The Effects of External Barriers on Entrepreneurial Bricolage among Smes in an Emerging Economy

Abstract

Research scope here is to scrutinize the inter-connection between external barriers and entrepreneurial bricolage among Malaysian manufacturing enterprises, which are either small or medium in size. Since barriers come in many types and forms, this study focuses on two prominent barriers that could hamper entrepreneurial bricolage; namely business uncertainty and environmental hostility. This study adds to the present literature by analyzing conceptually the linkages between business uncertainty and entrepreneurial bricolage, and between environmental hostility and entrepreneurial bricolage. The study also contributes to the literature by presenting preliminary results of the study. The findings from the interviews will offer an introductory insight on the relationship between external barriers and entrepreneurial bricolage among Malaysian SMEs in manufacturing sector..