The impact of motivations, personal values, management skills of managers on the perfomance of SME`s in selected towns (Port Elizabeth and Port Alfred) in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
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2012
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University of Fort Hare
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Faculty of Management & Commerce
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This study investigates the impact of motivations, personal values and managerial skills of managers on the performance of Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa. The failure rate of SMEs in South Africa is very high and it is of great importance to investigate the factors that can impact on the performance of SMEs. Financial and non-financial methods were used to measure SMEs performance. Data was collected through self-administered questionnaires. Exploratory factor analysis was used to improve the research problems and enhance the validity of the research. Data analysis for this study includes descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and regression analysis. Reliability was tested using the Cronbach‟s Alpha while validity was ensured by using a statistician and by pre-testing the research instrument in a pilot study.
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Executives -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape, Labor turnover -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape, Organizational commitment -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape, Employee morale -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape, Employee loyalty -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape, Employee motivation -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape, Personalism, Small business -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape, Performance -- Management
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Tangwo, Asah Francis. 2012