Networking and Innovation Performance in Micro-Enterprise in Malaysia

Aziz, Nurul Nadia Abd; Halim, Roslilee Ab.; Wahid, Normilia Abd

doi:10.1166/asl.2017.9478

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“…Al-Mamun et al (2016) highlighted that economic activities of micro-enterprises can facilitate national development of Malaysia, with nearly 1.3 million individuals (9.7 per cent of the total workforce) actively engaged in micro-economic operations. Aziz et al (2017) also indicated that micro-enterprises in Malaysia are small businesses with less than five full-time employees and an annual turnover of less than RM 300,000. Normally, these businesses have small-scale operations, such as food stalls, night market vendors, grocery stalls, construction and service contractors.…”

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Entrepreneurial knowledge, skills, competencies and performance

Mamun

Fazal

Muniady

2019

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Purpose This study aims to examine the effect of entrepreneurial skills, market orientation, sales orientations and networking on entrepreneurial competency and performance of micro-enterprises in Kelantan, Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach Adopting a cross-sectional design, this paper collected data through structured interviews from 403 micro-entrepreneurs from “Majlis Amanah Rakyat,” Kelantan and “Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Istiadat,” Kelantan. Findings The findings reveal that entrepreneurial skills, market orientation and networking have a positive effect on entrepreneurial competency. Then, entrepreneurial competency, entrepreneurial skills and networking have a positive effect on enterprise performance. The findings show a significant mediation effect of entrepreneurial competency on the relationships between entrepreneurial skills, market orientation and networking and enterprise performance. Originality/value Addressing the understudied “human factor” in entrepreneurship, this paper extends the resource-based view and enriches the existing entrepreneurship literature in Malaysia. It provides useful insights into the improvement of micro-enterprise performance, which is crucial for promoting entrepreneurial activities and for enhancing socio-economic conditions among low-income households in Malaysia. Thus, the government and developmental organizations should focus on the development of entrepreneurial skills, market-oriented approach, networking traits and entrepreneurial competencies and subsequently encourage poor households to perform entrepreneurial activities.

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Entrepreneurial knowledge, skills, competencies and performance

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Fazal

Muniady

2019

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“…Small and micro-enterprises, which serve as drivers of indigenous entrepreneurship and national development, have an essential role at all levels of the global economy by energizing technological capability building, diffusion of innovations, and capital mobilization [5]. As for Malaysia, which reflects an emerging economy, micro-enterprises that account for 75% of the total number of SMEs employ approximately 1.3 million individuals throughout the nation, hence signifying its essential function in national development [6,7]. Micro or small enterprises differ vastly from the larger conglomerates, as MEs are characterized by one-person-operated, poorly managed, prone to be impermanent, frequently less productive, often informal, and undercapitalized [8] business ventures that have economic activities outside formal institutional limitations, but within informal institutional borders.…”

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Entrepreneurial Leadership, Performance, and Sustainability of Micro-Enterprises in Malaysia

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This study probed into the impact of entrepreneurial leadership dimensions (i.e., responsibility, accountability, analytical thinking, and emotional intelligence) on the performance and sustainability of micro-enterprises in Kelantan, Malaysia, through the lens of resource-based view (RBV) theory. Through the implementation of a cross-sectional design, data were randomly gathered from 403 micro-entrepreneurs whose names appeared in the list of low-income households registered under "Majlis Amanah Rakyat" Kelantan and "Majlis Agama Islam Dan Adat Istiadat" Kelantan. The quantitative data were collected during structured interview sessions held between September and December 2017. The findings of the study revealed that the aspects of responsibility, accountability, and emotional intelligence exhibited significantly positive effects on micro-enterprise performance; while accountability, analytical thinking, and micro-enterprise performance displayed a significantly positive influence on sustainability among micro-enterprises owned by low-income households in Kelantan, Malaysia. The outcomes further portrayed a significant mediating effect of micro-enterprise performance on the correlations of responsibility, analytical thinking, and emotional intelligence with micro-enterprise sustainability. The outcomes of this study extend the scope of RBV theory and simultaneously enhance our understanding pertaining to leadership, performance, and sustainability interplay, particularly within the context of micro-enterprises in emerging economies. As such, it is recommended that the government of Malaysia formulate and to adopt policies that promote varied entrepreneurial-leadership-related traits among budding micro-entrepreneurs, which may not only boost sustainability performance among firms, but also encourage low-income household heads to actively engage in more entrepreneurial activities.

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Entrepreneurial Traits, Competency, Performance, and Sustainability of Micro-Enterprises in Kelantan, Malaysia

Mamun

Fazal

Mustapa

2021

International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management

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This study examined the effects of locus of control, tolerance of ambiguity, vision, persistence, and resilience on entrepreneurial competency, performance, and sustainability among micro-enterprises in Kelantan, Malaysia. Adopting a cross-sectional design, the authors collected data from 403 micro-entrepreneurs. The findings revealed that locus of control and vision significantly influenced entrepreneurial competencies. In turn, entrepreneurial competencies, locus of control, and visionary traits significantly affected micro-enterprise performance. The findings also revealed a positive effect of entrepreneurial competencies and performance on micro-enterprise sustainability. The findings also confirmed a significant mediating effect of entrepreneurial competencies on the relationship between locus of control and vision and enterprise performance. The government and developmental organizations should collaborate to enhance locus of control, vision, and resilience traits in order to facilitate micro-enterprise sustainable performance.

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Networking and Innovation Performance in Micro-Enterprise in Malaysia

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