THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL CAPITAL AND COMMITMENT ON CAREER SUCCESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined the effect of social capital and commitment on the career success of small and medium 
enterprises in Katsina State. The study adopts a quantitative research design, and the sample consists of 446 small 
and medium owners and managers in Katsina State. Out of the 446 copies of the questionnaire distributed, 401 
(89.9%) were used for data analysis using SPSS. The result shows that social capital and commitment have a 
significant effect on the career success of small and medium enterprises. The study concludes and recommends 
that future studies should consider investigating small and medium enterprise owners and managers in other parts 
of the country and sub-sector activities, which may provide more in-depth results and other different variables, 
either as intervening or additional variables to their effect.