Literature review on financing preferences among small and medium enterprises

Shafie Mohamed Zabri; Wan Fauziah Wan Yusoff; Kamilah Ahmad; Jonathan Lean

Literature review on financing preferences among small and medium enterprises

Shafie Mohamed Zabri
, Wan Fauziah Wan Yusoff
, Kamilah Ahmad
, Jonathan Lean

Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Plymouth Graduate School of Management

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceedings published in a book › peer-review

Abstract

The increasing importance of economic contributions of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) around the world motivated a better understanding of financial practices among SMEs. An understanding of the financial practices of SMEs is essential in developing a supportive financial framework to achieve national agenda for improving SMEs sustainability and increasing the overall SMEs' contributions to the economy. This paper review relevant literatures on the financial practices among SMEs particularly on the area of financing preferences among SMEs' owner/manager. Focuses are given on the nature of small business finance, financial practice and managerial characteristics, indicators used in understanding SMEs financing preferences and relationship between owner/manager characteristics with the firm's financing preferences towards different sources of financing. This article will improve understanding and will enable further enhancement of knowledge in this area of financial practices among SMEs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 29th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020
Subtitle of host publication	From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth
Editors	Khalid S. Soliman
Publisher	International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA
Pages	1366-1380
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9780986041976
ISBN (Print)	9780986041976
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	29th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth - Vienna, Austria Duration: 3 May 2017 → 4 May 2017

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the 29th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth

Conference

Conference	29th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Vienna
Period	3/05/17 → 4/05/17

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business and International Management
Management Information Systems
Information Systems and Management

Keywords

Financing preferences
SMEs

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Zabri, S. M., Yusoff, W. F. W., Ahmad, K., & Lean, J. (2017). Literature review on financing preferences among small and medium enterprises. In K. S. Soliman (Ed.), Proceedings of the 29th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth (pp. 1366-1380). (Proceedings of the 29th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth). International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA.

Zabri, Shafie Mohamed ; Yusoff, Wan Fauziah Wan ; Ahmad, Kamilah et al. / Literature review on financing preferences among small and medium enterprises. Proceedings of the 29th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth. editor / Khalid S. Soliman. International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA, 2017. pp. 1366-1380 (Proceedings of the 29th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth).

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Zabri, SM, Yusoff, WFW, Ahmad, K & Lean, J 2017, Literature review on financing preferences among small and medium enterprises. in KS Soliman (ed.), Proceedings of the 29th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth. Proceedings of the 29th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth, International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA, pp. 1366-1380, 29th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth, Vienna, Austria, 3/05/17.

Literature review on financing preferences among small and medium enterprises. / Zabri, Shafie Mohamed; Yusoff, Wan Fauziah Wan; Ahmad, Kamilah et al.
Proceedings of the 29th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth. ed. / Khalid S. Soliman. International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA, 2017. p. 1366-1380 (Proceedings of the 29th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth).

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Zabri SM, Yusoff WFW, Ahmad K, Lean J. Literature review on financing preferences among small and medium enterprises. In Soliman KS, editor, Proceedings of the 29th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth. International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA. 2017. p. 1366-1380. (Proceedings of the 29th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth).

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