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The effects of entrepreneurial competencies on microenterprise performance in the southern border provinces of Thailand
No full textMaster of Science in Entrepreneurship and TechnopreneurshipMicroenterprise development plays significant role in developing the nation, income
up-liftmen and poverty alleviation. Entrepreneurial competencies have been reported
to have a significant impact on microenterprise performance. The purpose of this
research is therefore, to establish the effect of entrepreneurial competencies on
microenterprise performance in the southern border provinces of Thailand. The
objective of the research is to investigate the influence of entrepreneurial competency
comprising three dimensions; personal entrepreneurial competencies, enterprise
competencies, and enterprise management competencies on microenterprise
performance. This study uses survey method, factor analysis and SPSS software to
analyze descriptive and inferential statistics. The questionnaire was distributed to 270
microenterprises in the southern border of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat. Research
findings show that personal entrepreneurial competencies and enterprise management
competencies have positively and significantly influenced the performance of
microenterprises, while enterprise launching competencies has no influence on
microenterprise performance in the southern border provinces of Thailand. Based on
the findings, several proposal have been forwarded to the government and relevant
agencies to improve the performance of microenterprises in the southern border
provinces of Thailand. Also, some suggestions for future studies have been illustrated
at the end of the report
