The Level of Involvement of Women Entrepreneurs in the Textile Industry in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

Authors

  • Nor Hanim Awang @ Mohd Noor Faculty of Business, Economic and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21300 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Norfatiha Othman Faculty of Business, Economic and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21300 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Nor Hayati Sa’at Faculty of Business, Economic and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21300 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Roslina Ismail Faculty of Business, Economic and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21300 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33736/ijbs.5181.2022

Keywords:

Textile industry, East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, batik and songket, level of involvement

Abstract

Women and business are a unique phenomenon that can only be observed in the East Coast state of Peninsular Malaysia. The involvement of women entrepreneurs in the batik and songket-based textile industry in the East Coast outweighs the involvement of male entrepreneurs. It is interesting to highlight that only women entrepreneur in Kelantan and Terengganu engaged more actively in market activities than women entrepreneurs in other states. Women entrepreneurs in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia share the same entrepreneurial culture where entrepreneurship activities in two states in the East Coast have been held for a long time. This article aims to analyze the level of involvement of women entrepreneurs in the textile industry on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Quantitative design methods based on descriptive analysis and structured interviews were used in this study conducted on 102 respondents in the states of Kelantan and Terengganu in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Data obtained from structured interviews were analyzed descriptively and multiple regression analysis. The results show that the level of women’s involvement in the textile industry is at a high level. Five factors influence the involvement of women entrepreneurs in this study to venture into the textile industry, namely total of income, increased income, self-motivation, self-satisfaction, and social motives. This study suggests that the high profits that female entrepreneurs can generate will encourage other women to participate in this business.

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2022-12-19

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Nor Hanim Awang @ Mohd Noor, Norfatiha Othman, Nor Hayati Sa’at, & Roslina Ismail. (2022). The Level of Involvement of Women Entrepreneurs in the Textile Industry in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. International Journal of Business and Society, 23(3), 1554–1569. https://doi.org/10.33736/ijbs.5181.2022