This study examined resource mobilisation and innovative culture of small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) owners in South-West, Nigeria. Five research questions were raised. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The sample comprised one thousand, four hundred and seventeen (1417) SME owners / managers out of which one thousand, three hundred and eighty-two (1382) responded appropriately, this showed 97% response rate. Data were collected using two instruments; these are Resource Mobilisation Questionnaire (r = 0.85) and Innovative Culture Scale (r = 0.68). Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Independent t test.The results showed that SME owners possessed high level of resource mobilisation and innovative culturein South-West, Nigeria. Significant relationship existed between resource mobilisation and innovative culture of SME Owners’ in South-West, Nigeria. Furthermore, there was significant difference in the score on resource mobilisation of SME Owners while no significant difference existed in the score on innovative culture of SME Owners in South-West, Nigeria. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that Government agencies should create strategies to improve resource mobilisation. This, in turn, will upgrade and enhance innovation among SMEs.
This research examined the gender, age, religious affiliations and highest qualification differences to the innovative culture of Small and Medium-Scale Enterprise (SME) owners in south-west Nigeria. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Innovativeness Scale (IS) was used as the instrument for data collection. Statistical methods of analysis used for testing the formulated hypotheses were simple percentage, independent t-test and ANOVA at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that there were significant differences in the innovative culture of SME based on age and highest qualification while no significant differences existed in the innovative culture of SME based on gender and religious affiliations of business owners. It was recommended among others that more significant steps to upgrade SME owners competencies towards building and maintaining the innovative capacity of businesses are needed to prevent the demographically induced decline in innovation activity from compromising growth and prosperity. SME owners should always embark on training and workshop that would add value to their innovative potentials.
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