Disabled Entrepreneur Empowerment through Leadership Entrepreneurship Acceleration and Development League (SAYLEAD)
Abstract
People with disabilities are highly underrepresented in the labor sector and often encounter discrimination from employers. They are frequently facing challenges to secure jobs although the government has set one-percent employment of Persons with Disabilities (OKU) policy in the public sector. Additionally, many individuals with disabilities face discrimination and/or fear of becoming a burden by business owners. The Malaysian Family Empowerment AGENDA which is the Sixth Focus of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12th Plan) promotes the development of people with disabilities (OKU) in various fields, including entrepreneurship and employment to overcome these obstacles and promote empowerment and facilitate the economic independence of individuals with impairments. The Selangor Youth Community sponsored by Exco Keusahawanan and Yayasan Hasanah and strategic partnership with University Technology MARA through Disability Services Unit (DSU) created Leadership Entrepreneurship Acceleration and Development League (SAYLEAD) aims to identify gaps in the existing entrepreneurship ecosystem and build a linkage to accelerate entrepreneurs and become global champions. The model includes 3 modules inclusive of 7 stages and to name a few: entrepreneur profiling, setting up business, financial and operation management, sales and marketing, business innovation and stakeholder management. Throughout the SAYLEAD program, the focus of attention shifts from the limitations of the individual to the limitations of the context in which the person operates. In-depth case studies are offered to illustrate the process of entrepreneur empowerment and the impact of the entrepreneurship program on the lives of the entrepreneurs who have participated thus far.
Downloads
References
Anderson, M. & Galloway, L. (2012). The Value of Enterprise for Disabled People. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 13, 93–101.
BERNAMA (2020, January 2). Penyertaan OKU dalam Sektor Pekerjaan Belum Capai Dasar 1 peratus. https://www.bharian.com.my/node/41772.
CIPE (2014). Creating the Environment for Entrepreneur Success. https://www.cipe.org/blog/2013/11/19/creating-the-environment-for-entrepreneurial-success-a-special-report/
Department of Statistics (2019). Labour Force Survey Report Malaysia (2018) (Laporan Survei Tenaga Buruh).
Disabled in the Workplace yet to Reach 1%. (2014, December). The Sundaily.
Gage, D. (2012). The venture capital: 3 out of 4 start-ups fail. The Wall Street Journal.
Goh, S. K. & Michael, L. M. (2010). The Impact of Global Financial Crisis: The Case of Malaysia.
Helleiner, E. (2011). Understanding the 2007–2008 Global Financial Crises: Lessons for Scholars of International Political Economy. Annual Review Political Science, 14, 67–87.
Irisalva, M., Carla, M. & Octavio, S. (2020). Handicaps and new opportunity business: what do we (not) know about disabled entrepreneurs. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 14(3).
Jabatan Kebajikan Malaysia. (2022). Statistik Pendaftaran OKU.
Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat. (2022, June 30). PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
Jay, W. F. (1971). Counterintuitive behavior of social systems. Theory and Decision, 2, 109–140.
Judge, T. A., Piccolo, R. F., Podsahoff, N. P., Shawn, J. C. & Rich, B. L. (2010). The relationship between pay and job satisfaction: a meta-analysis of the literature. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 77, 157–167.
Kristof-Brown, A. L., Zimmerman, R. D. & Johnson, E. C. (2005). Consequences of individual are fit at work: a meta-analysis of person-job, person-organization, person-group, and person-supervisor fit. Personnel Psychology, 58, 281–342.
Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER). (1999). Malaysian Economic Outlook 1999-2000.
Marshall, A. (1890). Principles of Economics. (Revised ed., 1920), Macmillan and Co., Ltd., London (1890).
Marrone, J. & Golowka, E. (1999). If work makes people sick, what do unemployment, poverty and social isolation cause? 23(2), 187–193.
Michael, P. S., Sophie, U., Marcus, B. E. & Joe, B. (2021). Systems entrepreneurship: a conceptual substantial of a novel entrepreneurial “species.” Sustainability Science, 781–794.
Ministry of Finance Malaysia (2022, February 16). RM40 billion Semarak Niaga Initiative ensures the sustainability of the business sector – Tengku Zafrul.
Nicholas, D. & Saras, D. S. (2007). Innovations, Stakeholders & Entrepreneurship. Journal of Business Ethics, 74, 267–2007.
Nikolaj, M., Bertel, S. & Anders, S. (2009). Entrepreneurship, job creation and wage growth. Journal of Small Business Economics, 36, 15–32.
OECD (2013). Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth.
Quah, B. H. (2009). Malaysia’s Stimulus Package Not Progressive Enough.
Ricardo, F., Oxfam, G. B. & Nicholas, G. (2014). Working for the Few: Political capture and economic inequality.
Roessler, R. (2002). Improving job tenure outcomes for people with disabilities: The 3M model. Rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Counselling Bulletin, 45(4), 207–212.
Satcher, J. & Hendren, G. R. (1992). Employer agreement with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: Implications for rehabilitation counselling. Journal of Rehabilitation, 58(3), 13–17.
Schumpeter, J. (2003). The theory of economic development. In Joseph Alois Schumpeter Springer, Boston, MA. Harvard University Press, Cambridge.
Selangor Youth Community. (2021). Selangor Entrepreneurship.
Selvi, N. (2018). A Study on Challenges Faced by Disabled People at Workplace in Malaysia. International Journal for Studies on Children, Women, Elderly and Disabled, 5.
Syahida, A. & Amran, M. (2008). The development of entrepreneurship in Malaysia: State?led initiatives. Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, 16(1), 101–116.
The Ministry of Human Resources (2019). Statistik Pekerjaan dan Perburuhan Siri 21. https://mohr.gov.my/index/php/ms/
Tiun, L. T., Lee, L. W. & Khoo, S. L. (2011). Employment of People with Disabilities in the Northern States of Peninsular Malaysia: Employers’ Perspective. Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development, 22(1).
Tiun, L. T. & Khoo, S. L. (2013). Challenges Faced by Malaysians with Disabilities in the World of Employment. Disability CBR & Inclusive Development, 24(1).
Unger, D. (2002). Employers’ Attitudes Toward Persons with Disabilities in the Workforce Myths or Realities? Article in Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 17(1).
United Nations (2008). UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities: UNCRPD.
United Nations (2014). World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014.
Visier, L. (1998). Sheltered employment for persons with disabilities. International Labour Review, 137, 347–365.
World Bank (2009). Malaysia Economic Monitor: Repositioning for Growth.
Yamaki, K. & Fujiura, G. T. (2002). Employment and income status of adults with developmental disabilities living in the community. Mental Retardation, 40, 132–141.
Copyright (c) 2023 Saadiah Juliana Saadun, Roslinda Alias, Muaz Mohd Norman
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Author (s) should affirm that the material has not been published previously. It has not been submitted and it is not under consideration by any other journal. At the same time author (s) need to execute a publication permission agreement to assume the responsibility of the submitted content and any omissions and errors therein. After submission of revised paper in the light of suggestions of the reviewers, the editorial team edits and formats manuscripts to bring uniformity and standardization in published material.
This work will be licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) and under condition of the license, users are free to read, copy, remix, transform, redistribute, download, print, search or link to the full texts of articles and even build upon their work as long as they credit the author for the original work. Moreover, as per journal policy author (s) hold and retain copyrights without any restrictions.
