Rural-urban comparison of manufacturing SMMEs performance in KwaZulu Natal province, South Africa

H Zhou, V Gumbo - African Journal of Development Studies, 2021 - journals.co.za
The paper investigated the role of location on the performance attributes of manufacturing
Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa's second-largest province of …

[HTML][HTML] Role of global economic policy uncertainty on firms participation in innovation and new product introductions: an empirical study in African SMEs

N Shankar - Transnational Corporations Review, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impact of Global Economic Policy Uncertainty (GEPU) on firms'
key marketing strategies namely, innovation as characterised by R&D spending and new …

[PDF][PDF] Sustaining small and medium-sized enterprises through financial awareness, access to digital finance in South Africa

TS Msomi, KM Kandolo - Investment Management and Financial …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have several critical challenges that threaten
their capacity to survive and thrive. However, access and awareness to digital platform is …

Critical barriers to adopt sustainable manufacturing practices in medium-sized ready-made garment manufacturing enterprises and their mitigation strategies

MMA Khan, MJ Alam, S Saha, A Sayem - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
This study delves into the critical barriers hindering sustainable manufacturing practices in
medium-sized ready-made garments manufacturing enterprises. Initially, barriers were …

The integration of Management Accounting Practices as an innovative strategy towards sustaining small businesses operating in eThekwini metropolitan, South Africa

MP Msomi, M Ngibe, LL Bingwa - Problems and Perspectives …, 2020 - search.proquest.com
Abstract The adoption of Management Accounting Practices (MAPs) has been acclaimed for
providing positive administrative and strategic influence on large organizations, and are …

[PDF][PDF] The role of business incubation programmes on the performance of small and medium enterprises in South Africa

H Zhou, RWD Zondo - The Seybold Report; Vol. 18, Issue 05, 2023 - researchgate.net
Research has shown that Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) play a pivotal role in socio-
economic development of countries across the globe. In recent years, business incubation …

Business Skills, Corporate Governance, and Competitiveness of Small Businesses in South Africa

SER Nkwinika, LO Obokoh - International Review of …, 2025 - econjournals.net.tr
This study investigates the relationship between small business competitiveness, business
skills, and corporate governance in South Africa. Business skills deficiency hinders the …

A quantitative analysis of obstacles to innovation among small, micro, and medium-sized enterprises: Evidence from South Africa

S Qomoyi, S Sinyolo, KH Ramoroka… - African Journal of …, 2024 - journals.co.za
Firm-level innovation in sub-Saharan Africa remains under-researched. To address this gap,
this paper examines the obstacles to innovation faced by small, micro, and medium-sized …

Artificial Intelligence Function Mapping to Calibrate the Determinants of SMME Performance

H Zhou, GH Dash, N Kajiji - Available at SSRN 3310145, 2021 - papers.ssrn.com
Various studies have been carried out to establish the key drivers impacting small enterprise
performance in developing countries. Despite many policy-oriented studies to uncover the …

[PDF][PDF] The relationship between tax knowledge and tax compliance: a survey of small and medium-sized enterprises in Durban

NP Sithebe - 2022 - scholar.archive.org
The self-assessment tax system has become a popular system in most developing and
developed countries. It was introduced in South Africa in 2001 through SARS efiling with the …