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Financial Reporting Practices and Sustainability of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Akwa Ibom State

DOI : https://doi.org/10.36349/easjebm.2020.v03i12.003

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Abstract: The vibrancy of most countries of the world in terms of economic growth and development has been attributed to contributions of Micro, Small, and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs), unfortunately in Nigeria; these entities have not been performing optimally and are characterized by a high mortality rate. While many reasons have been theoretically and empirically advanced for these, such as poor management skills, weak financial base and poor financial management practice, hostile operating environment, among others, this study was conceived to empirically examine the linkage between financial reporting practices and sustainability of the MSMEs sub-sector; as it is believed these practices are among causes of mortality. To achieve the main objective, a structured questionnaire was designed to gather data from 185 operators of MSMEs drawn using a multi-stage sampling technique involving stratified sampling, cluster sampling, random sampling, and purposive sampling. The primary data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean analysis), simple and multiple regressions to test the individual and joint effects ......................................

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