Abstract
The importance of legal literacy in conducting business dealings has long been argued by the academics. Besides aiming for profit, entrepreneurial activities are important in meeting the social obligations of the government to ensure the development of a resilient economy. Business schools are required to promote integrated curriculum to ensure entrepreneurs will not only be able to identify business opportunities supported by required management skills. The integrated curriculum besides providing students with the ability to comprehend the key business disciplines will also need to nurture the humanistic skills, ethics and values. The incorporation of these elements will help create entrepreneurs with civic-mindedness, excellent interpersonal communication and leadership skills as well as be resilient. This paper singles out the ideology in promoting integrated curriculum for entrepreneurs training in the Malaysian context particularly the importance of inculcating legal knowledge to ensure the entrepreneurs will manage their activities within the permitted limits of the Malaysian law and global requirements. A comprehensive set of questionnaire containing 68 questions were administered to 543 entrepreneurs using convenience sampling. The rational of the practice of selecting local entrepreneurs as a sample for the study is to obtain their opinions on the relevant skills needed in managing their business. This can help identify aspects that can be incorporated to improve the current entrepreneur’s training curriculum. The survey revealed that inculcating Islamic principles and ethics in entrepreneur's activities can increase their credibility in conducting business with others besides being resilient in developing the business (concept of taqwa). The study provides significant information to the academic and business community including private corporations and governments on the essential elements that need to be incorporated in conducting business. Finally, the study concludes with proposing the important aspects to be incorporated in the entrepreneurs training curriculum in Malaysia specifically the Muslim world in general.
Highlights
Research on entrepreneur is increasing in line with the economic development across the globe
This study developed and empirically tested a model that shows better understanding of the relationship between legal knowledge and the character of resilient entrepreneur
In answering the research questions, the component of legal knowledge is investigated over entrepreneur’s with resilient character. To link between these variables, this study proposed the principles of Tawhidic paradigm as a mediation factors
Summary
Research on entrepreneur is increasing in line with the economic development across the globe. Realizing the important of the entrepreneurial field, several agendas are develop to achieve greater level of success. Among the activities involved is to promote their educational and training opportunities to sharpen their skills and abilities, in business dealing (Cooney, 2012). An integrated curriculum for entrepreneurship in today’s curriculum strives to nurture entrepreneurs in identifying business opportunities and sharpen their personal skills. The corporation of these components creates entrepreneurs with excellent interpersonal skills and sharpen their communication and leadership talent but rather to hone them with high civic mindedness (Weber & Englehart, 2011). This paper singles out an evocation to nurture students with greater practices of Islamic principles and legal knowledge
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
