PERCEIVED EASE OF DOING BUSINESS AND BUSINESS GROWTH MOTIVATION OF SMES
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The aim of the study is to review the impact of Ease of doing Business Perception on growth motivation of small and medium enterprises. Available literature suggest that mostly academic researches regarding ease of doing business are based on doing business index of world bank. This study has been developed to explore perception about ease of doing business in a developing country by analyzing primary data collected directly from SME’s. The philosophical approach for this study is based on positivism. Quantitative data about perceived ease of doing business and Growth Motivation was collected through Likert scale. PLS-SEM has been used for analysis for data. Findings of the study suggest that there is a significant association between perceived ease of doing business and growth motivation of SME’s. Perception about ease of getting electricity, ease of paying taxes, ease of registering property, and ease of getting credit positively influences business growth motivation of business owners and managers.
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