Covid-19 Pandemic: The Intention of Sabah Tamu Business Operators To Stay In The Tamu Business

This study investigates the tamu business operator’s intention to stay in the current business due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the West Coast of Sabah. Overall, the mean score for the intention to stay in the tamu business was considered high with 3.95 mean scores. Using the ANOVA test, the findings...

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Main Authors: Jaratin Lily, Sidah Idris, Abdul Rahman Yaakob, Zuraidah Jamrin, Nurfarhana Mohd Saidi
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spelling my.ums.eprints.328322022-06-16T08:11:34Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32832/ Covid-19 Pandemic: The Intention of Sabah Tamu Business Operators To Stay In The Tamu Business Jaratin Lily Sidah Idris Abdul Rahman Yaakob Zuraidah Jamrin Nurfarhana Mohd Saidi HF5469.7-5481 Markets. Fairs RA648.5-767 Epidemics. Epidemiology. Quarantine. Disinfection This study investigates the tamu business operator’s intention to stay in the current business due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the West Coast of Sabah. Overall, the mean score for the intention to stay in the tamu business was considered high with 3.95 mean scores. Using the ANOVA test, the findings indicated that only the length of years involved in tamu business showed a significant mean difference among the respondents. The post hoc test showed that those in the tamu business for more than six years have a higher statistically significant mean difference than those in the tamu business for 3 – 5 years, and two years and below. There was no statistically significant mean difference between those in the tamu business for two years and below and 3 – 5 years. The findings implied that most tamu operators relied on tamu as their primary business platform, especially those who have been operating their tamu business for a longer period. It might be difficult for them to leave their current business to venture into a new business that they are not familiar with. Therefore, the relevant authorities should provide appropriate supports to these affected tamu business operators. Penerbit UMS 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32832/1/Covid-19%20Pandemic.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32832/2/Covid-19%20Pandemic1.pdf Jaratin Lily and Sidah Idris and Abdul Rahman Yaakob and Zuraidah Jamrin and Nurfarhana Mohd Saidi (2021) Covid-19 Pandemic: The Intention of Sabah Tamu Business Operators To Stay In The Tamu Business. Malaysian Journal of Business and Economics (MJBE), 8. pp. 1-6. ISSN 2289-8018 (E-ISSN) , 2289-6856 (P-ISSN) https://scholar.google.com.my/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=lrpnbrYAAAAJ&citation_for_view=lrpnbrYAAAAJ:IjCSPb-OGe4C
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Abdul Rahman Yaakob
Zuraidah Jamrin
Nurfarhana Mohd Saidi
Covid-19 Pandemic: The Intention of Sabah Tamu Business Operators To Stay In The Tamu Business
description This study investigates the tamu business operator’s intention to stay in the current business due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the West Coast of Sabah. Overall, the mean score for the intention to stay in the tamu business was considered high with 3.95 mean scores. Using the ANOVA test, the findings indicated that only the length of years involved in tamu business showed a significant mean difference among the respondents. The post hoc test showed that those in the tamu business for more than six years have a higher statistically significant mean difference than those in the tamu business for 3 – 5 years, and two years and below. There was no statistically significant mean difference between those in the tamu business for two years and below and 3 – 5 years. The findings implied that most tamu operators relied on tamu as their primary business platform, especially those who have been operating their tamu business for a longer period. It might be difficult for them to leave their current business to venture into a new business that they are not familiar with. Therefore, the relevant authorities should provide appropriate supports to these affected tamu business operators.
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author Jaratin Lily
Sidah Idris
Abdul Rahman Yaakob
Zuraidah Jamrin
Nurfarhana Mohd Saidi
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Sidah Idris
Abdul Rahman Yaakob
Zuraidah Jamrin
Nurfarhana Mohd Saidi
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title Covid-19 Pandemic: The Intention of Sabah Tamu Business Operators To Stay In The Tamu Business
title_short Covid-19 Pandemic: The Intention of Sabah Tamu Business Operators To Stay In The Tamu Business
title_full Covid-19 Pandemic: The Intention of Sabah Tamu Business Operators To Stay In The Tamu Business
title_fullStr Covid-19 Pandemic: The Intention of Sabah Tamu Business Operators To Stay In The Tamu Business
title_full_unstemmed Covid-19 Pandemic: The Intention of Sabah Tamu Business Operators To Stay In The Tamu Business
title_sort covid-19 pandemic: the intention of sabah tamu business operators to stay in the tamu business
publisher Penerbit UMS
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url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32832/1/Covid-19%20Pandemic.pdf
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https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32832/
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