Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to examine the antecedents of Islamic works ethics and peers
influence towards unethical behavior among the
small
an
d
medium
enterprise owner
s
in
Malaysia. All variab
les wer
e measured using 7
-
point
Likert scale.
Islamic works ethics
,
subjective norms,
and unethical behavior
are treated
as
exogenous variables. Questionnaires
were distributed to 80 business owner
s
in small
and
medium enterprise owner
s
in Malaysia
based o
n a random sampling method. The data was analyzed using
multiple
linear regression in
SPSS. The finding supports two significant direct effects in the model, thus supporting the
hypothesis
that the
Islamic work ethics and subjective norms (
peer influence)
have significant
influence on
the
unethical
behavior business owner
s
. The result is discussed in the perspective
of
small
a
nd
medium
enterprise owners in Malaysia.
