Absorptive Capacity, Innovativeness and the Performance of Micro-enterprises in Malaysia

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Al Mamun ◽  
Nik Maheran Nik Muhammad ◽  
Mohammad Bin Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Sampling Methods ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Complete Data ◽  
Stratified Sampling ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Micro Enterprises

This study examines the effect of the entrepreneur’s innovativeness and absorptive capacity on micro-enterprise innovativeness and the performance of micro-enterprises owned and managed by women micro-entrepreneurs in Peninsular Malaysia. This study adopted a cross-sectional design and stratified sampling methods, and collected complete data from 417 micro-entrepreneurs. Findings of this study reveal that women micro-entrepreneurs’ innovativeness and absorptive capacity have a significant positive effect on micro-enterprise innovativeness and the performance of micro-enterprises. The development programmes and policies on innovation and SMEs should therefore emphasize on promoting innovativeness and improving the absorptive capacity among the women micro-entrepreneurs to improve the performance of micro-enterprises.

scholarly journals Effect of entrepreneurial competencies on micro-enterprises income and assets in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-261
Author(s):  
Wan Nurulasiah Wan Mustapha ◽  
Abdullah Al Mamun ◽  
Shaheen Mansori ◽  
Sudesh Balasubramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Development Program ◽  
Opportunity Recognition ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Net Worth ◽  
Entrepreneurship Development ◽  
Entrepreneurial Competencies ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Micro Enterprises

Purpose This study aims to provide a foundation for the performance-focused micro-entrepreneurship development program; hence, this study is designed to investigate the effect of selected entrepreneurial competencies on micro-enterprise income and assets in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach This study adopts the cross-sectional design, and the quantitative data was collected from 300 randomly selected micro-entrepreneurs from the list of participants of several micro-enterprise development programs offered in Peninsular Malaysia. Findings Findings revealed that micro-entrepreneur’s commitment competency and opportunity recognition competency have a significant positive effect on micro-enterprise income, whereas only opportunity recognition competency has a significant positive effect on the net worth of micro-enterprise assets. Originality/value This study examined the effect of key elements of entrepreneurial competencies on micro-enterprise income and asset, which provides the foundation for a performance-focused micro-entrepreneurship development program designed to enhance the performance of micro-enterprises in Malaysia.

Sources of competitive advantage for Malaysian micro-enterprises

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Al Mamun ◽  
Noorshella Binti Che Nawi ◽  
P. Yukthamarani Permarupan ◽  
Rajennd Muniady
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Crucial Information ◽  
Entrepreneurial Competencies ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Micro Enterprises

Purpose Entrepreneurial activities are embedded within the networks of social relationships, which facilitate the flow of crucial information and resources. This study aims to examine the effect of social capital (i.e. structural, cognitive and relational), entrepreneurial competencies (i.e. commitment, conceptual and organizing) and micro-enterprise innovativeness (i.e. innovativeness and absorptive capacity) on the competitive advantages of the micro-enterprises owned and managed by women micro-entrepreneurs in Peninsular Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach This study used a cross-sectional design and collected quantitative data from 417 women micro-entrepreneurs from six selected states in Peninsular Malaysia through structured interview. For data analysis, this study adopted variance-based structural equation modeling, i.e. PLS-SEM. Findings The findings of this study revealed a significant positive effect of social capital on entrepreneurial competencies, innovativeness and competitive advantage. The findings also revealed a significant positive effect of entrepreneurial competencies on innovativeness and competitive advantage. Originality/value The government and other development agencies working toward enterprise development in Malaysia should therefore focus on designing a platform for women micro-entrepreneurs to promote the development of structural and relational social capital, which foster the flow of crucial information and resources necessary for suitable micro-enterprise performance.

scholarly journals Dealing with Student Errors in Whole-Class Discussions of Biology Lessons at German Secondary Schools

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena von Kotzebue ◽  
Christian Förtsch ◽  
Sonja Förtsch ◽  
Birgit J. Neuhaus
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Central Feature ◽  
Quality Teachers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Class Level ◽  
Biology Instruction ◽  
Student Errors ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Positive Effect

AbstractDealing with student errors is a central feature of instructional quality. Teachers’ reactions to a student’s error and classmates’ errors can be crucial to the success of a lesson. A teacher should respond appropriately in terms of motivational and learning-related issues so that the error can become a learning opportunity for students. Currently, error situations have rarely been directly recorded and explored in empirical zstudies. This gap is the central focus of the current study in which we investigated errors in biology instruction within a cross-sectional design where biology lessons in German secondary schools were videotaped, teachers’ dealings with errors analyzed, and student achievement documented with pretests and posttests. The study found that constructively dealing with student errors had a significant positive effect on student achievement at the class level. Results confirmed the relevance of teachers’ appropriate dealing with student errors on learning in biology instruction.

scholarly journals FAKTOR DETERMINAN PENGUNGKAPAN SUKARELA OLEH YAYASAN DI INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Marfuah Marfuah ◽  
Alifia Rachma Diani ◽  
Chivalrind G Ayuntari
Keyword(s):  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Complete Data ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Organizational Size ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Positive Effect

<p><em>The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of donations, restricted funds, organizational size, and age of the organization age on the voluntary disclosure of the foundation. All foundations in Indonesia are the population in this study. The sample of this research is foundations in Indonesia that submit financial reports via the internet between 2013-2019 and have complete data. Based on these criteria, 114 financial reports were obtained as the research sample. The results of this study prove that restricted funds and organizational size have a significant positive effect on voluntary disclosure, while the donations and age of the organization have no significant positive effect on voluntary disclosure. The implication of this research is that funders must consider the restricted funds and the size of the organization to assess the prospects of the foundation. In addition, the foundation must increase voluntary disclosure to be more transparent in providing information about its foundation. With transparency, the foundation will more easily get the trust to receive funds that are beneficial to the foundation's survival.</em></p>

scholarly journals Brand image and consumer satisfaction towards Islamic travel packages

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noorshella Binti Che Nawi ◽  
Abdullah Al Mamun ◽  
Noorul Azwin Md Nasir ◽  
Azwan Abdullah ◽  
Wan Nurulasiah Wan Mustapha
Keyword(s):  
Product Quality ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Religious Perspective ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Islamic Belief ◽  
Positive Effect

Purpose This study aims to examine the factors affecting brand image and consumer satisfaction towards Islamic travel package in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach This study used a cross-sectional design and quantitative method in examining the factors affecting the brand image and consumer satisfaction on Islamic travel package. This study has chosen Google form as a platform to collect the data. Findings The findings revealed that product quality, Islamic physical attribute and Islamic belief have a significant positive effect on brand image and consumer satisfaction. The findings confirmed that product quality, Islamic physical attribute and Islamic beliefs are the crucial tools for brand image that leads to the satisfaction of Muslim consumers on the Islamic travel package. Originality/value This paper addresses understudied aspects of brand image and consumer satisfaction towards Islamic travel package in Malaysia. It provided useful insights into the product quality, Islamic physical attribute and Islamic belief on brand image and consumer satisfaction towards Islamic travel packages. Tourism companies should improve and update their package based on the religious perspective to attract Muslim consumers.

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

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Enterprise Performance ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Entrepreneurial Competencies ◽  
The Government ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Micro Enterprises

This study examined the effect of locus of control, tolerance of ambiguity, visionary, persistence and resilience on entrepreneurial competency, performance and sustainability among micro-enterprises in Kelantan, Malaysia. Adopting a cross-sectional design, we collected data from 403 micro-entrepreneurs. The findings revealed that locus of control and visionary 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 visionary, and enterprise performance. The government and developmental organizations should collaborate to enhance locus of control, visionary, and resilience traits in order to facilitate their micro-enterprise sustainable performance.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior toward COVID-19 Prevention on Indonesian during Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (E) ◽  
pp. 398-401
Author(s):  
Retno Widowati ◽  
Albiruni Raushanfikri
Keyword(s):  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Demographic Factor ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge Age ◽  
Research Population ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Positive Effect

Objectives: To know the socio-demographic factor related to the knowledge, attitude and behaviour towards COVID-19 prevention, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Method: Research was conducted through observation with a cross-sectional approach and samples were collected using snowball sampling. The research population was the general Indonesian. The questionnaire was used and distributed online for four days. Chi-square and regression were used for analysis. Result: The questionnaire distributed was fulfilled completely by 1,167 participants from 30 provinces. Gender has a negative correlation with participants' attitudes and behaviour in preventing COVID-19. Age and education were significantly related (p <0.01) to COVID-19 knowledge and had a significant positive effect (p <0.01) on attitude and behaviour. The occupation was significantly related (p <0.01) to COVID-19 knowledge. Occupation has a positive effect, but not significantly on attitudes and behaviour. The province of the participants’ residence was not significantly related to COVID-19 knowledge, and it isn't significantly on attitude and behaviour. Knowledge has highly affected the attitude of preventing COVID-19 (f = 0.36). Conclusion: Age, education and occupation significantly related to COVID-19 knowledge. Age and education are positively correlated with attitude and behaviour. Knowledge has highly affected by the attitude of preventing COVID-19.

Observations of Participation in Development Initiatives on Enterprise Income and Asset in Peninsular Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-213
Author(s):  
Abdullah Al Mamun ◽  
Mohd Asrul Hery Bin Ibrahim ◽  
Rajennd A/L Muniady ◽  
Mohammad Bin Ismail ◽  
Noorshella Binti Che Nawi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Substantial Effect ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Development Initiatives ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
The Impact

This study examined the impact of access to working capital and microenterprise development training programmes on microenterprise income and assets among participants from various development initiatives in the eKasih (National Poverty Data Bank) in Peninsular Malaysia. Adopting a cross-sectional design, we collected data from randomly selected 300 micro-entrepreneurs from the list of development organizations available in the eKasih (National Poverty Data Bank), located in four states in Peninsular Malaysia. Quantitative data were collected through structured interviews from October to November 2017. Findings revealed that the ‘length of participation in development programs’ increased microenterprise income and assets among low-income participants in Peninsular Malaysia. The total amount of economic loan received was also found to increase microenterprise assets. However, the effect on microenterprise income was not clear. In addition, development training programmes were found to have no substantial effect on both microenterprise income and assets. This article ascertained a mixed result of participation in development programmes on microenterprise income and assets among low-income households in Peninsular Malaysia. Development policymakers and organizations should review the effectiveness of the programmes and redesign their products and services to achieve their objectives.

scholarly journals Effect of Consumer Demographics and Risk Factors on Online Purchase Behaviour in Malaysia

Societies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Noorshella Che Nawi ◽  
Abdullah Al Mamun ◽  
Nurul Hasliana Binti Hamsani ◽  
Mohd Nazri bin Muhayiddin
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Online Purchase ◽  
Consumer Demographics ◽  
The Government ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Psychological Risk

It is evident that there has been a rapid growth of electronic commerce and online shopping. Hence, this study examined the effect of selected antecedents and risk factors on online purchase behaviour in Malaysia under the premise of an adapted stimulus–organism–response (SOR) model. This study used a cross-sectional design to collect data from 330 selected respondents from Peninsular Malaysia. The findings revealed that the age of consumers, as well as perceived after-sales risk, financial risk, psychological risk, and social risk, had a significant effect on the online purchase behaviour in Malaysia. Apart from enriching the existing body of knowledge, this study offers several significant practical implications. Based on the findings, it is recommended that the government and online businesses should focus on Generation Y, who are known to be more tech-savvy, through policies and programmes in order to reduce the various types of perceived risks associated with online transactions. It is believed that this effort could enhance online consumerism among the residents of Malaysia.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting the Adoption of Social Media as a Business Platform: A Study among Student Entrepreneurs in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Noorshella Che Nawi ◽  
Abdullah Al Mamun ◽  
Noorul Azwin Md Nasir ◽  
Rajennd Muniady
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Perceived Trust ◽  
Student Entrepreneurs ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Facilitating Conditions ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

Social media has been identified as a platform for student entrepreneurs to sell products and services, and to interact and connect with customers. However, the factors contributing to the adoption of social media as a platform among student entrepreneurs in Malaysia have not been established. This article aims to identify factors affecting the adoption of social media as a business platform among student entrepreneurs in Malaysia. This study employed a cross-sectional design and quantitative data was collected from 300 selected student entrepreneurs listed in the ‘entrepreneurship centres’ in all public universities in Peninsular Malaysia. Findings suggest that performance expectancy, perceived trust, perceived enjoyment and perceived risk have a significant positive effect on the adoption of social media. It is noted that there is a significant positive moderating effect of social influence between the relationship of facilitating conditions and the adoption of social media. Student entrepreneurs adopt social media as a business platform if they believe it improves their performance. Risk and trust are the most important factors influencing the adoption of social media as a business platform. Based on the findings, government agencies should promote social media as a business platform by instilling trust in the system with the hope that it will positively affect students’ entrepreneurial activities using social media as a business platform.

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