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MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume 150, 2018
Malaysia Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET 2017)
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Article Number | 05093 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
Section | Education, Social Science & Technology Management | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201815005093 | |
Published online | 23 February 2018 |
Model of Islamic Social Entrepreneurship: A Study on Successful Muslim Social Entrepreneur in Malaysia
1
School of Human Development and Technocomunication, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Perlis, Malaysia
2
Institute Pendidikan Guru Malaysia Kampus Perlis, Perlis, Malaysia
Since research effort in the area is minimal, there is a clear need to examine the practice of Islamic social entrepreneurship among successful Muslim social entrepreneurs in Malaysia. One such practice is to organize charitable activities to benefit the community through the gains made from entrepreneurial activities that are based on social mission and vision. The research problem is lacking of model on Islamic social entrepreneurship. The main objective of this paper is to develop a Model of Islamic Social Entrepreneurship based on successful Muslim social entrepreneur in Malaysia. The research method used in this study is literature review, content analysis, and interview with 14 participants constituting nine successful Muslim social entrepreneurs and five experts with religious academic backgrounds participated in the study. The research finding shows that model of Islamic social entrepreneurship is the major contribution of the study which could serve as guidelines for successful Muslim social entrepreneurs, particularly young entrepreneurs.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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