scholarly journals Evaluation of Financial Capacity of Small and Medium Enterprises in Hanoi

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Do Thi Van Dung ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Job Description ◽  
Financial Capacity ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Analytical Tools ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The main objective of this study was to identify, evaluate, and to measure the attributes of financial capacity through the qualitative indicators of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Hanoi. The study was based on a field survey using a semi structured questionnaire on a sample of 150 accountants. But, only 115 filled questionnaires were satisfactory and therefore included in the analysis. By using seceral statistical analytical tools, i.e. descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s Alpha analysis, T-test, and Anova, the study has identified and measured four (4) attributes of financial capacity through qualitative indicators of SMEs in Hanoi that have great effects on SMEs. There is, statistically, significant difference in the level of financial capacity through qualitative indicators of SMEs in Hanoi from these different work experiences. There is not, statistically, significant difference in the level of financial capacity through qualitative indicators of SMEs in Hanoi between the mentioned three groups of job description. Based on the findings, some recommendations are given for SMEs to improve financial capacity.

scholarly journals Female students’ awareness in sexual harassment prevention

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (07) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chu Thi Huyen Yen ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Analytical Tools ◽  
Sexual Harassment Prevention ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The main objective of this study was to identify, evaluate, and to measure the attributes of female students’ awareness in sexual harassment prevention in Hanoi, Vietnam. The study was based on a field survey using a semi-structured questionnaire on a sample of 150 female students. But, only 125 filled questionnaires were satisfactory and therefore included in the analysis. By using seceral statistical analytical tools, i.e. descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s Alpha analysis, and ANOVA, the study has identified and measured three (3) attributes of female students’ awareness in sexual harassment prevention in Hanoi, Vietnam that have great effects on female students. There is not, statistically, significant difference in the level of female students’ awareness in sexual harassment prevention in Hanoi from these different universities. Based on the findings, some recommendations are given for the universities and female students to improve the awareness of sexual harassment prevention.

The Impact of Microfinance Institution on Development of Small and Medium Enterprises: A Case Study of Lagos State

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Hauwa Daniyan Bagudu ◽  
Shazida Jan Mohd Khan ◽  
Abdul Hakim Roslan
Keyword(s):  
Product Innovation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Microfinance Institution ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Major Target ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The major target of this study is to evaluate the effect of Microfinance Institution (MFIs) on the development of SMEs (Small and medium enterprises) in Lagos state Nigeria. Simple random techniques of sampling were employed in this study in selecting 70 SMEs which constituted the size of the sample of the research. To facilitate the obtaining of relevant data that was used for analysis in this study, structured questionnaire was designed. Descriptive statistics involving simple graphical charts and tables was strategically applied in presentation and analysis of data. The outcome of the findings indicates that large number of SMEs are benefiting from the loans granted by the MFIs, despite the fact that few of them have sufficient ability to secure the needed amount. Interestingly, most of the SMEs admit positive MFIs loans contribution towards advancing their market share, the economic competitive advantage of the company and achieving market excellence through product innovation.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Vietnamese Consumers' Intention to Buy Chinese Garment Products

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pham Thi Thuy Van ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Domestic Market ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Analytical Tools ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Chinese garment products were present throughout the domestic market of Vietnam, both in large cities and in rural areas, attracting the majority of low-income and low-end customers. The main objective of this study was to identify, evaluate, and to measure the attributes of the Vietnamese consumers' intention to buy Chinese garment products. The study was based on a field survey using a semi-structured questionnaire on a sample of 600 consumers in Hanoi city and Ho Chi Minh city. But, only 406 filled questionnaires were satisfactory and therefore included in the analysis. By using seceral statistical analytical tools, i.e. descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s Alpha analysis, the study has identified and measured four (4) attributes of the Vietnamese consumers' intention to buy Chinese garment products. Based on the findings, some recommendations are given for the Vietnamese consumers' intention to buy Chinese garment products and domestic textile and garment firms in Vietnam.

scholarly journals Women’s Economic Empowerment in Vietnam: Performance and Constraints of Female-Led Manufacturing SMEs

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 255
Author(s):  
MinhTam Bui ◽  
Trinh Q. Long
Keyword(s):  
Labor Productivity ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Formal Sector ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Medium Enterprises

This paper identifies whether there was a performance difference among micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) led by men and by women in Vietnam during the period 2005–2013 and aims to provide explanations for the differences, if any, in various performance indicators. The paper adopts a quantitative approach using a firm-level panel dataset in the manufacturing sector in 10 provinces/cities in Vietnam in five waves from 2005 to 2013. Fixed effect models are estimated to examine the influence of firm variables and demographic, human capital characteristics of owners/managers on firms’ value added, labor productivity and employment creation. We found that men led MSMEs did not outperform those led by women on average. Although the average value added was lower for female-led firms in the informal sector, the opposite was true in the formal sector where women tend to lead medium-size firms with higher value added and labor productivity. The performance disparity was more envisaged across levels of formality and less clear from a gender perspective. Moreover, while firms owned by businessmen seemed to create more jobs, firms owned by women had a higher share of female employees. No significant difference in business constraints faced by women and by men was found.

Knowledge of physiotherapists on the use of Muscle Energy Technique in the management of Non-Specific Low Back Pain

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Usman Abba Ahmed ◽  
SONILL Sooknunan Maharaj ◽  
Nadasan Thaya ◽  
Bashir Kaka ◽  
Ashiyat Kahinde Akodu
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Muscle Energy Technique ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Muscle Energy ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Abstract Objective: The relevance and use of Muscle Energy Technique (MET) as a mode of treatment for Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) over the last two decades has increased among physiotherapists and other health professionals. This supports the clinical relevance and efficacy of this technique. However, there are no studies to determine the level of MET knowledge among Nigerian physiotherapists. This study was designed to determine the MET knowledge among Nigerian physiotherapists.Method: A total of one hundred and twenty physiotherapists were recruited from the database of the Nigerian Society of Physiotherapy and participated in the study. They completed a semi-structured questionnaire containing 46-items. This was divided into four sections which sourced information on sociodemographic characteristics, work-profile, treatment activities and the knowledge of MET for the management of NSLBP. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics for mean, frequency and percentages. Inferential statistics of Chi-square, Pearson Correlation, independent t-test and ANOVA were used to determine the significant difference with significance set at p<0.05.Result: The study revealed that 16.7% of the participants had knowledge of the application of MET in the management for NSLBP. Age, educational level, practice setting, area of specialization such as musculoskeletal therapy, ergonomics and additional training of low back pain (LBP) were factors that influenced respondents’ MET knowledge (p<0.05). However, gender, university of training, number of years of experience and the practice of managing of LBP in the physiotherapy department did not influence knowledge of MET for the management of NSLBP (p >0.05).Conclusion: This study showed that a small number of participants had knowledge of MET application in the management of NSLBP and certain factors influenced this knowledge. Keywords: Non-specific low back pain, Muscle Energy Technique, Physiotherapists knowledge, Nigeria

Inward Internationalization

2018 ◽  
pp. 250-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
António Carrizo Moreira ◽  
Luis Miguel D. F. Ferreira ◽  
Pedro Miguel Freitas da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Domestic Market ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The existing literature on internationalization and purchasing is vast; however, the inward internationalization perspective is an under-researched topic. In this chapter, the authors review the literature on internationalization of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to understand the main reasons behind international purchasing and the role of experience on internationalization. Using a survey and descriptive statistics, the results from 56 respondents show that SMEs source from a small number of countries and hold those relationships for several years. The main reasons underlying international purchases are lower prices and better product quality, regardless of goods availability on the domestic market. This chapter has some limitations concerning its exploratory nature, pertaining to its sample size. Some future research avenues are presented such as a deeper look on how internationalization processes differ when SMEs begin their activity by inward rather than by outward activities.

Undergraduate Student-Run Business Development Services Firms: A New Educational Opportunity and Growth Alternative for Small and Medium Enterprises

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-187
Author(s):  
Peter G. Delaney ◽  
Ken Harrington ◽  
Emre Toker
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Educational Opportunity ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Salt Lake ◽  
Salt Lake City ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Lake City ◽  
Medium Enterprises

This article explores undergraduate-run business development services firms catering to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as a new educational opportunity for students as the gig economy expands and as a growth alternative for SMEs. It describes how to structure the firm in the space between students, the university, and the regional community, and why this is an important model moving forward. This approach offers the dual benefit of providing SMEs with high-quality services at affordable rates and provides undergraduates with authentic work experiences that teach students to be flexible, operate on a per-project basis, and prepare themselves for “portfolio careers” of the future. Founded in 2015, Bear Studios has completed 82 projects with 62 different companies, split between health care (49%), education (20%), software (16%), consumer goods (6%), and other industries (9%). Involving 43 student fellows and having generated over $52,000 in billings to date, the company expanded to Baltimore and is expanding into the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. Students can become better prepared for postgraduate careers through this model. We propose how students can gain valuable work experience prior to graduation as a participant in the new workforce, while functioning as a cost-effective alternative for SMEs.

scholarly journals Underlying structures of risk response measures among small and medium contractors in South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Berenger Yembi Renault ◽  
Justus Ngala Agumba ◽  
Nazee Ansary
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Risk Avoidance ◽  
Risk Response ◽  
Response Measures ◽  
The One ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Although attention has been given to the measures used to respond to risk in the construction industry (CI), there is limited literature that scrutinizes underlying structures of risk response measures (RRMs) especially among small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This study, therefore, presents findings from an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of RRMs. A positivist paradigm was adopted to collect empirical raw data from 181 conveniently sampled respondents in Gauteng, South Africa (SA), using a structured questionnaire. The results support the extant literature and empirically established the structural composition of risk response by two constructs. The construct with emerged measures was termed trailing measures while the one with popular measures was termed leading measures of risk response. However, the study yielded a two-factor model with all the six items supposed to measure risk response. Based on the results obtained, it seems that risk avoidance and risk mitigation are reliable measures for measuring risk response. This study could thus serve as a reference for the accurate measurement of risk response and for the development of agreed responses for each risk, including an appropriate strategy and specific responses to implement the chosen strategy. The study was limited to the CI and to a lesser extent, construction SMEs in Gauteng; hence the findings cannot be generalized to all SMEs in SA.

scholarly journals Main and Interaction Effects of ‘Power Distance’ and ‘Uncertainty Avoidance’ on Innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises in Egypt

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 198
Author(s):  
Tarek A. El Badawy ◽  
Rania M. Marwan ◽  
Mariam M. Magdy
Keyword(s):  
National Culture ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Power Distance ◽  
Interaction Effects ◽  
Uncertainty Avoidance ◽  
Previous Literature ◽  
Strategic Innovation ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The main objective of this study was to investigate the direct and interaction effects of two of Hofstede’s cultural metrics, namely power distance and uncertainty avoidance, on organizational innovation in small and medium enterprises in Egypt. A structured questionnaire adapted from a previous study was distributed amongst employees from different managerial levels. 326 completed questionnaires were collected. Results suggested that the national culture influences the level of strategic innovation in small and medium enterprises operating in Egypt. Power distance enhances strategic innovation; however, uncertainty avoidance inhibits it. Studies on Egyptian enterprises, and Egyptian small and medium enterprises are fundamentally underrepresented in previous literature.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial Resilience and Performance of an Organization: A Survey of Small and Medium Enterprises in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria

Webology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 445-461
Author(s):  
Ibini Emueje ◽  
Henry Odigwe Olannye ◽  
A.P. Olanye
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Resilience is a vibrant process of adaptation which enables entrepreneurs to constantly direct a futuristic aspiration despite the volatile conditions of a market. The study examined entrepreneurial resilience on the performance of small and medium enterprises organization in Asaba, Delta State. The cross-sectional research survey research design method was employed. The study adopted the stratified random sampling technique. The sample size used was limited to 201 respondents. A structured questionnaire was the research instrument employed in the study. Descriptive statistics as well as multiple regression analysis was used to analyse the data collected. Findings showed overwhelmingly that resourcefulness, strategic diversity and pro-activeness has a substantial positive relationship with organizational performance. The study concluded that entrepreneurial resilience has a positive effect on organizational performance. The study result showed that resourcefulness has the highest affirmative effect on organizational performance. Thus, the study recommended that if enterprises understand the nature of the association amid the dimensions of entrepreneurial resilience, the failure rate of small and medium enterprises can be reduced.

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