Proceedings of the ASEAN Entrepreneurship Conference 2014

Introductory Note.- Business and Entrepreneurship. Chapter 1: Factors Affecting the Performance of Small Business Start-ups under Tunas Mekar Programme.- Chapter 2: A Study on the Relationship between Fun at Work and Work Engagement.- Chapter 3: The Mediating Effect of Family Support in Influencing Business Competitiveness of SME.- Chapter 4: The Network Characteristic of Chinese SMEs in Malaysia and Their Performance.- Chapter 5: Entrepreneurs' Innovativeness Based on Emotional Intelligence(ei) Competencies towards Entrepreneurial Success.- Entrepreneurship Education.- Chapter 6: Assessing Entrepreneur Education, Perceived Desirability Of Self-Employment And Entrepreneur Intention Among Trainee Teachers In A Higher Learning Institution.- Chapter 7: Determining The Educational Background Differences In Complaint Behavior Among Automobile Repairs And Service Consumers In Shah Alam, Malaysia.- Paper 8: The Relationship Of Entrepreneurship Courses, Entrepreneurship Activities, Academic Grades And Business Creation Among Graduates.- Entrepreneurship and Employability.- Chapter 9: Enhancing Graduate Employability Through Social Entrepreneurship.- Chapter 10: Empowering Disabled Youth With Entrepreneurial Values.- Governance.- Chapter 11: SME's Performance: Financial Incentives and Governance.- Paper 12: Factors Affecting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Intention among Owner/ Managers of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia:A Proposed Model.- Internationalization.- Chapter 13: International Business Competence Framework: Internationalized Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).- Chapter 14: Internationalization Of Small Medium Enterprises.- Halal Issues.- Paper 15: The Expectations Of Muslim And Non-Muslim Restaurant Entrepreneurs Toward Halal Certification In Malaysia.- Chapter 16: Factors Contributing to the Entrepreneurs' Awareness towards Halal Cosmetics.- Accounting.- Chapter 17: Entrepreneurial Orientation, Strategic Management Accounting Practices,

Noor Zahirah Mohd Sidek is currently (2014-2015) a Visiting Research Fellow at the Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance, Durham University, United Kingdom. Her research focus is on Islamic Political Economy and International Economics. Her doctoral research at the International Islamic University, Malaysia in Economics focused on Exchange Rates.
Siti Meriam Ali graduated from Universiti Sains Malaysia with a Doctoral of Business Administration, specializing in Entrepreneurship. Her current research interests include entrepreneurship in SMEs, with a special focus in Tourism. She is also actively involved in entrepreneurship training with a number of SMEs in Kedah, Malaysia.
Mahazir Ismail obtained his Phd from Universiti Sains Malaysia in International Business. His research interests include Entrepreneurship Education, International Business with special attention on IT and SMEs. He is currently the Deputy Rector for Research and Industrial linkages in Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah and is an avid contributor to local community charities.