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Exploring Factors Determining the Business Performance of Micro and Small Entreprises: Reality in Indonesian Muslim Entrepreneurs
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Research aim: This paper aims to identify important influences on the company performance of Muslim business owners in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, using a balanced scorecard development approach incorporating Islamic values and business practices.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The research design used a quantitative approach called Exploratory Factor analysis through SPSS. The sampling technique was purposive sampling with 120 samples (Muslim entrepreneurs), with data collected through a survey questionnaire.
Research findings: Three significant factors determining the business performance of Muslim entrepreneurs: strategy and internal business processes, business orientation, external stimuli, and Islamic business practices. Approaches to Islamic business practice are critical for improving Muslim entrepreneurs’ company performance.
Theoretical contribution/ Originality: This finding is one of the new models of the balanced scorecard theory to measure and improve the performance of Indonesian Muslim entrepreneurs.
Practitioner/Policy implication: Integration of business orientation with general approaches and sharia business practices such as halal product orientation and hard work can improve the business performance of Indonesian Muslim entrepreneurs.
Research limitation/Implication: This study only investigated the performance of Muslim entrepreneurs in 7 districts/cities in Southeast Sulawesi with a sample of 120 Muslim MSMEs.
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