Use of Small and Medium Enterprises Resources to Mitigate Unemployment in Bauchi State of Nigeria
Abstract
Resources to SMEs are the important variables to transform the unemployed citizenry
in Bauchi of Nigeria into enabling environment of employed people. Unfortunately, the
abundance resources at hand in the state are facing huge challenges. Therefore, the
study was set to investigate the "Use of SMEs Resources to mitigating unemployment
challenges in Bauchi State of Nigeria." it aligned with the study objectives, the study
was underpinned by Resources Base View (RBV) and contingency theory perspectives
its demonstrates the facilitating variables impacts specifically these were Finance, ICT,
Infrastructure ,Skill and experience. Across sectional survey was used across the three
(3) Geo- political regions of the state which are: Bauchi south, central and north. The
study targeted a sample size of 354 respondents using random sampling techniques,
a structured questionnaires were administered to the respondents in which 208 business
owners/ managers responded and 146 questionnaires were not returned back. A
descriptive statistical tools SPSS guides and help the researcher to describe the data
gathered also a correlation analysis was used to analyses the relationship between the
key variables, the study established a premise in Use SMEs resources in relation to
mitigating unemployment in Bauchi state of Nigeria. The results of the findings were
presented in tables, charts and explained categorically in percentages. The findings of
the study found that 77% are male and 23% were female across the state. Further, the
study found out that SMEs is an effective way to employed more with a reasonable
mean of 3.487 and .823 standard deviation. The use SMEs resources has impact
SMEs to employed more with a mean of 3.734 also the resources profile finding
indicated that infrastructures (Electricity) in particular can play a significant role to
mitigate unemployment in Bauchi state. Conclusively, the study found most SMEs are
in service than manufacturing this result matched with the above finding on
infrastructure (electricity supply) and a strategic investment in ICT can make
significant impact to SMEs in Bauchi state to grow and lead to more employment.
Finance, experience and skills provide reasonable scale base on SMEs owner’s efforts
in contrast to insufficient external support by the government and other agencies .The
study recommends institutional framework to be formulate on the process, access and
utilization of use SMEs resources to mitigate unemployment in Bauchi state of
Nigeria. Finally, the study suggested a further investigation on the use SMEs resources
monitoring and evaluation impact in relation to employment in the state and Nigeria at
large.
Publisher
University of Nairobi
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