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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Main Authors: Syed Zamberi Ahmad, Farah Akmar Anor Salim
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Published: 2009
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description 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/