enhance other institutions’ support and upgrade performance of SME’s.
KeywordsGovernment SupportOther Institutions’PerformanceSmall and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME’s)Ghana
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