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SOCIAL CAPITAL AND ITS IMPACT ON BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES OF SINDH PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).47      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).47      Published : Mar 1

Social Capital and its Impact on Business Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises of Sindh (Pakistan)

Abstract

    Social capital is a significant resource for Small and Medium-sized firms. Social Capital resources generate assets for firms which in turn contributes towards the performance of firms. The paper analyzes the relationship of Social Capital with SMEs Performance operating in Sindh. Research has investigated the impact of the personal, professional, associative, and institutional network towards performance. To attain the purpose of the paper, the data was gathered using a questionnaire from 395 entrepreneurs of SMEs of Sindh Province. The regression and correlation techniques are employed to evaluate the relationship and to investigate the hypothesis. Results revealed a significant relationship between Social Capital and Firms performance

    Business Performance, Social Capital, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

    (1) Saqib Wahab Mahar
    PhD Scholar, Institute of Business Administration,Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Mirs, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Ikhtiar Ali Ghumro
    Professor,Institute of Commerce,Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Mirs, Sindh, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Mahar, S. W., & Ghumro, I. A. (2020). Social Capital and its Impact on Business Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises of Sindh (Pakistan). Global Social Sciences Review, V(I), 458-468. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).47

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Mahar, Saqib Wahab, and Ikhtiar Ali Ghumro. 2020. "Social Capital and its Impact on Business Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises of Sindh (Pakistan)." Global Social Sciences Review, V (I): 458-468 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).47

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    HARVARD : MAHAR, S. W. & GHUMRO, I. A. 2020. Social Capital and its Impact on Business Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises of Sindh (Pakistan). Global Social Sciences Review, V, 458-468.

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    MHRA : Mahar, Saqib Wahab, and Ikhtiar Ali Ghumro. 2020. "Social Capital and its Impact on Business Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises of Sindh (Pakistan)." Global Social Sciences Review, V: 458-468

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    TURABIAN : Mahar, Saqib Wahab, and Ikhtiar Ali Ghumro. "Social Capital and its Impact on Business Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises of Sindh (Pakistan)." Global Social Sciences Review V, no. I (2020): 458-468. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).47