Youth Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMES) Growth in Nigeria: The Moderating Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
| dc.contributor.author | Omoyele, Samuel Olufemi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-05-09T12:02:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-05-09T12:02:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The roles that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) play to the growth and development of small and medium scale (SMEs) businesses start-ups in the developed economies cannot be overemphasized, but this is not always the same with what is obtainable in developing countries like Nigeria. This study, for that reason, fills the gap by investigating the relationship between youth entrepreneurship and SMEs growth, taking cognizance of the moderating roles of ICT. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design with a descriptive research method selected to examine the relationship between study variables. Only primary data was used in the study. Primary data was sourced with the questionnaire instrument. The population of the study comprised of 15260 small and medium enterprises in south western Nigeria, as obtained from the of ice of National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Slovin's formula was applied to obtain a sample size of 390 from the study population, while youth entrepreneurs were sampled purposively based on age. The findings revealed that ICT has a positive moderating influence on the relationship between youth entrepreneurship and SMEs growth. The study recommended among other things that the government should do more in the area of alleviating challenges faced by youths in accessing ICT devices. The Government should also invest more in infrastructure development and promulgate laws that will make network providers deliver excellent services to its subscribers. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Solomon Adejare BABARINDE, Olufemi Samuel OMOYELE, Thomas Duro AYODELE and Adebayo Isaac ADIO, Youth Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Growth in Nigeria: The Moderating Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), International Journal of Management, 11(12), 2020, pp. 2516-2526. http://iaeme.com/Home/issue/IJM?Volume=11&Issue=12 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0976-6510 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/2896 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | International Journal of Management (IJM) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Youth Entrepreneurship | en_US |
| dc.subject | Business Growth, | en_US |
| dc.subject | ICT | en_US |
| dc.subject | Small Scale Enterprises | en_US |
| dc.title | Youth Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMES) Growth in Nigeria: The Moderating Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |