The Financial Performance of Non-farm Microenterprises in Ghana

被引：19
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作者：
Masakure, Oliver [1 ]
Cranfield, John [1 ]
Henson, Spencer [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
来源：
WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2008年 / 36卷 / 12期
关键词：
Ghana; microenterprises; performance;
D O I：
10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.12.005
中图分类号：
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要：
This paper analyzes the effect of firm and other characteristics oil the incidence and intensity of improved financial performance among non-farm microenterprises III Ghana, using data from the 1998/1999 Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS 4). The results indicate that frill characteristics, including urban and regional location, significantly affect the incidence and intensity of improved performance, but entrepreneurial characteristics are unimportant. The firm's capital stock does not affect the propensity and intensity of better performance. reflecting that the value of assets owned is low and insufficient to have a measurable impact oil enterprise productivity and performance. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：2733 / 2762
页数：30
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