Cover Image

Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: The case of SME exporters in Malaysia

The rise in the number of small and medium businesses competing in foreign markets has led to growing interest among researchers in the study of the international activities of these firms. Previous studies have focused on how small businesses successfully compete in the market alongside larger and...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ismail, Md Daud, Md. Isa, Azwardi, Ali, Mohd Helmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
Subjects:
HB Economic Theory
Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/15095/1/Insight.pdf
http://repo.uum.edu.my/15095/
http://ejournals.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/511
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my.uum.repo.15095
record_format eprints
spelling my.uum.repo.150952015-08-10T08:35:13Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/15095/ Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: The case of SME exporters in Malaysia Ismail, Md Daud Md. Isa, Azwardi Ali, Mohd Helmi HB Economic Theory The rise in the number of small and medium businesses competing in foreign markets has led to growing interest among researchers in the study of the international activities of these firms. Previous studies have focused on how small businesses successfully compete in the market alongside larger and resourceful firms despite the former’s scarcity of resources.In this light, we develop the conceptual framework that is based upon the resource-based view, and explore the link between firm-specific resources and export performance.This study examines the relationships between entrepreneurial dimensions, namely pro-activeness, risk-taking, and innovativeness, and the performance of the exporter.Based on a sample of 220 SMEs, this study found that pro-activeness affects export performance positively and significantly.In addition, innovativeness was found to be significantly associated with export performance.Finally, the paper ends with the conclusion, a presentation of the limitations of the study, and suggestions for future research. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://repo.uum.edu.my/15095/1/Insight.pdf Ismail, Md Daud and Md. Isa, Azwardi and Ali, Mohd Helmi (2013) Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: The case of SME exporters in Malaysia. Jurnal Pengurusan, 38. pp. 63-73. ISSN 0127-2713 http://ejournals.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/511
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
building UUM Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Utara Malaysia
content_source UUM Institutionali Repository
url_provider http://repo.uum.edu.my/
language English
topic HB Economic Theory
spellingShingle HB Economic Theory
Ismail, Md Daud
Md. Isa, Azwardi
Ali, Mohd Helmi
Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: The case of SME exporters in Malaysia
description The rise in the number of small and medium businesses competing in foreign markets has led to growing interest among researchers in the study of the international activities of these firms. Previous studies have focused on how small businesses successfully compete in the market alongside larger and resourceful firms despite the former’s scarcity of resources.In this light, we develop the conceptual framework that is based upon the resource-based view, and explore the link between firm-specific resources and export performance.This study examines the relationships between entrepreneurial dimensions, namely pro-activeness, risk-taking, and innovativeness, and the performance of the exporter.Based on a sample of 220 SMEs, this study found that pro-activeness affects export performance positively and significantly.In addition, innovativeness was found to be significantly associated with export performance.Finally, the paper ends with the conclusion, a presentation of the limitations of the study, and suggestions for future research.
format Article
author Ismail, Md Daud
Md. Isa, Azwardi
Ali, Mohd Helmi
author_facet Ismail, Md Daud
Md. Isa, Azwardi
Ali, Mohd Helmi
author_sort Ismail, Md Daud
title Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: The case of SME exporters in Malaysia
title_short Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: The case of SME exporters in Malaysia
title_full Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: The case of SME exporters in Malaysia
title_fullStr Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: The case of SME exporters in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: The case of SME exporters in Malaysia
title_sort insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: the case of sme exporters in malaysia
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2013
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/15095/1/Insight.pdf
http://repo.uum.edu.my/15095/
http://ejournals.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/511
_version_ 1644281628169601024
score 13.211869

Similar Items