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An Exploratory Study on the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Attitude and Firm Performance

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: There is an increased emphasis on entrepreneurship research all around the globe. The Census of Establishments and Enterprises 2006 shows that 99.2% or 518,996 of business establishments in Malaysia were small and medium enterprises (SMEs). A critical question remains – what factors affect entrepreneurial performance? Not all business start-ups were successful and managed to survive into the future. This study aims to understand how entrepreneurial attitude affects the performance of SMEs in Malaysia. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to owner managers and data were analyzed using regression model. Results show that all five dimensions of entrepreneurial attitude are positively related to firm performance.

Source: Human Resource Management Research

Authors: Kum Lung Choe, Siat Ching Loo

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Awards: G226373895, G2332087151, G2715500093

OpenAlex ID: W11545721

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Cited by: 7

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