Internal and External Determinants of SMEs’ Sustainability Performance in Akwa Ibom and Lagos State, Nigeria.

Globally, SMEs’ internal (founder entrepreneurial leadership attributes, founder’s entrepreneurial human capital and founder entrepreneurial social capital) and external (government specific financial resources, government specific non-financial resources, government specific policies and public...

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Main Authors:	chigbu, Christian chisom, Irma Yazreen, Md Yusoff, Norizan, Jaafar
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English English
Published:	2023
Subjects:	HB Economic Theory
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spelling	my-unimas-ir.449302024-06-14T00:22:59Z Internal and External Determinants of SMEs’ Sustainability Performance in Akwa Ibom and Lagos State, Nigeria. 2023-09-07 chigbu, Christian chisom Irma Yazreen, Md Yusoff Norizan, Jaafar HB Economic Theory Globally, SMEs’ internal (founder entrepreneurial leadership attributes, founder’s entrepreneurial human capital and founder entrepreneurial social capital) and external (government specific financial resources, government specific non-financial resources, government specific policies and public infrastructure) determinants serve as indicators of SMEs’ sustainability performance. Unfortunately, internal and external determinant variables are deeply negative in the context of SMEs’ sustainability performance in the Nigerian SME sector and as such, most Nigerian SMEs firms barely survive, let alone actualize sustainable performance in the present-day competitive business environment. Therefore, this study examines internal and external constructs and SMEs’ sustainability performance in Akwa Ibom State and Lagos State, Nigeria. The study’s philosophy focuses on quantitative philosophical methods. Questionnaires were distributed and tested through a pilot study to confirm the reliability and validity of the variables. A total of 650 questionnaires were distributed for self-completion, and 600 were completed and returned. Both SPSS and SmartPLS were used for descriptive statistics, path regression, and hypotheses testing. The study outcome posits that founder entrepreneurial leadership attributes have a strong correlation with internal and external social and environmental sustainability performance, as well as a negative relationship with economic sustainability performance. Entrepreneurial human capital showed a significant positive correlation with economic sustainability, internal and external social sustainability, and environmental sustainability performance. The founder’s entrepreneurial social capital showed a strong interconnection with economic sustainability performance. Internal and external social sustainability performance has an insignificant connection to environmental sustainability performance. Government-specific financial resources were positively correlated with economic sustainability performance, internal and external social sustainability performance, and environmental sustainability. Government-specific non-financial resources showed positive correlations with economic sustainability performance and internal and external social sustainability performance, whereas there was an insignificant connection with environmental sustainability performance. Government-specific policies showed a negative relationship with economic and environmental sustainability performance and were positively related to internal and external social sustainability performance. Finally, public infrastructure showed a negative correlation with economic sustainability performance and was positively related to internal and external social sustainability and environmental sustainability performance. This study’s contribution to existing knowledge on both theory and managerial implications is described, along with limitations, implications, and research directions for future studies. Human Resource Management Academics Research Society 2023-09 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44930/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44930/3/DSVA_Chigbu%20Chisom.pdf text en staffonly http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44930/4/Thesis%20Master_Chigbu%20Chisom%20-%2024%20pages.pdf text en public http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44930/5/Thesis%20Master_Chigbu%20Chisom.ftext.pdf text en validuser http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJAREMS/v12-i3/17367 masters
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spellingShingle	HB Economic Theory chigbu, Christian chisom Irma Yazreen, Md Yusoff Norizan, Jaafar Internal and External Determinants of SMEs’ Sustainability Performance in Akwa Ibom and Lagos State, Nigeria.
description	Globally, SMEs’ internal (founder entrepreneurial leadership attributes, founder’s entrepreneurial human capital and founder entrepreneurial social capital) and external (government specific financial resources, government specific non-financial resources, government specific policies and public infrastructure) determinants serve as indicators of SMEs’ sustainability performance. Unfortunately, internal and external determinant variables are deeply negative in the context of SMEs’ sustainability performance in the Nigerian SME sector and as such, most Nigerian SMEs firms barely survive, let alone actualize sustainable performance in the present-day competitive business environment. Therefore, this study examines internal and external constructs and SMEs’ sustainability performance in Akwa Ibom State and Lagos State, Nigeria. The study’s philosophy focuses on quantitative philosophical methods. Questionnaires were distributed and tested through a pilot study to confirm the reliability and validity of the variables. A total of 650 questionnaires were distributed for self-completion, and 600 were completed and returned. Both SPSS and SmartPLS were used for descriptive statistics, path regression, and hypotheses testing. The study outcome posits that founder entrepreneurial leadership attributes have a strong correlation with internal and external social and environmental sustainability performance, as well as a negative relationship with economic sustainability performance. Entrepreneurial human capital showed a significant positive correlation with economic sustainability, internal and external social sustainability, and environmental sustainability performance. The founder’s entrepreneurial social capital showed a strong interconnection with economic sustainability performance. Internal and external social sustainability performance has an insignificant connection to environmental sustainability performance. Government-specific financial resources were positively correlated with economic sustainability performance, internal and external social sustainability performance, and environmental sustainability. Government-specific non-financial resources showed positive correlations with economic sustainability performance and internal and external social sustainability performance, whereas there was an insignificant connection with environmental sustainability performance. Government-specific policies showed a negative relationship with economic and environmental sustainability performance and were positively related to internal and external social sustainability performance. Finally, public infrastructure showed a negative correlation with economic sustainability performance and was positively related to internal and external social sustainability and environmental sustainability performance. This study’s contribution to existing knowledge on both theory and managerial implications is described, along with limitations, implications, and research directions for future studies.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	chigbu, Christian chisom Irma Yazreen, Md Yusoff Norizan, Jaafar
author_facet	chigbu, Christian chisom Irma Yazreen, Md Yusoff Norizan, Jaafar
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title	Internal and External Determinants of SMEs’ Sustainability Performance in Akwa Ibom and Lagos State, Nigeria.
title_short	Internal and External Determinants of SMEs’ Sustainability Performance in Akwa Ibom and Lagos State, Nigeria.
title_full	Internal and External Determinants of SMEs’ Sustainability Performance in Akwa Ibom and Lagos State, Nigeria.
title_fullStr	Internal and External Determinants of SMEs’ Sustainability Performance in Akwa Ibom and Lagos State, Nigeria.
title_full_unstemmed	Internal and External Determinants of SMEs’ Sustainability Performance in Akwa Ibom and Lagos State, Nigeria.
title_sort	internal and external determinants of smes’ sustainability performance in akwa ibom and lagos state, nigeria.
publishDate	2023
url	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44930/3/DSVA_Chigbu%20Chisom.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44930/4/Thesis%20Master_Chigbu%20Chisom%20-%2024%20pages.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44930/5/Thesis%20Master_Chigbu%20Chisom.ftext.pdf
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Internal and External Determinants of SMEs’ Sustainability Performance in Akwa Ibom and Lagos State, Nigeria.

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