Small to medium-sized enterprises suffer from loss of competitive advantage, low productivity, and poor performance because inadequate competencies. Therefore, the primary objective this study was examine effect selected motivational dimensions (i.e., self-improvement, self-confidence, openness change, pull factors, need for achievement) on entrepreneurial competency among micro-entrepreneurs. ...

Purpose- The study investigated the indirect effect of innovative behavior on relationship between e-banking technology characteristics and micro small enterprises (MSE) performance through adoption in Kenya. Design/methodology: employed an explanatory research design a multistage sampling technique to collect cross-sectional data using self-administered questionnaire. sample size 455 MSEs was ...

Abstract Micro small medium enterprises (MSMEs) play an important role in a country's economy, so managers must try to run their business according the current concept of green economy (GE). Green is economic that makes environmental sustainability part realizing sustainable development goals (SDGs). The performance MSMEs terms GE measure how successful MSME implementing concept. Apart from GE,...

This study examines how weak and strong network ties of micro-entrepreneurs influence their entrepreneurial self-efficacy, thereby micro-enterprise performance, in the informal sector Sri Lanka. Using matched data from 635 case officers employed by government, structural equation modeling is to test hypothesized relationships. In line with social cognitive theory, findings confirm that, whereas...