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William Keling

William Keling

Lecturer, Management, Marketing & Digital Business

Location: Room 40, Heron 2
Office No: +60 85 630 100 ext. 2756
Email: william.k@curtin.edu.my

Academic qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Entrepreneurship)
  • Master of Business Administration
  • Bachelor of Business Administration

Employment history

  • Lecturer,  Department of Management, Marketing and Digital Business, Faculty of Business, Curtin University Malaysia (2017 – present)
  • Assistant professor, UCSI University (2016 – 2017)
  • Senior lecturer, Technology College Sarawak (2013 – 2016)

Unit taught

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Start-Up Small Business
  • Small Business Growth
  • Small Business Planning
  • Introduction to Global Business
  • Communication in Business
  • Communication, Culture, and Indigenous Perspective in Business

Research interest

Entrepreneurship, indigenous and rural entrepreneurship, sustainable development

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Yap, C.S., Keling, W., Ho, P.L. & Omar, Q. (2023). Technology readiness of farmers in Sarawak: The effect of gender, age, and educational level. Information Development. doi: 10.1177/026666669231194712
  • Yap, C.S., Keling, W., & Ho, P.L. (2023). Determinants of entrepreneurial performance of rural indigenous women entrepreneurs in Sarawak, Malaysia. Gender in Management: An International Journal. doi: 10.1108/GM-06-2021-0170
  • Omar, Q., Yap, C. S., Ho, P. L., & Keling, W. (2023). Can technology readiness predict farmers’ adoption intention of the e-AgriFinance app. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies. doi:10.1108/JADEE-04-2021-0090
  • Keling, W., Yap, C. S., & Ho, P. L. (2022). Enterprising tendency and entrepreneurial performance of indigenous Dayak women entrepreneurs in Sarawak, Malaysia. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy. doi: 10.1108/JEC-02-2022-0032
  • Yap, C. S., Keling, W., & Abdullah, S. K. (2022). Use of social media in information seeking and sharing during floods in rural Sarawak. International Journal of Emergency Services. doi: 10.1108/IJES-07-2020-0042
  • Omar, Q., Yap, C. S., Myint, K., T., Ho, P. L., & Keling, W. (2022). Factors influencing behavioural intention to adopt the e-Agrifinance app among farmers: Extended UTAUT with technology readiness. International Journal of Technology Diffusion, 13(1), 1-17. doi: 10.4018/IJTD.304383
  • Omar, Q., Yap, C. S., Ho, P. L., & Keling, W. (2021). Predictors of behavioral intention to adopt e-AgriFinance app among the farmers in Sarawak, Malaysia. British Food Journal, 124(1), 239-254. doi: 10.1108/BFJ-04-2021-0449
  • Keling, W., Ho, P. L., Yap, C. S., & Entebang, H. (2021). Impacts of the Tagang programme on an indigenous Dayak community. Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research, 32(3), 456-469. doi: 10.1080/13032917.2021.1886954
  • Keling, W., & Entebang, H. (2017). Indigenous Dayak entrepreneurial attitude orientation. International Journal of Economic Research, 14(16), 433-446.
  • Keling, W., & Entebang, H. (2017). Dayak homestay entrepreneurs innovation characteristics. Ottoman, Journal of Tourism and Management Research, 2(2), 101-112.
  • Keling, W., & Entebang, H. (2015). Entrepreneurial attitude orientation (EAO) and indigenous Dayak entrepreneurs (DE) performance in Sarawak. Journal of Managing Transformation In Technology and Innovation Globalization, 175-184.

Conference proceedings/presentations

  • Keling, W., Yap, C. S., Ho, P. L., & Omar, Q. (2021). Technology readiness of farmers in Sarawak: The effect of gender, age, and educational level. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Management and Entrepreneurship (i-CoME), July 22-24, Kuching, Malaysia.
  • Keling, W., & Entebang, H. (2015). Dayak Entrepreneurial Attitude Orientation: The Moderating Effect of Internal and External Environmental Factors. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance (CoCIAF).
  • Keling, W., & Entebang, H. (2015). Innovation and Homestay Programme in Sarawak: A Perspective of Dayak’s Entrepreneurs. Paper presented at International Conference on Natural Resources, Tourism and Services Management.
  • Keling, W., & Entebang, H. (2015). Entrepreneurial Attitude Orientation (EAO) and Indigenous Dayak Entrepreneur (DE) Performance in Sarawak. Paper Presented at Technology and Innovation Conference.
  • Keling, W., & Entebang, H. (2015). Innovation within the Sarawak homestay programme: the perspective of Dayak’s homestay entrepreneurs. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources, Tourism and Services Management, pp. 253-262. Universiti Putra Malaysia.
  • Keling, W., Entebang, H., & Jais, M. (2014). Entrepreneurial Attitude Orientation (EAO) and Dayak Entrepreneur (DE) Performance in Sarawak. Paper presented at the 6th International Borneo Business Conference.
  • Keling, W. (2013). An Examination of Factors Affecting Performance of Indigenous Entrepreneurs in Sarawak. Paper presented at the Postgraduate Conference on Social Science and Humanities.
  • Keling, W. (2012). Indigenous Entrepreneurship: A Contemporary Issue. Paper presented at 2nd Postgraduate Research Colloquium, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).
  • Keling, W. (2011). The Success of Indigenous Dayak Entrepreneur: Determinants Factors. Paper presented at Research Colloquium, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
Research grants

  • Curtin Malaysia Higher Degree Research Grant (2023). RM165, 900. Determinants of Entrepreneurial Resilience of Women Entrepreneurs in Sarawak: The Moderating Role of Government Support. Role: Principal Investigator
  • Curtin University Malaysia, AMES Research Grant (2022). RM5,000. Development of the Rural Dayak Women Entrepreneurial Resilience Framework: From the Perspective of Empowerment Theory. Role: Principal Investigator
  • Curtin University Malaysia, Internal Research Grant for FOB (2021). RM5,500. Appraising ICT4D Projects using the Stakeholder Theory and Critical Research Approach. Role: Co-Investigator
  • Curtin University Malaysia, Internal Research Grant for FOB (2019). RM5,000. Determinants of Successful Rural Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs in Sarawak and Barrier to Indigenous Rural Entrepreneurship in Sarawak. Role: Principal Investigator
  • Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) (2018). RM300,000. Development of Sarawak e-Agrifinance in Transforming Agricultural Sector. Role: Principal Investigator

Reviewer of Academic Journal Articles

  • Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
  • International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
  • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research
  • International Journal of Manpower
  • International Journal of Social Economics
  • Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability
  • E-mentor Journal

Reviewer of Academic Books

  • Ireland & Barringer (2018). Entrepreneurship, Successfully Launching New Ventures, 6th Edition. Global Edition, ISN-10:129225331. ISBN-13:97812255330 @ 2019 Pearson
  • Scarborough & Conwell (2018). Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, 9th Edition. Pearson Education Limited, ISBN10 1292266023. ISBN139781292266022
  • Ireland & Barringer (2020). Entrepreneurship, Successfully Launching New Ventures, 6th  Edition, Online Edition.