Factors affecting the use of advisory services among small scale food processors in Selangor

Ismail Abd. Latif, . and Suwardi Afandi Ahmad, . and Nittiy Hirawaty Kamaruzaman, . and Amin Mahir Abdullah, . Factors affecting the use of advisory services among small scale food processors in Selangor. pp. 23-30. ISSN 1823-8149

The main objective of this study was to examine factors affecting the use of advisory services by small scale food processors. The primary data were collected from 93 firms involved in food processing activities operating in Selangor. The structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Both descriptive and factor analysis were used analyze the data. The results of the analysis showed that the majority of respondents (30.1) used two types of advisory services. MARDI and DOA were the two agencies which had the highest number of clients served. The findings showed that use of advisory services among the firms surveyed were affected by three factors. The variables found in the first factor were number of employees being an exporter and firms age followed by the second (age and experience of owner-manager) and third (firm size and ownership structure) factors. This study suggests that the advisory services offered need to be specialized according to the firm and owner-manager characteristics.

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Abstract

The main objective of this study was to examine factors affecting the use of advisory services by small scale food processors. The primary data were collected from 93 firms involved in food processing activities operating in Selangor. The structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Both descriptive and factor analysis were used analyze the data. The results of the analysis showed that the majority of respondents (30.1) used two types of advisory services. MARDI and DOA were the two agencies which had the highest number of clients served. The findings showed that use of advisory services among the firms surveyed were affected by three factors. The variables found in the first factor were number of employees being an exporter and firms age followed by the second (age and experience of owner-manager) and third (firm size and ownership structure) factors. This study suggests that the advisory services offered need to be specialized according to the firm and owner-manager characteristics.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Advisory services
AGROVOC Term:	Small scale enterprises
AGROVOC Term:	Firms
AGROVOC Term:	Food processing
AGROVOC Term:	Factor analysis
AGROVOC Term:	Workers
AGROVOC Term:	Managers
AGROVOC Term:	Age
AGROVOC Term:	Ownership
AGROVOC Term:	Size
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9724

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