Identification of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Development in Slovakia
Identification of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Development in Slovakia

Summary/Abstract: SMEs play an important role in every developed economy, so research conducted in this field is still a relevant issue. All of these enterprises contribute directly to the development of various economic sectors and the business environment. The main objective of primary research was to prove a significant relation between the level of development of various sectors and the development potential of the analysed self-governing region. Standard method of questionnaire survey, including structured questions was used to collect primary data. The questionnaire survey to verify the research question was conducted on a sample of 496 small and medium-sized enterprises. Basic and specific methods of research as Chi-Square Test of Independence, Goodman and Kruskal Lambda were used for data processing. On the basis of analysed data of primary research and the Pearson’s Chi-square test we can conclude, that any differences between the businesses of individual economic sectors regarding the development potential of the county can only be random. According to categorization of the businesses into different economic sectors we cannot anticipate and estimate the level of development, even if representatives of the industry have expressed their concern, that they can see potential in the studied self-governing region.

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