Resource access mechanisms in networks and SME survival in Ghana

dc.contributor.authorAcheampong, G.
dc.contributor.authorOdoom, R.
dc.contributor.authorAnning-Dorson, T.
dc.contributor.authorAnim, P.A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-18T12:10:12Z
dc.date.available2019-06-18T12:10:12Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.description.abstractPurpose The study aims to determine the resource access mechanism in inter-firm networks that aids SME survival in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach The authors collect census data on a poultry cluster in Ghana and construct a directed network. The network is used to extract direct and indirect ties both incoming and outgoing, as well as estimate the structural holes of the actors. These variables are used to estimate for survival of SMEs after a one-year period using a binary logit model. Findings The study finds that out-indirect ties and structural hole have a significant influence on SME survival. This works through the global influence and the vision advantage that these positions and ties offer the SMEs. Originality/value The study offers SMEs a choice of whom to collaborate with for information (resources) in the form of outgoing and incoming ties at both the global and local level.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGeorge Acheampong, Raphael Odoom, Thomas Anning-Dorson, Patrick Amfo Anim, (2018) "Resource access mechanisms in networks and SME survival in Ghana", Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Vol. 12 Issue: 5, pp.611-631, https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-08-2017-0072en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-08-2017-0072
dc.identifier.otherVol. 12 Issue: 5, pp.611-631
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/30924
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Enterprising Communitiesen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectNetworksen_US
dc.subjectLogit regressionsen_US
dc.subjectResource accessen_US
dc.subjectSME survivalen_US
dc.titleResource access mechanisms in networks and SME survival in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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