The relationship between personality traits, entrepreneurial orientation and business performance: The case of East Malaysia

The main purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between personality traits, entrepreneurial orientation and business performance in East Malaysia which include Federal Territory Labuan, Sabah and Sarawak. Personality traits are the independent variables, entrepreneurial orientation...

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Main Author:	Su, Sew Kuong
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	HB Economic theory Demography
Online Access:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/8914/1/mt0000000307.pdf
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spelling	my-ums-ep.89142017-10-26T02:09:00Z The relationship between personality traits, entrepreneurial orientation and business performance: The case of East Malaysia 2013 Su, Sew Kuong HB Economic theory. Demography The main purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between personality traits, entrepreneurial orientation and business performance in East Malaysia which include Federal Territory Labuan, Sabah and Sarawak. Personality traits are the independent variables, entrepreneurial orientation acts as the moderator, and business performance is the dependent variable. The dimensions of the personality traits were adopted from John and Srivastava (1999) which consist of five dimensions namely 1) Extraversion, 2) Agreeableness, 3) Conscientiousness, 4) Emotional Stability, and 5) Openness to experience. The entrepreneurial orientation is based on the construct of risk-taking, innovativeness, and proactiveness. The business performance measurement is based on Chandler and Hanks (1993) that consist of both financial and non-financial performance. Data were collected from 305 respondents from Federal Territory Labuan, cities and towns of Sabah and Sarawak which includes Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Tawau, Kuching, Miri, Bintulu, Sibu, and Sarikei who are business owners that have been actively participated in the business management for at least one year. The results provide evidence that business owner's personality trait is a validated predictor of business financial and non-financial performance. Therefore, this study provides evidence between individual personality traits and their capability in success of business performance for individuals who are interested to venture into a new business. As for the entrepreneurial orientation, played as a role of moderator between personality traits and business performance shows a weak moderating effect on the two variables that needs further validation. 2013 Thesis https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/8914/ https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/8914/1/mt0000000307.pdf text en public masters Universiti Malaysia Sabah School of Business and Economics
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description	The main purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between personality traits, entrepreneurial orientation and business performance in East Malaysia which include Federal Territory Labuan, Sabah and Sarawak. Personality traits are the independent variables, entrepreneurial orientation acts as the moderator, and business performance is the dependent variable. The dimensions of the personality traits were adopted from John and Srivastava (1999) which consist of five dimensions namely 1) Extraversion, 2) Agreeableness, 3) Conscientiousness, 4) Emotional Stability, and 5) Openness to experience. The entrepreneurial orientation is based on the construct of risk-taking, innovativeness, and proactiveness. The business performance measurement is based on Chandler and Hanks (1993) that consist of both financial and non-financial performance. Data were collected from 305 respondents from Federal Territory Labuan, cities and towns of Sabah and Sarawak which includes Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Tawau, Kuching, Miri, Bintulu, Sibu, and Sarikei who are business owners that have been actively participated in the business management for at least one year. The results provide evidence that business owner's personality trait is a validated predictor of business financial and non-financial performance. Therefore, this study provides evidence between individual personality traits and their capability in success of business performance for individuals who are interested to venture into a new business. As for the entrepreneurial orientation, played as a role of moderator between personality traits and business performance shows a weak moderating effect on the two variables that needs further validation.
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author	Su, Sew Kuong
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title	The relationship between personality traits, entrepreneurial orientation and business performance: The case of East Malaysia
title_short	The relationship between personality traits, entrepreneurial orientation and business performance: The case of East Malaysia
title_full	The relationship between personality traits, entrepreneurial orientation and business performance: The case of East Malaysia
title_fullStr	The relationship between personality traits, entrepreneurial orientation and business performance: The case of East Malaysia
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