Corporate Governance Perspectives for Zimbabwean SMEs

This paper is designed to unlock the importance of Corporate Governance in the Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe. Corporates and their Executives need to account for their actions and activities. SMEs and their Executives are not exceptional to the rule. The sample size of this research paper consisted of 1 000 SMEs located in 5 out of a total of 10 Zimbabwean Provinces, namely Bulawayo Metropolitan, Harare Metropolitan, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South and Midlands. The research instrument used was the self-administered questionnaire. Data collected was analyzed using both inferential and descriptive statistical tools. Results obtained from the study revealed that corporate governance is not applied in SME Organisations. The paper recommended the application of corporate governance in SME Organisations to separate the owners from the organisations.