期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2021
卷号：11
期号：2
页码：847-861
DOI：10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i2/8898
语种：English
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：This study aims to determine the resilience of Malay entrepreneurs Small and Medium Enterprises retail (SMEs) in Melaka and also to look at different levels of resilience SME Malay entrepreneur’s business based on demographics factor. The questionnaire used is an adaptation of the Understanding Tecnopreneurial Self-Challenge (UTS) questionnaire developed by Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC 2010). Sample study consist of 628 respondents who were randomly selected among the Malay entrepreneurs in Melaka covering three districts of Melaka Tengah, Jasin and Alor Gajah. The results showed that the degree of resilience of Malay entrepreneurs in Melaka retail SMEs is high. This is due to the encouragement of various factors that include self-efficacy, cognitive competence and social competence. Overall, the level of resilience based on demographics is at a high level at a mean score of 3.82. The results of inference analysis using t-test and ANOVA test for demographic factors also show that age and business location factors do not affect the level of resilience. Whereas, gender, educational qualifications and the length of the business also affects the durability of Malay entrepreneurs retail SMEs in Malacca.
