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Impact of Government Policy and Insecurity Factors on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Productivity in Nigeria

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  • Anthony E. Hassan

    (University of Abuja, Nigeria)

  • Kashim Akor

    (National Productivity Center, Nigeria)

  • Emmanuel O. Bamiduro

    (National Productivity Center, Nigeria)

  • Ibrahim Rauf

    (University of Abuja, Nigeria)

Abstract

The subject of SMEs roles in an economy has received considerable attention in the literature both for the developed and developing economies. However, the differences in economic policy and social environments in these economies have not been adequately situated or dissipated in the discus. This gap is what this study partly addressed in the literature. This study examined the impact of government policy/programmes and the insecurity situation on productivity of SMEs in Nigeria. The study was based on a nationwide survey conducted in the year 2020 within a design of 590 SMEs respondents with which the hypotheses were tested. The multinomial logistic regression result indicated that government policy of multiple taxation caused cost to rise for SMEs as indicated by the variable (Hikes in product price) taking on X2= 6.163, p

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  • Anthony E. Hassan & Kashim Akor & Emmanuel O. Bamiduro & Ibrahim Rauf, 2020. "Impact of Government Policy and Insecurity Factors on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Productivity in Nigeria," European Journal of Business and Management Research, European Open Science, vol. 5(6), November.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejbmr0:v:5:y:2020:i:6:id:50545
    DOI: 10.24018/ejbmr.2020.5.6.545
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