Abstract:
The objective of this study is to find the level of attributes of Human Capital among
small-scale enterprises in Kandy district. Further, it finding out the #ributes of Human
Capital of small and medium sized enterprises in in Kandy. The SME sector has become
a crucial segment and a major section of private sector in developing countries'
Therefore, for the developing countries, it is important to accelerate the growth of small
and medium sized enterprises in order to gain sustainable development. However pool
practices of Entrepreneurial Orientation, poor financial activities, lower attainment of
the entity's goal objective and failing to protect organization assets lead to failure of
the business. Therefore, this research aims to explore the attributes of Human Capital
of SMEs in Kandy district'
Human Capital was looked at from the Education Qualification, Related Experience
and Related Training of owners of SMEs. Primary data was collected from owners of
SMEs in Kandy district. There, Three hundred and ninety seven entrepreneurs were
selected as sample and questionnaires were issued to them to collect the primary data'
Collected data for the study was presented in the form of tables, chart, and analyzed
using the software Statistical Package of Social Science, version 22 .0 . The data analysis
included the Univariate analysis (descriptive) and Bivariate analysis'
According to the analysis, the finding showed the level of attributes of Human Capital
of SMEs in Kandy District.
