1.6. Research questions
1. What is the nature and characteristics of small and medium
enterprises in Rwanda?
2. What is the role of small and medium enterprises on rural
development in Rwanda?
3. What is the relationship between small and medium
enterprises and rural development in Rwanda?
1.7. Hypothesis
Basing on topic under study the following hypothesis is
formulated. In order to attain rural development in Rwanda, SMEs recruit
workers thus increasing their revenues that enhance the increment of standard
of living. They incite people in investing more therefore there is an increment
of their revenues.
1.8. Identification of
study variable
The study will base on both independent and dependent
variables therefore the variables of this study include the following:
Independent variable: the role of small and medium
enterprises
Dependent variable: rural development in Rwanda.
1.9. Scope of the study
This study of the role of small and medium enterprises on
rural development is delimited in space, in time and in domain/field.
1.9.1. Scope in space
The study will intend to discover the role of small and medium
enterprises on rural development in Rwanda as a subject matter and will be
limited to a survey of selected small and medium enterprises in Northern
Province (URWIBUTSO Enterprise: Agriculture)
1.9.2. Scope in time
The study will analyze the role of SMEs on rural development
in Rwanda from 2005 to 2010.
1.9.3. Scope in domain/
field
The study will be limited in macroeconomics.
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