Since SMEs make a significant contribution to all economies, however, definitional issues are of minor importance. Against this background, many governments have developed favourable policies towards SMEs in order to lower barriers to their development. Two areas, in particular, have been singled out...
(2021) investigated the e-tax system’s effectiveness in reducing tax evasion. This study expects tax audits to make some meaningful contribution to the reduction of tax evasion, and hence contribute to the willingness of people to comply with tax and ultimately lead to the enhancement of tax ...
Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs) have, for long, been considered to be key players in the sustainable development of both the developed nations, and the developing economies of Third World countries, owing to their contribution ... RM Ojokuku,AS Sajuyigbe,AB Ogunwoye - 《Journal of...
Furthermore, SMEs need targeted support to ensure that they can make their own valuable contribution to the global effort to tackle bribery in business. 4 2. The business impact of bribery A culture of bribery – an environment where bribery is tolerated and accepted as an inevitable feature ...
This definition has also been spelled out in the SME Masterplan by SME Corporation Malaysia. The characteristic of developed nations also defines SMEs’ elements in the country, which is also related to contribution to GDP, export contribution, and employment contribution. Relevant Malaysian SMEs ...
missing in the literature to the best of our knowledge. Whether the institutional context of competition (from foreign firms) negatively moderates trade facilitation’s impact on African SMEs’ performance is also missing from the literature and thus represents an additional value of this contribution....
to obtain in impersonal ways (Liberti & Petersen,2019; Petersen,2004) such as digitalization. The noteworthy contribution of Guiso et al. (2004) points out that the density of bank branches is positively related to the corporate growth of SMEs. This work has been enormously influential and ...
Our study aims to find answers to the following research questions (RQs): What are the components of the fourth industrial revolution technologies? (RQ1) What are the challenges faced by the manufacturing SMEs in South Africa in moving into the 4IR? (RQ2) How can 4IR technologies address ...
Globally, SMEs contribute to over 80% of job growth in both developed and developing economies and 70% of GDP [14]. Ghana is experiencing SMEs’ remarkable contribution to economic growth and business development. [15] stated that SMEs account for 92% of businesses in Ghana and contribute ...
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) played a significant role in domestic employment and inclusive GDP in developing countries such as Ethiopia. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to investigate the determinants of sustainable growth of SMEs in developing countries, notably in Ethiopia. ...