The Impact of Business Environment on of firmas Employment Growth

Hodud Essmui

The Impact of Business Environment on of firmas Employment Growth

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A good business environment makes it easier for firms from microenterprises to multinationals to enter and exit markets, which contributes to higher productivity, faster growth and creates jobs. A good business environment will benefit both domestic and foreign investors. Domestic and foreign investors invest where they find profitable opportunities, and try to avoid risks. In this paper, we use firm level survey data of the manufacturing firms in three different commercial strong Libyan cities to determine the influence of the business environment on the growth of the employment of the firms. The Structural Equation Model (SEM) method is used in this paper and the empirical variables are calculated for the purpose of the study. We find that corruption, crime and access to finance are the main obstacles that hamper the employment growth of manufacturing firms in Libya. However, the research does not reveal any significant effect of business regulations and the level of competition faced by the firm on the growth of the firm’s employment.

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Hodud Essmui. 2014. "The Impact of Business Environment on of firmas Employment Growth". Global Journal of Management and Business Research, Global Journal of Management and Business Research - B: Economic & Commerce GJMBR-B Volume 14 (GJMBR Volume 14 Issue B8).

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Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJMBR

Print ISSN 0975-5853

e-ISSN 2249-4588

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business environment employment growth manufacturing firms Structural Equation Model (SEM)

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Submission ReceivedDecember 14, 2013
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Published January 15, 2014

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Country: Malaysia

Subject: Global Journal of Management and Business Research

Authors: Hodud Essmui, Madline Berma, Faridah Bt. Shahadan, Shamshubarida Bt. Ramlee, Mohd Fauzi Bin Mohd (PhD/Dr. count: 0)

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