... questionnaire from 250 SMEs and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Management skills Small to medium‐sized enterprises Critical success factors Botswana SMEs are characterized by a lack of proper organizational structure and systematic human resources management (HRM...

..., job performance and some job characteristics in Botswana and Swaziland. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using self‐administered questionnaires in this survey. Usable questionnaires were received from a total of 484 respondents. Respondents were from public and private sector. Five...

.... The paper identifies the major characteristics of small firms and potential small business assistance programs, and presents a decision tree model that matches the characteristics of firms with appropriate assistance program(s). A case study of small business assistance programs in the Republic of Botswana...