S MALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES MANAGERS' RATING OF SELF-MOTIVATION SKILLS NEEDED FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS IN DELTA STATE

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to ascertain the small and medium scale enterprises
managers'rating ofsivation skills needed for businesssuccess.One research question guided
the study and one null hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. Descriptive
survey research design was adopted and a population of 609 SMEs managers was studied
without sampling. A structured questionnaire containing 10 items was face validated by
three experts in the field and used for data collection. Test-retest method was used to
establish the reliability of the instrument. The data analyzed with Pearson Product
Moment Correlation yielded a coefficient of 0.78. Mean and standard deviation were used
to analyze data in respect of the research question while the z-test was used to test the
null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that the respondents rated
self-motivation skills as highly needed for business success in Delta State. Based on the
findings, the researchers concluded that all self-motivation skills are very important for
business success. It was, there fore, recommended that
relevant supervisory and regulatory
agenciesshould organize seminarson self-motivation skills required for effective running of
businesses and motivate small and medium enterprise manager to participate. This will
help to reduce the rate of business failure inDelta State and the country at large.