Dr. Murat AKYUZ

ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES AND GROWTH OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN ABUJA, NIGERIA Michael Isaac Opusunju1 Amechi Fabian Anoke2 Murat Akyuz3 1,3Department of Business Administration, Nile University of Nigeria 2Department of Business Administration, Nasarawa State University, Keffi-Nigeria opusunjumike@gmail.com1 anoproject1@gmail.com2 murat.akyuz@nileuniversity.edu.ng3 Abstract The study evaluated the effect of entrepreneurial competencies on the growth of small businesses in Abuja, Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design. The population of small businesses in Abuja in this study is 2244 and this is reduced to 399 using Yamane of 1967. The study collected data using a questionnaire that was administered to the respondents. Regression was to analyze the data and the findings showed that that entrepreneurial competencies have a negative and significant effect on the expansion of small businesses in Abuja. The study recommended that small businesses in Abuja should ap...

Effect Of Strategic Orientation on Survival of Small And Medium Scale Printing Firms In Plateau State of Nigeria  AKYUZ Murat, PhD Department of Business Administration Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria OPUSUNJU Michael Isaac, PhD Department of Business Administration Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria ZWINGINA Twaliwi Christy, PhD Department of Business Administration, Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State of Nigeria Abstract Many small and medium scale printing press firms fail because they cannot identify what they are good at or weak in and thus drawing a strategic direction thus finding out what they really need to do during certain situations. This study investigates the effect of strategic orientation on survival of small and medium scale printing firms in Plateau State of Nigeria Abuja. The population of study included all the small and medium scale printing press in Plateau State of Nigeria which are 57 and the sample size of 50. A m...