Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: the case of SME exporters in Malaysia

The rise in the number of small and medium businesses competing in foreign markets has led to growing interest among researchers in the study of the international activities of these firms. Previous studies have focused on how small businesses successfully compete in the market alongside larger and...

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Main Authors:	Md Daud Ismail, Azwardi Md Isa, Mohd Helmi Ali
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6971/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6971/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6971/1/4613-10793-1-SM.pdf

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spelling	ukm-69712016-12-14T06:42:44Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6971/ Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: the case of SME exporters in Malaysia Md Daud Ismail, Azwardi Md Isa, Mohd Helmi Ali, The rise in the number of small and medium businesses competing in foreign markets has led to growing interest among researchers in the study of the international activities of these firms. Previous studies have focused on how small businesses successfully compete in the market alongside larger and resourceful firms despite the former’s scarcity of resources. In this light, we develop the conceptual framework that is based upon the resource-based view, and explore the link between firm-specific resources and export performance. This study examines the relationships between entrepreneurial dimensions, namely pro-activeness, risk-taking, and innovativeness, and the performance of the exporter. Based on a sample of 220 SMEs, this study found that pro-activeness affects export performance positively and significantly. In addition, innovativeness was found to be significantly associated with export performance. Finally, the paper ends with the conclusion, a presentation of the limitations of the study, and suggestions for future research. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6971/1/4613-10793-1-SM.pdf Md Daud Ismail, and Azwardi Md Isa, and Mohd Helmi Ali, (2013) Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: the case of SME exporters in Malaysia. Jurnal Pengurusan, 38 . pp. 63-73. ISSN 0127-2713 http://ejournal.ukm.my/pengurusan/index
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description	The rise in the number of small and medium businesses competing in foreign markets has led to growing interest among researchers in the study of the international activities of these firms. Previous studies have focused on how small businesses successfully compete in the market alongside larger and resourceful firms despite the former’s scarcity of resources. In this light, we develop the conceptual framework that is based upon the resource-based view, and explore the link between firm-specific resources and export performance. This study examines the relationships between entrepreneurial dimensions, namely pro-activeness, risk-taking, and innovativeness, and the performance of the exporter. Based on a sample of 220 SMEs, this study found that pro-activeness affects export performance positively and significantly. In addition, innovativeness was found to be significantly associated with export performance. Finally, the paper ends with the conclusion, a presentation of the limitations of the study, and suggestions for future research.
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author	Md Daud Ismail, Azwardi Md Isa, Mohd Helmi Ali,
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author_facet	Md Daud Ismail, Azwardi Md Isa, Mohd Helmi Ali,
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title	Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: the case of SME exporters in Malaysia
title_short	Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: the case of SME exporters in Malaysia
title_full	Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: the case of SME exporters in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: the case of SME exporters in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: the case of SME exporters in Malaysia
title_sort	insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: the case of sme exporters in malaysia
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2013
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6971/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6971/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6971/1/4613-10793-1-SM.pdf
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Insight into the relationship between entrepreneurship orientations and performance: the case of SME exporters in Malaysia

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