The effect of entrepreneurial orientation dimensions on takaful agency’s business performance in Malaysia

This study aimed to examine the relationship among the five dimensions of entrepreneurial orientations (innovativeness, risk taking, autonomy, competitive aggressiveness, and proactiveness) and performance of Takaful agencies in Malaysia. A total of 211 questionnaires were collected via purposive...

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Main Authors: Muhamad Azrin Nazri, Kalsom Abd. Wahab, Nor Asiah Omar
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Language:en
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9610/1/12182-33195-1-SM_%281%29.pdf
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http://ejournals.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/749
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description This study aimed to examine the relationship among the five dimensions of entrepreneurial orientations (innovativeness, risk taking, autonomy, competitive aggressiveness, and proactiveness) and performance of Takaful agencies in Malaysia. A total of 211 questionnaires were collected via purposive sampling from Takaful agency’s managers from three main Takaful operators namely Etiqa, Takaful Malaysia and Takaful Ikhlas. A structural equation model that assessed the relationship between the proposed variables was tested using PLS 2.0. The findings revealed that of the five dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation, proactiveness and autonomy were found to have significant influence on business performance
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spelling my-ukm.journal-96102016-12-14T06:50:26Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9610/ The effect of entrepreneurial orientation dimensions on takaful agency’s business performance in Malaysia Muhamad Azrin Nazri, Kalsom Abd. Wahab, Nor Asiah Omar, This study aimed to examine the relationship among the five dimensions of entrepreneurial orientations (innovativeness, risk taking, autonomy, competitive aggressiveness, and proactiveness) and performance of Takaful agencies in Malaysia. A total of 211 questionnaires were collected via purposive sampling from Takaful agency’s managers from three main Takaful operators namely Etiqa, Takaful Malaysia and Takaful Ikhlas. A structural equation model that assessed the relationship between the proposed variables was tested using PLS 2.0. The findings revealed that of the five dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation, proactiveness and autonomy were found to have significant influence on business performance Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9610/1/12182-33195-1-SM_%281%29.pdf Muhamad Azrin Nazri, and Kalsom Abd. Wahab, and Nor Asiah Omar, (2015) The effect of entrepreneurial orientation dimensions on takaful agency’s business performance in Malaysia. Jurnal Pengurusan, 45 . pp. 1-20. ISSN 0127-2713 http://ejournals.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/749
spellingShingle Muhamad Azrin Nazri,
Kalsom Abd. Wahab,
Nor Asiah Omar,
The effect of entrepreneurial orientation dimensions on takaful agency’s business performance in Malaysia
title The effect of entrepreneurial orientation dimensions on takaful agency’s business performance in Malaysia
title_full The effect of entrepreneurial orientation dimensions on takaful agency’s business performance in Malaysia
title_fullStr The effect of entrepreneurial orientation dimensions on takaful agency’s business performance in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The effect of entrepreneurial orientation dimensions on takaful agency’s business performance in Malaysia
title_short The effect of entrepreneurial orientation dimensions on takaful agency’s business performance in Malaysia
title_sort effect of entrepreneurial orientation dimensions on takaful agency’s business performance in malaysia
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9610/1/12182-33195-1-SM_%281%29.pdf
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