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 Volume 4, Issue 12 (December 2017, Part 2), Pages: 257-262

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 Original Research Paper

 Title: Malaysian women entrepreneurial characteristics, strategic orientation and firm performance: The moderator role of government support programs

 Author(s): Norzalizah Bahari *, Juhaini Jabar, Ahmad Rozelan Yunus

 Affiliation(s):

 Faculty of Technology Management and Technopreneurship, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia, Melaka, Malaysia

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2017.012.044

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 Abstract:

This paper aims to identify critical factors associated with women entrepreneurship using the Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as a base. The study also examines the government support program (GSP) as a mediator between the influencing factors and performance of women entrepreneurs. More publications on specific issues regarding women entrepreneurship are now available in the literature due to the increasing awareness on women entrepreneurs of different backgrounds. Despite the significance of this subject, only minimal data can be found on the business practices and strategies for growth and survival of these women entrepreneurs. In addition, the entrepreneurs’ perceptions towards careers in the area and many other questions still remain unexplored. To that end, this research intends to examine some of these questions in effort to address the gap in the literature with focus on the women entrepreneurs in Malaysia. Its main objective is to study the personal characteristics of these women entrepreneurs and the impact of GSP on firm performance. 

 © 2017 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Women, Entrepreneurial, Strategic orientation, Firm performance, Moderator role

 Article History: Received 19 December 2016, Received in revised form 4 September 2017, Accepted 7 October 2017

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2017.012.044

 Citation:

 Bahari N, Jabar J, and Yunus AR (2017). Malaysian women entrepreneurial characteristics, strategic orientation and firm performance: The moderator role of government support programs. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 4(12): 257-262

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