Saudi Journal of Business and Management Studies (SJBMS)
Volume-3 | Issue-09 | 1078-1084
Original Research Article
The Effect of Globalization on the Monetary Policies in Enhancing Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria
Ozoko Emmanuel Ebere, Mbah Paulinus Chigozie, Ukwuani Bernard Okey
Published : Sept. 30, 2018
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of globalization on the
monetary policies in enhancing small and medium enterprises in Nigeria; the specific
objectives include to; examine the effect of globalization on the inflation rates in
enhancing SMEs and examine the effect of globalization on the exchange rate in
enhancing SMEs. The study had a population of 257 employees drawn from among
selected manufacturing firms in Enugu State. The sample size of 117 was drawn using
Freud and Williams formula at 5 percent error margin. A survey design was adopted
for the study. The instrument used for data collection was the questionnaire. A total of
117 copies of the questionnaire were distributed while 112 were returned. Two
hypotheses were tested using regression, and with the aid of the Statistical Package for
Social Science (SPSS).The findings indicate that Globalization has negative effect on
the inflation rates in enhancing small and Medium Enterprises hence negative in its
absence t(95, n = 117) =-1.685, p <0.05, enhancing Small and Medium Enterprises is
negative in the absence of globalization t(95, n = 117) = -0.813,, p < 0.05. The study
concludes that Globalization affects how governments throughout the world create
policies affecting areas such as financial regulation and trade. The study recommended
that the Nigerian government, as well as the government of other developing
economies, must invest substantially to the growth, development, and sustainability of
SMEs through the provision of essential infrastructures, human resources,
microfinance, security and adequate policy framework.