Dayak Homestay Entrepreneurs Innovation Characteristics

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify innovative characteristics of the Dayak homestay entrepreneurs in Sarawak and to examine to what extent such characteristics influence their business performance. A quantitative analysis was employed, with a total of 108 active members of various Dayak homestay operators participating in the survey. Respondents were identified through a list provided by the Ministry of Tourism, Sarawak via the Sarawak Tourism Board. Results obtained from the study were validated using an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). This study has revealed a series of innovation characteristics, namely: products, participants and principals applied by these entrepreneurs. The findings indicated that innovation constructs were strongly correlated with Dayak homestay business performance. Given the rapidly changing environment of the industry, the findings suggested that innovation characteristics are important within the Dayak homestay business perspective. However, the population of the study has disallowed the findings to be generalized. Future studies may use a larger representation of the sector or may consider a longitudinal approach.

Enterprising tendency and entrepreneurial performance of indigenous Dayak women entrepreneurs in Sarawak, Malaysia

“…Nevertheless, the notion is not applicable to the entrepreneurial performance of indigenous Dayak women in this study. Although the finding contradicts the contemporary entrepreneurship literature, the outcome should be viewed from the economic status of these indigenous Dayak women entrepreneurs before their involvement in entrepreneurial ventures (Keling and Entebang, 2017). They are also motivated by a wide range of factors, including earning an income, the possibility to combine with family obligations and re-negotiating spatial boundaries to be economically independent (Franck, 2012).…”

“…Moreover, necessity and choice may be "co-present" in the motives to embark on entrepreneurial activities (Franck, 2012). Although the outcome is not surprising, as Keling and Entebang (2017) argued, the economic environment has been an influencing factor for the indigenous Dayak people to engage in entrepreneurial activities. Hence, this factor can be categorized as a "push factor" because of several displacement issues (Frederick and Esnard, 2019), such as supporting their family financially or improving their economic situation by engaging in entrepreneurial activities.…”

“…The indigenous Dayak women's ventures demand social transformation and cultural invention throughout the process. Although their venture may initially start because of economic displacement (Keling and Entebang, 2017), creative initiatives during the JEC 17,4 opportunity recognition phase play a highly significant role in resource configuration, resulting in their entrepreneurial success. This finding concurred with Cooney's (2008) study on the creative practice of community entrepreneurs.…”

“…The second part of the questionnaire comprises the dependent variable of this study, namely, entrepreneurial performance. The measurement items were adopted from Keling and Entebang (2017), including the number of employees, overall financial performance for the year 2019, revenue for 2019 and perceived future business potential. These performance items were measured based on a scale with 1 representing "low" to 5 indicating "high."…”

Green homestay management innovation model for tourism to the next normal

“…The ideas of Hashim (2015) and Keling (2017) can be improved and applied as an innovative model in the green homestay management for tourism to the next normal as shown in figure 1.…”