Entrepreneurial leadership, performance, and sustainability of micro-enterprises in Malaysia

This study probed into the impact of entrepreneurial leadership dimensions (i.e., responsibility, accountability, analytical thinking, and emotional intelligence) on the performance and sustainability of micro-enterprises in Kelantan, Malaysia, through the lens of resource-based view (RBV) theory. T...

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Main Authors: Al Mamun, Abdullah, Ibrahim, Mohamed Dahlan, Yusoff, Mohd Nor Hakimin, Fazal, Syed Ali
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Language:English
Published: 2018
Online Access:http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7307/1/Entrepreneurial%20leadership%2Cperformance%20and%20sustainability.pdf
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spelling my.umk.eprints.73072022-05-23T15:54:20Z http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7307/ Entrepreneurial leadership, performance, and sustainability of micro-enterprises in Malaysia Al Mamun, Abdullah Ibrahim, Mohamed Dahlan Yusoff, Mohd Nor Hakimin Fazal, Syed Ali This study probed into the impact of entrepreneurial leadership dimensions (i.e., responsibility, accountability, analytical thinking, and emotional intelligence) on the performance and sustainability of micro-enterprises in Kelantan, Malaysia, through the lens of resource-based view (RBV) theory. Through the implementation of a cross-sectional design, data were randomly gathered from 403 micro-entrepreneurs whose names appeared in the list of low-income households registered under “Majlis Amanah Rakyat” Kelantan and “Majlis Agama Islam Dan Adat Istiadat” Kelantan. The quantitative data were collected during structured interview sessions held between September and December 2017. The findings of the study revealed that the aspects of responsibility, accountability, and emotional intelligence exhibited significantly positive effects on micro-enterprise performance; while accountability, analytical thinking, and micro-enterprise performance displayed a significantly positive influence on sustainability among micro-enterprises owned by low-income households in Kelantan, Malaysia. The outcomes further portrayed a significant mediating effect of micro-enterprise performance on the correlations of responsibility, analytical thinking, and emotional intelligence with micro-enterprise sustainability. The outcomes of this study extend the scope of RBV theory and simultaneously enhance our understanding pertaining to leadership, performance, and sustainability interplay, particularly within the context of micro-enterprises in emerging economies. As such, it is recommended that the government of Malaysia formulate and to adopt policies that promote varied entrepreneurial-leadership-related traits among budding micro-entrepreneurs, which may not only boost sustainability performance among firms, but also encourage low-income household heads to actively engage in more entrepreneurial activities. 2018-05-16 Indexed Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7307/1/Entrepreneurial%20leadership%2Cperformance%20and%20sustainability.pdf Al Mamun, Abdullah and Ibrahim, Mohamed Dahlan and Yusoff, Mohd Nor Hakimin and Fazal, Syed Ali (2018) Entrepreneurial leadership, performance, and sustainability of micro-enterprises in Malaysia. Sustainability, 10 (5). pp. 1-23. ISSN 2071-1050 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability
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description This study probed into the impact of entrepreneurial leadership dimensions (i.e., responsibility, accountability, analytical thinking, and emotional intelligence) on the performance and sustainability of micro-enterprises in Kelantan, Malaysia, through the lens of resource-based view (RBV) theory. Through the implementation of a cross-sectional design, data were randomly gathered from 403 micro-entrepreneurs whose names appeared in the list of low-income households registered under “Majlis Amanah Rakyat” Kelantan and “Majlis Agama Islam Dan Adat Istiadat” Kelantan. The quantitative data were collected during structured interview sessions held between September and December 2017. The findings of the study revealed that the aspects of responsibility, accountability, and emotional intelligence exhibited significantly positive effects on micro-enterprise performance; while accountability, analytical thinking, and micro-enterprise performance displayed a significantly positive influence on sustainability among micro-enterprises owned by low-income households in Kelantan, Malaysia. The outcomes further portrayed a significant mediating effect of micro-enterprise performance on the correlations of responsibility, analytical thinking, and emotional intelligence with micro-enterprise sustainability. The outcomes of this study extend the scope of RBV theory and simultaneously enhance our understanding pertaining to leadership, performance, and sustainability interplay, particularly within the context of micro-enterprises in emerging economies. As such, it is recommended that the government of Malaysia formulate and to adopt policies that promote varied entrepreneurial-leadership-related traits among budding micro-entrepreneurs, which may not only boost sustainability performance among firms, but also encourage low-income household heads to actively engage in more entrepreneurial activities.
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author Al Mamun, Abdullah
Ibrahim, Mohamed Dahlan
Yusoff, Mohd Nor Hakimin
Fazal, Syed Ali
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Ibrahim, Mohamed Dahlan
Yusoff, Mohd Nor Hakimin
Fazal, Syed Ali
Entrepreneurial leadership, performance, and sustainability of micro-enterprises in Malaysia
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Ibrahim, Mohamed Dahlan
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title Entrepreneurial leadership, performance, and sustainability of micro-enterprises in Malaysia
title_short Entrepreneurial leadership, performance, and sustainability of micro-enterprises in Malaysia
title_full Entrepreneurial leadership, performance, and sustainability of micro-enterprises in Malaysia
title_fullStr Entrepreneurial leadership, performance, and sustainability of micro-enterprises in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Entrepreneurial leadership, performance, and sustainability of micro-enterprises in Malaysia
title_sort entrepreneurial leadership, performance, and sustainability of micro-enterprises in malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7307/1/Entrepreneurial%20leadership%2Cperformance%20and%20sustainability.pdf
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https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability
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