/jurnalpengurusan Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:01:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 /jurnalpengurusan/article/insight-into-the-relationship-between-entrepreneurship-orientations-and-performance-the-case-of-sme-exporters-in-malaysia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=insight-into-the-relationship-between-entrepreneurship-orientations-and-performance-the-case-of-sme-exporters-in-malaysia Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:01:41 +0000 /jurnalpengurusan/?post_type=article&p=5334 The rise in the number of small and medium businesses competing in foreign markets has led to growing interest among researchers in the study of the international activities of these firms. Previous studies have focused on how small businesses successfully compete in the market alongside larger and resourceful firms despite the former’s scarcity of resources. In this light, we develop the conceptual framework that is based upon the resource-based view, and explore the link between firm-specific resources and export performance. This study examines the relationships between entrepreneurial dimensions, namely pro-activeness, risk-taking, and innovativeness, and the performance of the exporter. Based on a sample of 220 SMEs, this study found that pro-activeness affects export performance positively and significantly. In addition, innovativeness was found to be significantly associated with export performance. Finally, the paper ends with the conclusion, a presentation of the limitations of the study, and suggestions for future research.

]]> /jurnalpengurusan/article/micropolitics-of-middle-managers-in-influencing-centre-led-change-initiative-case-study-of-a-malaysian-based-mnc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=micropolitics-of-middle-managers-in-influencing-centre-led-change-initiative-case-study-of-a-malaysian-based-mnc Sat, 08 Oct 2022 16:56:47 +0000 /jurnalpengurusan/?post_type=article&p=3176 The purpose of this article is to explore the micropolitics of middle managers in influencing the development and outcome of a centre-led change initiative. This study was empirically based on a novel context in a Malaysia based multinational company (MNC) and four of its Asian subsidiaries. This qualitative study was conducted through a multiple embedded case study approach. The findings demonstrate that middle managers have within their powers to influence the development and eventually the outcome of change. This was achieved through control of middle managers on resources such as business knowledge and networking in influencing the meaning of change itself. This article allows the authors to investigate an in-depth exploration of how subsidiary managers operate. It contributes to the change literature by expanding the knowledge about the tight coupling between power and politics of organizational sensemaking.

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