Assessing managerial skills in SMEs for capacity building

Title: Assessing managerial skills in SMEs for capacity building
Creator: Pansiri, Jaloni; Temtime, Zelealem
Date: 2008
Type: Text; Journal article
Identifier: http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/42803
Identifier: vital:693
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1108/02621710810849362
Identifier: ISSN:0262-1711
Abstract: Purpose - The paper aims to identify perceived critical managerial factors (PCMFs) affecting the performance of SMEs, show the direction and extent of relationship between PCMFs and firm characteristics, and forward some research and policy implications. Design/methodology/approach - The paper uses a survey questionnaire to collect data on SMEs' perceptions of the degree of impact of selected managerial issues on their performance. The data were factor analyzed (principal component analysis), purified (Varimax rotation) and validated for reliability (Cronbach's α; C1
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Relation: Journal of Management Development Vol. 27, no. 2 (2008), p. 251-260
Rights: Copyright Emerald
Rights: This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
Subject: 1503 Business and Management; Botswana; Critical success factors; Management skills; Small to medium-sized enterprises
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