Accounts receivable management among small and medium manufacturing firms in Kuching Sarawak

The primary objective of the empirical study is to ascertain the explanatory variables for the collection of debts from accounts receivables among the small and medium size manufacturing firms in Kuching Division, Sarawak. The identification of significant variables and the relative importance of e...

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Main Author: Anita, Hasli.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2002
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description The primary objective of the empirical study is to ascertain the explanatory variables for the collection of debts from accounts receivables among the small and medium size manufacturing firms in Kuching Division, Sarawak. The identification of significant variables and the relative importance of each predictor on the collection of debts from accounts receivables are dealt with by using Multiple Linear Regression Model. Therefore a set of cross sectional data for the year 1999 with a total of 65 observations was used as a sample data. Descriptive Statistics and Inferential Statistics were carried out towards the dependent and independent variables in the data analysis. The finding revealed that there were methods and techniques that exist on collection of debts from accounts receivables among the small and medium manufacturing firms in Kuching Sarawak. Among the determinants, partial payments provide the most significants impact on the collection of debts from accounts receivables. The results indicate that there do exist a variable that explains the collection of debts among small and medium size manufacturing firms in Kuching Sarawak.
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spelling unimas-158442025-05-23T06:50:53Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15844/ Accounts receivable management among small and medium manufacturing firms in Kuching Sarawak Anita, Hasli. HD28 Management. Industrial Management The primary objective of the empirical study is to ascertain the explanatory variables for the collection of debts from accounts receivables among the small and medium size manufacturing firms in Kuching Division, Sarawak. The identification of significant variables and the relative importance of each predictor on the collection of debts from accounts receivables are dealt with by using Multiple Linear Regression Model. Therefore a set of cross sectional data for the year 1999 with a total of 65 observations was used as a sample data. Descriptive Statistics and Inferential Statistics were carried out towards the dependent and independent variables in the data analysis. The finding revealed that there were methods and techniques that exist on collection of debts from accounts receivables among the small and medium manufacturing firms in Kuching Sarawak. Among the determinants, partial payments provide the most significants impact on the collection of debts from accounts receivables. The results indicate that there do exist a variable that explains the collection of debts among small and medium size manufacturing firms in Kuching Sarawak. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2002 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15844/2/Anita%20ft.pdf Anita, Hasli. (2002) Accounts receivable management among small and medium manufacturing firms in Kuching Sarawak. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.
spellingShingle HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Anita, Hasli.
Accounts receivable management among small and medium manufacturing firms in Kuching Sarawak
title Accounts receivable management among small and medium manufacturing firms in Kuching Sarawak
title_full Accounts receivable management among small and medium manufacturing firms in Kuching Sarawak
title_fullStr Accounts receivable management among small and medium manufacturing firms in Kuching Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed Accounts receivable management among small and medium manufacturing firms in Kuching Sarawak
title_short Accounts receivable management among small and medium manufacturing firms in Kuching Sarawak
title_sort accounts receivable management among small and medium manufacturing firms in kuching sarawak
topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15844/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15844/2/Anita%20ft.pdf