Characterization of Government Entreprenurial Human Capacity Building and its Impact on Business Profile of Women Entreprenuers in Abia State, Nigeria

Iroegbu O M,Ubuaru L C

doi:10.32861/bmer.57.98.103

Abstract

This study evaluated the extent of inclusion and participation of Women in Human capacity Building of a State in Nigeria. One hundred female business owners who graduated from skill acquisition centres of Abia state were randomly sampled to determine access to capacity building programmes, relevance of skills offered in programmes and type of business operation. Results showed that the 30% women affirmation policy as implemented by Abia State Government is an important factor in women entrepreneurial development. The Human Capacity building of Women entrepreneurs are tailored as stop gap. Even as petroleum producing state with strong financial base, her human capacity building strategies lack depth and are less consistent with entrepreneurial goals of women with tertiary level education. Irrespective of the state cosmopolitan status the human capacity building strategies are challenged by male dominated bureaucracy and cultural perception of female roles. A significant number (68% ) of women endorsed government policies. Seventy (70%) percent of women with tertiary education level viewed the skills offered in human capacity building as irrelevant to their training needs and entrepreneurial aspirations.Financial independence and Technology knowledge base influenced choice of business operations. The service sector was observed as the predominant choice of women.Empowerment support facilitation was suggestive of gender disparity in capacity building programmes.

Highlights

The purpose of the paper is to investigate the relationship between the quality improvement practices and compliance performance among the selected Malaysian SMIs
This study is necessary in bridging the gap between what is already known about the hard and soft factors and performance and what is yet to be explored, that is the differences in the influence of hard and soft factors on the quality improvement practices which resulted in the different degree of performance in the Malaysian E&E firms
It is worth to note that the most preferred quality improvement practice which is Process Management was rated as „Excellent‟ while the other 3 (Quality Leadership, Supplier Involvement and Customer Involvement) as well as the rest of the practices including the least preferred quality improvement practice were rated as „Good‟. Another important finding is that there are more soft factors quality improvement practices preferred than hard factor ones

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Introduction

The purpose of the paper is to investigate the relationship between the quality improvement practices and compliance performance among the selected Malaysian SMIs. The purpose of the paper is to investigate the relationship between the quality improvement practices and compliance performance among the selected Malaysian SMIs It attempted to investigate the relationship between the hard and soft quality improvement practices and the performance. This study is necessary in bridging the gap between what is already known about the hard and soft factors and performance and what is yet to be explored, that is the differences in the influence of hard and soft factors on the quality improvement practices which resulted in the different degree of performance in the Malaysian E&E firms. The relationship between factors, quality improvement practices and compliance performance

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