The Impact of Micro and Small Enterprises on the Economic Development and Fighting Unemployment in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

2019 ◽  
pp. 365-382
Author(s):  
Ismail Ahmad Hamdan Abu Teeneh
Author(s):  
María Guadalupe Uribe ◽  
Bibiano Bravo ◽  
Patricia Del Carmen Mendoza

Nationwide, 63.0% of companies consider insecurity and crime as a major problem that affects them. (INEGI, 2018). On 2018 in Guanajuato, 93.3% of companies considered it unsafe, with an increase of 38.3% over 2016 (INEGI, 2018). Their municipalities are no exception, in the case of Valle de Santiago, we seek to analyze the relationship between insecurity and violence with respect to annual sales of micro and small enterprises, the research is conducted through a cross-descriptive design, with a quantitative approach, through the questionnaire as an instrument, obtaining a sample of 550 companies. As a result of the research it was obtained that 90.7% of the directors of the micro and small companies express to be worried by the insecurity and violence that occurs in the municipality and therefore an impact is observed in the annual sales according to the calculation of the R square, obtaining 0.765. Given the importance that micro and small enterprises have for the economic development of the municipality, the issue of insecurity and violence must be considered a priority due to its growing incidence, not only at the local level.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 478-488
Author(s):  
Shefali Gupta

Development of micro and small enterprises holds the attraction of being the most important component of broader economic development and poverty alleviation. They are seen as a key and sustainable generator of employment and income for citizens and tax revenue for the state. They also serve as a bridge between informal economy and the formalized corporate sector in developing countries. Likewise, if they are able to meet the required export quality and standards, for some countries they are a source of foreign exchange earnings. It is also believed that a variant micro and small enterprise sector helps to encourage competition since they are favorable to bring about economic growth.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Digna R. Nahak

The global Covid-19 pandemic that has plagued all countries of the world has affect all sectors of people's lives. In Indonesia, almost all sectors experience impacts, especially the economic ecosystem which has been become the focus of society. Furthermore, the Covid-19 pandemic has made the slowdown in the economic sector in Indonesia with its various derivatives. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector which is part of the most important sector of the economy is very important feel. This is what worried by all parties, because it has made the MSME sector experienced a significant decline. Moreover, currently many MSMEs are experiencing various problems such as: decrease in sales, capital, hampered distribution, difficulty in raw materials, decreased production and the occurrence of many layoffs for workers and hunting which later became a threat to the national economy. MSMEs as a driver of the domestic economy and a middle labor absorber face a decline in productivity which results in a decrease in profits significant. Even based on the related Asian Development Bank (ADB) survey, the impact of the pandemic on MSMEs in Indonesia, 88% of micro businesses run out of cash or savings, and more than 60% of these micro and small enterprises have reduced their workforce work.


Author(s):  
Abdullah Abdulaziz Alhumaidan ◽  
Noor Hazlina Ahmad

The research aims to know the impact of sustainability orientation on sustainable performance. The data has been collected through a survey and the probability-random sampling technique has been employed. The study sample is micro and small enterprises in Tunisia. The organizational level is the unit of analysis, which are the owners of these enterprises. It has been concluded that managers' orientations have an influence on environmental and social performance, but their orientations towards sustainability did not impact economic performance. The study has suggested that future research could investigate different organizations irrespective of their size and industry that would make it easy to generalize results.


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-34
Author(s):  
Nurul Aeni

ENGLISHCOVID-19 Pandemic started from March 2020 affected many aspects. This research aims to describe the impacts of pandemic on health, economic, and social in Pati District. It used both qualitative and quantitative approaches. It used secondary data that were obtained from relevant services and references. Then, the data were analyzed descriptively. This research resulted: (1) the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on health can be seen through the number of positive COVID-19 cases, mortality, and reduction in health service coverage. Higher positive COVID-19 cases were found in around the center of government and economic activities; (2) COVID-19 Pandemic has disturbed supply and demand of goods and services. This situation affected the decrease of economic growth. Pati’s economic structure is sustained by agriculture and manufactured that still showed positive growth. Thus, the economic slowdown caused the increase of unemployment, particularly on micro and small enterprises or household industries; (3) the impact of pandemic COVID-19 was represented by the poverty increase. Higher number of poor families was found in the areas having near-poor families and vulnerable ones. INDONESIAPandemi COVID-19 yang terjadi sejak bulan Maret 2020 memengaruhi segala aspek kehidupan. Tujuan penelitian adalah mendeskripsikan dampak pandemi dalam aspek kesehatan, ekonomi, dan kesehatan di Kabupaten Pati. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dan kuantitatif secara bersama. Data yang digunakan adalah data sekunder yang diperoleh dari instansi maupun referensi yang relevan. Selanjutnya data tersebut diolah secara kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian adalah (1) Dampak pandemi COVID-19 pada aspek kesehatan adalah jumlah kasus positif dan kematian yang cukup tinggi serta penurunan cakupan sebagian besar layanan kesehatan; kasus positif COVID-19 cukup tinggi terjadi di wilayah yang merupakan pusat pemerintahan atau dekat dengan pusat ekonomi; (2) Pandemi COVID-19 menyebabkan perubahan penawaran dan permintaan barang dan jasa. Kondisi tersebut berdampak terhadap penurunan pertumbuhan ekonomi. Struktur perekonomian Kabupaten Pati ditopang oleh sektor usaha pertanian dan industri pengolahan yang masih menunjukkan pertumbuhan positif selama pandemi. Perlambatan ekonomi tersebut selanjutnya menyebabkan peningkatan pengangguran, terutama pada sektor usaha mikro dan kecil serta industri rumah tangga; (3) Dampak sosial pandemi COVID-19 di Kabupaten Pati terwakili oleh peningkatan kemiskinan, dimana peningkatan kemiskinan lebih tinggi terjadi di wilayah yang yang memiliki jumlah keluarga hampir dan rentan miskin tinggi.


2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1108-1131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manex Bule Yonis ◽  
Tassew Woldehanna ◽  
Wolday Amha

Purpose The effectiveness of any government interventions to support small firms is always a concern in achieving improvements in enterprise performances. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate thoroughly the impact of micro and small enterprises’ (MSEs’) support programs on core intermediate and final outcomes of interest. Design/methodology/approach The impact evaluation employs a non-parametric matching procedure for parametric outcome analysis using the propensity score matching (PSM) method. Aiming at a doubly robust evaluation process, the study applies parametric analyses than non-parametric permutation-based tests to investigate the causal effects of the public intervention. Findings The study reveals that the public intervention encouraged MSEs to develop innovative business practices and improve their human capital development process. Moreover, the intervention had a positive effect in expanding employment opportunities in urban areas. Contrariwise, the study shows that support beneficiaries are not at an advantage in investment intensity. The lower level of investment intensity on fixed capital resulted inefficiency among the recipients. Moreover, the intervention did not have an effect on changing the net-asset over time for the recipients. Practical implications This study implies that the support programs need to be dynamic and also targets on creating innovative high-growth MSEs. Originality/value This paper is fairly original and provides policy makers and MSE promoters/facilitators evidence-based information on the effectiveness of the support services, with looking at firm-level analysis.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Nyamagere G. Sospeter ◽  
Mariam I. Nchimbi

This paper presents findings of the study that aimed at assessing the impact of business service providers (BDS) on growth of women owned MSMEs in Tanzania. Based on interviews conducted to five BDS providers and women owned micro and small enterprises (MSMEs) it was revealed that most women entrepreneurs were not aware of the existence of BDS providers and their services. For those who had used BDS, they were generally satisfied with their benefits and they continue using the services. Furthermore, the findings show that BDS assisted entrepreneurs in formalizing their businesses, increased business management and technology capacity, market coverage and contributed to business growth.Findings calls for the government, BDS providers and other key stakeholders to raise the level of awareness to women entrepreneurs on the availability and importance of using of BDSs. Government and donor community should advocate for business environment reforms that lowers the barriers to BDS providers for them to operate effectively and provide affordable services. BDS providers should focus on demand driven services in a more holistic and participatory way than they are currently doing in order to improve the quality, sustainability and development of the women owned MSMEs.


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