Determinants of SMMEs Survival in post-war communities in developing countries: testing the interaction effect of government support

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dc.contributor.authorCandiya Bongomin Okello, George
dc.contributor.authorMunene, John C.
dc.contributor.authorMpeera Ntayi, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorAkol Malinga, Charles
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-25T18:15:10Z
dc.date.available2022-05-25T18:15:10Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe main purpose of the study is to test the interaction effect of government support in the relationship between business skills, capital adequacy, access to finance, access to market, entrepreneurial education, and Small Medium and Micro-enterprises (SMMEs) survival in post-war communities in northern Uganda. Design/methodology/approach – cross sectional research design was used in the study and quantitative data were collected from 304 SMMEs located in Gulu District using a semi-structured questionnaire. Structural equation modelling (SEM) through use of Analysis of Moment Structures was adopted to establish the interaction effect of government support in the relationship between business skills, capital adequacy, access to finance, access to market, entrepreneurial education and SMMEs survival in post-war communities in northern Uganda. Further, Pearson’s correlation analysis was used to show the association between the variables under study. Findings – the results revealed that there is a significant interaction effect of government support in the relationship between business skills, capital adequacy, access to finance, access to market, entrepreneurial education and SMMEs survival in post-war communities in northern Uganda. Besides, the results indicated that business skills, capital adequacy, access to finance, access to market, entrepreneurial education, and government support have significant and positive impacts on SMMEs survival in post war communities in northern Uganda. Research limitations/implications – the study employed cross-sectional research design, thus, ignoring longitudinal study approach. Besides, the sample was selected from only Gulu District, therefore, leaving out other Districts located in northern Uganda. Practical implications – advocates of recovery programmes and interventions in developing countries should consider government support as a vital factor in promoting business skill, capital adequacy, access to finance, access to market, and entrepreneurial education in order to promote SMMEs survival in post-war communities. In addition, governments in developing countries should offer investment incentives and tax waivers to infant SMMEs in post-war communities like in northern Uganda. Originality/value – the study examined the interaction effect of government support in the relationship between business skills, capital adequacy, access to finance, access to market, entrepreneurial education and SMMEs survival in post-war communities in developing countries. Thus, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt to test the interaction effect of government support in the relationship between business skills, capital adequacy, access to finance, access to market, entrepreneurial education and SMMEs survival in post-war communities in northern Uganda. The use of government support as a moderator in the relationship between business skills, capital adequacy, access to finance, access to market, entrepreneurial education and SMMEs survival is scarce in entrepreneurship literature and theory. This creates uniqueness in this study.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGeorge Candiya Bongomin Okello, John C Munene, Joseph Mpeera Ntayi, Charles Akol Malinga, "Determinants of SMMEs Growth in post-war communities in developing countries: testing the interaction effect of government support", World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, https://doi.org/10.1108/WJEMSD-06-2017-0026en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/WJEMSD-06-2017-0026
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3359
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWorld Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Developmenten_US
dc.subjectPost-war communitiesen_US
dc.subjectSMMEs survivalen_US
dc.subjectNorthern Ugandaen_US
dc.subjectAccess to financeen_US
dc.subjectGovernment supporten_US
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial educationen_US
dc.titleDeterminants of SMMEs Survival in post-war communities in developing countries: testing the interaction effect of government supporten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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