Federal Agriculture Marketing Authority: The Relationship of Persionality Traits and Enterepreneurial Commitment among Agropreneurs in Pasar Tani

Pasar Tani also known as a farmers market is a platform for farmers to sell their product direct to the customer without the middleman. The concept of agropreneur becomes useful approach to the farmers in a Pasar Tani to develop their personality traits toward entrepreneurial commitment in a sector of agriculture. Federal Agriculture Marketing Authority (FAMA) is an agency under Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry which is responsibility to implement the program related the development of agro marketing and agropreneurs. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between personality traits and entrepreneurial commitment among agropreneurs in Pasar Tani, Terengganu. There are 664 agropreneurs have been registered under FAMA and involved as hawkers in Pasar Tani, Terengganu. Meanwhile, there are only 248 set of questionnaire was disseminated to the agropreneurs in Pasar Tani Terengganu. In order to determine the significance level of the relationship between personality traits and entrepreneurial commitment, a multiple regression analysis was conducted. The results indicate that R-square value is 0.333 which means that 33.3 percent of the variance in entrepreneurial commitment can be predicted from the factors of personality traits. Furthermore, results of the partial correlation indicate that agropreneurs in a Pasar Tani need more government assisting in order to increase their association of personality traits toward the commitment in entrepreneurship. Lastly, the finding of this study becomes important implications for the FAMA, Terengganu to clarify the personality traits and entrepreneurial commitment in designing entrepreneurial development program in a sector of agriculture. Key words: Personality Traits; Entrepreneurial Commitment; Agropreneurs; EntrepreneurshipRésumé: Pasar Tani également connu sous le nom d'un marché d'agriculteurs est une plate-forme pour que les agriculteurs vendent directment leur produit vers le client sans aucun intermédiaire.Le concept de l'agropreneur devient une approche utile aux agriculteurs dans un Pasar Tani pour développer leurs traits de personnalité vers l'engagement entreprenant dans un secteur d'agriculture. L'organisme de commercialisation fédéral d'agriculture (FAMA) est une agence sous le ministère de l'agriculture et de l'industrie basée sur agro qui a une responsabilité de mettre en application la relation avec le programme le développement de l'agro marketing et agropreneurs. Par conséquent, le but de ce document est d'examiner les relations entre les traits de personnalité et l'engagement entreprenant parmi des agropreneurs dans PasarTani, Terengganu. Il y a 664 agropreneurs ont été enregistrés sous FAMA et impliqués comme colporteurs dans Pasar Tani, Terengganu. En attendant, il y a seulement de 248 que l'ensemble de questionnaire a été disséminé aux agropreneurs dans Pasar Tani Terengganu. Afin de déterminer le niveau d'importance des relations entre les traits de personnalité et l'engagement entreprenant, une analyse derégression multiple a été conduite. Les résultats indiquent que la valeur de R-place est 0,333 qui signifie que 33,3 pour cent du désaccord dans l'engagement entreprenant peuvent être prévus des facteurs des traits de personnalité. En outre,les résultats de la corrélation partielle indiquent que les agropreneurs dans un Pasar Tani ont besoin de plus de gouvernement aidant afin d'augmenter leur association des traits de personnalité vers l'engagement dans l'esprit d'entreprise. Pour finir, la conclusion de cette étude devient des implications importantes pour le FAMA, Terengganu pour clarifier les traits de personnalité et l'engagement entreprenant en concevant le programme de développement entreprenant dans un secteur d'agriculture.Mots clés: Traits de personnalité; Engagement entreprenant; Agropreneurs; Esprit d'entrepris

Craftermakers:A Significant Study on Entreprenueurial Creativity and Competitive Advantage

Entrepreneurship is a driving force bringing creativity to the business and establishing a community of high-growth economy. In fact, an embracing of entrepreneurial creativity also can bring a business more growth, competitive advantage, productivity improvement, job and wealth creation, and ultimately a better quality of life for all. As well as this paper concerned, entrepreneurial creativity is the key values for craft-makers to make them go far in a business development. Currently, craft industries represent a dynamic cluster of emerging creativity and economic activities. These industries considered as SMEs industry which is contributed a source of economic value, providing new employment and business opportunities. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to measure the relationship between entrepreneurial creativity toward competitive advantage among craft-makers in a small and medium business in Terengganu. The results indicates that the multiple correlation coefficient (R) which using all the predictors simultaneously is 0.531 and R-square is 0.281 which means that 28.1 percent of the variance in a competitive advantage can be predicted from the factors of entrepreneurial creativity. The result of this study becomes as a direction to the SMEs in Terengganu to develop the entrepreneurship training program, in a context of entrepreneurial creativity development and competitive advantage. Keywords: Entrepreneurial Creativity; Competitive Advantage; Entrepreneurial Commitment; Craft-makers Résumé: L'entrepreneuriat est une force motrice qui apporte la créativité à l'entreprise et établit une communauté de l'économie à forte croissance. En fait, une créativité entrepreneuriale embrassante peut également apporter à une entreprise une croissance plus grande, des avantages concurrentiels, une amélioration de la productivité, des emplois et la création de richesses, et finalement, une meilleure qualité de vie pour tous. Comme cet article implique, la créativité entrepreneuriale est la valeur clé pour les artisanats qui les fait aller plus loin dans le développement des affaires. Actuellement, les industries artisanales représentent un groupe dynamique d’une créativité émergente et de nouvelles activités économiques. Ces industries sont considérées comme des PME, une source de valeur économique qui peut offrir de nouveaux emplois et des opportunités d'affaires. Par conséquent, le but de cette étude est de mesurer la relation entre la créativité entrepreneuriale et l’avantage concurrentiel chez les artisanats dans une PME à Terengganu. Les résultats indiquent que le coefficient de corrélation multiple (R) qui utilise tous les prédicteurs simultanément est de 0,531 et le R-carré est de 0,281, ce qui signifie que 28,1 pour cent de la variance d'un avantage concurrentiel peut être prédite à partir des facteurs de la créativité entrepreneuriale. Le résultat de cette étude devient un indicateur de direction pour les PME à Terengganu afin d’établir le programme de formation en entrepreneuriat, dans un contexte de développement de la créativité entrepreneuriale et de l'avantage concurrentiel. Mots-clés: créativité entrepreneuriale; avantage concurrenciel; engagement entrepreneurial; artisanat

The contribution of heritage product toward Malaysian Tourism Industry: A case of eastern coastal of Malaysia

The purpose of this paper is to develop the relationship model between creative industry and tourism industry toward the heritage product development. As the tourism industry has become more competitive in Terengganu, creative industry moves forward to improve the marketability in a heritage product. Terengganu has a variety of heritage products that can be promoted to the tourists such as craft, batek, silk, wood carving, mengkuang weaving, music performances and copper products. Creative industry also known as cultural industry becomes important to tourism industry and highly contributes to the GDP in south-east Asian countries. The expansion of market segment in tourism industry in Terengganu also has a relationship with the demand of local heritage product.  State government plans to give extra convergent to tourism industry in context of marketing culture, heritage, and environment. A good market in tourism will enable more application of creativity and innovation in the context of heritage product development

Entrepreneurial characteristic and commitment in heritage industry in Terengganu / Muhammad Abi Sofian Abdul Halim, Wan Asri Wan Abdul Aziz and Zainuddin Zakaria

As the creative industry grows from the producing sector into more complexes in industrialization, entrepreneurship will draw more attention to the need for emphasizing on creative industry. There is now a vast of view to measure the entrepreneurial characteristics which are affected to the growth of business commitment. Thus, entrepreneurial characteristics becomes as a variable which have a relationship to the business commitment in creative industry. According to McClelland (1961) and Gartner (1990), several factors in entrepreneurial characteristics are strongly contributed to the performance of small and medium business, such as; need for achievement, locus of control, creativity, innovative and also strategy to grab market opportunities. Bahagian Pembangunan Usahawan, Kraftangan Malaysia has taken responsibility to trained creative entrepreneurs (usahawan kraf) to develop their entrepreneurial characteristic and improving business commitment. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to measure the relationship between entrepreneurial characteristics toward business commitment among creative entrepreneurs who are registered in Kraftangan Malaysia, Terengganu

An Entrepreneurial Transformation of Malaysian Craftmakers into Craftpreneurs: A Conceptual Study

Abstract: As the Malaysia craft industry grows and becoming more complex in business industry, entrepreneurship draw more attention to the need for emphasizing on craftmakers, especially for those who are involved in small and medium enterprise. Craftmakers should think in a context of entrepreneurship to shift their paradigm on operations management and strategies their business in facing the challenges of competitive market. A good craftpreneurs are not totally depends on the product philosophy and esthetic value of their producing, however, it is emphasizes on how to utilize the minimum resources to fulfill the maximum requirement of consumer towards the product demand in a market. Hence, this conceptual study reveals that the transformation process becomes essential to translate the activity of craftmakers in craft traditions into higher personality in craftpreneursas well as in craft industry. Additionally, this study also attempts to recognize the combination of previous models which are support the transformation process, there are; AIDA concept (attention, interest, desire, action) and ASK model (attitude, skill, knowledge). As a solution, these models were given a clear picture to describe the transformation process of craftmakers into craftpreneurs, in term of independent, motivation, creative, innovative, and business appreciation. Key words: Craftmaker; Craftpreneur; Entrepreneurship; Craft industry; Transformation process; Conceptual stud

Designing for the Infrastructure of the Supply Chain of Malay Handwoven Songket in Terengganu

The growing HCI interest in developing contexts and cultural craft practices is ripe to focus on their under-explored homegrown sociotechnical infrastructures. This paper explores the creative infrastructural actions embedded within the practices of songket's supply chain in Terengganu, Malaysia. We report on contextual interviews with 92 participants including preparation workers, weavers, designers, merchants, and customers. Findings indicate that increased creative infrastructural actions are reflected in these actors' resourcefulness for mobilizing information, materials, and equipment, and for making creative artifacts through new technologies weaved within traditional practices. We propose two novel approaches to design in this craft-based infrastructure. First, we explore designing for the social layer of infrastructure and its mutually advantageous exploitative relationships rooted in culture and traditions. Second, we suggest designing for roaming value-creation artifacts, which blend physical and digital materializations of songket textile design. Developed through a collaborative and asynchronous process, we argue that these artifacts represent less-explored vehicles for value co-creation, and that sociotechnical infrastructures as emerging sites of innovation could benefit from HCI research

The influence of business profiles on brand equity awareness among small and medium scale food entrepreneurs in Terengganu

The state government of Terengganu, Malaysia is encouraging small scale entrepreneurs to get involve in the promotion, packaging, labeling and branding of their products. However, the number of entrepreneurs in the state who are presently involved in branding is still small. A survey was conducted using questionnaire in order to discover the influence of the entrepreneurs' business profiles on their knowledge, awareness and involvement towards brand equity. Six elements of business profiles have been identified which include Size of Business, Type of Ownership, Types of Products Sold, Source of Funding, Business Zone and Market Size. These entrepreneurs are registered under Yayasan Pembangunan Usahawan Terengganu (YPUT) and involved in the production or selling of food products in the state. Statistical analysis such as the Chi Square and Cramer's V were used to determine the relationship between the entrepreneurs' level of brand equity awareness with their business profile. Result shows that the entrepreneurs' business profiles were found to have significant and moderately strong relationships with their level of brand equity awareness. Future researchers would benefit from this study and use it as a platform to further investigate other factors such as organizational culture, government support and style of management in influencing the entrepreneurs' knowledge, awareness and involvement in branding

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SCHOOL CLIMATE DIMENSIONS AND TEACHER WELL-BEING IN MALAYSIAN INDIGENOUS SCHOOLS

Background and Purpose: Teaching at indigenous schools located in rural and outskirt areas is no small feat. Therefore, the teachers at these schools require a consistent and supportive school climate to enhance teacher well-being. As such, this study examines the relationship between the dimensions of school climate and well-being of teachers. It also discusses the application of five dimensions of school climate, namely collaboration, student relations, school resources, decision-making, and instructional innovation.   Methodology: Data for this quantitative study was gathered via a set of questionnaires. A total of 291 teachers from indigenous schools along the east coast states of Peninsular Malaysia, which are Kelantan, Terengganu, and Pahang participated in this study. A descriptive analysis of the findings was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), while an inferential analysis was conducted using PLS-SEM.   Findings: The empirical results show a significantly positive correlation between the five previously mentioned dimensions of school climate and teacher well-being.   Contributions: The findings of this study affirm the relative importance of school climate and its impact on teacher well-being. This study is significant for the Ministry of Education, indigenous school administrators, teachers, as well as policymakers in developing suitable strategies to improve the school climate and teacher well-being in Malaysian indigenous schools.   Keywords: Teacher well-being, collaboration, student relations, school resources, decision-making, instructional innovation.   Cite as: Kamarudin, N. A., Ahmad, A., Abdul Halim, A. S., Abdullah, R., & Kamalrulzaman, N. I. (2022). The correlation between school climate dimensions and teacher well-being in Malaysian indigenous schools.  Journal of Nusantara Studies, 7(1), 292-315. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol7iss1pp292-31