KIU Interdisciplinary Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Entrepreneurial competencies as drivers of small and medium enterprises’ performance in Osun state, Nigeria

KIJHUS ID: kj0006zce4b1 December 29, 2024

Entrepreneurial competencies as drivers of small and medium enterprises’ performance in Osun state, Nigeria

Akintunde Aremu Akintayo, Kayode Muhammed Ibrahim, Moses Taye Oni, Ayinla Jamiu Raheem
Published December 29, 2024 Pages 94-110

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This research assesses the influence of entrepreneurial competencies on SMEs in Osun State, Nigeria, with particular reference to strategic competency, organizational competency and opportunity competency as critical success factors. Self-structured questionnaires were distributed and retrieved from a random sample of 377 SME operators across the state, and the data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results show a positive and strong correlation between strategic competencies and SME performance, with a statistical significance of p

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Entrepreneurial competency Strategic competency Organizing Competency Opportunity competency SMEs Performance
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Akintunde Aremu Akintayo, Kayode Muhammed Ibrahim, Moses Taye Oni, Ayinla Jamiu Raheem. "Entrepreneurial competencies as drivers of small and medium enterprises’ performance in Osun state, Nigeria." KIU Interdisciplinary Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences , vol. 5 , no. 2 , 2024 , pp. 94-110

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Akintunde Aremu Akintayo
Department of Entrepreneurship, Osun State University Nigeria
Kayode Muhammed Ibrahim
Department of Entrepreneurship, federal university of Agriculture and Development Studies Iragbiji Nigeria