Factors that determine financial performance of SMES in Malaysia

Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri and Abdullah Othman, Anwar Hasan and Zulkifly, Umi Waheeda I'zaaz and Zakaria, Fatin Shafiqah (2020) Factors that determine financial performance of SMES in Malaysia. In: 2nd International Conference of World Academy of Islamic Management, 17th October 2020, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been recognized as the backbone of a country's economic development and social benefits. Malaysian SMEs contributed 38.8% to overall GDP, 17.3% to total exports, and 66.2% to total employment. Huge budget allocations were put every year to enhance and encourage the improvement of SMEs. However, it was found that many of the SMEs failed within the first years of its business operations despite various programs and initiatives by the government agencies. Therefore, this paper aims to determine factors that determine the sustainable financial performance of SMEs in Malaysia namely, Financial Knowledge, Financial Attitude, Financial Socialization Agents, Financial Skills, and Accounting Skills. The relationship of these factors towards SME's performance is measured using regression and factor analysis conducted using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Findings reveal that all factors have a significant relationship with SME financial performance in Malaysia except for financial skills. Hence, the authority especially those that provide programs involving SMEs can emphasize the significant factors in their effort to improve the financial performance and increase the survival of SMEs in the industry.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Slide Presentation)
Additional Information:	4433/84942
Uncontrolled Keywords:	SMEs, Financial Performance, Financial Knowledge, Financial Attitude, Malaysia
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences > Department of Finance Institute of Islamic Banking & Finance (IIiBF) Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr Dzuljastri Abdul Razak
Date Deposited:	27 Nov 2020 15:25
Last Modified:	27 Nov 2020 15:25
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/84942

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