Can values of honesty, hard work, loyalty and discipline predict entrepreneurial orientation of Muslim owner managers?

The purpose of the present study is twofold: first, to investigate the true values of Muslim owner managers; second, to examine the impact of these values on entrepreneurial orientations of Muslim small-scale entrepreneurs.850 Muslim owner managers were selected randomly using the sampling frame pro...

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Main Authors: Mohd, Rohani, Kamaruddin, Badrul Hisham, Yahya, Khulida Kirana, Sanidas, Elias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Business Management, UiTM, Malaysia. 2015
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17400/1/JEEIR%2001-13.pdf
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Kamaruddin, Badrul Hisham
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description The purpose of the present study is twofold: first, to investigate the true values of Muslim owner managers; second, to examine the impact of these values on entrepreneurial orientations of Muslim small-scale entrepreneurs.850 Muslim owner managers were selected randomly using the sampling frame provided by Majlis Amanah Rakyat Malaysia (MARA).162 completed questionnaires were collected and analyzed. For this paper only two dimensions of entrepreneurial orientations were analyzed: proactive orientation and innovative orientation. Interestingly, the findings revealed that Muslim businessmen/women are honest, loyal, disciplined and hard working.Loyalty and honesty are positively related to proactive orientation, while discipline and hard-work are positively related to innovative orientation. The findings provide implications for existing relevant theories, policy makers, practitioners and learning institutions.
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spelling uum-174002016-04-17T00:40:21Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17400/ Can values of honesty, hard work, loyalty and discipline predict entrepreneurial orientation of Muslim owner managers? Mohd, Rohani Kamaruddin, Badrul Hisham Yahya, Khulida Kirana Sanidas, Elias HB Economic Theory The purpose of the present study is twofold: first, to investigate the true values of Muslim owner managers; second, to examine the impact of these values on entrepreneurial orientations of Muslim small-scale entrepreneurs.850 Muslim owner managers were selected randomly using the sampling frame provided by Majlis Amanah Rakyat Malaysia (MARA).162 completed questionnaires were collected and analyzed. For this paper only two dimensions of entrepreneurial orientations were analyzed: proactive orientation and innovative orientation. Interestingly, the findings revealed that Muslim businessmen/women are honest, loyal, disciplined and hard working.Loyalty and honesty are positively related to proactive orientation, while discipline and hard-work are positively related to innovative orientation. The findings provide implications for existing relevant theories, policy makers, practitioners and learning institutions. Faculty of Business Management, UiTM, Malaysia. 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17400/1/JEEIR%2001-13.pdf Mohd, Rohani and Kamaruddin, Badrul Hisham and Yahya, Khulida Kirana and Sanidas, Elias (2015) Can values of honesty, hard work, loyalty and discipline predict entrepreneurial orientation of Muslim owner managers? Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research, 3 (1). pp. 1-13. ISSN 2289-2559 http://www.jeeir.com/index.php/jeeir/article/view/141
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Sanidas, Elias
Can values of honesty, hard work, loyalty and discipline predict entrepreneurial orientation of Muslim owner managers?
title Can values of honesty, hard work, loyalty and discipline predict entrepreneurial orientation of Muslim owner managers?
title_full Can values of honesty, hard work, loyalty and discipline predict entrepreneurial orientation of Muslim owner managers?
title_fullStr Can values of honesty, hard work, loyalty and discipline predict entrepreneurial orientation of Muslim owner managers?
title_full_unstemmed Can values of honesty, hard work, loyalty and discipline predict entrepreneurial orientation of Muslim owner managers?
title_short Can values of honesty, hard work, loyalty and discipline predict entrepreneurial orientation of Muslim owner managers?
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topic HB Economic Theory
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