Ghanaian SMEs Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evaluating the Influence of Entrepreneurial Orientation

Zhiwen Li, Oswin Aganda Anaba, Zhiqiang Ma and Mingxing Li
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Zhiwen Li: School of Management, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Oswin Aganda Anaba: School of Management, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Zhiqiang Ma: School of Management, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Mingxing Li: School of Management, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 3, 1-27

Abstract: Entrepreneurial orientation has recently been touted as a tool for solving enterprise failures in emerged and emerging economies especially during and after an epidemic. This study aims at understanding the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on enterprise performance in the Ghanaian food processing industry by assessing the mediating effects of innovation types and intellectual property. Data were collected from 702 owners/managers in the food processing industry via survey questionnaires. The data were analyzed using the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to test the hypothesis via the Smart PLS software. The findings show that entrepreneurial orientation, innovation types, and intellectual property positively and significantly influenced enterprise performance. Furthermore, the results indicated that the mediation effects of innovation types and intellectual property were full and partial, respectively. Useful policy implications are further proposed and discussed based on the study results.

Keywords: COVID-19; entrepreneurial orientation; innovation types; intellectual property; enterprise performance; SMEs; Ghanaian food processing industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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