Sri Murni, Setyawati (2012) Kesan sifat-Sifat Peribadi, Pembelajaran, Rangkaian, Persekitaran dan Penerimaan Inovasi di Kalangan Usahawan Berjaya di Jawa Tengah. PhD. thesis, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
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Abstract
Investigations about successful entrepreneur behaviors are generally focused mainly on studies relevant to personal characteristics, learning, networking, environmental and innovation acceptance aspects. Five factors have been suggested for studying successful entrepreneurs in the Small Medium and Enterprises (SMEs) sector. Data were collected from 580 individual entrepreneurs in Central Java, Indonesia. The analysis tool used is Structural Equation Modeling. Based on the findings of the research using a confirmatory factor analysis, the model in this study is a very good fit. This occurred because values and criteria in the fit test and the statistical model test fulfilled referred values of Chi-square, Probability, CMINDF, GFI, AGFI, NFI, TLI, CFI and RMSEA. Based on the results of hypotheses tests, variables of personal characteristics, learning, networking and environment positively effects significantly on innovation adoption. Environment variables have the strongest impact on the acceptance of innovation. Then, learning, networking, environment and innovation adoption positively effects significantly on successful entrepreneurs, whereas personal characteristics positively effects but insignificantly on successful entrepreneurs. Acceptance of innovation variables have the strongest impact on successful entrepreneurs. Based on test results intervening, variable acceptance of innovation is the intervening variable between variables personal characteristics, learning, networking and environment variables, successful entrepreneurs Suggestions given to the government are, it requires to continue supports on environment comprising monetary regulation, capital and processing of the business registration that enable individual entrepreneurs to grow their companies and individual supports to become entrepreneurs having high achievement. Government needs to enhance the centers of entrepreneurship education and training workshops in order to increase the number of entrepreneurs and innovation capability of receipt. Government should plan to keep supporting new business development and provide protection in pioneering new efforts in various sectors.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD.) |
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Supervisor : | Saud, Muhammad Basir and Mohd Shariff, Mohd Noor |
Item ID: | 3511 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Successful Entrepreneurs, Personal Characteristics, Learning, Networking, Environment, Innovation Adoption. |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory > HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property |
Divisions: | Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business |
Date Deposited: | 10 Sep 2013 08:10 |
Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2016 02:21 |
Department: | Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business |
Name: | Saud, Muhammad Basir and Mohd Shariff, Mohd Noor |
URI: | https://etd.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/3511 |