Entrepreneurial competencies and networks in the construction industry

The construction industry plays an important role in the economic growth and in the long-term national development. However, some studies have shown that the failure rate and bankruptcies among the construction firms are high. One of the critical issues facing the construction industry in Malaysia i...

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Main Authors:	Puteri Fadzline, Tamyez, Nazaruddin, Ishak, Juhary, Ali
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Research India Publications 2017
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21258/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21258/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21258/1/ijaerv12n23_50.pdf

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spelling	ump-212582018-06-20T23:51:55Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21258/ Entrepreneurial competencies and networks in the construction industry Puteri Fadzline, Tamyez Nazaruddin, Ishak Juhary, Ali H Social Sciences (General) The construction industry plays an important role in the economic growth and in the long-term national development. However, some studies have shown that the failure rate and bankruptcies among the construction firms are high. One of the critical issues facing the construction industry in Malaysia is to ensure that the industry can attain and able to sustain the anticipated growth. This research attempts to empirically examine the significance of the entrepreneurial competencies and entrepreneurial networks on entrepreneurial success of small size contractors in Malaysia. It adapts the quantitative approach and carried out in the state of Selangor where stratified random sampling was adapted. Questionnaires were conducted as means of collecting data. Based on the total number of population of G1 to G3, the sample size is 368 respondents. Quantitative research revealed that personal competency has the highest effect on the success of the construction firms (β=.231), and social network (β=.223). Hence, the study’s empirical findings provide a basis for recommendations for small size construction firms to enhance their competencies and for the policy makers to design and formulate entrepreneurship support programs for small size construction firms. Research India Publications 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21258/1/ijaerv12n23_50.pdf Puteri Fadzline, Tamyez and Nazaruddin, Ishak and Juhary, Ali (2017) Entrepreneurial competencies and networks in the construction industry. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 12 (23). pp. 13374-13380. ISSN 0973-4562 https://www.ripublication.com/ijaer17/ijaerv12n23_50.pdf
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description	The construction industry plays an important role in the economic growth and in the long-term national development. However, some studies have shown that the failure rate and bankruptcies among the construction firms are high. One of the critical issues facing the construction industry in Malaysia is to ensure that the industry can attain and able to sustain the anticipated growth. This research attempts to empirically examine the significance of the entrepreneurial competencies and entrepreneurial networks on entrepreneurial success of small size contractors in Malaysia. It adapts the quantitative approach and carried out in the state of Selangor where stratified random sampling was adapted. Questionnaires were conducted as means of collecting data. Based on the total number of population of G1 to G3, the sample size is 368 respondents. Quantitative research revealed that personal competency has the highest effect on the success of the construction firms (β=.231), and social network (β=.223). Hence, the study’s empirical findings provide a basis for recommendations for small size construction firms to enhance their competencies and for the policy makers to design and formulate entrepreneurship support programs for small size construction firms.
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author	Puteri Fadzline, Tamyez Nazaruddin, Ishak Juhary, Ali
author_facet	Puteri Fadzline, Tamyez Nazaruddin, Ishak Juhary, Ali
author_sort	Puteri Fadzline, Tamyez
title	Entrepreneurial competencies and networks in the construction industry
title_short	Entrepreneurial competencies and networks in the construction industry
title_full	Entrepreneurial competencies and networks in the construction industry
title_fullStr	Entrepreneurial competencies and networks in the construction industry
title_full_unstemmed	Entrepreneurial competencies and networks in the construction industry
title_sort	entrepreneurial competencies and networks in the construction industry
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