The influence of certain factors on South African Small and medium-sized enterprises towards export propensity

Figures & data

Table 1. Factors that may affect SMEs’ export propensity.

Factor	N	x̄	SD
SMEs’ willingness to participate in export	240	3.72	0.67
Management experience	240	3.63	0.64
Management commitment	240	2.95	0.78
Marketing capability	240	3.15	0.67
Access to information	239	3.27	0.64
Government support	240	3.28	0.64

Source: Mathunyane (2016).

Table 2. Correlation matrix.

	Willingness to export	Management experience	Management commitment	Marketing capability	Access to information	Government support
Willingness to export	1.000	0.272	0.510**	0.481**	0.389*	0.160
Management’s experience	0.272	1.000	0.099	0.075	0.266	0.451**
Management’s commitment	0.510**	0.099	1.000	0.508**	0.478**	0.185
Marketing capability	0.481**	0.075	0.508**	1.000	0.604**	0.204
Access to information	0.389*	0.266	0.478**	0.604**	1.000	0.375*
Government support	0.160	0.451**	0.185	0.204	0.375*	1.000

Source: Mathunyane (2016).

Table 3. Presenting the fitness of the regression model.

Model	Sum of squares	df	Mean square	F	Sig.
Regression	136.35	8	17.04	13.65	0.00
Residual	283.53	227	1.25
Total	419.88	235

Source: Mathunyane (2016).

Table 4. Presenting regression coefficients.

Model	Unstandardised coefficients		Standardised coefficients	T	Sig.
	B	Std. Error	Beta
(Constant)	−0.768	0.534		−1.439	0.151
Marketing capability	0.466	0.137	0.231	3.407	0.001
Management experience	0.434	0.130	0.218	3.332	0.001
Government support	0.363	0.114	0.180	3.189	0.002

Note: Regression table kept at three decimals for accuracy of the model.

Source: Mathunyane (2016).

Table 5. Regression model summary.

Model	R	R square	Adjusted R square	Std. error of the estimate	Change statistics
					R square change	F change	df1	df2	Sig. F change
1	0.57	0.325	0.301	1.118	0.325	13.646	8	227	0.000

Mathunyane, LS, 2016. Export propensity of small, medium and micro-sized enterprises in South Africa. Dissertation – MBA, Potchefstroom: NWU.

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