标题：An Analysis of Entrepreneurial and Business Skills and Training Needs in SMEs in the Plastic Manufacturing Industry in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
期刊名称：International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities
印刷版ISSN：2250-0715
电子版ISSN：2248-9010
出版年度：2012
卷号：3
期号：2
页码：236-247
出版社：International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities
摘要：Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are very vital in the development of today’s global. They contribute significantly in terms of creating jobs, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and social welfare of most economies. However, there is high rate of failure among SMEs due to various reason of which lack of skills is one. The study at hand was undertaken to find out whether training in business and entrepreneurial skills could help SMEs to succeed. The study analysed the entrepreneurial and business skills and training needs in the Plastic Manufacturing Industry in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. A quantitative approach was used in which 74 questionnaires were distributed.The result showed that there is strong linked between training in entrepreneurial and business skills and success of such organisation. The results also showed that despite the linkage between success and training, most of the organisations still have a lot of unskilled workers in their pool. The research concluded with a strong argument for training as an essential tool for determining organisation success, effectiveness and efficiency.
关键词：entrepreneurial and business skills; training needs and SMEs.
