{"product_id":"analysis-of-performance-determinants-in-micro-enterprises-the-case-of-dodola-district-oromia-region-von-alemayehu-habte","title":"Analysis of Performance Determinants in Micro-Enterprises. The Case of Dodola District, Oromia Region","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaster's Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: A, Hawassa University (governance and development studies), course: masters, language: English, abstract: Nowadays, the contribution of micro-enterprises in employment creation, poverty reduction and hence economic growth is getting widespread acknowledgement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, their performance is usually constrained by various factors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus, this research is basically aimed at investigating key determinants of performance among micro-enterprise businesses in Dodola town of Oromia region. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt examines the extent to which performance of micro-enterprises is associated with characteristics of the owner and business constraints. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo this end, primary data were gathered using interview schedule from a sample of 112 micro-enterprises selected using stratified random sampling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBesides, two Focus Group Discussions were held with fourteen randomly selected micro-entrepreneurs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo further triangulate the data Key informant interviews were held with three MSE office heads. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen after primary data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharacteristics of the enterprises and their entrepreneurs were analyzed using percentage, mean, median and standard deviation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the other hand, Pearson¿s chi-square(x2), paired sample t-test and multinomial logistic regression were used to make inferences about the subject under investigation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this study, performance of micro-enterprises was measured in terms of two main indicators namely profit and employment growth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe results of paired t-test indicated statistically significant mean difference in socio-economic status of entrepreneurs before and after starting micro-enterprise business. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe multinomial logistic regression analysis revealed that education, experience, location and access to formal credit source are significant predictors of profit growth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, only education was found as a significant predictor of employment growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Words: Micro-enterprise; Performance; Multinomial Logistic Regression; Performance Determinants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783668052710\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783668052710","offer_id":39442055921757,"sku":"9783668052710","price":47.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/1c9c4dbc-94fe-466d-ba2e-101075922944.jpg?v=1776053633","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/analysis-of-performance-determinants-in-micro-enterprises-the-case-of-dodola-district-oromia-region-von-alemayehu-habte","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}