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040			_aCY-NiCIU _beng _cCY-NiCIU _erda
041			_aeng
090			_aYL 2858 _bM46 2023
100	1		_aMensah, David Kingsley
245	1	0	_aTHE IMPACT OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES IN THE TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS / _cDAVID KINGSLEY MENSAH; SUPERVISOR: ASST. PROF. KAĞAN DOĞRUYOL
264			_c2023
300			_axiii, 116 sheets; _c31 cm. _eIncludes CD
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
502			_aThesis (MBA) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Business Administration Department
504			_aIncludes bibliography (sheets 89-97)
520			_aABSTRACT Ever since establishment of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the United Nations, countries around the world have made it an ultimate purpose to improving lives, systems and living standards of people in line of achieving these goals. One of the major ventures central to this purpose is the actions and success of Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a country which has taken this purpose to heart and has impacted its growth and development since the year 2000. However, these enterprises despite their nature and way of conducting business encounter challenges that shrink most of their successes and hence their impact on the economy in which they operate. A key challenge has to do with management especially the enterprises in Northern Cyprus. This research work seeks to investigate the practice of one of the most important aspects of management which has proven to be significant in maintaining, growing and developing SMEs for the past recent years; strategic management and its impact on SMEs performance. The study engages quantitative research method by the use of structured questionnaire using 188 top management staff of construction SMEs as sample. The results of the study show positive impact of each of the practices; environmental scanning, strategy formulation, strategy implementation and strategy evaluation on performance of SMEs in TRNC. This underlies one of the facts of 5.8% growth in the economy of North Cyprus in 2018. Therefore, referencing from this study, strategic management practices are being encouraged in SMEs for higher performance and MDGs achievement. Keywords: Environmental Scanning, Performance, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises, Strategic Management, Strategy Evaluation, Strategy Formulation, Strategy Implementation, Top management staff, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
650		0	_aSmall business _vDissertations, Academic
650		0	_aStrategic planning _vDissertations, Academic
650		0	_aExecutives _vDissertations, Academic
700	1		_aDoğruyol, Kağan _esupervisor
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