scholarly journals Hindering and fostering factors SMEs performance in the Western Province of Sri Lanka

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1097-1102
Author(s):  
Pivithuru Janak Kumarasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Western Province ◽  
The Government ◽  
Rate Of Failure ◽  
Financial Issues

It is very significant to understand what factors affect the failure of Small and Medium Scale Industries (SMEs). The study is to empirically identify factors effecting on SMEs for the success and it’s an exploratory using a sample form Western province in Sri Lanka. To study the failure factors of SMEs in Western province in Sri Lanka., forty six (46) samples were selected through systematic random sampling throughout the year of 2010 to 2016. A questionnaire is used for collecting primary data for this study and it includes five point of Likert scale questions. Researcher gives more weight to failed ventures because this research main objective is find out factors affecting the rate of failure of small business enterprises. Reliability of dimensions is test using with the support of Cronbach’s Alpha Value. Validity of dimensions is test using convergent validity using KMO values.  The results of the study revealed that out of eight factors affecting to failure such as Owner manager’s attitude, Financial Issues, Raw material availability, Labor Availability, Technology Issues, Entrepreneurial knowledge, Feasibility study and Government Support ; the raw material availability and the government support are the most important factors for the success.

scholarly journals Business Sustainability of Start-Ups Based on Government Support: An Empirical Study of Korean Start-Ups

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 4851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wooseung Lee ◽  
Boyoung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Market Orientation ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Flow Experience ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Business Sustainability ◽  
Emerging Nations ◽  
The Government ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
New Jobs

Since the mid-2000s, start-ups have increasingly become the driving force of new jobs and growth engines for advanced countries, and emerging nations are striving to vitalize start-ups through active government support policies. However, approximately 30% of start-ups shut down within two years of their foundation. Accordingly, this study determines the factors affecting the business sustainability of start-ups as based on available government support and provides suggestions to increase the effectiveness of the government-supported projects. This study conducted a survey of 273 start-ups in Korea, and empirically analyzed whether factors such as entrepreneurship, market orientation, and network affected business sustainability by using flow experience and entrepreneurial satisfaction as mediators. The results found that entrepreneurship affected business sustainability with flow experience and entrepreneurial satisfaction as the mediators, while market orientation affected business sustainability using flow experience as the mediator, and network affected business sustainability with entrepreneurial satisfaction as the mediator.

scholarly journals STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN USAHA INDUSTRI KERAJINAN BAMBU BATIK UD. BETRIS DI KELURAHAN MERAS KECAMATAN BUNAKEN KOTA MANADO

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Julia ., Lendombela ◽  
Melsje Y. Memah ◽  
Agnes E. Loho
Keyword(s):  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Production Equipment ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Market Opportunities ◽  
The Government

This study aims to identify internal factors and external factors of UD Betris, as well as to determine the strategy for developing the business of bamboo batik handicraft industry UD Betris. Betris in Meras Village. This research was conducted from April to June 2018. The data used were primary data and secondary data. Primary data is obtained through observation and interviews which are divided into two parties, namely internal parties (business owners and labor) and external parties (local government and consumers) with 8 (eight) respondents. Meanwhile, secondary data was obtained from literature studies. Analysis of the data used is by using a SWOT analysis. The results showed that internal factors include: raw materials, quality of raw materials, price of raw materials, product uniqueness, business spirit and craftsman skills, product prices, product durability and quality, not having financial records, traditional production equipment, product arrangement that has not been arranged neat, promotion is not efficient, does not have a special place of business, and there is no parking space. external factors include: high market opportunities, government support, opportunities for training, opportunities to participate in exhibitions, plastic substitute goods, interest in business successors, and the existence of competitors using modern production tools. Based on the SWOT diagram, the chosen strategy is a combination of SO, namely: 1) Maintaining product quality and continuing to develop products by innovating to create bamboo handicraft products with new designs. 2) Continue to work with the government and related agencies to develop and expand marketing areas so that products are better known to local and foreign communities through training and exhibition events. *jnkd*.

FACTORS AFFECTING WATER AVAILABILITY AT HOUSE HOLD LEVEL A CASE STUDY OF QUETTA BALOCHISTAN

Al-Burz ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 259-276
Author(s):  
Shaheen Usman Kakar ◽  
Dr. Mumtaz Ali Baloch ◽  
Dr. Shahida Habib
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Alternative Water ◽  
The Government ◽  
Sanitation Systems

  Water is of basic substance for Human development, the water brought environment, economy, civilization, livelihood provisions and well being for the society. Comprehensively understanding factors affecting the availability of water for household the water consumption behavior are required to be designed for efficient and effective water uses. To address the issue we randomly investigated 200 households in five different populated towns of Quetta city. The primary data was collected through household questionnaire survey and observation. On the other hand, secondary data included books, journal articles and websites. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The findings of this study revealed that type of family, monthly income, major source of water, presence of garden at household and responsible factor of water shortage are significantly correlated with water availability. The survey concludes that the available water resources provided by the government are not enough for the daily household usage resultantly the respondents struggle hard to managed alternative water resources as per their requirement. The paper recommend to bring  awareness for the public sector about their right to water and provision of water sources is core responsibly of Government, especially to draw a policy for new constructions of water resources or by the remodeling of water and sanitation systems.

scholarly journals Exploring the Role of Locational Factors in the Growth of Textile Industry in Tehsil Jaranwala, District Faisalabad

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 90-93
Author(s):  
Riffaat Aziz ◽  
Ibtisam Butt ◽  
Sana Arshad
Keyword(s):  
Textile Industry ◽  
Regional Growth ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Arc Gis ◽  
Textile Industries

Industrialization is a procedure which contributes to the economy of a country and plays a pivotal role in theexpansion of wealth and economic growth of a community. Textile industry has acted as the backbone of the industrialsector of Pakistan and has contributed a lot in the regional growth especially in Punjab. The present study is aimed toassess the role of locational factors that have proven favorable in the growth and successful development of textileindustry in Jaranwala tehsil, Faisalabad district. An empirical research design was selected and Jaranwala tehsil waschosen as the study area. Both primary and secondary data sources were used, and primary data were collected througha fully-structured questionnaire. Five sample sites were selected, and 75 textile industries were visited, and data wereobtained by interviewing the administrative staff of the respective textile units. The collected data were further arrangedand tabulated by using Microsoft Excel 2010, SPSS 20; Paired sample T test was performed to check the significancebetween types of industries and factors affecting the location of surveyed textile industries. Distributional and thematicmaps were prepared with the help of Arc GIS 10.1. The result of the study showed that availability of raw material,cheap labor and better climatic conditions were the most favorable factors for the location of industries in the studyarea. The study recommends the further work on other types of industries following same pattern in order to understandtheir economic progress in regional growth and development of the study area.

Perception of Small-Scale Entrepreneurs Towards Government Support in Uttarakhand

2021 ◽  
pp. 097084642110548
Author(s):  
Kamal Joshi ◽  
Ritu Bharti ◽  
R. C. Dangwal
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Online Support ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Investment Promotion ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Interest Rate ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Entrepreneurship is seen as a driving force for economic development and job creation. Hence, the government offers different forms of support to entrepreneurs. Many researchers have examined the effectiveness of government support. However, the question of how small-scale entrepreneurs perceive government assistance remains unanswered. The study seeks to assess the perception of small-scale entrepreneurs towards government support and also tries to explore some underlying factors pertaining to government support towards entrepreneurship development in Uttarakhand. The study is based on primary data collected from 240 small-scale entrepreneurs, using a self-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and principal component analysis (PCA) were used to interpret the results. It has been found that small-scale entrepreneurs have a positive perception towards single window clearance system, investment promotion facility centre and timelines for business approvals. The study further found that small-scale entrepreneurs have a negative perception towards the interest rate, transparency in loan sanctioning and the behaviour of the employees of financial institutions. The study also extracted three important factors from PCA and named them as an online support system, transparency and financial support.

scholarly journals Development of Naga Village Traditional Community Empowerment Model Islamic Education Based

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
Toto Wiradisastra ◽  
Masyitoh Masyitoh ◽  
Gofur Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Indigenous Community ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Government

The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze Islamic education which is the basis for increasing empowerment in all aspects of the Kampung Naga indigenous community that has been carried out, so that from the results of this research a new pattern can be made, namely: developing a model for the empowerment of the Kampung Naga indigenous community based Islamic education. The field survey research method is descriptive qualitative using an ethnographic approach, using primary data sources through interviews with traditional leaders; religious leaders; tour guides and representatives of community members in Kampung Naga and added secondary data sources in the form of: documents; archives and records. Data analysis used qualitative data analysis with the Miles and Huberman model then continued with the preparation of the final research report. The results of the study found that: community empowerment in the Kampung Naga area that had been given by the government included: empowerment in the field of tourism/culture; empowerment in the field of entrepreneurship/craft; empowerment in the field of natural resource management and the environment as well as religion. From the results of the research, the existing model of empowerment of the Kampung Naga indigenous community based on Islamic education can be developed more broadly covering the following aspects: economy; environment; health; and division of roles. Meanwhile, supporting factors for good empowerment are: government support; involve local residents; and public participation. So from the steps mentioned above, the aspects of the results of empowerment through religious education are: the spiritual soul there is an increasing change; good member entrepreneurship spirit; charity-service to the citizens who are weak smoothly distributed; Devotion to a strong country.

scholarly journals Police Victimization and Insecurity in Mathare North Nairobi City County, Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 52-63
Author(s):  
Jairus Mutinda Kilatya ◽  
Cyprian Kavivya
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Regression Coefficient ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
P Value ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
The Government ◽  
Positive Effect

Police victimization is one of the growing cases in Kenya. There are reported cases of police being subjected to beatings and assault by citizens particularly in the low-income areas in Nairobi. Most of these reported cases have been traced to police actions, perceptions of community towards the police and even inadequate resources that the police use. These in turn affect the security situation. It is upon this backdrop that this study envisaged to scrutinize police victimization and security in Mathare North, Nairobi City County. The specific objectives of the research were; to examine the categories of police victimization and their implications on security in Mathare North, to analyze the causes of police victimization and their implications on security in Mathare North, and to evaluate the state of security in Mathare North and how it could be related to police victimization. The life style theory of victimization was used in the research. An exploratory research design based on primary data method was relied on in the study. In conducting this research, the target population was 321 police officers in Mathare North, Nairobi City County comprising of the 147 General Duty Police, 101 traffic police and 73 Administration Police. A sample size of 97police officers was selected from the target populace of Mathare North, Nairobi City County. Data collection was done through the use of questionnaires while the analysis employing descriptive and content analysis. The test for reliability showed that the variables used were reliable (Cronbach alpha was 0.759). The outcome from the study revealed that killings of the police was the main form of police victimization as shown by mean of 3.9829, followed by intimidation of police with mean of 3.7358 and assaults with mean of 3.6470. Sixty-three (63) respondents duly filled the questionnaires representing 64 percent of the total respondents. The findings revealed that the main causes of police victimization were proliferation of illegal firearms among civilians, lack of adherence to the justice system, corruption in the police, human rights violations and lack of public trust in the police. The findings revealed further that government support was necessary and influenced the relationship between police victimization and insecurity in Mathare North as shown by mean of 3.7437. The respondents agreed at mean of 3.7426 that police victimization negatively affect the security of Mathare North. A correlation test was also done and revealed that police killings, assaults on police and intimidation of police were significantly and positively correlated with insecurity based on their correlation coefficients of 0.476, 0.512 and 0.495 respectively. A regression analysis was also carried out and from the findings; police killings had a significant and positive effect on the insecurity of Mathare North with regression coefficient being 0.899 and p value of 0.006. Assault on the police had a significant and positive effect on insecurity of Mathare North as shown by regression coefficient of 1.020 and p value of 0.001. Intimidation of police had a positive and significant effect on the insecurity of Mathare North with a regression coefficient of 0.894 and p value of 0.004. The study recommends that the government should strengthen collaboration between the National Police Service and civilians in Mathare North to prevent cases of insecurity arising from police victimization. The study further recommends that the government must improve on its support in terms of equipment’s to the police in the area so that they can be able to defend themselves while maintaining the security in Mathare. Future studies should focus on other low-income settlements in Nairobi and major towns in Kenya.

scholarly journals Human Response to Flood Disaster in Kandawalai in Kilinochchi District in Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
Yogachchandiran Yushanthi ◽  
K.W.G. Rekha Nianthi K.W.G. Rekha Nianthi
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Human Response ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
The Government

The flood is one of the extreme weather events in the world. In Sri Lanka, it is a major natural disaster and mainly occurs in the South-West and the North-East monsoon seasons. The human response strategies are explained in the concepts of disaster management cycle in PRE and POST stages. People do not satisfactorily respond during these stages in the study area. There have been no systematic studies conducted on how people are responding before, during, and after the flood in Kandawalai. The main objective of this study was to examine the human responses in PRE flood situations (mitigation and preparedness). This study selected three GN divisions. Questionnaires, surveys, and interviews were carried out to collect primary data and information. The data were analyzed through quantitative and qualitative methods. Some preparedness and mitigations were undertaken by the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) in Kilinochchi during the PRE flood stage. The community has been using very simple mitigations for minimizing floods. Only 43% of them participated in the awareness programs on how to evacuate the flood areas and how to react to the early warning system. 57% of respondents mentioned that the flood impact can be reduced through better structural mitigation strategies. 10% of the respondents recommended controlling the illegal activities of sewage disposal and soil mining in the Kanakarayan River. The PRE-flood activities should be considered by relevant stakeholders together with the community participation, but the government has the main responsible to mitigate the impacts of floods in this particular area.

scholarly journals Analysis of Major Factors Impacting the Footwear Export of Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Usman Rafiq
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Sampling Frame ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Reliable Model ◽  
Business Practitioners ◽  
Major Factors

As Asian footwear export progresses and major regional export players skimming economic benefits, it is ever more important for the policy makers and business practitioners to understand major factors affecting footwear export of Pakistan. In this way, the objective of this research paper is to evaluate factors that have a significant impact on footwear export of Pakistan. We took Punjab province as our sampling frame because 90 percent of the footwear export manufacturing organizations are situated in this province. We took a sample of 44 manufacturers purposively from the cities of Lahore, Sialkot and Sheikhopura. Primary data was collected through a questionnaire which was emailed to export directors and managers. Footwear exported to the rest of the world was measured for the year 2015 whereas impact of significant variables was determined through regression analysis. Prerequisites of regression analysis assumption; normality, multicollinearity and autocorrelation were applied to the sample data. The value of R2 was 0.899 suggested that it was strong and reliable model. We found that years of qualification, export experience, ISO certifications, average raw material price, international trade exhibitions were highly significant for footwear export of Pakistan whereas average marketing cost was insignificant factors for footwear export.

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