Bewertung des Arabian Journal of Business and Management

The Causes of Tunisian SME Failure

Abstract

Madiha Zammel and Walid Khoufi

Failures that affect different-sized firms in different sectors are on a constant rise. Many endogenous and exogenous factors led to this situation. The aim of this research is to study the various elements of the internal and external environment that may affect the financial situation of the Tunisian companies. The study is conducted through an overview of the existing literature as well as on the basis of a field investigation. The achieved results led us to conclude that the company’s internal factors, such as the management quality, the characteristics of the management team as well as the company’s resources, affect its existence more than its external items do.