The Role of Religious Orientation in the Business Performance of Women Owned Firms: A Preliminary Study in Malaysia Halal Food Industry

This paper examines the relationship between religious orientation and firm performance for women and men-owned small medium firms in the Malaysia halal food industry. In this preliminary study, results indicate that religious orientation variable had a positive impact on the business performance of...

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Main Authors: Ida Rizyani, Tahir, Mohani, Abdul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
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spelling ump-42252015-03-03T09:17:45Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/4225/ The Role of Religious Orientation in the Business Performance of Women Owned Firms: A Preliminary Study in Malaysia Halal Food Industry Ida Rizyani, Tahir Mohani, Abdul HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences (General) This paper examines the relationship between religious orientation and firm performance for women and men-owned small medium firms in the Malaysia halal food industry. In this preliminary study, results indicate that religious orientation variable had a positive impact on the business performance of men and women-owned firms. The relationship was investigated using Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient. There was a weak, positive correlation between the two variables. An independent samples t-test was conducted to compare the religious orientation scores for males and females. There was a significant difference in scores for males and females. These findings suggest that the growth aspirations for women-owned firms may be driven by factor other than religious orientation as compared to men-owned firms. 2013-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/4225/1/ftek-2013-ida-the_role_of_religious.pdf Ida Rizyani, Tahir and Mohani, Abdul (2013) The Role of Religious Orientation in the Business Performance of Women Owned Firms: A Preliminary Study in Malaysia Halal Food Industry. The Macrotheme Review , 2 (Issue ). pp. 40-45. ISSN 1848-4735 http://macrotheme.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/6TahMR23.40131308.pdf
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Ida Rizyani, Tahir
Mohani, Abdul
The Role of Religious Orientation in the Business Performance of Women Owned Firms: A Preliminary Study in Malaysia Halal Food Industry
description This paper examines the relationship between religious orientation and firm performance for women and men-owned small medium firms in the Malaysia halal food industry. In this preliminary study, results indicate that religious orientation variable had a positive impact on the business performance of men and women-owned firms. The relationship was investigated using Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient. There was a weak, positive correlation between the two variables. An independent samples t-test was conducted to compare the religious orientation scores for males and females. There was a significant difference in scores for males and females. These findings suggest that the growth aspirations for women-owned firms may be driven by factor other than religious orientation as compared to men-owned firms.
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author Ida Rizyani, Tahir
Mohani, Abdul
author_facet Ida Rizyani, Tahir
Mohani, Abdul
author_sort Ida Rizyani, Tahir
title The Role of Religious Orientation in the Business Performance of Women Owned Firms: A Preliminary Study in Malaysia Halal Food Industry
title_short The Role of Religious Orientation in the Business Performance of Women Owned Firms: A Preliminary Study in Malaysia Halal Food Industry
title_full The Role of Religious Orientation in the Business Performance of Women Owned Firms: A Preliminary Study in Malaysia Halal Food Industry
title_fullStr The Role of Religious Orientation in the Business Performance of Women Owned Firms: A Preliminary Study in Malaysia Halal Food Industry
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Religious Orientation in the Business Performance of Women Owned Firms: A Preliminary Study in Malaysia Halal Food Industry
title_sort role of religious orientation in the business performance of women owned firms: a preliminary study in malaysia halal food industry
publishDate 2013
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/4225/
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/4225/1/ftek-2013-ida-the_role_of_religious.pdf
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