Browsing Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "SMEs"
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Assessing best practices for new product development in organisations
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)New product development (NPD) is increasingly being recognised as a critical factor in ensuring the continued sustainability of organisations. For companies to compete in the market place, they have to keep up with market ... -
Assessing selected success factors of SMEs in the North West Province
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)The importance of job creation and increasing sustainability in South Africa has never been as imperative as in the current economic climate. The currency fluctuations, together with the increasing SME failure rates, and ... -
Assessing the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on the performance of South African construction business
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Literature is full of studies conducted to unravel the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on organisations’ performance, which highlights the importance of entrepreneurial orientation on the way businesses are organised. ... -
Credit appraisal for working capital finance to agricultural small and medium enterprises at Land Bank
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The credit appraisal process plays a crucial role in a bank's lending function. It is part of the bank's risk management system that seeks to reduce exposure to credit risk. The main purpose of this study was to examine ... -
Developing a sustainable financing model for SMEs during the organizational life cycle in Uganda
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2019)World over, it is generally acceptable that Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the engines of growth for a number of economies contributing more than half of the economies employment opportunities while at the same ... -
Economic determinants of small business growth : the case of selected areas in the Johannesburg Metropolitan region
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The SME sector has widely been accepted as the engine of economic growth and poverty eradication in the world. SMEs play a significant part in the economic, modern and social expansion of a nation. It assumes a vigorous ... -
Enterprise resource planning in manufacturing SMEs in the Vaal Triangle
(North-West University, 2011)The adoption of Enterprise Resource Planning tools has improved business processes in organisations. This increase has, however come with challenges for the small and medium business sector. First the adoption and deployment ... -
Exploring the impact of procurement on sustaining small and medium enterprises in Mpumalanga
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)SMEs are perceived to be the drivers of most nations socio-economic development agenda, yet limited studies have focused on the impact of procurement practices on sustaining SMEs. Despite the efforts of the government to ... -
Exploring the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on SMEs in Gauteng, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)The South African government acknowledges SMEs as a catalyst for economic growth and job creation. However, SMEs in Gauteng are having trouble sustaining themselves in the current environment due to the effects of the ... -
Exploring the sustainability of SMEs in the textile and clothing industry to create employment in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are considered critical drivers of economic growth within economies, especially developing economies such as South Africa. In South Africa, SMEs create jobs for a semi-skilled and ...