Purpose

Pakistan has marvellous growth and development capacity, and entrepreneurial small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in its development. As it is believed that entrepreneurial SMEs make an important contribution to the economy by providing employment and soaring production capacity, the purpose of this study is to investigate the hurdles that affect their performance.

Design/methodology/approach

A questionnaire-based survey was used to collect data from 225 entrepreneurial SMEs owners and managers in the southern region of Pakistan. Statistical analysis in SPSS was conducted to determine the barriers that limit the growth and development of SMEs.

Findings

The findings show that factors affecting entrepreneurial SMEs’ performance in Pakistan are lack of finance and infrastructure as well as economic barriers, corruption and management issues. These obstacles are positively and significantly associated with entrepreneurial SMEs’ failure.

Originality/value

This study’s significance lies in its identification of the barriers that affect the performance of entrepreneurial SMEs in Pakistan. The author also suggests how policymakers can devise better policies for SME growth.

中文翻译：

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限制新兴创业型中小企业发展的障碍和潜在解决方案

目的

巴基斯坦具有非凡的增长和发展能力，创业型中小企业在其发展中发挥着关键作用。由于人们认为创业型中小企业通过提供就业机会和提高生产能力对经济做出了重要贡献，因此本研究的目的是调查影响其业绩的障碍。

设计/方法/方法

一项基于问卷的调查被用来从巴基斯坦南部地区的 225 名创业型中小企业所有者和管理者那里收集数据。SPSS中的统计分析用于确定限制中小企业成长和发展的障碍。

发现

调查结果表明，影响创业型中小企业在巴基斯坦表现的因素是缺乏资金和基础设施，以及经济障碍、腐败和管理问题。这些障碍与创业型中小企业的失败正相关且显着相关。

原创性/价值

本研究的意义在于确定了影响巴基斯坦创业型中小企业绩效的障碍。作者还建议政策制定者如何为中小企业发展制定更好的政策。