声明
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1. Study background
1.2. Study area
1.3. Problem statement
1.4. Aim and Objectives
1.5. Research Question
1.6. Significance of Study
1.7. Contribution of the study
1.8. Organization of the Study
Chapter 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
2.2 SME definition and characteristics
2.3 Role and importance of SMEs in Developing countries: Economic Growth and employment
2.4 The Economic environment and its Impact on SMEs
2.4.1 Internal Factors
2.4.2 External factors
2.5 Business Environment constraints to SMEs Growth and Impact on the Economy
2.5.1 Competition and informal sector
2.5.2 Access to finance
2.5.3 Regulations and Tax regulation
2.5.4 Corruption and the legal system
2.5.5 Trade, innovation and technology
2.6 Physical and infrastructures constraints
2.7 Theoretical Background and Hypothesis
2.7.1 Institutional Theory
2.7.2 Productivity Theory
2.7.3 Research Hypothesis
2.8 Conceptual Framework
Chapter 3: METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Data Collection
3.2.1 Population
3.2.2 Sampling Procedure
3.3 Data analysis and analytical technique
3.3.1 Reliability Analysis
3.3.2 Analysis of the factors that have an impact on the SME growth and effectiveness
3.3.3 Analysis of the factors that are key for the survival of SMEs in Cameroon
3.3.4 Verifying whether the effectiveness of SMEs in Cameroon is indeed reliant on internal management as well as factors in the external environment and not only years of experience
3.4 Conclusion
Chapter 4: DESCRIPTIVE DATA
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Response Rate
4.3 Respondents’ characteristics
4.3.1 Age
4.3.2 Gender
4.3.3 Numeracy and Literacy
4.3.4 Education
4.3.5 Reasons for starting business
4.3.6 Types of Business
4.3.7 Business Management related training
4.4 Scale reliability
4.5 Conclusion
Chapter 5: EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Factors affecting SMEs’ effectiveness
5.3 Factors that are key for the survival of SMEs in Cameroon
5.4 Relationship between years of experience and SME success over and above Internal Management factors
5.5 Relationship between years of experience and SME success over and above external environment factors
5.6 Conclusion
Chapter 6: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Conclusions and Recommendations
6.3 Conclusion, theoretical and practical implications of study
6.4 Limitations of study and suggestions for future study
参考文献
Appendix A
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