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dc.contributor.authorAgyemang, Otuo Serebour-
dc.contributor.authorSerebour, Otuo-
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-13T18:58:36Z-
dc.date.available2023-10-13T18:58:36Z-
dc.date.issued2017-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9459-
dc.description.abstractPurpose – This paper aims to examine the influence of corporate social responsibility on financial performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana by using access to capital and firm reputation as mediating variables. Design/methodology/approach – The authors collected primary data from 423 SMEs within the Accra Metropolis. Partial least squares estimation technique was used to analyze the data. Findings – The authors documented evidence for a mechanism through which corporate social responsibility results in financial performance of firms: SMEs with improved corporate social responsibility practices are better positioned to achieve enhanced reputation, which translates into improved financial performance. Even though this study did not document a significant relationship between corporate social responsibility and access to finance by Ghanaian SMEs, the authors contend that looking at the positive relationship between them, SMEs can minimize their capital constraints by embarking on CSR practices, which can eventually translate into financial performance. Practical implications – The authors recommend that for SMEs to enhance their reputation and increase their access to capital, which will eventually result in enhanced financial performance, corporate social responsibility practices should be a major part of their operations. Originality/value – It contributes to our knowledge on how CSR practices lead to financial performance of SMEs in developing countries. In addition, this is the first of its kind to establish the relationship between CSR practices and financial performance of SMEs in Ghana by using access to capital and firm reputation as mediating factorsen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Global Responsibilityen_US
dc.subjectAccess to capital by SMEsen_US
dc.subjectCorporate social responsibility practices by SMEsen_US
dc.subjectFirm reputationen_US
dc.subjectGhanaian SMEsen_US
dc.subjectSMEs in developing countriesen_US
dc.titleCorporate social responsibility and firm performance of Ghanaian SMEs: Mediating role of access to capital and firm reputationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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