Entrepreneurial orientation of SMEs in Labuan and its effects on performance
Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) has been defined as the measure of firm level entrepreneurship. EO has been linked with organizational performance, whereby the higher the EO, the higher the level of performance. The EO is deemed as a multidimensional construct encompassing five dimensions e.g. auto...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Faculty of Economics and Business
2011
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/199/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/199/1/Entrepreneurial_orientation_of_SMEs.pdf |
| _version_ | 1848834496544112640 |
|---|---|
| author | Ricardo, Baba Sunmuglvadivu, Elumalai |
| author_facet | Ricardo, Baba Sunmuglvadivu, Elumalai |
| author_sort | Ricardo, Baba |
| building | UNIMAS Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) has been defined as the measure of firm level entrepreneurship. EO has been linked with organizational performance, whereby the higher the EO, the higher the level of performance. The EO is deemed as a multidimensional construct encompassing five dimensions e.g. autonomy, risk taking, innovation, pro-activeness, and competitive aggressiveness. Thus this study investigates the relationship between EO dimension and organizational performance indicators e.g. product performance, customer performance and sales growth among SMEs in Labuan. A total of 101 SMEs were selected and these establishments were involved in service related business, retail business and also wholesale. The study concludes that risk taking, innovation, pro-activeness and competitive aggressiveness have significant positive relationship with organizational performance. Meanwhile no relationship is found between autonomy and SME performance. Finally based on the various strength of relationship exhibited by the EO dimensions, this study also concludes that EO is a multidimensional construct and that these dimensions vary independently. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-15T05:52:54Z |
| format | Working Paper |
| id | unimas-199 |
| institution | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| institution_category | Local University |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-15T05:52:54Z |
| publishDate | 2011 |
| publisher | Faculty of Economics and Business |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | unimas-1992023-10-02T03:58:37Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/199/ Entrepreneurial orientation of SMEs in Labuan and its effects on performance Ricardo, Baba Sunmuglvadivu, Elumalai HF Commerce Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) has been defined as the measure of firm level entrepreneurship. EO has been linked with organizational performance, whereby the higher the EO, the higher the level of performance. The EO is deemed as a multidimensional construct encompassing five dimensions e.g. autonomy, risk taking, innovation, pro-activeness, and competitive aggressiveness. Thus this study investigates the relationship between EO dimension and organizational performance indicators e.g. product performance, customer performance and sales growth among SMEs in Labuan. A total of 101 SMEs were selected and these establishments were involved in service related business, retail business and also wholesale. The study concludes that risk taking, innovation, pro-activeness and competitive aggressiveness have significant positive relationship with organizational performance. Meanwhile no relationship is found between autonomy and SME performance. Finally based on the various strength of relationship exhibited by the EO dimensions, this study also concludes that EO is a multidimensional construct and that these dimensions vary independently. Faculty of Economics and Business 2011 Working Paper NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/199/1/Entrepreneurial_orientation_of_SMEs.pdf Ricardo, Baba and Sunmuglvadivu, Elumalai (2011) Entrepreneurial orientation of SMEs in Labuan and its effects on performance. [Working Paper] |
| spellingShingle | HF Commerce Ricardo, Baba Sunmuglvadivu, Elumalai Entrepreneurial orientation of SMEs in Labuan and its effects on performance |
| title | Entrepreneurial orientation of SMEs in Labuan and its effects on performance |
| title_full | Entrepreneurial orientation of SMEs in Labuan and its effects on performance |
| title_fullStr | Entrepreneurial orientation of SMEs in Labuan and its effects on performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Entrepreneurial orientation of SMEs in Labuan and its effects on performance |
| title_short | Entrepreneurial orientation of SMEs in Labuan and its effects on performance |
| title_sort | entrepreneurial orientation of smes in labuan and its effects on performance |
| topic | HF Commerce |
| url | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/199/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/199/1/Entrepreneurial_orientation_of_SMEs.pdf |