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A.M.Gebreselassie: The Impact of Economic Integration on SME

Competitiveness in Ethiopia, Tigray

These questions were also supplemented by key informants and discussants that the
policies and strategies are important to get out of poverty if it implements properly.
But it lacks proper implementation because of lacking scientific knowledge and skills,
a lack of understanding of the federal SME’s strategies, and the commitment of the
leaders, especially in the low-level position. The linkage of SMEs Strategy with other
sectors is very poor even though the interest of the government is very high.

There is a significant statistical difference among the mean score of
Competitiveness factors. The respondents are indifferent between disagreeing and
undecided on the rest of the indicators explained in the above table. The
respondents disagreed on SMEs have produced external demand for products (M
=2.49, S. D=0.944 that SMEs have the capability to produce high-quality products
(M =2.48, S. D=1.009). Available of infrastructure (M=2.72, S. D=1.059), SMEs
have produced domestic demand for products M =2.74, S. D=1.023), SMEs have a
competitive strategy to compete in the market (M =2.66, S. D=1.027,.) and
Availability of quantity and quality of raw material/input (M =2.4, S. D=1.240) are
felt below average 2.79.

Enabling environment
Std.
N Minimum Maximum Mean Deviation Variance
Statistic Statistic Statistic Statistic Statistic Statistic
Have adequate knowledge
of SME strategy to support 96 1 5 2.61 1.127 1.271
SMEs
Working environment
conducive 96 1 5 2.63 1.008 1.016
Provision of facilitating 95 1 5 2.44 .986 .973
SMEs to get finance
Provision of supporting
SMEs to get business 96 1 5 2.68 1.061 1.126
development skills
Provision of helping SMEs
to get working 96 1 5 2.45 .983 .966
promise/place
Provision of facilitation to
create market linkage for 96 1 5 2.47 .973 .946
SME
Valid N (listwise) 95

There is no significant statistical difference among the mean score of Practice of
Economic Integration among SMEs in the MS indicators. The whole indicators or
their mean depicts that the respondents are indifferent between disagreeing and
undecided on those issues listed as an indicator.

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