Entrepreneurs’ intention to invest in current business: an empirical study of Malaysian SME entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs’ intention to invest in current business: an empirical study of Malaysian SME entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs’ intention to invest in their current businesses may play an important role in determining future sustainability, survival and growth of these businesses. Using a theoretical framework based on entrepreneurs’ goals attainment theory (EGAT), this study evaluated the relationship betwe...

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Main Authors: Mohd Hizam Hanafiah, Sh. Usman Yousaf, Noor Azuan Hashim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9818/
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spelling ukm-98182016-12-14T06:50:56Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9818/ Entrepreneurs’ intention to invest in current business: an empirical study of Malaysian SME entrepreneurs Mohd Hizam Hanafiah, Sh. Usman Yousaf, Noor Azuan Hashim, Entrepreneurs’ intention to invest in their current businesses may play an important role in determining future sustainability, survival and growth of these businesses. Using a theoretical framework based on entrepreneurs’ goals attainment theory (EGAT), this study evaluated the relationship between entrepreneurs’ personal goal attainment and their intention to invest. The study employed a positivist methodological framework and gathered primary data from 285 Malaysian entrepreneurs through self-administered survey questionnaires. Regression analyses showed that entrepreneurs’ attainment of economic and intrinsic reward goals had significant positive relationships with their intention to invest. Desire for independence was considered as an important motivation for entrepreneurship. However, it was found that attainment of independence goals had no significant influence on entrepreneurs’ intention to invest. Further, it was also found that more educated entrepreneurs had stronger intention to invest in their current businesses. School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9818/1/11x.geografia-si-feb16-hizam_%26_usman-edam_%281%29.pdf Mohd Hizam Hanafiah, and Sh. Usman Yousaf, and Noor Azuan Hashim, (2016) Entrepreneurs’ intention to invest in current business: an empirical study of Malaysian SME entrepreneurs. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 12 (2). pp. 119-131. ISSN 2180-2491 http://www.ukm.my/geografia/v2/index.php?cont=a&item=2&thn=2016&vol=12&issue=2&ver=loc
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description Entrepreneurs’ intention to invest in their current businesses may play an important role in determining future sustainability, survival and growth of these businesses. Using a theoretical framework based on entrepreneurs’ goals attainment theory (EGAT), this study evaluated the relationship between entrepreneurs’ personal goal attainment and their intention to invest. The study employed a positivist methodological framework and gathered primary data from 285 Malaysian entrepreneurs through self-administered survey questionnaires. Regression analyses showed that entrepreneurs’ attainment of economic and intrinsic reward goals had significant positive relationships with their intention to invest. Desire for independence was considered as an important motivation for entrepreneurship. However, it was found that attainment of independence goals had no significant influence on entrepreneurs’ intention to invest. Further, it was also found that more educated entrepreneurs had stronger intention to invest in their current businesses.
format Article
author Mohd Hizam Hanafiah,
Sh. Usman Yousaf,
Noor Azuan Hashim,
spellingShingle Mohd Hizam Hanafiah,
Sh. Usman Yousaf,
Noor Azuan Hashim,
Entrepreneurs’ intention to invest in current business: an empirical study of Malaysian SME entrepreneurs
author_facet Mohd Hizam Hanafiah,
Sh. Usman Yousaf,
Noor Azuan Hashim,
author_sort Mohd Hizam Hanafiah,
title Entrepreneurs’ intention to invest in current business: an empirical study of Malaysian SME entrepreneurs
title_short Entrepreneurs’ intention to invest in current business: an empirical study of Malaysian SME entrepreneurs
title_full Entrepreneurs’ intention to invest in current business: an empirical study of Malaysian SME entrepreneurs
title_fullStr Entrepreneurs’ intention to invest in current business: an empirical study of Malaysian SME entrepreneurs
title_full_unstemmed Entrepreneurs’ intention to invest in current business: an empirical study of Malaysian SME entrepreneurs
title_sort entrepreneurs’ intention to invest in current business: an empirical study of malaysian sme entrepreneurs
publisher School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2016
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9818/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9818/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9818/1/11x.geografia-si-feb16-hizam_%26_usman-edam_%281%29.pdf
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