Major Barriers to Manufacturing SMEs Growth and Survival: Evidence From Emerging Economy Pakistan

Ali, Sher; Bilal, Hazrat; Ahmad, A.; Hussain, Jawad

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“…Cardoni et al (2020) have underlined that economic sustainability takes precedence and is regarded as a severe problem for SMEs in terms of survival and competitiveness. The situation of SMEs in Pakistan is also not different, where SMEs struggle for survival due to a high propensity for failure (Fatima and Bilal, 2019;Ali et al, 2020). During the last couple of years, SMEs in Pakistan have been unsustained economically (State Bank of Pakistan, 2020).…”

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Management accounting systems and economic sustainability: a qualitative inquiry of SMEs in Pakistan

Latif

Salleh

Ghani

et al. 2023

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PurposeThis qualitative inquiry sheds light on using management accounting systems to address economic sustainability concerns in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of Pakistan. Building on the dynamic capabilities (DC) theory, this research endeavors to address the recent calls on management accounting and economic sustainability in the context of SMEs.Design/methodology/approachQualitative research design was adopted in which 13 semistructured interviews were conducted with SME owners of Pakistan. The transcribed interviews were coded and thematic analysis was performed via NVIVO-12 to generate themes.FindingsBased on the DC theory, the findings revealed that SME owners in Pakistan use management accounting systems to ensure economic sustainability. The authors found that DC are a co-created phenomenon and refer to them as collective DC. Furthermore, the authors found the theme of accounting literacy which played a critical role in the exhibition of DC in a collective manner.Originality/valueThis is one of the earliest studies on management accounting systems that examine economic sustainability in Pakistani SMEs. This research provides novel insights into the use of management accounting systems in Pakistan from the perspective of DC. In Pakistani SMEs, dynamic capacities are co-created and contingent on accounting literacy.

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Management accounting systems and economic sustainability: a qualitative inquiry of SMEs in Pakistan

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Salleh

Ghani

et al. 2023

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“…Empirical evidence asserted that youth-owned enterprises copied and operated successful businesses which lead to high local competition. Ali et al, (2020) investigated the obstacles and public policies encumbering small enterprises' international market expansion in Sub-Saharan Countries. The study used access procurement access, contracts access, financing regulatory structure, and access to market information as independent variables.…”

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Growth of Youth-Owned Micro and Small Enterprises in Kigali City, Rwanda: What is the Role of Government Entrepreneurial Interventions?

Niyonsaba¹,

Muathe²,

Namusonge³

2022

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Micro and Small Enterprises are major players in the wealth of nations, and therefore various entrepreneurial interventions were launched for boosting the economies and standards of living by creating employment opportunities and profits. However, these MSEs have experienced some problems which lessen their growth. The objective of the research was to investigate the effect of government interventions on the growth of youth-owned MSEs in Kigali City, Rwanda. The study was anchored on the resource-based view, Gibb’s support theory, adoption theory, and growth of a firm theory/ Explanatory and descriptive research designs were adopted. The sample was 154 respondents drawn from three districts of Kigali city with a population of 252 youth-owned MSEs. Data was collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. The study concludes that entrepreneurial training, access to credit, technology-based online social media, and market access effectively influenced the growth of MSEs in Kigali City, Rwanda. The study recommended that government entrepreneurial interventions should be effectively factored into policy-making and program implementation for sufficient growth of MSEs. MSEs should adopt technology-based online social media to market their products to the global market beyond the Rwanda boundary. Moreover it’s an effective management tool for customer relations for online business.

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“…Empirical evidence asserted that youth-owned enterprises copied and operated successful businesses which lead to high local competition. Ali et al (2020) researched the barriers and public policies impending small enterprises' international market expansion in Sub-Saharan Countries. The study used access procurement, contracts, access to funding regulatory framework, and access to market information as independent variables.…”

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Government Entrepreneurial Interventions, Individual Characteristics, and Growth of Youth-Owned Micro and Small Enterprises in Kigali City, Rwanda

2022

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Micro and Small Enterprises have been approved as major performers in enhancing economic growth and quality of life by generating employment opportunities and profits in Rwanda. However, they have experienced several problems which diminish their growth. Those growth challenges can be improved by embracing strong entrepreneurial interventions. This research endeavored to investigate how government entrepreneurial interventions affect the growth of youth-owned MSEs in Kigali, in addition, it investigated the moderating effect of individual characteristics on the relationship between the government entrepreneurial interventions and the growth of youth-owned MSEs in Kigali City, Rwanda. The resource-based view and Gibb’s support theory were used. An explanatory research design was used in this research to determine the causal link between variables and establish the nature of the strength of the link. The study used a sample size of 154 MSEs selected from the target population of 252 youth-owned MSEs in Kigali, Rwanda. Data was collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using both descriptive and multiple regression analysis. The study noted that entrepreneurial training, access to credit, technology-based online social media, and market access have been effective government support in increasing the growth of MSEs in Kigali Rwanda. Moreover, the results indicated that individual characteristics positively affected the relationship between government entrepreneurial interventions and the growth of youth-owned MSEs in Kigali City, Rwanda. The study recommended that government should ease the requirements/conditions to be met by MSEs before accessing entrepreneurial interventions this will accelerate the growth of youth-owned SMEs in Rwanda.

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Major Barriers to Manufacturing SMEs Growth and Survival: Evidence From Emerging Economy Pakistan

Cited by 5 publications

References 48 publications

Management accounting systems and economic sustainability: a qualitative inquiry of SMEs in Pakistan

Management accounting systems and economic sustainability: a qualitative inquiry of SMEs in Pakistan

Growth of Youth-Owned Micro and Small Enterprises in Kigali City, Rwanda: What is the Role of Government Entrepreneurial Interventions?

Government Entrepreneurial Interventions, Individual Characteristics, and Growth of Youth-Owned Micro and Small Enterprises in Kigali City, Rwanda

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