Dimensions of Islamic business coaches' role: A second order confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)

Abstract

Business coaching is believed to be an alternative method of helping entrepreneurs to achieve their goals. Among the keys to successful business coaching is the role of a business coach. Measuring the Islamic business coach's role questionnaire using second order Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) supports the process of coaching small businesses. This paper expounds on this questionnaire as comprising the Islamic business coach's role dimensions using CFA to examine the validity and reliability of the instrument for the success of Islamic business coaching in Indonesia. The data was from a sample of 150 small businesses who engage Islamic business coaching in Central Java, Indonesia. The Islamic business coach's role questionnaire is a 7-pointLikert-scale survey consisting of 16 items which each dimensions are 4 items. The validity and reliability of the Islamic business coach's role questionnaire were tested with second order CFA using AMOS version 23. Second order confirmatory factor analysis techniques were used on the hypothesised model with four latent variables of business coaches’ role, namely listener, sounding board, adviser, and spiritual motivator. The result reveals that the goodness-of-fit indices are adequate with the hypothesised model using the fit indices criteria. Each indicator was proven valid and reliable. It means that all indicators are accepted to measure business coach's role. In conclusion, business coaches enable Islamic business coaching success. The findings will benefit Islamic business coaches in designing an Islamic business coaching framework.