The mediating effect of social entrepreneurship activity on the relationship between social capital and organisational performance of SMEs in Klang Valley Malaysia

This study examined the direct relationships between social capital (SC) and organisational performance (OP), whilst taking into consideration social entrepreneurship activity among the SMEs in Malaysia. Studies have shown SC and SEA are factors that contribute to this gap. The effect of IR4.0 and o...

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Main Author:	Shahrina, Othman
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng eng eng
Published:	2019
Subjects:	HB615-715 Entrepreneurship Risk and uncertainty Property
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spelling	my-uum-etd.87162021-10-12T02:39:01Z The mediating effect of social entrepreneurship activity on the relationship between social capital and organisational performance of SMEs in Klang Valley Malaysia 2019 Shahrina, Othman Ramli, Azahari Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property This study examined the direct relationships between social capital (SC) and organisational performance (OP), whilst taking into consideration social entrepreneurship activity among the SMEs in Malaysia. Studies have shown SC and SEA are factors that contribute to this gap. The effect of IR4.0 and other megatrends make it even more challenging for these SMEs to prosper. Hence, SMEs require to make use of their full potential which includes adopting the best practices implemented in most develop countries, which is to increase the SC. This implementation validates new business models, the creation of new industries and redirecting of resources. The increasing rates of SC in the country can result in positive well-being functions, sustainability and economic growth. This research also examined social entrepreneurship activity (SEA) as a mediator variable facilitating the relationship between SC and OP. SEA facilitates SC and OP. SEA through its business activities has been recognised by social economy. The SMEs should effectively seek SEA in generating income. SEA refers to the significant support to OP and business growth. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data from 500 SME manufacturing firms located in Klang Valley, in April and May 2018, and the gathered data was analysed by using SPSS 23.0. Statistically, the results confirmed that SC is positively related to SME performance. The results support the mediation hypothesis where SC showed a lower effect on OP after controlling the mediator, consistent with partial mediation. The outcome of this study provides new knowledge and important insights for government agencies to improve the policy to boost the performance of SMEs. Finally, in order to evaluate OP, it is more relevant to explore SEA, which needs encouragement to convert an organisation into a social organisation. 2019 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/8716/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/8716/1/Depositpermission_not%20allow_s96026.pdf text eng staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/8716/2/s96026_01.pdf text eng 2022-11-11 staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/8716/3/s96026_02.pdf text eng staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/8716/4/s96026_references.docx text eng public other doctoral Universiti Utara Malaysia
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advisor	Ramli, Azahari
topic	HB615-715 Entrepreneurship Risk and uncertainty Property
spellingShingle	HB615-715 Entrepreneurship Risk and uncertainty Property Shahrina, Othman The mediating effect of social entrepreneurship activity on the relationship between social capital and organisational performance of SMEs in Klang Valley Malaysia
description	This study examined the direct relationships between social capital (SC) and organisational performance (OP), whilst taking into consideration social entrepreneurship activity among the SMEs in Malaysia. Studies have shown SC and SEA are factors that contribute to this gap. The effect of IR4.0 and other megatrends make it even more challenging for these SMEs to prosper. Hence, SMEs require to make use of their full potential which includes adopting the best practices implemented in most develop countries, which is to increase the SC. This implementation validates new business models, the creation of new industries and redirecting of resources. The increasing rates of SC in the country can result in positive well-being functions, sustainability and economic growth. This research also examined social entrepreneurship activity (SEA) as a mediator variable facilitating the relationship between SC and OP. SEA facilitates SC and OP. SEA through its business activities has been recognised by social economy. The SMEs should effectively seek SEA in generating income. SEA refers to the significant support to OP and business growth. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data from 500 SME manufacturing firms located in Klang Valley, in April and May 2018, and the gathered data was analysed by using SPSS 23.0. Statistically, the results confirmed that SC is positively related to SME performance. The results support the mediation hypothesis where SC showed a lower effect on OP after controlling the mediator, consistent with partial mediation. The outcome of this study provides new knowledge and important insights for government agencies to improve the policy to boost the performance of SMEs. Finally, in order to evaluate OP, it is more relevant to explore SEA, which needs encouragement to convert an organisation into a social organisation.
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author	Shahrina, Othman
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title	The mediating effect of social entrepreneurship activity on the relationship between social capital and organisational performance of SMEs in Klang Valley Malaysia
title_short	The mediating effect of social entrepreneurship activity on the relationship between social capital and organisational performance of SMEs in Klang Valley Malaysia
title_full	The mediating effect of social entrepreneurship activity on the relationship between social capital and organisational performance of SMEs in Klang Valley Malaysia
title_fullStr	The mediating effect of social entrepreneurship activity on the relationship between social capital and organisational performance of SMEs in Klang Valley Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	The mediating effect of social entrepreneurship activity on the relationship between social capital and organisational performance of SMEs in Klang Valley Malaysia
title_sort	mediating effect of social entrepreneurship activity on the relationship between social capital and organisational performance of smes in klang valley malaysia
granting_institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
granting_department	Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business
publishDate	2019
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The mediating effect of social entrepreneurship activity on the relationship between social capital and organisational performance of SMEs in Klang Valley Malaysia

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