Factors Affecting Working Capital Management and Firm’s Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises, Food Industries in Thailand

Authors

  • Narada Kaewsup Graduate College of Management, Sripatum University, Thailand
  • Natsapan Paopun Graduate College of Management, Sripatum University, Thailand

Keywords:

Working Capital Management, Internal Control, Financial and Accounting Competence, Small and Medium Enterprises, Corporate Governance and Firm's Performance

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to 1) factors affecting working capital management and firm’s performance, 2) study the influence of factors affecting working capital management and firm’s performance, 3) creating a model that affect working capital management and firm’s performance in small and medium enterprises food industry in Bangkok and vicinity by employ a mixed study method. The population was food industry, small and medium enterprises, a sample size of 500 was used by a multistage random sampling method by stratified sampling collected data questionnaire. The statistics used in the study consisted of frequency percentage, mean, standard deviation and Structural Correlation Analysis (SEM).

The results of the research showed that factors which have a positive influence on the management of working capital of small and medium enterprises in the food industry significantly at the 0.05 level are 1) Internal Control (ICO), Financial and Accounting Competencies (FAC). and Corporate Governance (CGO) influence of 0.36, 0.27 and 0.21 respectively. 2) Factors which have a positive direct effect on the firm’s performance of small and medium enterprises in the food industry significantly at the .05 level are Internal Control (ICO), Financial and Accounting Competencies (FAC), Corporate Governance (CGO), and Working Capital Management influence  of 0.16, 0.22, 0.40 and 0.27 respectively. 3) The suitable model of factors affecting working capital management and business performance are presented  

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Published

2023-03-31

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Kaewsup, N., & Paopun, N. (2023). Factors Affecting Working Capital Management and Firm’s Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises, Food Industries in Thailand. The Journal of Development Administration Research, 13(1), 237–247. retrieved from https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JDAR/article/view/265783

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