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| Author: | Robson, P.J.A. Obeng, B.A. |
| Title: | The barriers to growth in Ghana |
| Journal: | Small business economics
2008 : APR/MAY, VOL. 30:4, p. 385-403 |
| Index terms: | entrepreneurship small business growth Africa |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper presents the results of ordered logit regression models of the problems faced by 500 entrepreneurs (here as: entprs.) from 6 regions of Ghana against the characteristics of the entprs. and their businesses and whether these were systematically related to a list of 37 factors being perceived as limiting in achieving their objectives in the period 2002-2005. It is shown that the education (but not the sex or age) of the entprs. were related to business barriers (as: bus-brs). Family businesses, growing businesses, those providing training and those which did not spend money on R&D were more likely to encounter bus-brs. In addition, it is also revealed that in general firms in co-urbations were more likely to encounter bus-brs. |
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