This research focused on the management training and development of small busines entrepreneurs. / Paper 1: This paper seeks to determine the link between training and development and the benefits they bring to small businesses and to find out whether the prevailing training provided for small business entrepreneurs is still relevant and effective for their businesses. In addition, this paper seeks to determine the common factors that influenced and hindered training and development in small businesses and to determine how small businesses can achieve competitive advantage through training and development which consequently results in high business performance, hence promoting growth and survival. / Paper 2: This study examined the relationship between the participants' satisfaction with the management training and development programmes (MTDPs) provided by the government, with participants' personal as well as business characteristics, which include age, gender, educational level, location, sector, as well as prior job before entering into business. The findings of the study revealed that training satisfaction is associated with all the five dimensions examined, which included programme content, programme methodology, facilitator's experience, programme administration and the programme benefits. The recommendations based on the findings are provided towards the end of this paper. / Paper 3: In this case study on evaluation of the management training and development programme for Bumiputera small business entrepreneurs in Sarawak, the analysis of knowledge showed that the mean of the two scores before and after the training were found to be statistically different, suggesting that there was indeed an improvement in knowledge gained among the training participants after the training programme. The analyses on skills also showed the mean of the two scores before and after the training were found to be statistically different on items listed under this aspect, also suggesting that there was improvement in skills as believed by participants after attending the training programme. However, for attitude, only one item was found to be statistically different, suggesting that, on the whole, there was little impact on attitude change from the training. / Thesis (DBA(DoctorateofBusinessAdministration))--University of South Australia, 2005
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/284318 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Laiseh, Anthony Valentine |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | copyright under review |
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