BLACK SME’S AND COVID-19: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE ON RISKS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND WHY THOSE RISKS SHOULD BE MANAGED
The research identifies risks (and response to this) that Black-owned Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the automotive industry face in South Africa. The context is a business environment affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Semi-structured interviews were used for the study with a sample of 11...
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Universitas Nusa Cendana
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The research identifies risks (and response to this) that Black-owned Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the automotive industry face in South Africa. The context is a business environment affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Semi-structured interviews were used for the study with a sample of 11 businesses (6 micro-businesses and 5 small businesses). All the businesses were based either in the Gauteng Province or Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the collected data. The findings highlight the vulnerability of Black SMEs in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic through a set of factors inherent in the business environment. The participating Black SMEs narrated their response to the shocks created by the identified set of factors. The findings of the study provide vital information for policymakers, business leaders, and other stakeholders, to create contingencies, policies, and frameworks necessary to support small businesses.
Keywords: Small Business; Risk; Covid-19; Automotive Industry
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| spelling | doaj.art-4aa8283525f04c47bb58848865bdd2fc2024-03-02T07:35:10ZengUniversitas Nusa CendanaJournal of Management Small and Medium Enterprises (SME's)2502-23852723-469X2024-03-0117110.35508/jom.v17i1.14893BLACK SME’S AND COVID-19: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE ON RISKS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND WHY THOSE RISKS SHOULD BE MANAGEDDenis Desmond Peterson0Willie Chinyamurindi1Mancosa, DurbanDepartment of Business Management, Faculty of Management and Commerce, University of Fort Hare, Alice The research identifies risks (and response to this) that Black-owned Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the automotive industry face in South Africa. The context is a business environment affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Semi-structured interviews were used for the study with a sample of 11 businesses (6 micro-businesses and 5 small businesses). All the businesses were based either in the Gauteng Province or Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the collected data. The findings highlight the vulnerability of Black SMEs in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic through a set of factors inherent in the business environment. The participating Black SMEs narrated their response to the shocks created by the identified set of factors. The findings of the study provide vital information for policymakers, business leaders, and other stakeholders, to create contingencies, policies, and frameworks necessary to support small businesses. Keywords: Small Business; Risk; Covid-19; Automotive Industry https://ejurnal.undana.ac.id/index.php/JEM/article/view/14893Small BusinessRiskCovid-19Automotive Industry |
| spellingShingle | Denis Desmond Peterson Willie Chinyamurindi BLACK SME’S AND COVID-19: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE ON RISKS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND WHY THOSE RISKS SHOULD BE MANAGED Journal of Management Small and Medium Enterprises (SME's) Small Business Risk Covid-19 Automotive Industry |
| title | BLACK SME’S AND COVID-19: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE ON RISKS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND WHY THOSE RISKS SHOULD BE MANAGED |
| title_full | BLACK SME’S AND COVID-19: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE ON RISKS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND WHY THOSE RISKS SHOULD BE MANAGED |
| title_fullStr | BLACK SME’S AND COVID-19: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE ON RISKS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND WHY THOSE RISKS SHOULD BE MANAGED |
| title_full_unstemmed | BLACK SME’S AND COVID-19: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE ON RISKS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND WHY THOSE RISKS SHOULD BE MANAGED |
| title_short | BLACK SME’S AND COVID-19: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE ON RISKS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND WHY THOSE RISKS SHOULD BE MANAGED |
| title_sort | black sme s and covid 19 a south african perspective on risks in the automotive industry and why those risks should be managed |
| topic | Small Business Risk Covid-19 Automotive Industry |
| url | https://ejurnal.undana.ac.id/index.php/JEM/article/view/14893 |
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