ABSTRACT

This article reports on a study that aimed to identify potential business constraints that hinder the economic development of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Ethiopia. Results of multiple linear regression and principal component analyses of data collected using stratified random sampling of 181 enterprise operators/managers showed that the age, gender, family size, and working experience of the operators, human capital, and limited access to market and productive resources were influential variables of enterprise growth. The findings of the study provide useful information on policy implications for the Government of Ethiopia and other similar African countries to enhance the growth of MSEs.

摘要

本文报道了一项旨在确定阻碍埃塞俄比亚微型和小型企业 (MSE) 经济发展的潜在商业限制的研究。对 181 名企业经营者/经理的分层随机抽样收集的数据进行多元线性回归和主成分分析的结果表明，经营者的年龄、性别、家庭规模、工作经验、人力资本以及获得市场和生产资源的机会有限是影响企业成长的变量。该研究的结果为埃塞俄比亚政府和其他类似非洲国家的政策影响提供了有用的信息，以促进 MSE 的增长。