ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES OF GARMENT MANUFACTURERS IN WUNDWUN TOWNSHIP
Abstract
- This study emphasizes on identifying entrepreneurial competencies of garment manufacturers located in Thaphan Village, Wundwin Township and analyzing the effects of entrepreneurial competencies on firm performance. Entrepreneurial competencies are of vital importance for sustaining, maintaining, and improving firm performance in an intensely competitive market because garment manufacturing firms are solely owned businesses. In March 2019, primary data was collected from forty garment manufacturers selected by using stratified random sampling method and the sample represents forty percent of each firm group. Structured questionnaires based on strategic, commitment, technical, conceptual, opportunity, communication, learning, and personal competencies, and firm performance were constructed by using five-point Likert scale. Secondary data concerning with the number and types of garment manufacturing firms was collected from Administration Office in Thaphan Village. Multiple regression analysis is applied as the major analysis method and SPSS 22 is used as the main analytical tool. According to the findings, commitment, technical, and communication competencies have significant and positive effects on performance of garment manufacturing firms. On the contrary, strategic and personal competencies have significant and negative effects on firm performance. Among eight entrepreneurial competencies included in this study, it is found that the communication competence has the largest effect on performance of garment manufacturing firms in Thaphan Village, Wundwin Township.
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Year
- 2020
Author
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Kyi Kyi Thant
Subject
- Economics, Journalism, Tourism and Law
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)