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The influence of internal factors on micro and small enterprises performance : evidence from Tanzanian agri-food processors

Pulkeria Pascoe (UGent) , Marcia Dutra de Barcellos (UGent) , Hans De Steur (UGent) , Joachim Schouteten (UGent) , Hawa P. Tundui and Xavier Gellynck (UGent)
(2024) INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW. 27(2). p.165-183
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Building upon resource-based view (RBV) theory, this cross-sectional study employed binary logistic regression to examine the influence of firm-level factors on the performance of 435 Tanzanian micro and small agri-food processing firms. The results of the study show that intangible resources, age (enterprise, manager), and management practices (target setting, working capital management, and performance monitoring) have a significant influence on firm performance. Firm size, tangible resources, and managers’ education level were not significant predictors of firm performance. The findings confirmed the RBV argument that intangible resources contribute more to the variation in firm performance compared to tangible resources. This study adds to the limited research on the combined effect of firm-specific characteristics, firm resources, managerial characteristics, and selected management practices on the performance of micro and small firms in emerging economies. The findings will help managers to identify success factors that are significant for better performance and will support policymakers to design strategies that can effectively contribute to the development of micro and small enterprises in the agri-food subsector.
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firm performance, internal factors, micro and small enterprises (MSEs), regression analysis, resource-based view (RBV), WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS PERFORMANCE, FIRM PERFORMANCE, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, LOGISTIC-REGRESSION, RESOURCES, CAPABILITIES, GROWTH, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, STRATEGY

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Pascoe, Pulkeria, et al. “The Influence of Internal Factors on Micro and Small Enterprises Performance : Evidence from Tanzanian Agri-Food Processors.” INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW, vol. 27, no. 2, 2024, pp. 165–83, doi:10.22434/ifamr2023.0035.
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Pascoe, P., Dutra de Barcellos, M., De Steur, H., Schouteten, J., Tundui, H. P., & Gellynck, X. (2024). The influence of internal factors on micro and small enterprises performance : evidence from Tanzanian agri-food processors. INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW, 27(2), 165–183. https://doi.org/10.22434/ifamr2023.0035
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Pascoe, Pulkeria, Marcia Dutra de Barcellos, Hans De Steur, Joachim Schouteten, Hawa P. Tundui, and Xavier Gellynck. 2024. “The Influence of Internal Factors on Micro and Small Enterprises Performance : Evidence from Tanzanian Agri-Food Processors.” INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW 27 (2): 165–83. https://doi.org/10.22434/ifamr2023.0035.
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Pascoe, Pulkeria, Marcia Dutra de Barcellos, Hans De Steur, Joachim Schouteten, Hawa P. Tundui, and Xavier Gellynck. 2024. “The Influence of Internal Factors on Micro and Small Enterprises Performance : Evidence from Tanzanian Agri-Food Processors.” INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW 27 (2): 165–183. doi:10.22434/ifamr2023.0035.
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Pascoe P, Dutra de Barcellos M, De Steur H, Schouteten J, Tundui HP, Gellynck X. The influence of internal factors on micro and small enterprises performance : evidence from Tanzanian agri-food processors. INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW. 2024;27(2):165–83.
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P. Pascoe, M. Dutra de Barcellos, H. De Steur, J. Schouteten, H. P. Tundui, and X. Gellynck, “The influence of internal factors on micro and small enterprises performance : evidence from Tanzanian agri-food processors,” INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 165–183, 2024.
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