ENTREPRENEURIAL NETWORKING ACTIVITIES AND FIRM PERPORMANCE IN MYANMAR

The objectives of this study are to explore the entrepreneurial networking activities and firm performance of Entrepreneurs who are doing business in every business sector in Myanmar. The study is conducted on the survey with 144 entrepreneurs from active members of Yangon Region Young Entrepreneurs Association in Myanmar. A structured questionnaire is used to collect the primary data for this study. This study explored the driving factors of entrepreneurial networking activities and firm performance in Myanmar. This study is found that entrepreneurial education is the key driving factor for inter-organizational networking activities. In addition, entrepreneurial opportunities, entrepreneurial education are the key systemic factors for social networking. This study examines that entrepreneur’s self-competency and entrepreneur’s self-efficacy are the important driver for entrepreneurial networking activities. The study arrived at the conclusion that inter-organizational networking activities enhance firm performance by expanding market, attract and retain the talents by providing good social values and social interaction inside the organization