Rafidah Nordin (2015) The key determinants of green entrepreneurship practices among SME entrepreneurs in Malaysia. Doctoral thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
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Abstract
There is a need for change in approach concerning the sustainable usage of resources to safeguard the environment. The transformation to green practice will have profound impacts on the way people produce, consume and earn a living. Despite efforts being done to promote green practice, the concept is quite new to Malaysia Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SME). By applying these green practices such as during processing stage of production, an entrepreneur will transform oneself to become green entrepreneur; which is in dire needs especially in Malaysian industrial context. SME entrepreneurs consider to take into account in preservation of the current nature, life support, and community that lead to produce of future products, processes and services. The awareness of the consumer to seek for the environmentally friendly product has change the perception and attitude of the owners or managers towards the green entrepreneurship. This will lead to achievement in sustainable development, and hence the better quality of life through poverty eradication and others. Green entrepreneurship is one of the major drivers towards green economy. The study is specifically focus towards the green practices of SME entrepreneurs in Malaysia whereby three (3) key determinant factors, namely green entrepreneurship opportunities, entrepreneurial skills and organizational culture being studied as the independent variables. The government initiatives are the moderator, with the dependent variable of producing the green entrepreneurship practices of SME entrepreneurs in Malaysia. A sample size of 227, which questionnaires were distributed to SME entrepreneurs that have been practicing at least one (1) element of green practice using a snowballing sampling; consist of the owners, managerial level or decision makers from the services and manufacturing sector in selected regions of Malaysia. The government initiatives as to moderate the relationship was also being studied. A quantitative approach to collect data by using purposive sampling in selecting the respondents was applied. Structural Equation Model was used to analyse data using Partial Least Square Method (PLS 3). A positive significant effect was found in all the three (3) key determinant factors being studied. Besides, government initiatives were found not to have significant effect in moderating the relationship. The government should aggressively promote the green entrepreneurship in order to encourage the entrepreneurs to be more competitive.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Keyword: | Green entrepreneurship, Sustainable development, Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs, Green practices, Entrepreneurial skills, Organizational culture, Government initiatives |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF1-6182 Commerce > HF5001-6182 Business > HF5387-5387.5 Business ethics |
| Department: | FACULTY > Faculty of Business, Economics and Accounting |
| Depositing User: | DG MASNIAH AHMAD - |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Mar 2025 15:05 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Mar 2025 15:05 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/43052 |
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