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The contribution of sustainability practices and microfinance on micro-enterprise business performance in Malaysia: the moderating role of business location / Noorul Hafizah Hashim, Hisham Mohammad and Md. Mahmudul Alam

This study aimed to examine the impact of sustainability practices (SP) and microfinance (MF) on the financial performance (FP) and non-financial performance (NFP) of micro-enterprises in Malaysia. This study also introduced business location as a moderating variable in the model. A cross-sectional...

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Main Authors: Hashim, Noorul Hafizah, Mohammad, Hisham, Alam, Md. Mahmudul
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Language:English
Published: Accounting Research Institute (ARI), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 2023
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Microfinance
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/83754/1/83754.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.837542023-09-07T02:48:53Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/83754/ The contribution of sustainability practices and microfinance on micro-enterprise business performance in Malaysia: the moderating role of business location / Noorul Hafizah Hashim, Hisham Mohammad and Md. Mahmudul Alam mar Hashim, Noorul Hafizah Mohammad, Hisham Alam, Md. Mahmudul Microfinance This study aimed to examine the impact of sustainability practices (SP) and microfinance (MF) on the financial performance (FP) and non-financial performance (NFP) of micro-enterprises in Malaysia. This study also introduced business location as a moderating variable in the model. A cross-sectional research design using a quantitative research approach was adopted. The data were collected from the owners/managers of micro-enterprises of provision stores in retail sectors covering 12 districts in Kedah. Total 300 self-administrated questionnaires were distributed to micro-enterprise owners/managers, and 282 were utilised for further analysis. Data were further analysed using SPSS and SmartPLS 4 software through the structural equation technique. The results showed a significant direct effect of SP and MF on the FP and NFP of micro-enterprises. Meanwhile, business location significantly moderated the relationship between SP, MF and NFP but not FP of micro-enterprises. This study is the first in examining business location as a moderator on the relationship between SP, MF, FP and NFP in a single model. The findings from this study would enrich the current literature on RBV theories by incorporating SP and MF in the context. Furthermore, this study could also contribute to the government and microfinance institutions designing or strengthening the microfinance programs, infrastructure and guidelines, particularly in improving the overall business performance of MSMEs. Accounting Research Institute (ARI), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 2023-08 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/83754/1/83754.pdf The contribution of sustainability practices and microfinance on micro-enterprise business performance in Malaysia: the moderating role of business location / Noorul Hafizah Hashim, Hisham Mohammad and Md. Mahmudul Alam. (2023) Management & Accounting Review (MAR) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Management_=26_Accounting_Review_=28MAR=29/>, 22 (2): 11. pp. 275-305. ISSN 2550-1895
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topic Microfinance
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Hashim, Noorul Hafizah
Mohammad, Hisham
Alam, Md. Mahmudul
The contribution of sustainability practices and microfinance on micro-enterprise business performance in Malaysia: the moderating role of business location / Noorul Hafizah Hashim, Hisham Mohammad and Md. Mahmudul Alam
description This study aimed to examine the impact of sustainability practices (SP) and microfinance (MF) on the financial performance (FP) and non-financial performance (NFP) of micro-enterprises in Malaysia. This study also introduced business location as a moderating variable in the model. A cross-sectional research design using a quantitative research approach was adopted. The data were collected from the owners/managers of micro-enterprises of provision stores in retail sectors covering 12 districts in Kedah. Total 300 self-administrated questionnaires were distributed to micro-enterprise owners/managers, and 282 were utilised for further analysis. Data were further analysed using SPSS and SmartPLS 4 software through the structural equation technique. The results showed a significant direct effect of SP and MF on the FP and NFP of micro-enterprises. Meanwhile, business location significantly moderated the relationship between SP, MF and NFP but not FP of micro-enterprises. This study is the first in examining business location as a moderator on the relationship between SP, MF, FP and NFP in a single model. The findings from this study would enrich the current literature on RBV theories by incorporating SP and MF in the context. Furthermore, this study could also contribute to the government and microfinance institutions designing or strengthening the microfinance programs, infrastructure and guidelines, particularly in improving the overall business performance of MSMEs.
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author Hashim, Noorul Hafizah
Mohammad, Hisham
Alam, Md. Mahmudul
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Mohammad, Hisham
Alam, Md. Mahmudul
author_sort Hashim, Noorul Hafizah
title The contribution of sustainability practices and microfinance on micro-enterprise business performance in Malaysia: the moderating role of business location / Noorul Hafizah Hashim, Hisham Mohammad and Md. Mahmudul Alam
title_short The contribution of sustainability practices and microfinance on micro-enterprise business performance in Malaysia: the moderating role of business location / Noorul Hafizah Hashim, Hisham Mohammad and Md. Mahmudul Alam
title_full The contribution of sustainability practices and microfinance on micro-enterprise business performance in Malaysia: the moderating role of business location / Noorul Hafizah Hashim, Hisham Mohammad and Md. Mahmudul Alam
title_fullStr The contribution of sustainability practices and microfinance on micro-enterprise business performance in Malaysia: the moderating role of business location / Noorul Hafizah Hashim, Hisham Mohammad and Md. Mahmudul Alam
title_full_unstemmed The contribution of sustainability practices and microfinance on micro-enterprise business performance in Malaysia: the moderating role of business location / Noorul Hafizah Hashim, Hisham Mohammad and Md. Mahmudul Alam
title_sort contribution of sustainability practices and microfinance on micro-enterprise business performance in malaysia: the moderating role of business location / noorul hafizah hashim, hisham mohammad and md. mahmudul alam
publisher Accounting Research Institute (ARI), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam
publishDate 2023
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/83754/1/83754.pdf
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