Corporate governance and the small and medium enterprises sector: theory and implications

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify the extent to which the corporate governance framework can be applied to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and discuss these issues further within the Ghanaian context.Design methodology approach - After considering some of the key issues, the pa...

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Published in:Corporate governance (Bradford) 2007-04, Vol.7 (2), p.111-122
Main Authors: Abor, Joshua, Adjasi, Charles K.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Capital assets
Corporate governance
Corporate structure
Economic growth
Employees
Entrepreneurialism
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Ghana
International business
Methodology
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
Small business
Small to mediumsized enterprises
Studies
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Summary:Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify the extent to which the corporate governance framework can be applied to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and discuss these issues further within the Ghanaian context.Design methodology approach - After considering some of the key issues, the paper shows how relevant these issues are to the SME sector.Findings - It is clear that corporate governance brings new strategic outlook through external independent directors and enhances firms' corporate entrepreneurship and competitiveness. Again the problems of credit constraint and managerial incompetence in the Ghanaian SME sector could also be overcome with a good corporate governance structure in place.Research limitations implications - The discussion mainly focuses on corporate governance within the context of Ghanaian SMEs.Originality value - This paper provides conceptual insights on the application of corporate governance among SMEs.
ISSN:1472-0701
1758-6054
DOI:10.1108/14720700710739769