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The role of small and medium enterprises is essential in economic and social development and is the focus of attention of governments and international organizations, most notably the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. Their importance increases in developing countries because they represent the only realistic prospects for economic development and an effective tool for addressing the problem of unemployment and poverty there. The research aims to clarify the concept of small and medium enterprises and their role in achieving comprehensive economic and social development in Iraq in the current and future stages. The descriptive and deductive approaches were followed, in an attempt to link small and medium enterprises and sustainable development in the Iraqi economy in this research. Small and medium enterprises face a number of obstacles that limit their contribution and effectiveness in sustainable development in Iraq, then explaining the most important details in order to develop appropriate solutions for them. In this research, we will focus on several concepts for small and medium enterprises and shed light on the most important conclusions, including that the private sector of small and medium enterprises is in dire and necessary need of government support to be able to advance and develop. In conclusion, a number of recommendations were presented for the development of small and medium enterprises, and we hope that they will be of assistance in the research topic, including the urgent need for the Iraqi government to play an important role in creating supportive regulatory frameworks through collective funds and other mechanisms, establishing microfinance units in the Ministry of Trade and the Central Bank of Iraq to provide the necessary consultations for the work of small projects.
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This research aims to identify the contribution made by competition in helping young people implement their medium, small and micro projects, in order to ensure their success and achieve the desired goals, specifically in the early stages of establishing these projects. The research problem confirmed that many young people rely on the main pillars of competition (cost, quality, creativity, flexibility) in implementing their projects, but they do not have sufficient knowledge about their most important cognitive contents and how to invest them in competition with others. Accordingly, there is a cognitive deficiency more than a field deficiency in this field. As for the importance of the research, it was represented in presenting a set of proposals that contribute to enhancing the ability of the researched sample and society to invest in the relationship between competition and the success of youth projects (medium, small, and micro). Accordingly, this research aims to diagnose the reality of these two variables and discover the relationships of association and influence between them. To complete the research in its theoretical and field areas, the descriptive approach was adopted. The researchers also relied on a set of previous ideas in designing the questionnaire that was used in collecting data, after testing and adapting it to suit the Iraqi environment, which was distributed to a sample of young people with projects (medium, small, and micro) in the Shorjah area and the Arab market in Baghdad, numbering (376) individuals. The researchers also used measures of central tendency in processing the data from a statistical perspective using a set of tools available in the statistical program (SPSS.v23). These statistical tools provided researchers with a set of results that confirmed the application of the foundations of competition (cost, quality, creativity, flexibility), and youth projects (medium, small, and micro) to a high degree from a statistical point of view. Moreover, the foundations of competition contribute to a moral and statistical degree in enhancing the ability of youth to implement their projects and their success. Accordingly, the researchers recommended reviewing the world's experiences and the mechanisms that were adopted to encourage competition among youth, in addition to the support that was provided to them, whether materially or morally, and helping them build their various projects, and trying to transfer them to the Iraqi environment to invest their results and employ them in innovating various projects, whether (medium, small, and micro).
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The study targeted a critical issue in the Iraqi economy, represented by the challenges facing political and economic decision-makers in supporting the Iraqi industry. The study analyzed the government logistical support for entrepreneurs and the mechanisms for incubating their small entrepreneurial projects in light of the current challenges (environmental, economic) that prevent the effectiveness of these projects in supporting the national economy.
A questionnaire was designed to the five-point Likert scale and covered four areas (legislation, the economic policies, the financial support, and the advisory services). The questionnaire included twenty questions that reflect the challenges facing the entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurs of small entrepreneurship.
A simple random sample was drawn based on the rule of (100) observations from the community of entrepreneurs whose entrepreneurial projects fall under the Industrial Development Directorate at the Ministry of Industry and the Central Bank of Iraq. The survey results indicated the small entrepreneurial projects effectively supporting the national industry could achieve by integrating the incubate mechanisms of these projects with government logistical support to sustain their growth and effectiveness in the Iraqi economy.
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It is impossible to overstate how important employees are to a small business' survival and how well they are managed. This is especially true because, smaller businesses depend more on the individual contributions of the employees to the overall success of the business. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are significantly more prevalent than large corporations worldwide and employ a greater proportion of the labor force. In many economic sectors, SMEs are credited with fostering competition and innovation. While SMEs in Nigeria produce more jobs than large companies do, they also face difficulties that call for the assistance of experts from a variety of fields, including human resources managers. Therefore, this study uses a basic literature review and desk research approach to investigate the potential role of human resource management in SMEs in Nigeria. The main issues with SMEs' prior to the COVID-19 pandemic are identified as being insufficient skills and training, as well as depression and high labor turnover during the pandemic in Nigeria. In order to increase their effectiveness and efficiency in Nigeria, efforts are made to encourage SMEs to implement human resource management philosophies. As a result of the fact that no organization, no matter how big or small, can function without people, the study comes to the conclusion that human resource management is crucial. The study therefore recommends, among other things, that in order for Nigeria to experience sustainable post-COVID-19 business growth, SMEs must immediately implement human resource management strategies.
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This research proposal aims to know the effectiveness and contribution of industrial handling in the up grading and development of institutions, small and medium enterprises is considered as the main engine of the economies of the countries and their development, but in Algeria they suffer from several problems and difficulties impeding their development and progress, and thus industrial handling is the strategic choice to promote this sector. The results of the handling reflect positively on the small and medium enterprises active handling in the market in order to acquire knowledge skills, technological transformation, indoctrination of high technologies and training of human element in machines and manufacturing processes, and to increase the financial performance of industrial enterprises whether large, small or medium, and the cooperative relationship between them, which in the future will become a partnership between the contracting parties.
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The current study aims to explore the impact of entrepreneurial orientation as an independent variable — through its dimensions (innovation, risk-taking, proactiveness, autonomy, competitive aggressiveness, and competitive energy) — on business success as a dependent variable. The study focuses on a sample of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Governorate.
To achieve the study objectives, a sample of 123 SMEs in Najaf was selected, and the data were analyzed using the SPSS statistical software. The study reached several conclusions, most notably that SMEs exhibit a strong entrepreneurial orientation, which contributes to better performance through the development of new products and services that meet market needs. The results also showed that reactiveness enhances a company's ability to seize opportunities before competitors, while other dimensions such as autonomy and risk-taking contribute to strengthening competitiveness and achieving success.
Based on these findings, it can be concluded that enhancing entrepreneurial orientation among SMEs in Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf is an effective strategy for improving their performance and increasing their competitiveness in the market. Moreover, the study provides valuable insights for policymakers and decision-makers in supporting these enterprises by providing an enabling environment that fosters innovation, risk-taking, and reactiveness — thereby contributing to sustainable growth and tangible business success.
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This research aims to demonstrate the importance of entrepreneurship in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the State of Malaysia, as interest in entrepreneurship has increased at the present time, due to technological progress and the competitive environment of local, international and global projects that had a great impact on the business environment. Entrepreneurship is important in the growth of the economy The country at the macro level and on the growth and expansion of projects and their access to material and financial resources, in order to gain customer satisfaction, increase profitability and market share, and small and medium enterprises can only thrive in a society in which there is an entrepreneurial spirit, love of free work, willingness to take risks, adopt new ideas and understand the mechanisms of competition In the global market. The research problem arises in showing the level of entrepreneurship in Jordan and Malaysia, and this will be done through three sections, the first one includes the theoretical side of the research, and the second topic includes an analysis of the experiences of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Malaysia, and the third topic includes an analysis of Jordan’s data on entrepreneurship
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The research aims to shed light on the most important sectors of the green economy and their contribution to carbon emissions in Indonesia by presenting some concepts about the indicators of the green economy and agricultural sectors and their role in carbon emissions, and the importance and nature of the relationship between them, and in a presentation of the problematic of the study in light of the changes that the world is experiencing now from the depletion of resources The natural increase in the amount of emissions, the increase in population rates and the need to secure food, agriculture is one of the most important entrances to the green economy, where sustainability in agriculture is achieved through three main pillars: the first is to consider achieving economic performance or profitability by considering agricultural activity as an investment, and the second is to create And the creation of new social systems through agricultural projects, the employment and development of people participating, and the third in the environmental dimension through preserving the environment and biodiversity and reducing carbon emissions. Fixed capital in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, which led to an increase in the amount of emissions, but by a small percentage, as every 1% increase in per capita renewable energy consumption reduces carbon dioxide emissions per capita by 0.07%, while every 1% increase in per capita non-renewable energy increases Carbon dioxide emissions per capita by 0.52% in ASEAN countries, including Indonesia, and green variables (revenues of forest resources, value added for each factor in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and consumption of renewable energy) were associated with an inverse relationship with carbon emissions in Indonesia. , that is, the increased use of these variables above reduced the percentage of carbon emissions, which achieves the hypothesis that the green economy positively affects the dimensions of sustainable development
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Public expenditures undertaken by the government are the basic element in providing the public life requirements of individuals and thus achieving development goals in general. However، public expenditures in Iraq are characterized by the fact that a large portion of them goes as current expenditures، while a small portion of them is directed to investment in various economic sectors، including health. education and others. Therefore، the research concluded that there is a large deficit in Iraq between the great actual need for services and achieving the planned development requirements and the low actual reality، especially in the health sector. The research recommended that there should be special attention in this sector by the government to ensure Sustainable annual growth in providing and improving these services to all individuals in Iraq in order to achieve the sustainable development goals that the United Nations seeks to achieve until 2030.
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The current study aimed to investigate the impact of the structure deposits on the profitability of Iraqi Islamic banks over the period from 2016 to 2022 using data of 13 banks. We employed cross-sectional time series models (panel data), including the pooled regression model, the fixed effects model, and the random effects model to analyze the impact of the deposit structure on the bank profitability.
The results indicated that the current deposits represented the largest proportion of the deposit structure in Iraqi Islamic banks. Additionally, the results revealed a negative and significant effect of the current deposit ratio on the profitability of these banks. This could be attributed to Islamic banks holding a considerable proportion of demand deposits; which could be withdrawn at any time and Islamic banks guarantee repayment of the principal deposited, and account holders do not have rights to a share in the profits. Therefore, Islamic banks usually invest only a small fraction of the current accounts. In contrast, we found a positive and significant impact of the savings deposit ratio and the investment deposit ratio on the profitability of Iraqi Islamic banks. The study recommends that Islamic banks should adopt strategies aimed at attracting more deposits, particularly investment deposits, due to their stability and flexibility in investment. Such these deposits can be utilized for medium- and long-term investments, providing further opportunities to increase profitability.
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Using the Chi-Square test paradigm, this study investigates the effects of the financial and human resource activities of businesses engaged in the tourism industry in the Erbil/Kurdistan-Iraq region. Using cross-sectional data and straightforward randomization approaches, data were gathered from 100 tourist destinations. The model is employed in the finance and human resources departments to examine the effects of economic crises on regional economic growth. The findings demonstrated that the tourism industry in the area is being significantly impacted by the economic slump during the crisis. The economic crisis had a detrimental effect on both the operations of the company and the economy of the region, as shown by the application of the streamlined simulation-based static analysis framework. The expansion of the tourism industry and the Kurdistan region's economy are being hampered by the deteriorating level of living and purchasing power. The findings indicate that there is no relationship between gender and the tourism industry, and this finding can be interpreted as meaning that gender has little to no influence on the industry. The outcome demonstrates that there is no association between age group, marital status, and the tourism industry. This implies that all demographic factors have negligible effects on the tourism industry. This outcome may possibly be related to the fact that the tourism business is still developing and/or that it is too early to forge these connections because this sector is new to the Kurdistan area. The findings also suggest a connection between employment and the tourism industry. However, the findings indicate that the variable has a big impact on tourism. Additionally, a statistically significant relationship exists between the tourism industry and the economic crisis, as shown by the relationship between tourism characteristics, which includes statements like, "We will cancel/postpone previously planned recruitment, salary increases will be lower than planned, our team is concerned about the viability of the business, finance is getting harder to obtain, and our forecast: profits will fall."
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The research tracks the problem of the high level of poverty in the country and the relationship of private commercial banks and their work to reduce this problem with the lack of effective solutions and initiatives to reduce this problem, especially since the contribution of these banks in solving this problem is limited. Therefore, the research will track the contribution of these banks to reduce poverty by developing their role And increasing the financing role, on the basis that commercial banks are a basic starting point for increasing bank financing in order to increase the establishment of small and medium enterprises, increase production capacity and contribute to the process of economic and social development, as commercial banks of all kinds are important tools of the economic system in the modern era and there is no growth, prosperity and progress without the use of work private banker.
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Human development is the process of expanding individuals' choices and capabilities, enabling them to achieve better and more productive lives. Human development is essential for poverty reduction, as it helps empower the poor by providing them with the skills, knowledge, and resources needed to improve their lives.
Human development helps improve individuals' health by providing healthcare and proper nutrition. This, in turn, leads to increased productivity and reduced medical costs. Human development also contributes to job creation by supporting small and medium-sized enterprises and providing vocational training.Governments, international organizations, and civil society must invest in human development by providing healthcare, education, and vocational training, and by promoting community participation by involving the poor in decision-making that affects their lives. Human development is a powerful tool for poverty reduction. By investing in human development, we can build more just and prosperous societies.
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This study explores the impact of entrepreneurial resilience and entrepreneurial success. A researcher conducted a survey of entrepreneurs in small and medium-sized companies in Zakho city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to understand the extent to which flexibility affects company growth and success. They used the descriptive analytical approach to analyse the survey data. The questionnaire was the primary approach to data gathering. Data analysis was performed using both SPSS v26 and Smart PLS v 4.0.9. (82) questionnaires were collected from a total of 95 survey cases. The findings of this study show a substantial and statistically significant effect of entrepreneurial resilience on entrepreneurial success. Entrepreneurial resilience is critical to increasing a company's effectiveness and profitability by addressing immediate and continuous difficulties that force it to seek out possibilities, innovate, and face risks. While these results are convincing in the context of the study, it is necessary to be careful when generalizing them to other corporate settings. Further research is recommended to delve deeper into the nuances of entrepreneurial resilience across diverse contexts. This study contributes valuable insights for entrepreneurs seeking to improve performance through entrepreneurial resilience. Through understanding and leveraging forecasting and forcing conditions, organizations can promote better outcomes and achieve success.