Edawati, Mohamad Hipiny

Farida, Abd Halim

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                                 INTRODUCTION  The aim of this study is to explore the possible influence of women’s EO on their decision to opt out from organiza-tional careers to self-employment. Ma-laysia has made significant progress over the past six years to increase the number of women in the workforce due to gov-ernment initiatives that sought to en-hance the contribution of women to the economy and to promote greater inclu-siveness in the workforce. Estimates based on the World Bank Malaysia Eco-nomic Monitor (Nov 2012), the female labour participation rate (FLPR) in-creased to 54.1% in 2015 from 46.8% in 2010. In Malaysia, it is proven that the ABSTRACT  The purpose of this study is to explore the possible influence of women’s entrepre-neurial orientations (EO) on their decision to opt out from organizational careers to self-employment. It examines how women account for these transitions, reasons for opting for self-employment and experiences of self-employment. This research em-ploys the qualitative methodology using semi-structured interviews as the main data collection tool. The study revealed that the entrepreneurial orientations of the women under study are commonly associated with the generally successful entrepreneurial behaviour of risk-taking, creative, proactive, competitive, aggressive and confidence. This suggests that enterprises and their women owners may benefit from efforts to increase their levels of entrepreneurial orientation in order to survive the dynamic, fast-paced and complex business environment characterized by shorter life cycles, globalization, and continuous improvements in technology. Hence for the women under study with higher entrepreneurial orientation levels, their transitions from their organizational career to self-employment or small business ownership are seen as attractive career moves.  Keywords:  Women’s careers, entrepreneurial orientation, opting out COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Journal of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development. Vol. 3(2), March 2018 Exploring the Possible Influence of Women’s Entrepreneurial Orienta-tion (EO) on Their Decision to Opt Out from Organizational Career to Self-Employment   Edawati Mohamad Hipiny1 and Farida Abdul Halim2* 1,2 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia   ARTICLE INFO E-mail address: ahfarida@unimas.my (Farida Abdul Halim)  *Corresponding author  e-ISSN: 2550-1623   © Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 

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Exploring the Possible Influence of Women’s Entrepreneurial Orienta-tion (EO) on Their Decision to Opt Out from Organizational Career to Self-Employment

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