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Perceptions of small medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) on resources required to influence involvement and participation in preferential procurement

Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/23267 Perceptions of small medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) on resources required to influence involvement and participation in preferential procurement Swanepoel, Elana ichelp@gibs.co.za Magagane, Lebogang Elsie UCTD Preferential procurement Resources Smme Smme growth Employment generation Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. The preferential procurement policy objective of granting SMMEs preference in the allocation of government contracts is to guarantee a level playing field by granting access to the market. Yet, it is unclear what the current position of SMMEs is in participating in preferential procurement. SMMEs face obstacles that arise from inadequate resources availability in participating in preferential procurement. The purpose of this research report is primarily to explore the perceptions of the owner/and manager of SMMEs regarding significant resources that are required to influence involvement and participation in preferential procurement. Furthermore, to also explore the impact of participation in preferential procurement on employment generation.This descriptive quantitative research looks at a sample of 100 SMMEs from Gauteng that have been involved in preferential procurement at least once within a period of three years to date of participation in this study.The self administered web-based questionnaire was used to investigate perception of SMMEs on significance of resources that influence involvement and participation in preferential procurement and how their participation impacted employment generation.The results of the study indicated that SMMEs perceive administrative and supply capacity resources as the most significant resources to participate successfully. It further provided evidence of positive impact participation has on SMMEs growth in relation to employment generation.In contrast, the findings suggest that information resource is the least significant resource required to participate in preferential procurement. Lastly the results suggested that micro enterprises place less significance on supply capacity resource. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2013-09-06T14:49:57Z 2013-04-30 2013-09-06T14:49:57Z 2013-04-25 2012 2013-03-16 Dissertation Magagane, LE 2012, Perceptions of small medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) on resources required to influence involvement and participation in preferential procurement, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23267 > F13/4/347/zw http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23267 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03162013-104658/ © 2012 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle UCTD
Preferential procurement
Resources
Smme
Smme growth
Employment generation
Perceptions of small medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) on resources required to influence involvement and participation in preferential procurement
title Perceptions of small medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) on resources required to influence involvement and participation in preferential procurement
title_full Perceptions of small medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) on resources required to influence involvement and participation in preferential procurement
title_fullStr Perceptions of small medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) on resources required to influence involvement and participation in preferential procurement
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions of small medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) on resources required to influence involvement and participation in preferential procurement
title_short Perceptions of small medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) on resources required to influence involvement and participation in preferential procurement
title_sort perceptions of small medium and micro enterprises smmes on resources required to influence involvement and participation in preferential procurement
topic UCTD
Preferential procurement
Resources
Smme
Smme growth
Employment generation
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23267
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03162013-104658/