April 18, 2025 Thesis Open Access

JEMILA UMER HUSSEN

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  <dc:creator>JEMILA UMER HUSSEN</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2025-04-18</dc:date>
  <dc:description>This study investigated effect of entrepreneurial characteristics on the organizational performance of selected SMEs in Soyama Town Administration. A descriptive and explanatory research design was employed, coupled with a quantitative approach to facilitate the gathering of comprehensive data. The study’s target population consisted of 268 owner or manager of SMEs. Data was collected from 160 respondents achieved through stratified random sampling to ensure a representative sample. Data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics through IBM SPSS version 25. The descriptive result of the study shows that the mean score of each study variable is above 3.15. The findings revealed that risk-taking propensity, innovativeness, adaptability, and competitive orientation significantly contributed to organizational performance, while proactiveness did not show a significant effect. The results of the regression model summary indicated that the five independent variables (risk-taking propensity, innovativeness, adaptability, proactiveness and competitive orientation) explain about 79.00% of the variation in the level of organizational performance. This implies that while certain entrepreneurial traits are crucial, others may require further exploration to understand their influence. The study recommends that SMEs foster an environment that promotes risk-taking, innovation, and adaptability. Further research can study by including other factors like leadership style, financial management practices, and market conditions.</dc:description>
  <dc:identifier>https://zenodo.org/record/6045</dc:identifier>
  <dc:identifier>10.20372/nadre:6045</dc:identifier>
  <dc:identifier>oai:zenodo.org:6045</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>eng</dc:language>
  <dc:relation>doi:10.20372/nadre:6044</dc:relation>
  <dc:relation>url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/jku</dc:relation>
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  <dc:rights>http://www.opensource.org/licenses/afl-3.0.php</dc:rights>
  <dc:subject>Risk-Taking Propensity, Innovativeness, Pro- Activeness, Adaptability, And Competitive Orientation, Organizational performance</dc:subject>
  <dc:title>THE EFFECT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL CHARACTERISTICS ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED SMES' IN SOYAMA TOWN ADMINISTRATION</dc:title>
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