Moderating Effect of Access to Finance on the Relationship between Total Quality Management, Market Orientation and Small and Medium Enterprises Performance: A Proposed Framework

Halilu Bello Rogo, Halilu Bello Rogo, Mohd Noor Mohd. Shariff and Muhammad Haroon Hafeez
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Halilu Bello Rogo: School of Business Management (SBM), Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia,
Halilu Bello Rogo: Department of Economics and Management Science Kano, Nigerian Police Academy Wudil, Box 3474 Kano, Nigeria,
Mohd Noor Mohd. Shariff: School of Business Management (SBM), Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia,
Muhammad Haroon Hafeez: School of Business Management (SBM), Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia.

International Review of Management and Marketing, 2017, vol. 7, issue 1, 119-127

Abstract: This study proposed a framework for the moderating effect of access to finance (AF) on the relationship between total quality management (TQM), market orientation (MO) and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) performance in Nigeria. However, relatively few studies have attempted to consider the relationship between TQM, MO and SMEs performance. The majority of the studies conducted on the relationship between the construct have presented different findings. In order to bridge the gap, a moderating effect of AF is introduce or proposed based on the suggestions of the literature. The study is significant to policy makers, government, regulators, and financial institutions on the need to provide AF to the real and potential entrepreneurs for SMEs development in Nigeria. In addition, the study will serve as additional literature to few studies on SMEs performance particularly in emerging economies like Nigeria that has not been explored.

Keywords: Access to Finance; Small and Medium Enterprises; Total Quality Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L26 L84 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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