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The awareness to increase household income through entrepreneurial capability: A case of the indigenous people in Sungai Pelek, Selangor

Abdullah, Mohd Misuari and Abdul Malek, Marlin Marissa (2013) The awareness to increase household income through entrepreneurial capability: A case of the indigenous people in Sungai Pelek, Selangor. In: 2nd Applied International Business Conference (AIBC2013), 7 – 8 December 2013, Labuan School of International Business and Finance, Universiti Malaysia Sabah.

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Abstract

There are a lot of researches on entrepreneurship in Malaysia however the ones on indigenous entrepreneurship are scarce. This case study explores the entrepreneurial preparedness of six respondents from the indigenous community in Sungai Pelek, Selangor.This case study goes in-depth in explaining how the respondents went from fixed-salary earners to full-time entrepreneurs. In-depth interviews were conducted on respondents to get more understanding on why they opted to go for their own businesses.The findings gathered shown that despite the risks involved in being entrepreneurs, the respondents were happy that they took the risks as they have managed to increase their household income.The conducive environment and family support were also influential in their decisions to be more entrepreneurial.Their entrepreneurial capabilities are also evidenced in their awareness to put aside some savings and using their own experiences in handling their business operations.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information: ISBN: 978-967-0521-26-8 Organized by: Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
Uncontrolled Keywords: indigenous entrepreneurship, household income, business operations
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions: Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business
Depositing User: Dr. Marlin Marissa Malek Abdul Malek
Date Deposited: 18 Apr 2016 02:05
Last Modified: 31 May 2016 08:20
URI: https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17967

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