Enterprising tendency and entrepreneurial performance of indigenousDayakwomen entrepreneurs in Sarawak, Malaysia

William Keling, Ching Seng Yap and Poh Ling Ho

Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 2022, vol. 17, issue 4, 940-959

Abstract: Purpose - This study aims to examine entrepreneurial performance differences between indigenousDayakwomen entrepreneurs of their high versus low enterprising tendency in Sarawak, Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach - A quantitative approach was used for data collection and analysis. The population of this study was the indigenous women entrepreneurs in Sarawak, Malaysia. Primary data were collected from 129 indigenous women entrepreneurs using convenience sampling. The survey instrument for measuring enterprising tendency and entrepreneurial performance was adopted from the relevant literature. Data were analyzed using independentt-tests in Statistical Packages for Social Science. Findings - This study found that indigenous women entrepreneurs with higher enterprising tendencies performed better than those with lower enterprising tendencies. A significant difference was found between entrepreneurs with a higher enterprising tendency and those with a lower enterprising tendency in three of the five entrepreneurial attributes: need for achievement, creative tendency and calculated risk-taking. Nevertheless, no significant difference was observed in need for autonomy and internal locus of control between the two groups of indigenous women entrepreneurs. Originality/value - Very few studies are available in the Malaysian context explicitly concerning women entrepreneurs in general and indigenousDayakwomen in specific. Therefore, this study provides novel insights into the relationship between enterprising tendency and entrepreneurial performance among indigenousDayakwomen entrepreneurs in Malaysia.

Keywords: Indigenous Dayak; Women entrepreneurs; Enterprising tendency; Entrepreneurial performance; Sarawak (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1108/JEC-02-2022-0032

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