Examining the Moderating Role of External Environment on the Firms’ Resources andPerformance of SMEs in Nigeria: A Pilot Study
Journal Title: IOSR journal of Business and Management - Year 2018, Vol 20, Issue 11
Abstract
Reliability and validity are relevant and essential in any given research. Reliability and validity are commonly used at the pilot study and preliminary analysis stage by the researchers. Therefore, the paper provide the reliability and validity results on external environment, firms’ resources and theperformance of SMEs in Nigeria. Survey approach was used to conduct the study. The data were collected from the SMEs operating in north eastern Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used in selecting the sample of the study. The questionnaires were personally administered to the respondents. SPSS 24 and PLS-SEM3.0 were used in the analysis of the data. The pilot study found that the instruments adapted for the study are reliable and valid. Therefore, the researcher proceeded with the full scale data collection.
Authors and Affiliations
Buba Musa Pulka, Azahari Ramli, Armanurah Mohamad
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