Evaluating the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on SME's performance

The Sports industry has played a vital role in the economy of Pakistan.The recent high failure rate of small and medium businesses in the sports sector has necessitated the need to identify strategies that will help to improve their performance.The primary objective of this study is to establish the...

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Main Authors: Zainul Abidin, Rana, Othman, Abdul Rahim, Abu Bakar, Lily Julienti
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Published: Faculty of Commerce, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. 2015
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spelling my.uum.repo.213552017-03-12T04:01:19Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/21355/ Evaluating the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on SME's performance Zainul Abidin, Rana Othman, Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar, Lily Julienti HB Economic Theory The Sports industry has played a vital role in the economy of Pakistan.The recent high failure rate of small and medium businesses in the sports sector has necessitated the need to identify strategies that will help to improve their performance.The primary objective of this study is to establish the level of entrepreneurial orientation of small and medium enterprises in the sports sector of Pakistan.Simple random sampling method was used to gather 153 usable questionnaires from small and medium businesses in Sialkot, Pakistan.An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to determine the validity of the measuring instrument.Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were calculated to assess the reliability of the measuring instrument.Multiple regression analysis was performed to analyze the hypothesized relationships. The results of this study have shown that the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (i.e., pro-activeness, innovativeness, and competitive aggressiveness) have a significant positive influence on the success of the business, whereas the dimensions (i.e., autonomy and risk-taking) have no influence. The study has implications for both researchers and small and medium business owners. Faculty of Commerce, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/21355/1/PARJCESS%209%201%202015%2063%2077.pdf Zainul Abidin, Rana and Othman, Abdul Rahim and Abu Bakar, Lily Julienti (2015) Evaluating the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on SME's performance. Paradigms: A Research Journal of Commerce, Economics, and Social Sciences, 9 (1). pp. 63-77. ISSN 1996-2800 http://paradigms.ucp.edu.pk/paper/evaluating-the-effect-of-entrepreneurial-orientation-on-smes-performance
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Zainul Abidin, Rana
Othman, Abdul Rahim
Abu Bakar, Lily Julienti
Evaluating the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on SME's performance
description The Sports industry has played a vital role in the economy of Pakistan.The recent high failure rate of small and medium businesses in the sports sector has necessitated the need to identify strategies that will help to improve their performance.The primary objective of this study is to establish the level of entrepreneurial orientation of small and medium enterprises in the sports sector of Pakistan.Simple random sampling method was used to gather 153 usable questionnaires from small and medium businesses in Sialkot, Pakistan.An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to determine the validity of the measuring instrument.Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were calculated to assess the reliability of the measuring instrument.Multiple regression analysis was performed to analyze the hypothesized relationships. The results of this study have shown that the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (i.e., pro-activeness, innovativeness, and competitive aggressiveness) have a significant positive influence on the success of the business, whereas the dimensions (i.e., autonomy and risk-taking) have no influence. The study has implications for both researchers and small and medium business owners.
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author Zainul Abidin, Rana
Othman, Abdul Rahim
Abu Bakar, Lily Julienti
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Othman, Abdul Rahim
Abu Bakar, Lily Julienti
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title Evaluating the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on SME's performance
title_short Evaluating the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on SME's performance
title_full Evaluating the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on SME's performance
title_fullStr Evaluating the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on SME's performance
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on SME's performance
title_sort evaluating the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on sme's performance
publisher Faculty of Commerce, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
publishDate 2015
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/21355/1/PARJCESS%209%201%202015%2063%2077.pdf
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