LIQUIDITY RISK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN MALAYSIA SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

Authors

  • Gulkiz Kurban Faculty of Applied and Human Sciences
  • Hussen Bin Nasir Faculty of Applied and Human Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47604/ijfa.1572

Keywords:

Organisational Culture, Working Capital Management, Innovation, Liquidity Risk, Firm Performance

Abstract

Purpose: The propose of this study is to investigate the Liquidity Risk and Organizational Performance in Malaysia Small and Medium Enterprises

Methodology: Total of 311 questionnaire were distributed in order to test the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. Questionnaire were distributed and collected with self-report and with google forms. This study also used Statistical Packages for the Social Science (SPSS) to test the hypothesis of this study. A total of six hypotheses were distributed in this study.

Findings: As a result, out of six hypothesis, three hypothesis were tested as positive and three hypothesis tested as negative.

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: It also suggests that firms need to consider liquidity risk as a strategic step that needs to be taken into account. The first implication of the theory is that this study has contributed resourced-based theory.

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2022-07-14

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Kurban, G., & Nasir, H. (2022). LIQUIDITY RISK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN MALAYSIA SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES. International Journal of Finance and Accounting, 7(2), 65 – 73. https://doi.org/10.47604/ijfa.1572

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