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THE EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOURS ON ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION ? AN ONLINE SURVEY ON MALAYSIAN SMEs

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International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology Vol.4 Issue 5, pp 47-50,Year 2015

THE EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOURS ON ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION ? AN ONLINE SURVEY ON MALAYSIAN SMES

Ahmad Fadhly Arham, Helmy Fadlisham Abu Hasan,Abdul Rauf Ridzuan, Norhayati Sulaiman

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Received : 13 October 2015; Accepted : 20 October 2015 ; Published : 31 October 2015

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Even though much effort has been expended to investigate many aspects of leadership, the results are mixed and inconclusive. In Malaysia, there is still confusion about the best form of leadership for Malaysian SME leaders. This paper contributes to this debate by reporting the results of a study that investigated the impact of transformational and transactional leadership behaviours on entrepreneurial orientation of SMEs in Malaysia. SMEs were chosen for the study as they make a critical contribution to Malaysia’s economic wellbeing. Quantitative data from 80 respondents was collected and analysed through an online survey and it was found leadership has significant contribution towards entrepreneurial orientation. Transformational leadership was found to have a greater significant prediction in the variation of entrepreneurial orientation than did transactional leadership.

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transformational leadership, transactional leadership, entrepreneurial orientation, SMEs, o

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Ahmad Fadhly Arham, Helmy Fadlisham Abu Hasan,Abdul Rauf Ridzuan, Norhayati Sulaiman , " The Effect Of Leadership Behaviours On Entrepreneurial Orientation ? An Online Survey On Malaysian Smes ", International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology . Vol. 4, Issue 5, pp 47-50 , 2015

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