Students Studying in higher Secondary schools Study of Environmental Attitudes
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Electricity fluctuation, operation, profitability, SMEs, Ghana.Abstract
The main aim of this study is to analyze the impact of electricity fluctuation on Small and Medium scale enterprises (SME) operation and profitability in Ghana. This study contributes to the industrialization of the economy of Ghana through the growth of SMEs by investigating the effect of the electricity fluctuation on the SMEs performance. The study employed the quantitative research design in the collation and analysis of data through closed-ended questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis were carried out using Statistical Package for Social Sciences software (SPSS) to estimate the relationship between variables. The overall results of this study show that there is a significant effect of electricity fluctuation on SME operation and profitability. The study recommends that strategic measures should be introduced to provide sustain the national power supply. This will help improve SMEs performance (operation and profitability) which would decrease unemployment and sustain the economy in the long run.
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