Factors influencing women in Sibu to do Business
In a developing country like Malaysia, women doing business is one of the fastest growing economic activities happening in almost every state and other parts of the country. This includes the town of Sibu. This paper or research project aims to uncover the factors influencing women in Sibu who ar...
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| author | Mariam, Binti Talib |
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| description | In a developing country like Malaysia, women doing business is one of the fastest
growing economic activities happening in almost every state and other parts of the
country. This includes the town of Sibu. This paper or research project aims to uncover
the factors influencing women in Sibu who are involved in business. It also investigates
the issues and challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in Siby
The model and research propositions were tested by using the data collected from women
entrepreneurs who are involved in businesses, like, food & beverages, boutiques, mini
markets, franchises, IT, bakery and general contractors. The study also adopts qualitative
analyses for the possible factors that may affect the development of women
entrepreneurship such as age, marital status, education and race. Interviews were
conducted to provide empirical information on the variables that influence Sibu women
to do business.
The key findings of the paper reveal that both the push and the pull factors play major
roles in influencing women in Sibu in taking up business activities as their life-long
career. |
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| language | English |
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| spelling | unimas-90642025-07-02T03:40:34Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9064/ Factors influencing women in Sibu to do Business Mariam, Binti Talib H Social Sciences (General) In a developing country like Malaysia, women doing business is one of the fastest growing economic activities happening in almost every state and other parts of the country. This includes the town of Sibu. This paper or research project aims to uncover the factors influencing women in Sibu who are involved in business. It also investigates the issues and challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in Siby The model and research propositions were tested by using the data collected from women entrepreneurs who are involved in businesses, like, food & beverages, boutiques, mini markets, franchises, IT, bakery and general contractors. The study also adopts qualitative analyses for the possible factors that may affect the development of women entrepreneurship such as age, marital status, education and race. Interviews were conducted to provide empirical information on the variables that influence Sibu women to do business. The key findings of the paper reveal that both the push and the pull factors play major roles in influencing women in Sibu in taking up business activities as their life-long career. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2012 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9064/4/Factors%20Influencing%20Women%20In%20Sibu%20To%20Do%20Business.pdf Mariam, Binti Talib (2012) Factors influencing women in Sibu to do Business. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS). |
| spellingShingle | H Social Sciences (General) Mariam, Binti Talib Factors influencing women in Sibu to do Business |
| title | Factors influencing women in Sibu to do Business |
| title_full | Factors influencing women in Sibu to do Business |
| title_fullStr | Factors influencing women in Sibu to do Business |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors influencing women in Sibu to do Business |
| title_short | Factors influencing women in Sibu to do Business |
| title_sort | factors influencing women in sibu to do business |
| topic | H Social Sciences (General) |
| url | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9064/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9064/4/Factors%20Influencing%20Women%20In%20Sibu%20To%20Do%20Business.pdf |