The Effect of Network Competence Among Managers in Small and Medium Enterprise

Abstract

This study conceptually examined the relationship between Leadership skills and organization performance. It was carried out on 245 samples to include owners/managers of medium sized manufacturing enterprises; structured questionnaire were administered. The findings show that network competence could serve to encourage trust within interdependent firms. Thus, the act of developing a leader’s skills through coaching and mentoring can be adopted in SMEs, including network competence practices to ensure enterprise performance. We recommend that owners of medium sized SMEs should invest in human capital development such as leadership skills and network competence practices, the outcome can promote innovation of products that enhance organizational performance overtime. Thus, the higher the network competence practice of relationship building in the SMEs, the greater the level of performance experienced by the SMEs.