Innovative Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises
Joseph Kwadwo Tuffour,
Martina Awonate Agbaam,
Felicia Lynda Edzeame,
Ellen Efua Ntiamoah Aye-Darko,
Kingsley Darko
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2018
Pages:
106-112
Received:
16 October 2018
Accepted:
22 November 2018
Published:
26 December 2018
DOI:
10.11648/j.jbed.20180304.11
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Abstract: A driving force for competition in the present business environment is innovation. In a rapidly changing world, the need for innovation has increased. In many ways, innovation has become an important tool in the management of organisations, ensuring they have real opportunities to advance. Whiles only few innovative performance studies of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana have been conducted, they evince low levels of innovation among surveyed SMEs. Thus, a study that focuses on innovative characteristics of SMEs in the Ghanaian context is key. The aim of the study is to examine factors constraining innovative performance of small and medium enterprises in Adentan Municipality of Ghana. The survey method of data collection was used to sample 400 respondents selected to obtain primary data for the study. Descriptive statistics were applied to the quantitative data. The study revealed that uncertainty, and financial and technological related constraints are the major factors constraining the innovative performance of SMEs in the Adentan Municipality. The study also pointed to financial and technical support as possible ways to curb the constraining factors of innovative performance among SMEs. At the same time, SMEs need to promote workers’ access to technology to improve innovation processes and support growth by increasing investment in Information Communication Technology (ICT). Deliberate mechanisms to facilitate access to technical and financial support for SMEs by government is recommended.
Abstract: A driving force for competition in the present business environment is innovation. In a rapidly changing world, the need for innovation has increased. In many ways, innovation has become an important tool in the management of organisations, ensuring they have real opportunities to advance. Whiles only few innovative performance studies of Small and...
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Tobacco Consumption among Slum Women of Dhaka City: Causes, Consequences and Remedies
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2018
Pages:
113-119
Received:
4 December 2018
Accepted:
25 December 2018
Published:
18 January 2019
DOI:
10.11648/j.jbed.20180304.12
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Abstract: Tobacco consumption is not only harmful for health of women; it has huge socio-economic costs too. The main thrust of the study is to assess the effects of tobacco consumption by slum women. From this study it is found that the slum women generally take smokeless chewing tobacco like zarda and none of the respondents smoke cigarette. About 5% of them consume bidi. The factors which influence slum women to consume tobacco are age, income, education, number of smoking family members, consciousness about health, number of children and employment status. In this study, no significant relationship is found between spending on tobacco and illness of the respondents. Most of the respondents are free from any type of diseases like asthma, pneumonia, TB, bone diseases etc. caused by tobacco consumption. Awareness about the health risks and hazards due to smokeless chewing tobacco consumption should be created as they don’t consider smokeless chewing tobacco harmful. Government, NGOs and community-based organizations can play a vital role to reduce tobacco consumption among slum women.
Abstract: Tobacco consumption is not only harmful for health of women; it has huge socio-economic costs too. The main thrust of the study is to assess the effects of tobacco consumption by slum women. From this study it is found that the slum women generally take smokeless chewing tobacco like zarda and none of the respondents smoke cigarette. About 5% of th...
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