Abstract

• This paper aims to analyze the direct and indirect effects of knowledge management, financial literacy, and technology orientation on innovation capabilities and MSMEs performance in Myanmar. This paper aims to analyze the effect of psychological feelings of fear of missing out and anxiety on the delegation of people who are playing at the managerial level. In this study, a business that has at least five employees can be identified as MSMEs. There are 44,017 MSMEs in Myanmar and 8,221 MSMEs in the Yangon Region. The population is resized by the owners who registered at the Yangon Region Youth Entrepreneurs Association. There are 40 executive members registered with the Yangon Region Youth Entrepreneurs Association (2023). Then, a clustered sampling method is applied. From descriptive analysis, it is found that most of the respondents have better knowledge about management at their businesses, understand how to manage financing and they are willing to integrate new technologies. Therefore, the overall mean value of each variable has been found to be above the average level. From multiple linear regression analysis, knowledge management, financial literacy, and technology orientation are positively related to the MSMEs performance. It is found that knowledge management, financial literacy, and technology orientation are positively related to innovation capability and MSMEs performance. Moreover, innovation capability has a positive influence on the MSMEs performance.