Sumerianz Journal of Business Management and Marketing
Online ISSN: 2617-0175
Print ISSN: 2617-1724
Quarterly Published (4 Issues Per Year)
Journal Website: https://www.sumerianz.com/?ic=journal-home&journal=27Archive
Volume 2 Issue 12 (2019)
Entrepreneurial Behaviors and Competitive Advantage of Small Businesses in Ogun State
Authors : Sule Olatunji Eniola ; Prof. Onuoha B. Chima
Abstract:This work looked at the relationship between entrepreneurial behaviours and competitive advantage of small businesses in Ogun State. Survey research design was adopted in the study and the study population was 2,044 small business owners in Ogun State with 322 as sample size using Krejcie and Morgan sampling size determination table. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was the statistical tool used to test the four hypotheses. The findings exposed to us that there is relationship between the entrepreneurial behaviours dimensions and competitive advantage measures used in this study among small businesses in Ogun State. Therefore, it was recommended that government should intensify their efforts in encouraging the need for independence and achievements among the young graduates to be involved in small businesses.
Pages: 159-165
Activate Climate of Change to Motivate Users toward Using Innovative Public E-Services
Authors : Prof. Yas A. Alsultanny
Abstract:Purpose- The purpose of this paper is to assess the factors that motivate users toward using innovative public e-services that provided by e-governments, to enhance services and reduce costs. The effect of users’ demographic characteristics on motivation factors are examined as well. Design/Methodology- A questionnaire survey was contact on sample of 676 users of public e-services, and research hypotheses were tested using variance analysis with SPSS software. Findings- The results showed that benefits, cost, risk, and opportunity have a positive significant relationship toward motivate users to use innovative public e-services. The demographic characteristics education, age, and job type have no statistically significant differences on using innovative public e-services, except gender have statistically significant effect on risk and opportunity. Originality/Value- paper extends the previous research that investigated impact of e-recruitment as one of the online services provided by organizations, innovative public e-services are important to any organization in doing services online with shortest time and less cost.
Pages: 151-158
An Exploratory Study of Factors That Promote and Hinder Development of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Kazakhstan
Authors : Dr. Mehraz Boolaky ; Dr. Mridula Gungaphul ; Zamzagul Seilova
Abstract:Entrepreneurship is a key element of the economy, determining the prospects for economic and industrial growth of the state and social stability in society. As demonstrated by the successful experience of developed countries, small and medium-sized enterprises contribute to the growth of competitiveness and diversification of the economy. Many factors affect SME development, negative factors (competition, low paying capacity of population, devaluation of national currency, high taxes, etc.) and positive ones (including personal qualities, location of the company, reduction of administrative barriers). The main aim of this paper is to identify the most influential factors of Kazakhstan’s SMEs development and to make recommendations for reduction of the effect of negative factors and strengthening of the factors encouraging the development of the SMEs.
Pages: 136-150