Managerial Skills and Success of Small-Scale Entrepreneurs in Kampala Uganda
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2015
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Canadian International Journal of Social Science and Education
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A multi-sector coverage of small-scale enterprises was explored in this study to address these research objectives: (1) extent to which managerial skills were possessed; (2) extent to which small-scale entrepreneurs were successful; (3) differences in extent of managerial skills and success among small-scale entrepreneurs; and (4) relationship between managerial skills and success. Employed as strategies to elicit the data were the descriptive comparative, descriptive correlation and ex-post facto designs; administration of validated and tested for reliability researcher devised questionnaires; frequencies, means, t-test, One Way ANOVA and regression analysis. The findings showed moderate extent of managerial skills in terms of conceptual, human and technical skills; less successful internally and more successful externally; the extent of managerial skills and success differed significantly according to gender, education level, business form and years in business; the extent of managerial skills possessed was positively and significantly correlated with all aspects of internal and external success; conceptual and technical skills significantly depicted small-scale entrepreneurs’ success. Thus, technical and conceptual skills needed to be more promoted through entrepreneurial and business skills in universities; education of small-scale entrepreneurs on formation of joint ventures and ongoing training programs for skills formation and development.
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Managerial skills, Small scale entrepreneurs, Success
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Muhammad, K., Sumil, N., Mpora, B. E., Kazibwe, S., Sumil, M., Ssemugenyi, F., & Wilberforce, T. (2015). Managerial skills and success of small-scale entrepreneurs in Kampala Uganda. Canadian International Journal of Social Science and Education, 3, 546-552.
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https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6009
https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6009