Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management Practices And Firms Performance In Manufacturing Firms In Nigeria

ABSTRACT

Concern for investment in the manufacturing sector in Nigeria has continued to grow; but little is probably known about its entrepreneurial and strategic management postures this study examines the relationship between entrepreneurship, strategic management practices (scanning intensity, planning flexibility, locus of planning, strategic controls, financial controls, scenario planning and corporate self-concept) and firms performance in the manufacturing sector in Nigeria. Data were generated by means of questionnaires from 670 manufacturing firms on entrepreneurship, strategic management practices and performance variables. Responses from the survey were statistically analysed using descriptive statistics, product moment correlation, Z-test (approximated with the independent sample t-test), F-test and multiple regression.