MODERATING ROLE OF ACCESS TO FINANCE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION, INNOVATION CAPABILITY AND SMES PERFORMANCE: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Abstract

The Nigerian SMEs have experienced high levels of poor performance which motivated the researcher to conduct the current study. For this reason, the current study examine the moderating role of access to finance on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, innovation capability and SMEs performance in Kaduna State. Simple random sampling technique will be used to select 439 SMEs from the population of 2,826 operating in Kaduna State. The data collected will be analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and Partial Lease Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with the aid of SmartPLS 3.0.