The role of religious orientation in the business performance of women owned firms: a preliminary study in Malaysia halal food industry

• Main Authors: Tahir, Ida Rizyani, Abdul, Mohani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Macrotheme Capital Management 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28280/1/The%20role%20of%20religious%20orientation%20in%20the%20business%20performance%20of%20women%20owned%20firms.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28280/; http://macrotheme.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/6TahMR23.40131308.pdf

This paper examines the relationship between religious orientation and firm performance for women and men-owned small medium firms in the Malaysia halal food industry. In this preliminary study, results indicate that religious orientation variable had a positive impact on the business performance of men and women-owned firms. The relationship was investigated using Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient. There was a weak, positive correlation between the two variables. An independent samples t-test was conducted to compare the religious orientation scores for males and females. There was a significant difference in scores for males and females. These findings suggest that the growth aspirations for women-owned firms may be driven by factor other than religious orientation as compared to men-owned firms.