Barriers to breakthroughs: the crucial role of support services in advancing accounting practices, financial literacy and performance in disability-led SMEs

Michael Ayikwei Quarshie (), Shakeb Akhtar () and Donkor Nawaah ()
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Michael Ayikwei Quarshie: University of Energy and Natural Resources
Shakeb Akhtar: University of Technology and Applied Science
Donkor Nawaah: Woxsen University

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2025, vol. 59, issue 2, No 9, 955-977

Abstract: Abstract This study sought to investigate the influence of support services as a moderating mechanism between accounting practices, financial training, and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises owned and managed by persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Sunyani municipality, Ghana. The study utilized an explanatory research design and collected data from a random sample of 350 SME owner-managers. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS 23 and SmartPLS 4. The study revealed that support services significantly (β = 0.196; t = 3.875; ρ

Keywords: SME; Accounting practice; Financial literacy; Entrepreneurship; Disability; Support services; PwDs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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