Abstract:Purpose: Small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) play an essential role in the maintenance of a stable and viable economy, such as continuous employment creation. Besides, by cooperation, SMEs play a significant role in the production process by providing raw materials for large organisations to aid smooth operations. To support SMEs, efforts have been tailored towards ensuring that SMEs can compete favourably amongst themselves and perform at par if not better than their counterparts in other countries. How… Show more
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