قياس الدور الاقتصادي و الاجتماعي للمشروعات الصغيرة في المملكة العربية السعودية

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The study aimed at measuring the replacement flexibility between small enterprises production factors in KSA, not only to measure economic and social efficiency, macro and micro productivity rate of production elements of such enterprises , but also to measure the role of such projects in labor employment.

The study concluded that high cost of wages or interest rates by 10% led to a decline in work opportunity cost and employment levels in (SMS) enterprises.

Moreover the study found that small enterprises achieved economic efficiency that relatively exceeded macro enterprise's achievements in the economy.

Medium-sized enterprises achieved the higher average of total productivity of production factors, while macro ones achieved the higher average of partial productivity.

Finally it was found that micro-enterprises are more intensive in terms of work and capital factors than other groups.

The study suggested a set of recommendations such as: establishment small enterprises economic blocs as well as establishment of special financing units within Saudi Banks to provide small enterprises financial needs.