Corporate governance practices of small and medium enterprises (SMEs): An exploratory study in Ghana : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University

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Corporate governance practices of small and medium enterprises (SMEs): An exploratory study in Ghana : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University

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Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) consist of 92% of registered businesses in Ghana. Prior studies like Abor & Quartey (2010) and Aryeetey & McKay (2007) have found that SMEs are the key contributors to Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and job creation, yet they hold the unenviable statistics of high rate of collapse due to weaker operating structures (Quartey, 2003). In order to understand the rate of collapse and weak structures of SMEs, this research explores Corporate Governance (CG)...

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Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

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2021

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Asumadu, Bismark

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/13389

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corporate governance / practices / challenges / Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) / Ghana / Financial Accounting / Finance / Accounting, Auditing and Accountability / Banking, Finance and Investment

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