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Financing Of Small And Medium Enterprises (Smes) In Libya: Determinants Of External Formal Financing Conventional And Islamic Perspective

Economic development and growth are significantly linked to the consistent and sustainable sector of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). As a country that is trying to realize its dream after the 2011 Revolution, Libya is seeking to diversify its industry-based sector in order to reduce its over-de...

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Main Author: Khalid Hassan Abdesamed
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Published: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia 2015
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spelling my.usim-82242017-03-02T07:23:56Z Financing Of Small And Medium Enterprises (Smes) In Libya: Determinants Of External Formal Financing Conventional And Islamic Perspective Khalid Hassan Abdesamed FEM Economic development and growth are significantly linked to the consistent and sustainable sector of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). As a country that is trying to realize its dream after the 2011 Revolution, Libya is seeking to diversify its industry-based sector in order to reduce its over-dependence on the volatile oil sector. To achieve this goal, the Libyan government launched the National Program for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises in 2008 to frame policies and programs in cultivating Libyan SMEs. However, the access to funds for the development and sustainability of SMEs has become a major predicament in many developing countries, including Libya. Banks are the frontrunners in financing and advising SMEs. The main question of this research is, “Which of the SMEs can apply for and can access bank loans?” Four theories, namely; human capital, firm, business strategy, and information asymmetry, constitute the study’s theoretical framework. The three main objectives of the study are as follows: (i) to develop a bank loan model based on applicability, (ii) to develop a bank loan model based on accessibility, and (iii) to assess the tendency of SMEs to use the Islamic bank. Three models were developed using quantitative methods with a hypothetical-deductive testing approach. Model I (N = 364) used primary data on loan applications gathered from the questionnaires. Model II (N = 118) extracted the survey data from the same questionnaires. Model III (N = 364) used primary data on the tendency of SMEs to use Islamic banks gathered from the same questionnaires. The logistic regression and Mann-Whitney test indicate that the business experience of the firm’s owner does not have a significant relation with the firm’s application for a bank loan. The educational background of the firm’s owner, the firm’s size, collaterals, and loans with interest were found to be negatively related to application of the firm for a bank loan. However, the firm’s business plans and its start-up with bank loan were found to be positively related to the firm’s application for bank loans. Yet, business plans, experience, and educational background were insignificant to the firm’s access to bank loans. The firm’s age, size, and start-up with bank loan were negatively related to its difficulties in securing a loan. It is found the tendency to use Islamic bank varies between those firms which consider formal financing with the ones relying on informal financing with the latter tends more to use Islamic bank. This study can serve academic researchers, policy makers, and developing countries as a model of SMEs’ accessibility to external formal finance (i.e., conventional and Islamic finance). 2015-05-20T02:00:40Z 2015-05-20T02:00:40Z 2014-07 Thesis http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8224 en Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
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Khalid Hassan Abdesamed
Financing Of Small And Medium Enterprises (Smes) In Libya: Determinants Of External Formal Financing Conventional And Islamic Perspective
description Economic development and growth are significantly linked to the consistent and sustainable sector of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). As a country that is trying to realize its dream after the 2011 Revolution, Libya is seeking to diversify its industry-based sector in order to reduce its over-dependence on the volatile oil sector. To achieve this goal, the Libyan government launched the National Program for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises in 2008 to frame policies and programs in cultivating Libyan SMEs. However, the access to funds for the development and sustainability of SMEs has become a major predicament in many developing countries, including Libya. Banks are the frontrunners in financing and advising SMEs. The main question of this research is, “Which of the SMEs can apply for and can access bank loans?” Four theories, namely; human capital, firm, business strategy, and information asymmetry, constitute the study’s theoretical framework. The three main objectives of the study are as follows: (i) to develop a bank loan model based on applicability, (ii) to develop a bank loan model based on accessibility, and (iii) to assess the tendency of SMEs to use the Islamic bank. Three models were developed using quantitative methods with a hypothetical-deductive testing approach. Model I (N = 364) used primary data on loan applications gathered from the questionnaires. Model II (N = 118) extracted the survey data from the same questionnaires. Model III (N = 364) used primary data on the tendency of SMEs to use Islamic banks gathered from the same questionnaires. The logistic regression and Mann-Whitney test indicate that the business experience of the firm’s owner does not have a significant relation with the firm’s application for a bank loan. The educational background of the firm’s owner, the firm’s size, collaterals, and loans with interest were found to be negatively related to application of the firm for a bank loan. However, the firm’s business plans and its start-up with bank loan were found to be positively related to the firm’s application for bank loans. Yet, business plans, experience, and educational background were insignificant to the firm’s access to bank loans. The firm’s age, size, and start-up with bank loan were negatively related to its difficulties in securing a loan. It is found the tendency to use Islamic bank varies between those firms which consider formal financing with the ones relying on informal financing with the latter tends more to use Islamic bank. This study can serve academic researchers, policy makers, and developing countries as a model of SMEs’ accessibility to external formal finance (i.e., conventional and Islamic finance).
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title Financing Of Small And Medium Enterprises (Smes) In Libya: Determinants Of External Formal Financing Conventional And Islamic Perspective
title_short Financing Of Small And Medium Enterprises (Smes) In Libya: Determinants Of External Formal Financing Conventional And Islamic Perspective
title_full Financing Of Small And Medium Enterprises (Smes) In Libya: Determinants Of External Formal Financing Conventional And Islamic Perspective
title_fullStr Financing Of Small And Medium Enterprises (Smes) In Libya: Determinants Of External Formal Financing Conventional And Islamic Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Financing Of Small And Medium Enterprises (Smes) In Libya: Determinants Of External Formal Financing Conventional And Islamic Perspective
title_sort financing of small and medium enterprises (smes) in libya: determinants of external formal financing conventional and islamic perspective
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publishDate 2015
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