%A Syed Zamberi Ahmad %A Farah Akmar Anor Salim %J Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship & Sustainability %T Sources of Stress and the Coping Mechanism for Malaysian Entrepreneurs %X The purpose of the paper is to present the findings on the stress and the coping mechanism of the Malaysian entrepreneur?s. Design/methodology/approach ? Data were collected via a questionnaire distributed among the entrepreneurs over the Klang Valley, Malaysia. A total of 118 out of 300 entrepreneurs completed questionnaires, which represented all business sectors with varieties demographic background. Findings ? The results factor analysis with a variamax rotation are conducted on the actual performance to generate the underlying dimensions of the stress experience differences in terms of sources and coping instruments of stress. %N 3 %K Entrepreneurs, stress, coping, Malaysia %P 52-63 %V 5 %D 2009 %L library_repository593