Perception of Risk Management in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

By Qays Sbaih

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2017 in the subject Business economics - Miscellaneous, grade: 90%, Birzeit University, course: MBA, language: English, abstract: This article provides an empirical evidence of risk and risk management in SMEs in Palestine and the effect of RM on its performance using several method for assessing risk, RM and performance for (N=330) SMEs participant in Ramallah. Most of SMEs in Palestine do not have a written and formal risk management plan. They mostly concern about Financial and Strategic risks, while Hazard and operational are the least concerned respectively. Performance in SMEs considered medium according to Performance Comparison Approach. SMEs with highest degree of written risk management plan have better performance. There is a positive correlation between the prospective of the owner/ manager of risk analysis and SMEs' performance. Strategic and hazard risk analysis is positively associated with performance. The high level of risk mitigation the more SMEs tend to have better performance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3668946191
• ISBN13: 9783668946194
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"