Mohd, Rohani and Kamaruddin, Badrul Hisham and Yahya, Khulida Kirana and Sanidas, Elias (2015) Can values of honesty, hard work, loyalty and discipline predict entrepreneurial orientation of Muslim owner managers? Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research, 3 (1). pp. 1-13. ISSN 2289-2559

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Abstract

The purpose of the present study is twofold: first, to investigate the true values of Muslim owner managers; second, to examine the impact of these values on entrepreneurial orientations of Muslim small-scale entrepreneurs.850 Muslim owner managers were selected randomly using the sampling frame provided by Majlis Amanah Rakyat Malaysia (MARA).162 completed questionnaires were collected and analyzed. For this paper only two dimensions of entrepreneurial orientations were analyzed: proactive orientation and innovative orientation. Interestingly, the findings revealed that Muslim businessmen/women are honest, loyal, disciplined and hard working.Loyalty and honesty are positively related to proactive orientation, while discipline and hard-work are positively related to innovative orientation. The findings provide implications for existing relevant theories, policy makers, practitioners and learning institutions.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Muslim, owner managers, entrepreneurial orientations, personal values, SMEs
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions:	School of Business Management
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. Khulida Kirana Yahya
Date Deposited:	29 Feb 2016 09:16
Last Modified:	17 Apr 2016 00:40
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17400

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