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Lending methodologies and SMEs access to finance in Ghana : the mediating role of credit reference information
Gyimah, Kofi Nyarko; Akande, Joseph Olorunfemi; … - In: Cogent business & management 9 (2022) 1, pp. 1-22
A major challenge to SME growth has been access to credit meanwhile literature exploring the effects of lending … methodologies on credit access has paid little attention to how credit referencing information can influence the relationship. The … study assessed the mediating influence of credit reference information on the interaction between bank lending methodologies …
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Do audited firms have better access to credit? : evidence from emerging countries
Alduraywish, Yaqoub - In: Cogent business & management 10 (2023) 2, pp. 1-18
bank credit, using data from the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS). Among firms having credit … statements have better formal credit access than their counterparts. Among these, audited firms obtain bigger loan value, have …
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The bank lending channel of monetary policy transmission in Vietnam : impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crisis
Minh Thanh Loi; Van Dan Dang - In: Cogent business & management 10 (2023) 1, pp. 1-20
This paper aims to analyze changes in the transmission of monetary policy via bank lending when considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crisis. Using bank-level data of 31 commercial banks in Vietnam from 2007 to 2021, we provide consistent evidence that the impact of...
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Credit expansion and financial sustainability of microfinance institutions : a generalized method of moments panel data analysis
Tehulu, Tilahun Aemiro - In: Cogent business & management 9 (2022) 1, pp. 1-17
This study examines the nexus between credit expansion and the financial sustainability of microfinance institutions … (MFIs) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study also examines the interaction effects of credit expansion and interest rate …-corrected standard errors to analyze the data. The results establish that credit expansion matters in MFI financial sustainability …
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Senior bank loan officers' expectations for loan demand : a note
Anastasiou, Dimitris; Khurramovich, Khudoykulov Khurshid; … - In: Cogent business & management 10 (2023) 1, pp. 1-13
We employ senior bank loan officers' responses regarding actual and expected loan demand from enterprises linking successive surveys to determine the dominant expectation formation mechanism that best describes European senior bank loan officers' expectations. Our findings suggest that the...
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Supplier relationship marketing practices and small retailer performance in South Africa
Makhitha, KM - In: Cogent business & management 6 (2019), pp. 1-17
The purpose of the study on which this article is based, was to interrogate the relationship marketing practices of small retailers in South Africa. The researcher also explores the impact of relationship marketing practices on the performance of small retailers in South Africa (SA). Objectives...
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Challenges and opportunities in sustainability reporting : a focus on small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
Setyaningsih, Santi; Widjojo, Rosita; Kelle, Péter - In: Cogent business & management 11 (2024) 1, pp. 1-17
The purpose of the study was to observe how Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) struggle to develop the sustainability reports that are today important and required by consumers. The rationale is that the sustainability report is influenced by governance practices, social responsibility,...
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The impact of market uncertainty on international SME performance
Sharfaei, Shahab; Jeen Wei Ong; Ojo, Adedapo Oluwaseyi - In: Cogent business & management 10 (2023) 1, pp. 1-14
This research explores the performance of international small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Iran. Iran as the 18th biggest market in the world, can potentially be an attractive market for firms. However, SMEs need to navigate the market uncertainty to achieve their performance goals....
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How do strategic networks help SMEs upgrade in global value chains? : a cross-national analysis
Kang, Sangmin; Kim, Changju - In: Cogent business & management 10 (2023) 1, pp. 1-21
This study investigates whether strategic networks in global value chains affect the upgrade of suppliers and describes alternative ways of overcoming the barriers to such upgrades. Using a cross-national analysis, we examine the complex upgrade process for suppliers from a long-term perspective...
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CEO power, innovative investment and family board involvement : an empirical study of Chinese family SMEs
Sun, Kaiyang - In: Cogent business & management 9 (2022) 1, pp. 1-16
Drawn the socio-emotional wealth perspective, this paper investigates the relationship among CEO power, innovative investment and family board involvement in family enterprises. Secondary data on listed Chinese family small- and medium-sized enterprises from 2015 to 2019 was accessed via the...
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