Investigating the factors affecting the competitiveness of small and medium companies in Sanandaj

Abstract

The present study is conducted to investigate the factors affecting the competitiveness of small and medium companies in Sanandaj city, Iran. 177 small and medium companies were investigated and 130 questionnaires were prepared by using stratified random sampling and 121 experts and administrators have responded to the questionnaire. According to the theoretical principles, samples are provided that the research findings confirmed the model and result of path analysis showed the direct effect of variables of industry and specialized environment on companies' competitiveness. In the present study in order to analyze the data obtained from the questionnaires, due to the statistical needs the social sciences statistical software, structural equation of partial least squares model methods were used in form of descriptive and correlations statistics. Finally, these factors were prioritized by using the Friedman test. According to the obtained results from this research, the mean of the existing competitors' rate was 4.41 which has the lowest rate in affecting the competitiveness of small and medium companies. But we can see the highest rates of influencing the competitiveness of small and medium companies in the management dimension with the mean rate of 7.70. Therefore, the highest and lowest influencing rate can be seen in both industry and specialized environment sectors by comparing the mean of rates.