The antecedents and consequences of entrepreneurial orientation in Malay family firms in Malaysia

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 103-123

  Zainol, Fakhrul Anwar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cultural background; Entrepreneurial orientation; EO; Family firms; Firm performances; Government aided programmes; Indigenous entrepreneurship; Malay; Malaysia; MLR; Multiple linear regression; Personality traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870691255     PISSN: 14761297     EISSN: 17418054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2013.050755     Document Type: Article

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