Vol. 2 No. 1 (2024)
Articles

ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND SUSTAINABLE MARKET EXPANSION OF MSMEs IN NORTHWEST, NIGERIA

ALI AHMADU GAWUNA
Ph.D Student of the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State. kanojosima@gmail.com, GSM: 08068136133
PROFESSOR CHINEDU ONYEIZUGBE UZOCHUKWU
Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. GSM: 08034548236
DANLADI BALA
NCS Training College Goron Dutse Kano. GSM: 08038317070, danladibala@gmail.com
MOHAMMAD ABUBAKAR
Department of Marketing, Kano State Polytechnic, Kano – Nigeria. GSM: 08069441934, mabubakar@gmail.com

Published 2024-03-23

Keywords

  • Entrepreneurial,
  • Proactiveness,
  • Competitiveness,
  • Market expansion,
  • Sustainable market

How to Cite

ALI AHMADU GAWUNA, CHINEDU ONYEIZUGBE UZOCHUKWU, DANLADI BALA, & MOHAMMAD ABUBAKAR. (2024). ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND SUSTAINABLE MARKET EXPANSION OF MSMEs IN NORTHWEST, NIGERIA. West African Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, 2(1), 67-78. https://www.openjournals.ijaar.org/index.php/wajir/article/view/463

How to Cite

ALI AHMADU GAWUNA, CHINEDU ONYEIZUGBE UZOCHUKWU, DANLADI BALA, & MOHAMMAD ABUBAKAR. (2024). ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND SUSTAINABLE MARKET EXPANSION OF MSMEs IN NORTHWEST, NIGERIA. West African Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, 2(1), 67-78. https://www.openjournals.ijaar.org/index.php/wajir/article/view/463

Abstract

The objective of the study is to examine the relationship that exists between Entrepreneurial Proactiveness and sustainable market expansion of MSMEs in North-West Nigeria, a survey research design was used for the study, a total of 6,458 MSMEs were captured in the research, the sample size was determined using Taro Yamane formula (1.967.) Hypothesis was tested. The study concluded that Entrepreneurial Proactiveness is one of the most significant constructs that help MSMEs to achieve Sustainable Market expansion in the North-West Nigeria. The finding of the study shows that significant positive relationship between Entrepreneurial Proactiveness and MSMEs Sustainable Market expansion is apparent. Therefore, the study recommended that  MSMEs should be Strongly Proactive  and business conscious in order to explore novel business opportunities so as to be ahead of the Competitors, The Managers are advise to proactively work toward addressing market expansion.

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