The Impact of micro, small and medium Enterprises on Job Creation Buchkatalog

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich BWL - Unternehmensforschung, Operations Research, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises on job creation in Mansa District of Luapula Province. The objectives of the study were to, i) determine the number of registered and unregistered businesses, ii) determine the number and types of jobs created and the level of skills. Data for the study were collected between July 2015 and June 2016. Primary data were collected using structured questionnaires and secondary data were obtained from published literature and reports. Data collected were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science version 16.0 and Microsoft Excel 2013. The study investigated the impact of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises on job creation in Mansa District for the period 2010 - 2015. Results obtained showed that 18 (40 percent) were registered and 27 (60 percent) were not registered. Of the registered businesses 6 (33 percent) were in the service sector and 4 (22 percent) were in the construction sector respectively. Majority of the unregistered businesses 11 (41 percent) were in the agriculture sector, and the least 1 (4 percent) were in manufacturing. Regarding the number and types of jobs created, a total of 3, 368 jobs were created of which 1, 127 (34 percent) were in agriculture sector, 955 (28 percent) were in construction sector and the least 194 (8 percent) were in trading. The total number of employees, were 3, 368 of which 1, 011 were permanent, 503 were on contract, 338 were on part time, 169 were temporal and 1, 347 were casuals. The results also showed that out of a total of 3, 368 jobs created, 1, 984 (59 percent) were unskilled jobs, 787 (23 percent) were semi-skilled jobs and 597 (18 percent) were skilled jobs. This study has established that micro, small and medium scale enterprises created 3, 368 jobs between the years 2010 to 2015, which was 76 percent of all jobs in Mansa. Based on these findings I recommend that further research will be required on the jobs created in other districts of the province.