Variations in performances in Chinese small and medium enterprises

Malaysia, like many developing countries, is encouraging local businesses to take greater role in the management of its economy. While incentives and deregulation measures are offered, variations in performances still persist. Researchers have long been interested in explaining the variance in fi rm...

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Main Authors: Mohamad, Mohamad Hanapi, Ching, Ing Sung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Utara Malaysia 2009
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/39/1/Mohamad_Hanapi_b._Mohamad.pdf
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description Malaysia, like many developing countries, is encouraging local businesses to take greater role in the management of its economy. While incentives and deregulation measures are offered, variations in performances still persist. Researchers have long been interested in explaining the variance in fi rm performance, as even those firms operating in the same industry and in the same business environment show diff erences in performance outcomes. Numerous paradigms in the literature have been employed to explain the variance in business performance, including the Classical Industry Organisation, the Revisionist school, the New Industrial Organisation school, the PIMS paradigm,the Austrian school, and the Resource-based school. This paper investigates the combined effects of managerial characteristics of owners/managers and business strategy on the firm performance of Chinese small and medium enterprises(SMEs) in Malaysia. Using multivariate relationship, the results of the study did not show any significant correlation between the managerial characteristics of the owners/managers and firm performance outcomes among the Chinese entrepreneurs. Nevertheless, a significant amount of variance in performance outcomes can be explained by firm strategy. Furthermore, several significant correlations were found between managerial characteristics and business strategy.
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spelling uum-392010-08-12T07:00:33Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/39/ Variations in performances in Chinese small and medium enterprises Mohamad, Mohamad Hanapi Ching, Ing Sung HD28 Management. Industrial Management Malaysia, like many developing countries, is encouraging local businesses to take greater role in the management of its economy. While incentives and deregulation measures are offered, variations in performances still persist. Researchers have long been interested in explaining the variance in fi rm performance, as even those firms operating in the same industry and in the same business environment show diff erences in performance outcomes. Numerous paradigms in the literature have been employed to explain the variance in business performance, including the Classical Industry Organisation, the Revisionist school, the New Industrial Organisation school, the PIMS paradigm,the Austrian school, and the Resource-based school. This paper investigates the combined effects of managerial characteristics of owners/managers and business strategy on the firm performance of Chinese small and medium enterprises(SMEs) in Malaysia. Using multivariate relationship, the results of the study did not show any significant correlation between the managerial characteristics of the owners/managers and firm performance outcomes among the Chinese entrepreneurs. Nevertheless, a significant amount of variance in performance outcomes can be explained by firm strategy. Furthermore, several significant correlations were found between managerial characteristics and business strategy. Universiti Utara Malaysia 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/39/1/Mohamad_Hanapi_b._Mohamad.pdf Mohamad, Mohamad Hanapi and Ching, Ing Sung (2009) Variations in performances in Chinese small and medium enterprises. International Journal of Management Studies (IJMS), 16 (1). pp. 97-113. ISSN 0127-8983 http://ijms.uum.edu.my
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