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Working With Or Against The System: Ethical Dilemmas For Entrepreneurship In Ghana

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  • JOCELYN SACKEY

    (Department of Organization & Human Resource Management, University of Ghana Business School, P.O. Box LG 78, Legon, ACCRA, Ghana;
    Luleå University of Technology, ETS; Industrial Work Environment, SE 971 87 LULEÅ, Sweden)

  • YLVA FÄLTHOLM

    (Luleå University of Technology, ETS; Industrial Work Environment, SE 971 87 LULEÅ, Sweden)

  • HÅKAN YLINENPÄÄ

    (Luleå University of Technology, ETS; Entrepreneurship and Innovation, SE 971 87 LULEÅ, Sweden)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to address entrepreneurship and ethics from the perspective of the Ghanaian entrepreneur in small and medium-size enterprises to extend our understanding of issues influencing entrepreneurial behavior in developing economies such as Ghana. Our study specifically addresses three typical situations in which business ethics are challenged: (1) When applying for business information and permits, (2) When competing for business contracts and financing and (3) When dealing with tax authorities. Relying on in-depth case-study data from 22 entrepreneurs, the paper conceptualizes entrepreneurial behavior related to business ethics and identifies several important challenges to overcome to enable economies to build a more effective market economy.

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  • Jocelyn Sackey & Ylva Fältholm & Håkan Ylinenpää, 2013. "Working With Or Against The System: Ethical Dilemmas For Entrepreneurship In Ghana," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 18(01), pages 1-18.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jdexxx:v:18:y:2013:i:01:n:s1084946713500052
    DOI: 10.1142/S1084946713500052
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    1. Aryeetey, Ernest, 2001. "Priority Research Issues Relating to Regulation and Competition in Ghana," Centre on Regulation and Competition (CRC) Working papers 30619, University of Manchester, Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM).
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