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Effects of Gender on Leadership, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Organisational Performance

There are two streams of literature regarding relationship between gender and various organisational outcomes and variables affecting performance. Some scholars have found that there are significant differences between males and females regarding their leadership behaviours, entrepreneurial orientat...

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Main Authors: Arham, Ahmad Fadhly, Norizan, Nor Sabrena, Muslim, Nurliza Haslin, Aksan, Azwin
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Language:English
Published: UiTM Press 2020
Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13722/1/13722.pdf
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https://smrj.uitm.edu.my/
https://doi.org/10.24191/smrj.v17i1.8142
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spelling my.uitm.ir.137222020-12-10T01:00:19Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13722/ Effects of Gender on Leadership, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Organisational Performance Arham, Ahmad Fadhly Norizan, Nor Sabrena Muslim, Nurliza Haslin Aksan, Azwin There are two streams of literature regarding relationship between gender and various organisational outcomes and variables affecting performance. Some scholars have found that there are significant differences between males and females regarding their leadership behaviours, entrepreneurial orientation and how organisations perform. Thus, the focus, development and assistance provided to male and female entrepreneurs are different. However, findings also indicated that there is no significant difference between genders. In this study, data were taken from 395 respondents representing either the owners or top managers of various SMEs organisations operating within the manufacturing and services sector in Malaysia. Within the context of SMEs in Malaysia, the result failed to recognise any significant differences between male and female respondents with regards to their leadership behaviours, entrepreneurial orientation and organisational performance. Male and female owners and top managers of SMEs in Malaysia were perceived to be the same in their leadership orientation, entrepreneurial approach and outcomes for organisations. The novelty of this research lies in its attempt to explore gender differences of leaders of SMEs in Malaysia. UiTM Press 2020-02 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13722/1/13722.pdf Arham, Ahmad Fadhly and Norizan, Nor Sabrena and Muslim, Nurliza Haslin and Aksan, Azwin (2020) Effects of Gender on Leadership, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Organisational Performance. Social and Management Research Journal (SMRJ), 17 (1). pp. 49-60. ISSN 0128-1089 https://smrj.uitm.edu.my/ https://doi.org/10.24191/smrj.v17i1.8142
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description There are two streams of literature regarding relationship between gender and various organisational outcomes and variables affecting performance. Some scholars have found that there are significant differences between males and females regarding their leadership behaviours, entrepreneurial orientation and how organisations perform. Thus, the focus, development and assistance provided to male and female entrepreneurs are different. However, findings also indicated that there is no significant difference between genders. In this study, data were taken from 395 respondents representing either the owners or top managers of various SMEs organisations operating within the manufacturing and services sector in Malaysia. Within the context of SMEs in Malaysia, the result failed to recognise any significant differences between male and female respondents with regards to their leadership behaviours, entrepreneurial orientation and organisational performance. Male and female owners and top managers of SMEs in Malaysia were perceived to be the same in their leadership orientation, entrepreneurial approach and outcomes for organisations. The novelty of this research lies in its attempt to explore gender differences of leaders of SMEs in Malaysia.
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author Arham, Ahmad Fadhly
Norizan, Nor Sabrena
Muslim, Nurliza Haslin
Aksan, Azwin
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Norizan, Nor Sabrena
Muslim, Nurliza Haslin
Aksan, Azwin
Effects of Gender on Leadership, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Organisational Performance
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Norizan, Nor Sabrena
Muslim, Nurliza Haslin
Aksan, Azwin
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title Effects of Gender on Leadership, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Organisational Performance
title_short Effects of Gender on Leadership, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Organisational Performance
title_full Effects of Gender on Leadership, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Organisational Performance
title_fullStr Effects of Gender on Leadership, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Organisational Performance
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publisher UiTM Press
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url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13722/1/13722.pdf
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https://smrj.uitm.edu.my/
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