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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: relationship of social networks, coordination and business performance of grocery retail SMEs in Malaysia: the moderating effect of business adaptation strategies
  name:
    name part: Nor Asmahani Ibrahim
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author
  name:
    name part: Universiti Teknologi Mara
    name part: Faculty of Business Management
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: my
    date issued: 2021
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: xiv, 195 leaves ; 31 cm.
  abstract: Many small medium ent rpris s (SMEs) including grocery retail businesses in Malaysia are facing tough competitive busine s environment that is demanding them to strategize effectively for business survival and ensure sustainability. Malaysian grocery retail SMEs are struggl ing to keep their business alive as the growth of new stores and modern retail formats have affected them with more and more customers turning to bigger and more established retailers. In the face of such competition, grocery retail SMEs in Malaysia is pushed to collaborative avenues that will enable them to establish their presence in the industry. One such call is for grocery retail SMEs to look at their social networks and coordination fforts as a means of establishing fruitful business relationship . On another note, being adaptive is also vital for grocery retail SMEs to r main competitive in the business. Therefore, this study aims to examine the social network practices and coordination efforts on business performance of grocery retail SMEs. This study also aims to examine the moderating effect of business adaptation strategie on the social networks and coordination efforts on business performance of grocery retail SMEs. Social network was measured by the dimensions of homophily and propinquity. Coordination was measured by information exchange, communication and partnering while business performance used qualitative measures of customer loyalty and competitive advantage. The findings of the research indicated that business adaptation strategies and coordination had significant effect on business performance. The results are useful e pecially to Malaysian grocery retail SME to better understand the importance of busine s adaptation strategies and coordination efforts to enhance business performance through customer loyalty and competitive advantage. Coordination through communication, partnering and information exchange are important for supply chain members to ensur superior business perf…
  table of contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature review -- 3. Research methodology -- 4. Results and discussion -- 5. Conclusion and recommendation
  note: Nor Asmahani binti Ibrahim
  note: Thesis (Doctor of Philosophy) - Universiti Teknologi Mara, 2021
  note: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 154-181) and index
  subject:
    name:
      name part: Universiti Teknologi Mara
    genre: Faculty of Business Management
    topic: Dissertations
  subject:
    name:
      name part: Universiti Teknologi Mara
    topic: Dissertations
  subject:
    topic: Dissertations, Academic
  subject:
    topic: Small business
    topic: Management
  classification: HD62.7 N67 2021
  record info:
    record content source: UniSZA
    record creation date: 210727
    record change date: 20230104093000.0
    record identifier: 0000100363