This paper examines the motivational factors that could possibly lead women to become entrepreneurs. A comparison of these motivational factors is done between women entrepreneurs and women non-entrepreneurs. The study is based on 225 women entrepreneurs, engaging in the manufacturing, trading and services sectors in Small and Medium Industries in Malaysia. Nonentrepreneurs consist of women wor...

this paper provides a critical perspective on entrepreneurial characteristics and gives an input to the discussion on the influence of entrepreneurial leadership, communication skills, determination and motivation on sales and customer satisfaction. it also presents the findings from an empirical study examining the structural effect of these four entrepreneurial characteristics on performance....

Strategic-level systems (SLS) are information systems at the strategic level of an organization designed to address unstructured decision-making. Using the technology acceptance model, the current research examines the antecedents of SLS usage in decision-making among one hundred seventy-seven entrepreneurs, and members of the National Association of Women Entrepreneurs in Malaysia or Entrepren...

This study aims to investigate the perceived success factors of operating small and medium enterprises amongst Malaysian entrepreneurs. The term “success” is defined with both traditional criteria such as profit and growth and also with intrinsic factors such as personal satisfaction and the sense of achievement. A total of one hundred and eight entrepreneurs from Klang Valley were surveyed. Da...

Purpose Considerable research has been conducted to highlight women's career decisions opt-out of corporate positions, but little is said about those who leave become entrepreneurs. The purpose this paper theorize kaleidoscope parameters in relation entrepreneurship stages and demonstrate the role macro-national context (i.e. government initiatives cultural practices) women entrepreneurs' choic...

Countries are often characterized with a diverse set of subcultures, exerting different impacts on innovation among ethnic groups. This article comparatively analyzes how national culture, as measured by Hofstede's six cultural values, influences the entrepreneurial innovativeness (EI) three Malaysian firms (Malaysian Chinese, Indian, and Malays). Based systematic investigation survey data 450 ...