Firm characteristics, competitive strategies, environment and business performance: survey evidence from Malaysian SMEs

This article focuses on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the strategic management perspective. This article is based on the findings of a sample survey that examined the general relationships between firm characteristics, competitive strategies,environment and business performance of...

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Main Authors: Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin, Wafa, Syed Azizi, Sulaiman, Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Utara Malaysia 2000
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/53/1/Mohd_Khairuddin_b._Hashim.pdf
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description This article focuses on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the strategic management perspective. This article is based on the findings of a sample survey that examined the general relationships between firm characteristics, competitive strategies,environment and business performance of SMEs in the Malaysian manufacturing sector.The sample consisted of 100 SMEs from different industries. The empirical findings suggested different patterns of competitive strategies and performance relations as well as the relationships between firm characteristics, environment and the business performance of the SMEs surveyed.
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spelling uum-532010-06-30T11:58:53Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/53/ Firm characteristics, competitive strategies, environment and business performance: survey evidence from Malaysian SMEs Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin Wafa, Syed Azizi Sulaiman, Mohamed HD Industries. Land use. Labor This article focuses on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the strategic management perspective. This article is based on the findings of a sample survey that examined the general relationships between firm characteristics, competitive strategies,environment and business performance of SMEs in the Malaysian manufacturing sector.The sample consisted of 100 SMEs from different industries. The empirical findings suggested different patterns of competitive strategies and performance relations as well as the relationships between firm characteristics, environment and the business performance of the SMEs surveyed. Universiti Utara Malaysia 2000 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/53/1/Mohd_Khairuddin_b._Hashim.pdf Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin and Wafa, Syed Azizi and Sulaiman, Mohamed (2000) Firm characteristics, competitive strategies, environment and business performance: survey evidence from Malaysian SMEs. Analisis, 7 (1&2). pp. 1-17. ISSN 0127-8983 http://ijms.uum.edu.my
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Sulaiman, Mohamed
Firm characteristics, competitive strategies, environment and business performance: survey evidence from Malaysian SMEs
title Firm characteristics, competitive strategies, environment and business performance: survey evidence from Malaysian SMEs
title_full Firm characteristics, competitive strategies, environment and business performance: survey evidence from Malaysian SMEs
title_fullStr Firm characteristics, competitive strategies, environment and business performance: survey evidence from Malaysian SMEs
title_full_unstemmed Firm characteristics, competitive strategies, environment and business performance: survey evidence from Malaysian SMEs
title_short Firm characteristics, competitive strategies, environment and business performance: survey evidence from Malaysian SMEs
title_sort firm characteristics competitive strategies environment and business performance survey evidence from malaysian smes
topic HD Industries. Land use. Labor
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