Obstacles to the growth of new SMEs in South Africa: A principal component analysis approach

By Fatoki Olawale, D. Garwe. 2010

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Establishing the Factors Affecting the Growth of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Algeria (2015, background): “According to Olawale and Garwe (2010), management capacities are sets of knowledge, skills, and competencies that can make the small firm more efficient.”
Entrepreneurial education, self-efficacy and intentions in Sub-Saharan Africa (2018, background): “Similarly, Olawale and Garwe (2010) found that globally, South Africa has the highest failure rates (70 per cent) of small and medium scale enterprises.”
The Relationship between Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance in Micro and Small Businesses in Ghana: The Moderating Role of Managerial and Marketing Capabilities (2015, background): “In fact, the principal engines of growth in most economies all over the world are attributed to the activities of MSBs (Fatoki & Garwe, 2010).”
The causes and impact of business failure among small to micro and medium enterprises in South Africa (2019, unknown): “For example, a study by Berry et al. (2002) cited in Olawale and Garwe (2010) revealed that reality in South Africa is that, at the rate of development of SMMEs, it is unlikely that they will fulfil the touted role as a panacea to economic development.”
Bringing Africa In: Promising Directions for Management Research (2016, background): “For instance, in South Africa, small- and medium-sized enterprises have among the highest failure rates in the world (70%), largely attributable to external factors (Olawale & Garwe, 2010).”