Sources of Stress and the Coping Mechanism for Malaysian Entrepreneurs
The purpose of the paper is to present the findings on the stress and the coping mechanism of the Malaysian entrepreneur’s. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected via a questionnaire distributed among the entrepreneurs over the Klang Valley, Malaysia. A total of 118 out of 300 entrepr...
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| author | Syed Zamberi Ahmad, Farah Akmar Anor Salim, |
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The purpose of the paper is to present the findings on the stress and the coping mechanism of the Malaysian entrepreneur’s.
Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected via a questionnaire distributed among the entrepreneurs over the Klang Valley, Malaysia. A total of 118 out of 300
entrepreneurs completed questionnaires, which represented all business sectors with varieties demographic background.
Findings – The results factor analysis with a variamax rotation are conducted on the actual performance to generate the underlying dimensions of the stress experience
differences in terms of sources and coping instruments of stress. |
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| spelling | oai:eprints.oum.edu.my:5932013-06-12T08:55:54Z Sources of Stress and the Coping Mechanism for Malaysian Entrepreneurs Syed Zamberi Ahmad, Farah Akmar Anor Salim, BF Psychology HB615 Entrepreneurship The purpose of the paper is to present the findings on the stress and the coping mechanism of the Malaysian entrepreneur’s. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected via a questionnaire distributed among the entrepreneurs over the Klang Valley, Malaysia. A total of 118 out of 300 entrepreneurs completed questionnaires, which represented all business sectors with varieties demographic background. Findings – The results factor analysis with a variamax rotation are conducted on the actual performance to generate the underlying dimensions of the stress experience differences in terms of sources and coping instruments of stress. 2009-12 Article PeerReviewed text https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/593/1/stress_farah.pdf Syed Zamberi Ahmad, and Farah Akmar Anor Salim, (2009) Sources of Stress and the Coping Mechanism for Malaysian Entrepreneurs. Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship & Sustainability , 5 (3). pp. 52-63. ISSN 1177-4541 (printed) ; 1176-8592 (online) https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/593/ |
| spellingShingle | BF Psychology HB615 Entrepreneurship Syed Zamberi Ahmad, Farah Akmar Anor Salim, Sources of Stress and the Coping Mechanism for Malaysian Entrepreneurs |
| title | Sources of Stress and the Coping Mechanism for
Malaysian Entrepreneurs |
| title_full | Sources of Stress and the Coping Mechanism for
Malaysian Entrepreneurs |
| title_fullStr | Sources of Stress and the Coping Mechanism for
Malaysian Entrepreneurs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sources of Stress and the Coping Mechanism for
Malaysian Entrepreneurs |
| title_short | Sources of Stress and the Coping Mechanism for
Malaysian Entrepreneurs |
| title_sort | sources of stress and the coping mechanism for
malaysian entrepreneurs |
| topic | BF Psychology HB615 Entrepreneurship |
| url | https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/593/ |