Malaysia SMEs Award Winners’ Environmental Scanning Practice

Hamedon, Siti Rohimi (2012) Malaysia SMEs Award Winners’ Environmental Scanning Practice. In: the 3rd International Conference on Information Management and Evaluation (ICIME 2012), 16-17 April 2012, Ankara Turkey.

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Abstract

This study examines the effects of owner manager characteristics on environmental scanning practice of Malaysia‟s SMEs Award Winners, E50 SMEs. It investigates the relationship between E50 SMEs owner manager environmental scanning need and environmental scanning practice. Based on the constructs of the measures, a research scale was developed for the study and data were collected via self-administered mail survey among the E50 SMEs in Malaysia. The results revealed that owner manager environmental scanning need (the perceived importance to stay abreast of the business environment) and owner manager environmental scanning interest (the role of environmental scanning to the organization) is the predictor of environmental scanning practice. Implications of the findings in theory and practice for SMEs owner managers and practitioners are also discussed. The study's limitations and future research directions are consequently addressed

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Full Paper)
Additional Information:	1490/22991
Uncontrolled Keywords:	environmental scanning, small medium enterprise, SMEs Award Winners, Enterprise 50, E50 SMEs.
Subjects:	Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Centre for Foundation Studies
Depositing User:	Dr Siti Rohimi Hamedon
Date Deposited:	29 Mar 2012 16:00
Last Modified:	21 Mar 2013 15:59
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/22991

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