CHIJINDU, IHEANACHO OKPALAOKA and Covenant University, Theses (2021) EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED MANUFACTURING SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN LAGOS STATE. Masters thesis, COVENANT UNIVERSITY.
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The issue of technological adoption and innovation in businesses as always been a big problem to organization especially manufacturing small and medium enterprises in Lagos state. So therefore, the idea has always been on how to adopt new technologies and innovations in improving and scaling profit or the profitability heights in businesses or SMEs. Therefore, businesses are always trying to achieve success by maintaining competitive advantage or competitive edge over their rivals as well as avoiding decline in their productivity level. So, there is a need for manufacturing SMEs and businesses to adopt new technologies and innovation into their organization and business activities. The main purpose of this research work is to examine the effects of technological innovation capabilities on the performance of selected manufacturing small and medium enterprises in Lagos State. This research work made use of a descriptive and causal research design as well as survey methods in examining whether technological learning capability affects the profitability of selected manufacturing small and medium enterprises in Lagos State and to determine whether resource allocation capability promotes sales growth amongst selected manufacturing small and medium enterprises in Lagos State. The population of the study was 562 and as a result, the sample size determined is 234. A structured questionnaire was made use of as the instrument for collection of data which was distributed to 234 research participants of which 200 were retrieved and filled out appropriately. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the data. The results suggested from tested hypotheses that, there is a significant relationship between technological learning capability and profitability. Findings also showed that research and development capability have a significant impact on the value creation of selected manufacturing small and medium enterprises in Lagos State. The research concluded that technological innovation capabilities have a positive impact on the performance of selected manufacturing small and medium enterprise (SMEs) in Lagos, Nigeria. In addition, the study recommended that manufacturing SMEs should implement technological learning and the use of research and development capability in their production process.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Performance, Profitability, Research and Development Capability, SMEs Technological Innovation Capabilities |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Hannah Akinwumi |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Oct 2021 14:31 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2021 14:31 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/15390 |
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