Saud, Mohammad Basir and Shamsudin, Jauriyah and Mohd Shariff, Mohd Noor and Md Isa, Azwardi (2013) Malaysian SMES performance and the government business support service. In: 2nd Applied International Business Conference (AIBC2013), 7 – 8 December 2013, Labuan School of International Business and Finance, Universiti Malaysia Sabah.

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Abstract

This paper will investigate the relationship between Government Business Support Services (GBSS) and the performance of Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) particularly in Northern States of Peninsular Malaysia.Various government initiatives and assistance have been introduced over the years in recognition of the importance of SMEs to the country’s economy, all aimed at developing SMEs and improving SME performance. A random sampling technique was used on 150 usable questionnaires from SMEs firms and data was analysed by using SPSS 19.0.Statistically, the results confirmed that GBSS positively related to SMEs Performance which contributes to the existing knowledge especially in Malaysia.Finally, this study provides new knowledge and important insights for Malaysia government agency such as SME Corporation to further scrutinize at the existing programmes, guidelines and enforce new policies toward continuously improving performance of Malaysian SMEs

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	ISBN: 978-967-0521-26-8 Organized by: Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Government Business Support Service, Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions:	School of International Studies
Depositing User:	Prof. Madya Dr. Mohammad Basir Saud
Date Deposited:	18 Apr 2016 01:48
Last Modified:	18 Apr 2016 01:48
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17959

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