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Enhancing the socio-economic wellbeing of Malaysian local women through social capital and microEnterprise performance

This study aims to determine the influence of social capital on women’s micro-enterprise performance in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia. The moderating effect of attitude on the relationship between social capital and women’s micro-enterprise performance is also assessed. The study employed a cross-...

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Main Authors: Isidore Ekpe, Norsiah Mat, Abdullah Al- Mamun, Nik Malini Nik Mahdi
Format: Non-Indexed Article
Published: http://fkp.umk.edu.my/journal/download/2-v3i2.pdf 2015
Online Access:http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8009/
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spelling my.umk.eprints.80092022-05-23T10:24:40Z http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8009/ Enhancing the socio-economic wellbeing of Malaysian local women through social capital and microEnterprise performance Isidore Ekpe Norsiah Mat Abdullah Al- Mamun Nik Malini Nik Mahdi This study aims to determine the influence of social capital on women’s micro-enterprise performance in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia. The moderating effect of attitude on the relationship between social capital and women’s micro-enterprise performance is also assessed. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design, with simple random sampling, to collect data from 385 women entrepreneurs in Kelantan. The study spanned from 2014 to 2015 and data were collected between February and May, 2015. Descriptive statistics, t-test, and Smart PLS were used to analyze the data. The result of the study, among others, indicates that social capital has a significant positive effect on micro-enterprise performance. The study recommends, among others, that the Malaysian government should create awareness among women about the existence and benefits of women’s associations regarding business activities, especially in the local areas. http://fkp.umk.edu.my/journal/download/2-v3i2.pdf 2015 Non-Indexed Article NonPeerReviewed Isidore Ekpe and Norsiah Mat and Abdullah Al- Mamun and Nik Malini Nik Mahdi (2015) Enhancing the socio-economic wellbeing of Malaysian local women through social capital and microEnterprise performance. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business, 3 (2). pp. 13-25. ISSN 2289-8298
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description This study aims to determine the influence of social capital on women’s micro-enterprise performance in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia. The moderating effect of attitude on the relationship between social capital and women’s micro-enterprise performance is also assessed. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design, with simple random sampling, to collect data from 385 women entrepreneurs in Kelantan. The study spanned from 2014 to 2015 and data were collected between February and May, 2015. Descriptive statistics, t-test, and Smart PLS were used to analyze the data. The result of the study, among others, indicates that social capital has a significant positive effect on micro-enterprise performance. The study recommends, among others, that the Malaysian government should create awareness among women about the existence and benefits of women’s associations regarding business activities, especially in the local areas.
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author Isidore Ekpe
Norsiah Mat
Abdullah Al- Mamun
Nik Malini Nik Mahdi
spellingShingle Isidore Ekpe
Norsiah Mat
Abdullah Al- Mamun
Nik Malini Nik Mahdi
Enhancing the socio-economic wellbeing of Malaysian local women through social capital and microEnterprise performance
author_facet Isidore Ekpe
Norsiah Mat
Abdullah Al- Mamun
Nik Malini Nik Mahdi
author_sort Isidore Ekpe
title Enhancing the socio-economic wellbeing of Malaysian local women through social capital and microEnterprise performance
title_short Enhancing the socio-economic wellbeing of Malaysian local women through social capital and microEnterprise performance
title_full Enhancing the socio-economic wellbeing of Malaysian local women through social capital and microEnterprise performance
title_fullStr Enhancing the socio-economic wellbeing of Malaysian local women through social capital and microEnterprise performance
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing the socio-economic wellbeing of Malaysian local women through social capital and microEnterprise performance
title_sort enhancing the socio-economic wellbeing of malaysian local women through social capital and microenterprise performance
publisher http://fkp.umk.edu.my/journal/download/2-v3i2.pdf
publishDate 2015
url http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8009/
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