Artikel
Culture, financial literacy, and SME performance in Ghana
This study extends the literature on financial literacy and cultural (Catholicism or Protestantism) beliefs to SME performance in a developing economy setting. Two basic questions motivated the study: (1) does culture influence financial literacy?; and (2) does culture mediate the relationship between financial literacy and firm performance in Ghana? The results, from 300 randomly sampled SME-Owners and based on Ordinary Least Squares and Logit regressions, suggest that cultural values militate against financial knowledge acquisition. Furthermore, Protestant beliefs strengthen the probability that SMEs would take advantage of growth opportunities due to financial literacy. Thus, the study concludes that the relationship between financial literacy and SME growth is cultural-context dependent. The study recommends that (1) religious bodies should inculcate financial education in their teachings; (2) financial literacy training programmes for SME-Owners should be tailored to meet their needs; and (3) cultural beliefs of SME-Owners should be of prime consideration in designing financial literacy programmes.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Journal: Cogent Economics & Finance ; ISSN: 2332-2039 ; Volume: 6 ; Year: 2018 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 1-16 ; Abingdon: Taylor & Francis
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
- Thema
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culture
financial literacy
SME performance
Ghana
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Agyei, Samuel Kwaku
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Taylor & Francis
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Abingdon
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2018
- DOI
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doi:10.1080/23322039.2018.1463813
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Artikel
Beteiligte
- Agyei, Samuel Kwaku
- Taylor & Francis
Entstanden
- 2018
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