Entrepreneurs continous learning: assessing the preferred learning styles of SME rural entrepreneurs in Malaysia / Rafidah Abdul Rahman, Dr Zarina Salleh and Mohammmed Hardy Loh Rahim

The purpose of this paper is to present the preferred learning styles of Small Medium Enterprise (SME) rural entrepreneurs in Malaysia. The study is conducted throughout Malaysia during Entrepreneurship Training Programs organized by Malaysian Academy of SME and Entrepreneurship Development (MASMED)...

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Main Authors: Abdul Rahman, Rafidah, Salleh, Zarina, Rahim, Mohammmed Hardy Loh
Format: Research Reports
Language:English
Published: Research Management Institute (RMI) 2012
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spelling uitm-217292018-10-03T02:59:33Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/21729/ Entrepreneurs continous learning: assessing the preferred learning styles of SME rural entrepreneurs in Malaysia / Rafidah Abdul Rahman, Dr Zarina Salleh and Mohammmed Hardy Loh Rahim Abdul Rahman, Rafidah Salleh, Zarina Rahim, Mohammmed Hardy Loh Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty Small business. Medium-sized business The purpose of this paper is to present the preferred learning styles of Small Medium Enterprise (SME) rural entrepreneurs in Malaysia. The study is conducted throughout Malaysia during Entrepreneurship Training Programs organized by Malaysian Academy of SME and Entrepreneurship Development (MASMED) in collaboration with Ministry of Rural and Regional Development Malaysia (KKLW). A self-administered survey using structured Fleming's VARK Bahasa Melayu (Malay Language) questionnaire was adopted in the study and 288 rural entrepreneurs in the training programs throughout Malaysia participated in the study. The study examines a few attributes to preferred learning styles among rural entrepreneurs in Malaysia. The findings from the attributes discovered no dominant preferred learning styles among them as the results varied among the attributes to the study. The study outcome will be used to develop a better training approach delivery in the training programs for rural entrepreneurs. In addition, it will also help both the trainers and trainees in understanding each other. Hence, the trainee will be able to learn more effectively after the precise delivery is implemented. The results is hoped to encourage trainers to be sensitive to the diversity of teaching strategies that are necessary to reach rural entrepreneurs trainees effectively. Research Management Institute (RMI) 2012 Research Reports NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/21729/1/LP_RAFIDAH%20ABDUL%20RAHMAN%20RMI%2012_5.pdf Abdul Rahman, Rafidah and Salleh, Zarina and Rahim, Mohammmed Hardy Loh (2012) Entrepreneurs continous learning: assessing the preferred learning styles of SME rural entrepreneurs in Malaysia / Rafidah Abdul Rahman, Dr Zarina Salleh and Mohammmed Hardy Loh Rahim. [Research Reports] (Unpublished)
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topic Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty
Small business. Medium-sized business
spellingShingle Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty
Small business. Medium-sized business
Abdul Rahman, Rafidah
Salleh, Zarina
Rahim, Mohammmed Hardy Loh
Entrepreneurs continous learning: assessing the preferred learning styles of SME rural entrepreneurs in Malaysia / Rafidah Abdul Rahman, Dr Zarina Salleh and Mohammmed Hardy Loh Rahim
description The purpose of this paper is to present the preferred learning styles of Small Medium Enterprise (SME) rural entrepreneurs in Malaysia. The study is conducted throughout Malaysia during Entrepreneurship Training Programs organized by Malaysian Academy of SME and Entrepreneurship Development (MASMED) in collaboration with Ministry of Rural and Regional Development Malaysia (KKLW). A self-administered survey using structured Fleming's VARK Bahasa Melayu (Malay Language) questionnaire was adopted in the study and 288 rural entrepreneurs in the training programs throughout Malaysia participated in the study. The study examines a few attributes to preferred learning styles among rural entrepreneurs in Malaysia. The findings from the attributes discovered no dominant preferred learning styles among them as the results varied among the attributes to the study. The study outcome will be used to develop a better training approach delivery in the training programs for rural entrepreneurs. In addition, it will also help both the trainers and trainees in understanding each other. Hence, the trainee will be able to learn more effectively after the precise delivery is implemented. The results is hoped to encourage trainers to be sensitive to the diversity of teaching strategies that are necessary to reach rural entrepreneurs trainees effectively.
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author Abdul Rahman, Rafidah
Salleh, Zarina
Rahim, Mohammmed Hardy Loh
author_facet Abdul Rahman, Rafidah
Salleh, Zarina
Rahim, Mohammmed Hardy Loh
author_sort Abdul Rahman, Rafidah
title Entrepreneurs continous learning: assessing the preferred learning styles of SME rural entrepreneurs in Malaysia / Rafidah Abdul Rahman, Dr Zarina Salleh and Mohammmed Hardy Loh Rahim
title_short Entrepreneurs continous learning: assessing the preferred learning styles of SME rural entrepreneurs in Malaysia / Rafidah Abdul Rahman, Dr Zarina Salleh and Mohammmed Hardy Loh Rahim
title_full Entrepreneurs continous learning: assessing the preferred learning styles of SME rural entrepreneurs in Malaysia / Rafidah Abdul Rahman, Dr Zarina Salleh and Mohammmed Hardy Loh Rahim
title_fullStr Entrepreneurs continous learning: assessing the preferred learning styles of SME rural entrepreneurs in Malaysia / Rafidah Abdul Rahman, Dr Zarina Salleh and Mohammmed Hardy Loh Rahim
title_full_unstemmed Entrepreneurs continous learning: assessing the preferred learning styles of SME rural entrepreneurs in Malaysia / Rafidah Abdul Rahman, Dr Zarina Salleh and Mohammmed Hardy Loh Rahim
title_sort entrepreneurs continous learning: assessing the preferred learning styles of sme rural entrepreneurs in malaysia / rafidah abdul rahman, dr zarina salleh and mohammmed hardy loh rahim
publisher Research Management Institute (RMI)
publishDate 2012
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/21729/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/21729/1/LP_RAFIDAH%20ABDUL%20RAHMAN%20RMI%2012_5.pdf
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