The role of demographic factors of owners managers on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) performance in Yobe State Nigeria

Small and Medium Enterprise are an engine for the economic growth and development of every country of the world, the sector experiencing great failure over the years which make it compulsory to entrepreneurs, researchers and government authorities to give attention to curb the issue. This study in...

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Main Authors: Zannah, Mohammed, Mahat, Fauziah, Ariffin, Bany, Ali, Noor Azman
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Language:English
Published: Globeedu Group 2017
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author Zannah, Mohammed
Mahat, Fauziah
Ariffin, Bany
Ali, Noor Azman
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description Small and Medium Enterprise are an engine for the economic growth and development of every country of the world, the sector experiencing great failure over the years which make it compulsory to entrepreneurs, researchers and government authorities to give attention to curb the issue. This study investigates the effect of demographic factors of owner’s managers on Performance of Small and Medium enterprises in Yobe state, despite the fact that there is limit research done on the demographic factor by previous researchers. This research used the quantitative approach with a descriptive survey of 110 samples using Cochran sampling technique. The questionnaires were tested using Spss to make sure it is reliable and the Spss result shows it were reliable with Cronbach alpha of .82. The finding of the study determined best on the proposed hypotheses and the analysis result indicates all the variable have a positive and significant relationship with the SMEs Performance.
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spelling upm-635182019-04-15T02:59:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63518/ The role of demographic factors of owners managers on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) performance in Yobe State Nigeria Zannah, Mohammed Mahat, Fauziah Ariffin, Bany Ali, Noor Azman Small and Medium Enterprise are an engine for the economic growth and development of every country of the world, the sector experiencing great failure over the years which make it compulsory to entrepreneurs, researchers and government authorities to give attention to curb the issue. This study investigates the effect of demographic factors of owner’s managers on Performance of Small and Medium enterprises in Yobe state, despite the fact that there is limit research done on the demographic factor by previous researchers. This research used the quantitative approach with a descriptive survey of 110 samples using Cochran sampling technique. The questionnaires were tested using Spss to make sure it is reliable and the Spss result shows it were reliable with Cronbach alpha of .82. The finding of the study determined best on the proposed hypotheses and the analysis result indicates all the variable have a positive and significant relationship with the SMEs Performance. Globeedu Group 2017-02 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63518/1/The%20role%20of%20demographic%20factors%20of%20owners%20managers%20on%20small%20and%20medium%20enterprises%20%28SMEs%29%20performance%20in%20Yobe%20State%20Nigeria.pdf Zannah, Mohammed and Mahat, Fauziah and Ariffin, Bany and Ali, Noor Azman (2017) The role of demographic factors of owners managers on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) performance in Yobe State Nigeria. The International Journal of Business and Management, 5 (2). 74 - 78. ISSN 2321-8916 https://www.theijbm.com/
spellingShingle Zannah, Mohammed
Mahat, Fauziah
Ariffin, Bany
Ali, Noor Azman
The role of demographic factors of owners managers on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) performance in Yobe State Nigeria
title The role of demographic factors of owners managers on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) performance in Yobe State Nigeria
title_full The role of demographic factors of owners managers on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) performance in Yobe State Nigeria
title_fullStr The role of demographic factors of owners managers on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) performance in Yobe State Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed The role of demographic factors of owners managers on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) performance in Yobe State Nigeria
title_short The role of demographic factors of owners managers on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) performance in Yobe State Nigeria
title_sort role of demographic factors of owners managers on small and medium enterprises (smes) performance in yobe state nigeria
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