Strategic Management Practices and Barriers in Rural SMEs

Solid waste management beliefs and practices in rural households towards sustainable development and pro-environmental citizenship

This study examined the waste management beliefs and practices of selected households in a Philippine rural municipality.  The sample used for this study involved rural families comprising of 332 households, which was drawn from the population using multistage cluster unequal allocation sampling technique. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze data gathered. Findings show that households e...

Management Practices and Osh Implementation in Smes in Malaysia

Impacts of Strategic Learning Practices on Employees’ Commitment in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Engaged in Agriculture and Protein Food Production Sectors in Guilan Province

The survival of the firms depends on the adoption of techniques and methods for encouraging learning among people. On other hand, it is necessary to have an attitude for interaction and endeavour in order for the learning to be built and conserved. Therefore, committed people in organizations have always been emphasized as a driving force of the extension and creation of learning. The aim of th...

Strategic export orientation and internationalization barriers: evidence from SMEs in a developing economy

This study examines strategic process and export entry choice of small and medium manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The data was collected from a survey of 72 small and mediumsized manufacturers in Nigeria. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, and Pearson’s product moment correlation analysis. Results show that firms’ strategic choice to enter the export market was associated ...

THE IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN SMEs

This work aims to assess human resource factors and best practices in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The human resources (HR) components considered in this paper are organizational structure, personnel training and promotion, and organizational culture. To achieve the objective of this study a combination of inclusive literature review, visits, interviews, observations and a survey of 100...