Effect of Entrepreneurial Skills on Competitive Advantage among Small and Medium Size Enterprises

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dc.contributor.authorOmare, John Onditi
dc.contributor.authorKyongo, Joanes Kaleli
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-10T13:27:40Z
dc.date.available2021-06-10T13:27:40Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe objective of the study was to establish the effect of entrepreneurial skills on competitive advantage among small and medium enterprises in Kawangware Division, Nairobi County in Kenya and the corresponding hypothesis was formulated and tested. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Convenience sampling was used. The study targeted 102 proprietors of SMEs and 75 of them responded. SPSS Version 21 was used to analyze data using simple regression analysis. Research findings from the test of the hypothesis established that entrepreneurial skills lead to creation of competitive advantage among small and medium size enterprises. The study findings support the Resource Based View which explains how specific entrepreneurial skills, which are intangible resources combine with other tangible resources to enable SMEs to be competitive in the market. The research recommends further investigation of the study variables SMEs in other parts of Kenya.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOmare, J.O., & Kyongo, J.K. (2017). Effect of entrepreneurial skills on competitive advantage among small and medium size enterprises. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 5(7), 173-180.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2348 0386
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/3587
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Economics, Commerce and Managementen_US
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial skillsen_US
dc.subjectCompetitive advantageen_US
dc.subjectSmall and medium enterprisesen_US
dc.subjectResource Based Viewen_US
dc.titleEffect of Entrepreneurial Skills on Competitive Advantage among Small and Medium Size Enterprisesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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