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- Author
- Dasanayaka, SWSB; Kankanamge, R; Sardana, GD
- Title
- Identification of barriers for development of the Sri Lankan small and medium scale furniture and wooden products manufacturing enterprises, a case study based on the Moratuwa area
- Journal Name
- Euro Asia Journal of Management
- Pub. Info
- Dec. 2011, Vol.21, No.1/2, pp. 69-101
- Keyword
- Small and medium scale industries；SMEs；Wooden furniture；Sri Lanka
- Abstract
- Abstract : Irrespective of the stage of economic development, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) constitute and continue to be a main source of growth of a nation. Sri Lanka is no exception to this phenomenon. However, it is a paradox that a large number of SMEs in Sri Lanka are struggling to survive in today's competitive environment. Absence of any networking and cooperation among the SMEs and lack of linkages with large scale industries have aggravated these problems. This study endeavors to ascertain the main issues faced by the Sri Lanka SMEs with special emphasis on the furniture and wooden sector. The study was conducted in the Moratuwa area which is a main hub of the furniture and wooden products manufacturing sector in the country. The study reveals that the SMEs are facing various obstacles in developing their business. These issues fall in the domains of financial management, human resources, product and process technology management, business regulations, intense competition from cheap imports, lack of infrastructure and so on. In spite of various policy intitiatives, concessions and incentives offered by successive Sri Lanka governments and the assistance from various donor agencies, SMEs need further assistance to grow. The study concludes with recommendations to overcome these obstacles to enable the SMEs to develop their full potentials. Paragragh Headings: 1. Introduction 1.1. Research objectives 2. Literature review 2.1. Furniture and other wooden products manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka 3. Research methodology 3.1. Conceptual framework of the study 3.2. Population frame and sampling 3.3. Research instruments 3.4. Questionnaire framework 3.5. Data collection procedure 3.6. Data analysis 3.7. Validity and reliability 3.8. Distribution og furniture and other wood products manufacturing industry 4. Data analysis 4.1. Part 1 - Basic information of the enterprise 4.2. Part 2 - Owner specific characteristics 4.3. Part 3 - Constraints influencing the growth of the business 4.4. Part 4 - Criteria to measure the growth of the business 5. Findings 6. Recommendations 7. Conclusions Tables: 1. Operationalization table of variables 2. Number of furniture and other wood products manufacturing industry - 2003 3. Number of furniture and wood manufacture industrial establishments in the Colombo district - 2003 4. Basic information on the enterprises 5. Owner specific characteristics of the enterprises 6. Validation and reliability test 7. Mean values of sub-issues 8. List of constraints and non-constraints 9. Mean values of the main issues 10. Validity and reliability test results of growth criteria 11. output from analysis Figures: 1. The vicious cycle of an SME 2. Conceptual framework of the study 3. Mean values of major issues 4. Mean values of the variables of issues which do not have impact on SME growth 5. Criteria to evaluate the growth of the business