MANAGEMENT STYLES AND PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN MALAYSIA

Management style as a concept and practice continue to attract much attention in the literature. As a field of study, the review of past research reveals that previous studies that examined management styles have mainly focused on large companies. Despite the importance of management style to small...

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Published inInternational journal of information, business and management Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 99 - 108
Main Authors Zakaria, Noor Syakirah, Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin, Ahmad, Sa'ari
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chung-Li Educational Research Multimedia & Publications 01.05.2018
Subjects
Authoritarianism
Autocracy
Collectivism
Decision making
Employees
Individualism
Management
Management decisions
Management styles
Personnel policies
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
Small business
Studies
United States > US
Malaysia
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Summary:Management style as a concept and practice continue to attract much attention in the literature. As a field of study, the review of past research reveals that previous studies that examined management styles have mainly focused on large companies. Despite the importance of management style to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), not many studies have attempted to investigate the management styles embraced by these firms, especially in the Malaysian context. This study investigates the relationships between management styles and performance of SMEs. Using structured questionnaire, the data was collected from 186 SMEs operating in the manufacturing sector. The results of the study show that management styles are associated to the performance of the SMEs.
ISSN:2076-9202
2218-046X