Entrepreneurial strategy-making mode and organisational performance of internet business in Malaysia

The aim of this research is to elucidate the impact of entrepreneurial strategy-making mode (ESM) on the organisational performance of Internet business in Malaysia. Internet business today is facing major transformations mainly due to increased competition, changes in consumer behaviour, and technological advancements. Poor strategy development of Internet entrepreneurs has been linked to the failure of Internet business. Organisational and environmental factors are among the factors that have an impact on strategy-making mode and organisational performance of Internet business, which needs to be clarified as some Internet businesses fail and others are successful. As Internet business is an important growth engine in Malaysia nowadays, a potentially good ESM can be discovered to develop Malaysian Internet business. As such, this article includes a discussion of the background and the uniqueness of Internet business, as well as highlights the factors that will affect the ESM on the organisational performance of Internet business. The paper discuss that the implementation of effective strategy making could deliver a number of potential benefits to Internet entrepreneurs. The key contribution of this study is the empirical evidence on the importance of being entrepreneurial among Internet business in Malaysia