A study on factors that influence the performance of bumiputera small and medium enterprises (SME) in Kedah

This study aims at investigating the relationship between business characteristics, business networking, business financing support and strategic planning toward performance of enterprises. Customers who have loan and financing at MARA Kedah which the selected respondents either micro, small and med...

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Main Author: Muhammad Sufian, Muda
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Published: 2021
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description This study aims at investigating the relationship between business characteristics, business networking, business financing support and strategic planning toward performance of enterprises. Customers who have loan and financing at MARA Kedah which the selected respondents either micro, small and medium enterprises categories and questionnaire has been used as the instrument for data collection which consist a total of 42 items including demographic background of the respondents. The findings revealed there are positive relationships between the business characteristics, business networking, and business financing support toward performance of enterprises. This study demonstrated that business characteristic has the most significant relationship towards performance of enterprises. On the other hand, based on the findings the strategic planning has no significant relationship toward the performance of enterprises. The findings of this study could contribute both to theorists and managerial practitioners.
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spelling my.uum.etd-99542022-10-12T01:57:10Z https://etd.uum.edu.my/9954/ A study on factors that influence the performance of bumiputera small and medium enterprises (SME) in Kedah Muhammad Sufian, Muda HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property This study aims at investigating the relationship between business characteristics, business networking, business financing support and strategic planning toward performance of enterprises. Customers who have loan and financing at MARA Kedah which the selected respondents either micro, small and medium enterprises categories and questionnaire has been used as the instrument for data collection which consist a total of 42 items including demographic background of the respondents. The findings revealed there are positive relationships between the business characteristics, business networking, and business financing support toward performance of enterprises. This study demonstrated that business characteristic has the most significant relationship towards performance of enterprises. On the other hand, based on the findings the strategic planning has no significant relationship toward the performance of enterprises. The findings of this study could contribute both to theorists and managerial practitioners. 2021 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/9954/1/depositpermission_s820168.pdf text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/9954/2/s820168_01.pdf Muhammad Sufian, Muda (2021) A study on factors that influence the performance of bumiputera small and medium enterprises (SME) in Kedah. Masters thesis, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
spellingShingle HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property
Muhammad Sufian, Muda
A study on factors that influence the performance of bumiputera small and medium enterprises (SME) in Kedah
title A study on factors that influence the performance of bumiputera small and medium enterprises (SME) in Kedah
title_full A study on factors that influence the performance of bumiputera small and medium enterprises (SME) in Kedah
title_fullStr A study on factors that influence the performance of bumiputera small and medium enterprises (SME) in Kedah
title_full_unstemmed A study on factors that influence the performance of bumiputera small and medium enterprises (SME) in Kedah
title_short A study on factors that influence the performance of bumiputera small and medium enterprises (SME) in Kedah
title_sort study on factors that influence the performance of bumiputera small and medium enterprises (sme) in kedah
topic HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property
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