/jurnalpengurusan Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:11:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 /jurnalpengurusan/article/the-performance-of-single-mother-co-operatives-and-their-influencing-factors-a-qualitative-investigation-in-peninsular-malaysia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-performance-of-single-mother-co-operatives-and-their-influencing-factors-a-qualitative-investigation-in-peninsular-malaysia Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:19:24 +0000 /jurnalpengurusan/?post_type=article&p=4844 The purpose of this study is to investigate the performance of Peninsular Malaysia’s single mother co-operatives. This study mainly examines the number of active and inactive co-operatives and identifies the key factors influencing their success or failure. The research evaluated 23 co-operative groups of single mothers. The performance of the co- operatives was analysed through in-depth interviews with officers of the Malaysian Co-operative Societies Commission (MCSC). Despite the government’s financial and non-financial assistance, the findings indicate that co-operatives have not performed well. The preliminary results suggest that inactive single mother co-operatives are higher than those active ones. This study found that 61% of the total single mother co-operatives in Peninsular Malaysia are inactive (dormant and non-operational) compared to 39% active ones. Four influencing factors contribute to a higher percentage of inactive co-operatives: limited resources, dependence on subsidies and sponsors, managerial incompetency, and member participation. The results suggest solutions for the management of single mother co-operatives and provide additional information and contribution to the parties involved to empower the association to fulfil the economic, social, and cultural requirements.

]]> /jurnalpengurusan/article/keupayaan-pelaksanaan-inovasi-produk-dalam-program-homestay-di-semenanjung-malaysia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keupayaan-pelaksanaan-inovasi-produk-dalam-program-homestay-di-semenanjung-malaysia Sat, 08 Oct 2022 07:34:02 +0000 /jurnalpengurusan/?post_type=article&p=2187 Innovation is an essential aspect of the tourism sector. The increasingly challenging external environment is forcing businesses to innovate for continuously competitive. A homestay program is a form of rural tourism activity that has its uniqueness and potential to contribute to the socio-economic development of the local community. However, a lack of awareness among homestay operators of the importance of innovation implementation leads to some homestay programs’ incompetence. This study aims to explore the capability of product innovation implementation; and had identified determinant factors that influence innovation implementation in the homestay program. In total, eight homestay programs at Peninsular Malaysia were selected based on several criteria. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with the homestays’ coordinators, and the collected data were analysed using the content analysis technique. Results have shown that the most significant product innovation in the homestay programme in the case study area is improving accommodation quality, uniqueness of rural activity packages, and enhancement of small-medium enterprise business. In addition, four determinant factors were found, including market orientation, entrepreneurial spirit, government support, and knowledge. The practical implication is that industry players can utilise the empirical data as a benchmark to upgrade the other program homestay in Malaysia to be more competitive.

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