The Effects of Entrepreneurial Competencies and Networks towards the Success of Firms from Quantitative and Qualitative Lens

The construction industry has made significant contribution to both the economy as well as the national development. Various researches has mentioned on high rates of failures and bankruptcies in construction projects. Thus, it is difficult to ignore the sustainability of this industry and for them...

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Main Authors:	Puteri Fadzline, Tamyez, Azlinna, Azizan, Nazaruddin, Ishak, Juhary, Ali
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Language:	English
Published:	Science Publishing Corporation 2018
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
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spelling	ump-225092019-01-09T04:48:41Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22509/ The Effects of Entrepreneurial Competencies and Networks towards the Success of Firms from Quantitative and Qualitative Lens Puteri Fadzline, Tamyez Azlinna, Azizan Nazaruddin, Ishak Juhary, Ali H Social Sciences (General) The construction industry has made significant contribution to both the economy as well as the national development. Various researches has mentioned on high rates of failures and bankruptcies in construction projects. Thus, it is difficult to ignore the sustainability of this industry and for them to anticipate growth. This paper will focus on the impact of the entrepreneurs in terms of their competencies and networks towards their success in Malaysian construction companies. This study adopts the mixed-methods sequential explanatory design. As a result, a strong relationship between two factors; personal competency and entrepreneurial success, with (β=.41). Interesting findings from qualitative method were the emerging themes, which are personal, strategic management, learning, opportunity, social network and inter-organization network. These findings have important implications for developing a competitive edge, by integrating two main variables, entrepreneurial competencies and entrepreneurial networks. These elements will give support to their business growth, particularly among the SMEs. Science Publishing Corporation 2018-10-31 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22509/1/document.pdf Puteri Fadzline, Tamyez and Azlinna, Azizan and Nazaruddin, Ishak and Juhary, Ali (2018) The Effects of Entrepreneurial Competencies and Networks towards the Success of Firms from Quantitative and Qualitative Lens. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7 (3.20). pp. 530-533. ISSN 2227-524X https://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/ijet/article/view/22933
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description	The construction industry has made significant contribution to both the economy as well as the national development. Various researches has mentioned on high rates of failures and bankruptcies in construction projects. Thus, it is difficult to ignore the sustainability of this industry and for them to anticipate growth. This paper will focus on the impact of the entrepreneurs in terms of their competencies and networks towards their success in Malaysian construction companies. This study adopts the mixed-methods sequential explanatory design. As a result, a strong relationship between two factors; personal competency and entrepreneurial success, with (β=.41). Interesting findings from qualitative method were the emerging themes, which are personal, strategic management, learning, opportunity, social network and inter-organization network. These findings have important implications for developing a competitive edge, by integrating two main variables, entrepreneurial competencies and entrepreneurial networks. These elements will give support to their business growth, particularly among the SMEs.
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author	Puteri Fadzline, Tamyez Azlinna, Azizan Nazaruddin, Ishak Juhary, Ali
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title	The Effects of Entrepreneurial Competencies and Networks towards the Success of Firms from Quantitative and Qualitative Lens
title_short	The Effects of Entrepreneurial Competencies and Networks towards the Success of Firms from Quantitative and Qualitative Lens
title_full	The Effects of Entrepreneurial Competencies and Networks towards the Success of Firms from Quantitative and Qualitative Lens
title_fullStr	The Effects of Entrepreneurial Competencies and Networks towards the Success of Firms from Quantitative and Qualitative Lens
title_full_unstemmed	The Effects of Entrepreneurial Competencies and Networks towards the Success of Firms from Quantitative and Qualitative Lens
title_sort	effects of entrepreneurial competencies and networks towards the success of firms from quantitative and qualitative lens
publisher	Science Publishing Corporation
publishDate	2018
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22509/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22509/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22509/1/document.pdf
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