The impact of socio-economic factors on small business success

Small enterprises play a vital role in economic development as they can provide the economy with efficiency, innovation, competition and employment. Entrepreneurs are responsible for the success of their businesses and have to face up with definite challenges in doing so. To know what const...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saleem, Muhammad Amjad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2012
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3514/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3514/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3514/1/3.geografia-jan%25202012-M%2520Amajad%2520Saleem-edited%252028.1.12-1.pdf
id ukm-3514
recordtype eprints
spelling ukm-35142016-12-14T06:34:41Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3514/ The impact of socio-economic factors on small business success Saleem, Muhammad Amjad Small enterprises play a vital role in economic development as they can provide the economy with efficiency, innovation, competition and employment. Entrepreneurs are responsible for the success of their businesses and have to face up with definite challenges in doing so. To know what constitute critical determinants of small business success data were collected from 60 randomly selected respondents in the Dera Ismail Khan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, Pakistan, who were administered with structured questionnaires. Regression analyses of the findings showed the positive and significant impact factors of investment, entrepreneurial experience, business profile and culture with R2=0.638 and F= 11.222. The provision of ample opportunities to develop skills for business enhancement is suggested as the rational way forward. Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3514/1/3.geografia-jan%25202012-M%2520Amajad%2520Saleem-edited%252028.1.12-1.pdf Saleem, Muhammad Amjad (2012) The impact of socio-economic factors on small business success. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 8 (1). pp. 24-29. ISSN 2180-2491 http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/geografia/v1/index.php
repository_type Digital Repository
institution_category Local University
institution Universiti Kebangasaan Malaysia
building UKM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
language English
description Small enterprises play a vital role in economic development as they can provide the economy with efficiency, innovation, competition and employment. Entrepreneurs are responsible for the success of their businesses and have to face up with definite challenges in doing so. To know what constitute critical determinants of small business success data were collected from 60 randomly selected respondents in the Dera Ismail Khan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, Pakistan, who were administered with structured questionnaires. Regression analyses of the findings showed the positive and significant impact factors of investment, entrepreneurial experience, business profile and culture with R2=0.638 and F= 11.222. The provision of ample opportunities to develop skills for business enhancement is suggested as the rational way forward.
format Article
author Saleem, Muhammad Amjad
spellingShingle Saleem, Muhammad Amjad
The impact of socio-economic factors on small business success
author_facet Saleem, Muhammad Amjad
author_sort Saleem, Muhammad Amjad
title The impact of socio-economic factors on small business success
title_short The impact of socio-economic factors on small business success
title_full The impact of socio-economic factors on small business success
title_fullStr The impact of socio-economic factors on small business success
title_full_unstemmed The impact of socio-economic factors on small business success
title_sort impact of socio-economic factors on small business success
publisher Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi
publishDate 2012
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3514/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3514/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3514/1/3.geografia-jan%25202012-M%2520Amajad%2520Saleem-edited%252028.1.12-1.pdf
first_indexed 2023-09-18T19:39:00Z
last_indexed 2023-09-18T19:39:00Z
_version_ 1777405463413915648