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Analysis of Entrepreneurial Competencies and It's relationship with Performance of SME’s in Ethiopia with reference the Manufacturing industry in Kombolcha City


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1 Department of Management, Wollo University, Ethiopia
2 School of Management, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India
 

This study investigates the relationship between of entrepreneurial competencies and Performance of SME’s in Ethiopia with reference the Manufacturing industry in Kombolach City. Performance can influence on the entrepreneurial competency areas including opportunity, relationship, organizing, strategic and commitment, competencies. Specifically, the objective of this study is to examine the relationship between entrepreneurial competencies and the Performance of SME’s with reference the Manufacturing industry in Kombolach City. The sample survey conducted among the owners or managers in the manufacturing industry, SMEs in Kombolcha city. An empirical test carried out on the data gathered from questionnaires. The result indicated that all the competencies have a positive relationship with the firm performance that means all the competencies are required by entrepreneurs of manufacturing industry. The medium level of correlation was found between relationship, strategic competency and firm’s performance. Relationship, and strategic competencies linearly correlate with firm’s performance, as they have level of significance less than 0.05. Other competency areas I. e. opportunity, organizing and commissioning competencies are not significant for firm’s performance, which seem improvable by training and experiences.

Keywords

Entrepreneurial Competencies, Performance, Manufacturing Industry.
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Authors

Yimer Ayalew Ahmed
Department of Management, Wollo University, Ethiopia
Brajaballav Kar
School of Management, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India

Abstract


This study investigates the relationship between of entrepreneurial competencies and Performance of SME’s in Ethiopia with reference the Manufacturing industry in Kombolach City. Performance can influence on the entrepreneurial competency areas including opportunity, relationship, organizing, strategic and commitment, competencies. Specifically, the objective of this study is to examine the relationship between entrepreneurial competencies and the Performance of SME’s with reference the Manufacturing industry in Kombolach City. The sample survey conducted among the owners or managers in the manufacturing industry, SMEs in Kombolcha city. An empirical test carried out on the data gathered from questionnaires. The result indicated that all the competencies have a positive relationship with the firm performance that means all the competencies are required by entrepreneurs of manufacturing industry. The medium level of correlation was found between relationship, strategic competency and firm’s performance. Relationship, and strategic competencies linearly correlate with firm’s performance, as they have level of significance less than 0.05. Other competency areas I. e. opportunity, organizing and commissioning competencies are not significant for firm’s performance, which seem improvable by training and experiences.

Keywords


Entrepreneurial Competencies, Performance, Manufacturing Industry.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17697/ibmrd%2F2018%2Fv7i2%2F142696