International Journal of Management, Accounting and Economics
Vol. 8, No. 4, April, 2021
ISSN 2383-2126 (Online)
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Original Research
Impact of Working Capital Management on
Organizational Performance: Evidence from
Small Enterprises of Bangladesh
Mohammad Mizenur Rahaman
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, Md. Zillur Rahman, Syed Towfiq
Mahmood Hasan, Mrinmay Roy
Department of Business Administration, Shahjalal University of Science and
Technology, Sylhet -3114, Bangladesh
Abstract
The main purpose of the study is to discover the impact of working capital
indices on the organizational performance of small manufacturing firms in
Bangladesh. This study was mainly conducted based on a quantitative research
method while data collection was performed by researchers themselves with
face-to-face interviews of owners and managers from nine manufacturing
sectors. Data were collected from 98 manufacturing small enterprises from four
different districts conveniently based on access priority. Data analysis was
performed using SPSS, and simple OLS model was developed based on
regression analysis to understand the impact level, while correlation and
descriptive statistics were produced to understand the scenario and relationship
among the variables. This study found that days receivable outstanding (DRO),
current ratio (CR), networking capital turnover (NWCT) have a direct impact on
the profitability of the firm while days’ inventory outstanding (DIO) is not a
determining factor for the financial performance of those firms. This study has
practical implications in the field of small manufacturing industries in
Bangladesh as well as in developing countries for managing working capital in
their firms.
Keywords: Working capital Management, small enterprise, profitability
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Correspondig Author’s Email: mizen-ban@sust.edu