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The aim of this paper to investigate the impact of microcredit on the relationship between sustainability practices and business performance of microenterprises in Malaysia. Previous studies indicated the important sustainability practices on business performance however, most of the study are looking at larger organiszation and less to microenterprises. Furthermore, there are also certain research found negative relationship of sustainability practices on business performance. The results are inconsistent. Thus, this study try to bridges these gap by focussing on microenterprise and introduce microcredit as a moderator. This study will use PLS-SEM software as an analytical tools in order to analyse the data. This study will benefited to the microenterprises in order for them enhance their business performance. Thus, the aspiration of Malaysian Government to become higher income country in 2025 could be achieve.
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To Cite this Article: Hashim, N. H., Mohammad, H., & Alam, M. M. (2021). The Effect of Microcredit on the Relationship Between Sustainability Practices and Business Performance of Microenterprises in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(6), 197–202.
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