Combined effect of knowledge management and entrepreneurial orientation on performance of small and medium enterprises by Abu Bakar, Hatinah, Mahmood, Rosli, Ismail, Nik Nor Hasimah

“…Data were collected by means of a mail survey questionnaire completed by the owner/managers who were randomly selected from a sampling frame of registered SMEs.A total of 115 usable responses were received.The findings reveal that significant relationships exist between knowledge management and performance, and also between entrepreneurial orientation and performance, while entrepreneurial orientation was found to partially mediate the relationship between knowledge management and performance.…”
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How bank managers assess small business borrowers? by Mahmood, Rosli, Abd Rahman, Ghazali

“…The purpose of this study is to develop an understanding of the decision making process which bankers follow in granting loans to the small business borrowers. A mail survey technique was employed, and questionnaires were administered on bank branch, managers of domestic banks.A total of 138 useable questionnaires were received, representing a 13.8 percent return rate.The findings reveal that intended purpose of loan, repayment of previous loan and loan activity at other banks were ranked as the top, criteria in the credit assessment of small business borrowers.On the hand, government guarantee of loan, CVs of clients and charge on assets were given lowest ranks in terms of importance.The salient factors identified in this study also indicate that the bank managers focused on risk when dealing with the small business borrowers.…”
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Relationship between motivating change, sustaining momentum and revitalization in the management of change in a public financial institution in Malaysia by Abdullah Hashim, Raemah, Jamaludin, Azhari, Mahmood, Rosli

“…Revitalization is a crucial factor for the process of a successful.This study is designed to investigate the relationship between motivating change and sustaining revitalization momentum.It employed the quantitative research methodology to examine the said relationship against the real-life scenario of major change in a public financial institution in Malaysia–Bank A.Through mail survey questionnaire, a total of 74 managers at all levels had completed the said questionnaires which were utilized for the case study of this research. …”
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Entrepreneurial orientation and business performance of women-owned small and medium enterprises in Malaysia: Competitive advantage as a mediator by Mahmood, Rosli, Hanafi, Norshafizah

“…Data were collected by means of a mail survey questionnaire completed by women owner/managers randomly selected from a sampling frame of registered SMEs.The questionnaires developed from prior research were used to measure the entrepreneurial orientation and competitive advantage of the firm while performance measurement was based on subjective evaluation involving self- reported measures.The findings revealed that significant relationships exist between entrepreneurial orientation and performance, while competitive advantage was found to partially mediate the entrepreneurial orientation and performance relationships. …”
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The relationship between pro-innovation organizational climate and innovative work behavior: A study among the knowledge workers of the knowledge intensive business services in Mal... by Yeoh, Khar Kheng, Mahmood, Rosli

“…It was previously reported that pro-innovation organizational climate to have a significant relationship with innovative work behavior of employees in various business sectors.However, not all support the notion that organizational climate correlates with innovative work behavior.Some of the researchers concluded the relationship is rather weak.This makes it even more interesting to include organizational climate in the research framework of the model of innovative work behavior in Malaysia.A quantitative method was utilized and data were collected using mail survey.A total of 1520 questionnaires was distributed and 310 deemed usable for analysis using SPSS, resulted in 20.6 % response rate.The results revealed that there was a significant relationship between pro-innovation organizational climates with the innovative work behavior of knowledge workers.Discussions of the results and its implications are discussed.…”
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Determining the importance of competency and person-job fit for the job performance of service SMEs employees in Malaysia by June, Sethela, Yeoh, Khar Kheng, Mahmood, Rosli

“…However, as the SMEs continue to grow as an important entity in many economies including Malaysia, many factors have dampened such progress.While previous studies had focused on its macro perspective in terms of firm level and industry level performance, this study attempted to address the basic issue of SMEs employees in terms of their job performance.This study is underpinned by the theory of job performance and further supported by the theory of congruence.The main objective of this research is to investigate on the relationship that may exist between three variables comprised of competency, person-job fit and the employees’ job performance in the context of service SMEs.Using a quantitative method, a sample of 324 responses was collected using a mail survey from 1500 distributed questionnaires.Results show significant relationships between competency, person-job fit and the job performance of employees.Conclusions and implications of the study were discussed.…”
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The relationship between pro-innovation organizational climate, leader-member exchange and innovative work behavior: A study among the knowledge workers of the knowledge intensive... by Yeoh, Khar Kheng, Mahmood, Rosli

“…This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between pro-innovation organizational climate, leader-member exchange and innovative work behavior among the knowledge workers of the knowledge intensive business services in Malaysia.The innovative work behavior has a central role in the development of knowledge-intensive business services in Malaysia.It was previously reported that pro-innovation organizational climate and leader-member exchange to have a significant relationship with innovative work behavior of employees in various business sectors.However, not all support the notion that organizational climate and leader-member exchange correlates with innovative work behavior.Some of the researchers concluded the relationship is rather weak.This makes it even more interesting to include organizational climate and leader-member exchange in the research framework of the model of innovative work behavior in Malaysia.A quantitative method was utilized and data were collected using mail survey.A total of 1520 questionnaires were distributed and 310 deemed usable for analysis using SPSS, resulted in 20.6 % response rate. …”
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The effect of market orientation as mediator to strategic planning practices and performance relationship: Evidence from Malaysian SMEs by Idar, Raduwan, Yusoff, Yuslina, Mahmood, Rosli

“…The aim of this research is to examine direct relationship bet ween strategic planning practices and market orient at ion and the mediating effect of market orient at ion (MO) on the relationship between strategic planning practices (SPP) and SMEs” performance in Malaysia.It proposed a quantitative analysis in which market orientation and strategic planning practices are key success factors of SMEs.Data were collect ed by means of a mail survey questionnaire completed by owner/managers randomly selected from a sampling frame of registered SMEs.The integrated questionnaire was used to measure the strategic planning practices of firms using thirty four items developed from several authors and market orientation was measured using a nine item scale adapted from Narver & Slater (1990).Firms” performance measurement was based on subjective evaluation involving self-report ed measures.The findings reveal that significant relationships exist between strategic planning practices and performance, and also between market orientation and performance.While market orientation was found to partially mediate the strategic planning practices and performance relationships.These findings may be of help to the owner/managers of SMEs to be more market oriented and practicing strategic planning in order for them to survive the intensely in competitive market environment.…”
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Identifying the extent and constraints of ICT adoption in the rural-based small and medium enterprises in Malaysia by Jaganathan, Mathivannan, Mahmood, Rosli, Ahmad, Shuhymee, Ahmad, Ismail

“…A total of 1000 questionnaires were mailed and 167 usable responses were received.The findings reveal a relatively high adoption of ICT among rural based SMEs while lack of funds and financing were the main problems to the success of its adoption and implementation.The findings of this study may be of help to owner/managers of rural based SMEs and policy makers in Malaysia in finding solution to the successful adoption and implementation of ICT.…”
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Effect of environmental context on ICT adoption among rural-based small and medium enterprises in Malaysia by Jaganathan, Mathivannan, Mahmood, Rosli, Ahmad, Shuhymee, Ahmad, Ismail

“…A total of 1000 questionnaires were mailed and 167 usable responses were received.The findings reveal that both information intensity and competition intensity had positive significant relationship with ICT adoption among rural-based SMEs in Malaysia.These findings may be of help to rural-based SME owner/managers and the policy makers in finding solution for the successful implementation of ICT.…”
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Applying corporate entrepreneurship to bank performance in Malaysia by Mahmood, Rosli, Abdul Wahid, Rosni

“…A total of 1844 questionnaires were mailed to the respondents, and 260 usable responses were received, giving a response rate of 14.09 percent. …”
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Investigating the effect of intellectual capital on bank performance in Malaysia by Mahmood, Rosli, Abdul Wahid, Rosni

“…The population was the branch managers of domestic banks in Malaysia, and they were chosen because these banks have extensive branch networks, even in rural areas.Data were collected using questionnaires, and the constructs used were developed from prior research and previously tested for reliability.A total of 1844 questionnaires were mailed to the respondents, and 260 usable responses were received, giving a response rate of 14.09 percent.Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the characteristics of the respondents including frequency, mean, and measures of reliability, while multivariate technique employed was multiple regressions.The findings revealed that significant relationships exist between human and structural capitals and bank performance, while no significant relationship was found between relational capital and bank performance These findings may be of help to bank managers to utilize more of their internal resources to compete and survive the intensely competitive business environment.…”
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Applying the OTE model in determining the e-commerce adoption on SMEs in Saudi Arabia by A. Almoawi, Abdul Rahman Nasir, Mahmood, Rosli

“…A quantitative research design based on the questionnaire survey was used to collect the data.A total of 1150 questionnaires were mailed to the SME owner/managers in the regions of Riyadh, Eastern Saudi Arabia, and Makkah, and 400 usable responses were received, giving a response rate of 34.78 percent. …”
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