Determinants of financial risk tolerance among small business owners in Ghana and its influence on financial behaviour
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Financial risk tolerance, financial behaviour, family financial socialization, small business ownersAbstract
Purpose: This study tries to examine the factors that determine financial risk tolerance and their consequent impact on the financial decisions of small business owners in Ghana. More precisely, this study intends to find how deliberative thinking, optimism, financial threat, and family financial socialization influence the concepts of risk tolerance and hence financial decisions.
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