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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author | Mohd, Rohani Kamaruddin, Badrul Hisham Yahya, Khulida Kirana Sanidas, Elias |
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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 |
spellingShingle | HB Economic Theory Mohd, Rohani Kamaruddin, Badrul Hisham Yahya, Khulida Kirana 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? |
title_sort | can values of honesty hard work loyalty and discipline predict entrepreneurial orientation of muslim owner managers |
topic | HB Economic Theory |
url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17400/1/JEEIR%2001-13.pdf |
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