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Enterprise Profile and Structural Associations Among Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: An Empirical Study from Gujarat, India

Author(s) Dr. Siva Krishna Golla, Prof. Dr. Haresh Barot, Dr. Vengalarao Pachava, Dr. Priyanka Yadav
Country India
Abstract This study examines enterprise profile characteristics and structural associations among 715 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Gujarat, India. Grounded in Resource-Based View (RBV) theory (Barney, 1991; Wernerfelt, 1984), Firm Life Cycle (FLC) theory (Miller & Friesen, 1984; Dickinson, 2011), Human Capital Theory (Becker, 1964), and Spatial Embeddedness theory (Granovetter, 1985; North, 1990), five theoretically anchored hypotheses are tested through Pearson chi-square tests of independence and Cramer's V effect size analysis. Primary data were collected from rural and semi-urban districts via purposive-cum-convenience sampling (January–March 2024). All five null hypotheses are rejected at p < 0.001, yielding Cramer's V values between 0.232 and 0.443. The strongest association is between Type of Business and Number of Employees (χ² = 285.282, V = 0.443), confirming sector-driven workforce heterogeneity predicted by RBV. Enterprise Age and Annual Turnover exhibit a moderate association (V = 0.285), validating FLC revenue accumulation dynamics. Number of Employees and Annual Turnover are also moderately associated (V = 0.262). Location Type is moderately associated with both Business Type (V = 0.252) and Financial Decision-Making (V = 0.232), reflecting spatial embeddedness constraints. Findings carry direct implications for differentiated MSME policy design at the state level.
Keywords MSMEs, enterprise profile, Gujarat, chi-square analysis, Resource-Based View, Firm Life Cycle, Human Capital, Spatial Embeddedness, structural associations
Field Business Administration
Published In Volume 8, Issue 4, July-August 2026
Published On 2026-07-24
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i04.84380
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