Survey of Sustainable Practices in Ghanaian Textile SMEs, 315 Responses

Kweku Safo-Ankama's dataset contains 315 valid survey responses from small and medium-sized textile and garment enterprises in Ghana's Western Region. The data was gathered via simple random sampling using online and offline approaches and analyzed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling. The study investigates the drivers of sustainable practices, focusing on sustainability challenges, material access, and economic constraints.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between sustainability challenges and SME practices based on survey constructs.
• Analyzing the impact of limited material access on eco-friendly production decisions.
• Investigating the perceived insignificance of economic constraints on sustainability adoption.
• Benchmarking survey results for comparative studies in other developing regions.

Strengths

• Dataset is small at 5.5 KB, facilitating quick download and inspection.
• Includes 315 valid survey responses, providing a substantive sample size for analysis.
• Clear methodological description of data collection via simple random sampling and analysis using PLS-SEM.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Western Region of Ghana.

Provenance

Source

Kweku Safo-Ankama via figshare

Collection Method

Quantitative survey data gathered from textile and garment SMEs via simple random sampling (online and offline).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 17:32:10; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Western Region of Ghana