Survey Study of Obstacles Reality That Faces Industrial Small Business Enterprises In Jordan And Networking Extent Together, And other Medium, Great Enterprises


Abstract in English

This study aimed at exploring reality and the most critical obstacles that face smallscale industrial firms and identifying the extent to which these firms utilize networking, in Jordan. To achieve the objectives of this study the researcher developed a questionnaire to collect data. The study society included all small industrial enterprise in Irbed and Amman Governorates (1179) in 2009, whereas The drawed sample consists of (274) enterprise, The main findings of the study are: A set of obstacles faces small industrial enterprises. Most important: high tax rates, repercussions of an international economic crisis, high raw materials prices, competition from local large enterprises Small industrial enterprises, in addition this study founds quantity of networks with other small firms as well as large firms.

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