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Improving SME financial performance in Ghana: A randomised control trial using retooling in working capital management practices

Project Active from 1 Feb 2023 to 31 Jan 2024 Sustainable Growth

In Ghana, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) constitute about 90% of businesses and contribute around 70% of the GDP. Using a randomised controlled trial approach, this project investigates the impact of effective working capital management (WCM) training on SMEs' financial performance.

Researchers

John Amoah

Lecturer, Department of Marketing and Strategy, Takoradi Technical University

Lordina Amoah

Senior Lecturer, Finance Department, University of Ghana Business School (UGBS)

Project outputs

mproving SME financial performance in Ghana: A randomised controlled trial

Improving SME financial performance in Ghana: A randomised controlled trial

Lordina Amoah, John Amoah, Julius Lamptey
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