This study examines the relationship between board and ownership structures and firm performance in an environment of severe political and economic crisis. Using panel data from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) for the period 2000-2005, we split the period into pre-presidential election period...

Purpose – This paper reports the results of an investigation of the relative importance of working capital management, measured by the cash conversion cycle (CCC), and its components (inventory, accounts receivable and accounts payable) to the profitability of SMEs. Design/methodology/approach...

This paper reports the results of an investigation into the effect of corporate governance factors on the performance of listed small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and examines whether this effect differs between the two sizes of business. The paper employs unbalanced panel data regression...

This paper reports the results of an investigation of the effect of Working Capital Management (WCM) on the performance of listed Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The study also examines whether the effect of WCM on performance differs between ‘small' and ‘medium' firms. The paper...