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The Influence of Innovation on SMEs Business Performance in the Manufacturing Sector Yusrinadini Zahirah Yusuff; Nur Yuhainis Ab Wahab; Rusnifaezah Musa; Rushanim Hashim
International Journal of Supply Chain Management Vol 9, No 2 (2020): International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM)
Publisher : International Journal of Supply Chain Management

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Nowadays, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in contributing to the country's economic growth. Overall, the contribution of SMEs to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are increased year by year. However, there are few studies showed that SMEs business performance are still inconsistent and need improvement. Therefore, the Malaysian government through the budget of 2016, has been working to ensure business sustainability, and also support the development and long-term growth of the SMEs. This study aims to investigate the relationship between innovation and business performance among SMEs in Malaysia. A sample of 155 SMEs data has successfully collected through a survey. The collected data was analysed by using the Multiple Regression Analysis. The findings revealed that innovation had a significant positive effect on the SMEs firm business performance.  The findings has strengthen the theory of resource-based view (RBV) by filling in the scarcity of research on innovation as well as contributed to the significance of this study.
The Importance of ICT Adoption in Manufacturing Sector: An Empirical Evidence on SME Business Performance Nur Yuhainis Ab Wahab; Maliani Mohamad; Yusrinadini Zahirah Yusuff; Rusnifaezah Musa
International Journal of Supply Chain Management Vol 9, No 2 (2020): International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM)
Publisher : International Journal of Supply Chain Management

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Information and communication technologies (ICT) adoption is considered as one of the intangible resources of the organization and needs to be carefully managed to maintain the firm's growth in business performance. Specifically, the objective of this study is to determine the relationship between the ICT adoption and SMEs business performance. According to Resource-based View Theory, technology resources are fundamental drivers to performance. A sample of 155 SMEs data successfully collected through survey. Data collected was analysed using Regression Analysis. The findings revealed that ICT adoption had significant correlation and relationship with business performance of SMEs. The study also suggested that the adoption of ICT is a major factor affecting the SMEs business performance as reported by SME Corporation Malaysia.