TITLE:
Impact of Government and Other Institutions’ Support on Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in the Agribusiness Sector in Ghana
AUTHORS:
Evans Brako Ntiamoah, Dongmei Li, Michael Kwamega
KEYWORDS:
Government Support, Other Institutions’, Performance, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME’s), Ghana
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Industrial and Business Management,
Vol.6 No.5,
May
12,
2016
ABSTRACT: 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.