Dr William Keling

Discipline Lead (SME Startup, Innovation & Entrepreneurship)

Academic Qualifications

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

 

Office No.

+60 85 630100 ext. 2756

Room No.

No. 40, Row 3

Email

william.k@curtin.edu.my

 

Employment History

  1. Lecturer, Department of Management, Faculty of Business
    Curtin University, Malaysia, (2017 to present)
  2. Assistant Professor, UCSI University (2016 – 2017)
  3. Senior Lecturer, Technology College Sarawak (2013 – 2016)

 

Unit Taught

  1. Entrepreneurship
  2. Start-Up Small Business
  3. Small Business Growth
  4. Small Business Planning
  5. Introduction to Global Business
  6. Communication in Business
  7. Communication, Culture, and Indigenous Perspective in Business

 

Research Interest

  1. Entrepreneurship
  2. Indigenous and Rural Entrepreneurship
  3. Sustainable Development

 

Publications 

Journal Articles

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Keling, W., & Entebang, H. (2017). Indigenous Dayak entrepreneurial attitude orientation. International Journal of Economic Research, 14(16), 433-446.
  10. Keling, W., & Entebang, H. (2017). Dayak homestay entrepreneurs innovation characteristics. Ottoman, Journal of Tourism and Management Research, 2(2), 101-112.
  11. 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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).
  3. 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.
  4. Keling, W., & Entebang, H. (2015). Entrepreneurial Attitude Orientation (EAO) and Indigenous Dayak Entrepreneur (DE) Performance in Sarawak. Paper Presented at Technology and Innovation Conference.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Keling, W. (2012). Indigenous Entrepreneurship: A Contemporary Issue. Paper presented at 2nd Postgraduate Research Colloquium, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).
  9. 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

  1. Curtin Malaysia Higher Degree Research Grant (2023). Rm 165, 900. Determinants of Entrepreneurial Resilience of Women Entrepreneurs in Sarawak: The Moderating Role of Government Support. Role: Principal Investigator
  2. Curtin University Malaysia, AMES Research Grant (2022). Rm 5,000. Development of the Rural Dayak Women Entrepreneurial Resilience Framework: From the Perspective of Empowerment Theory. Role: Principal Investigator
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) (2018). RM300,000. Development of Sarawak e-Agrifinance in Transforming Agricultural Sector. Role: Principal Investigator

Reviewer of Academic Journal Articles

  1. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
  2. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
  3. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research
  4. International Journal of Manpower
  5. International Journal of Social Economics
  6. Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability
  7. E-mentor Journal

Reviewer of Academic Books

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