Mediating role of competitive advantage on the relationship between product innovations, digital entrepreneurship and entrepreneur alertness towards business performance of Bumiputera SME’s

This study focuses on the business performance of Bumiputera-led small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between product innovation (IN), digital entrepreneurship (DE), and entrepreneur alertness (EA) with business performance (BP)....

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Main Author:	Hairudin, Hairuman
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng
Published:	2023
Subjects:	HD60 Small Business.
Online Access:	https://etd.uum.edu.my/10810/1/Grant%20the%20permisson_s900415.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/10810/2/s900415_01.pdf
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spelling	my-uum-etd.108102023-12-10T02:49:44Z Mediating role of competitive advantage on the relationship between product innovations, digital entrepreneurship and entrepreneur alertness towards business performance of Bumiputera SME’s 2023 Hairudin, Hairuman Hanafi, Norshafizah Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business HD60 Small Business. This study focuses on the business performance of Bumiputera-led small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between product innovation (IN), digital entrepreneurship (DE), and entrepreneur alertness (EA) with business performance (BP). In addition, competitive advantage (CA) takes the role of a mediator. This study applied the resource-based view (RBV) theory was used as a theoretical model. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 430 SME owners in the Klang Valley, including Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Cyberjaya, Malaysia. The data from the 271 completed questionnaires were analysed using Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). The results show a positive and significant relationship between IN and BP, which CA mediates. However, DE and EA, mediated by CA, show insignificant results in this relationship with BP. Similarly, the relationship between CA and BP shows a relatively weak relationship. Theoretically, this study has proved the support of the RBV theory for the relationship between IN, DE, EA, and CA on SMEs’ business performance. This result has practical implications for owners/managers of Bumiputera-owned SMEs and policymakers. In addition, the limitations of the study and recommendations for future research were also presented. 2023 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/10810/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/10810/1/Grant%20the%20permisson_s900415.pdf text eng staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/10810/2/s900415_01.pdf text eng public other doctoral Universiti Utara Malaysia
institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
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language	eng eng
advisor	Hanafi, Norshafizah
topic	HD60 Small Business.
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description	This study focuses on the business performance of Bumiputera-led small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between product innovation (IN), digital entrepreneurship (DE), and entrepreneur alertness (EA) with business performance (BP). In addition, competitive advantage (CA) takes the role of a mediator. This study applied the resource-based view (RBV) theory was used as a theoretical model. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 430 SME owners in the Klang Valley, including Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Cyberjaya, Malaysia. The data from the 271 completed questionnaires were analysed using Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). The results show a positive and significant relationship between IN and BP, which CA mediates. However, DE and EA, mediated by CA, show insignificant results in this relationship with BP. Similarly, the relationship between CA and BP shows a relatively weak relationship. Theoretically, this study has proved the support of the RBV theory for the relationship between IN, DE, EA, and CA on SMEs’ business performance. This result has practical implications for owners/managers of Bumiputera-owned SMEs and policymakers. In addition, the limitations of the study and recommendations for future research were also presented.
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title	Mediating role of competitive advantage on the relationship between product innovations, digital entrepreneurship and entrepreneur alertness towards business performance of Bumiputera SME’s
title_short	Mediating role of competitive advantage on the relationship between product innovations, digital entrepreneurship and entrepreneur alertness towards business performance of Bumiputera SME’s
title_full	Mediating role of competitive advantage on the relationship between product innovations, digital entrepreneurship and entrepreneur alertness towards business performance of Bumiputera SME’s
title_fullStr	Mediating role of competitive advantage on the relationship between product innovations, digital entrepreneurship and entrepreneur alertness towards business performance of Bumiputera SME’s
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title_sort	mediating role of competitive advantage on the relationship between product innovations, digital entrepreneurship and entrepreneur alertness towards business performance of bumiputera sme’s
granting_institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
granting_department	Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business
publishDate	2023
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Mediating role of competitive advantage on the relationship between product innovations, digital entrepreneurship and entrepreneur alertness towards business performance of Bumiputera SME’s

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