Entrepreneurial Orientation and Usage of External Business Support for SMEs
Journal Title: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
The objective of this study is to examine the level of entrepreneurial orientation of users and nonusers of external suppoert services, this study adopted a cross sectional design and quantitative data was collected from various sectors of SMEs. Findings of this study revealed that users of external business support services have higher level of entrepreneurial orientation compared to the non-users. The results statistically support the eentrepreneurial orientation roles in stimulate the usage of the services. In other words, the performance of the firm may have influenced by direct contact between eentrepreneurial orientation and the use of external support services. Entrepreneurial Orientation is one of the valuable firm resources that may potentially influence the usage of the external support services which may influenced firms’ performance
Authors and Affiliations
Mohd Nor Hakimin Yusoff, Razli Che Razak, Fakhrul Anwar Zainol, Hasannuddin Hassan
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP530194
- DOI 10.6007/IJARBSS/v8-i1/3776
- Views 70
- Downloads 0
The Influence of Animism on the Customs and Culture of the Iban Community
This study is about the Iban race which is one of the largest ethnic groups in Sarawak where they can be found from Sri Aman, all the way up to Miri, Bintulu and Limbang. The Iban people are also known as Sea Dayaks due...
Analysis of the Concept of Fatwa Uniformity according Mura’ah Al-Khilaf Method
The purpose of this paper is to study the concept of fatwa uniformity based on the debate on al-fiqh methods. This study is based on the problem of the existence of fatwa disputes between mufti because it is supported by...
Music and Peace
Kenya experienced a traumatic phase of Post Election Violence (PEV) in 2007/8. The looming elections of 2017 were therefore viewed apprehensively by the populace. Under these circumstances, it was, and still is, imperati...
Infopreneur: Education for Economic Growth
Information management is a cornerstone of any organization, along with operations management, customer management and resource management. Managing and recording what the organization creates, use and maintain the infor...
Methods used in the Educational Process: A Theoretical and Empirical Perspective
In the context of an evolving and developing educational system based on a social reality, the diversification of the curriculum in higher education, and not only, required the introduction of new modern teaching and lea...