Category: Human Resourcse & Employment

This article examines the migration and employment policies in Malaysia in 1970. Relationship between migrant status and employment status in a developing country; Two migration categories in Malaysia; Differences in the unemployment rates between migrants and non-migrants; Factors contributing to the low employment rates of migrants. Download

Author 1 Chowdhury, A. Author 2 Kirkpatrick, C.H. The paper examines the impact of rising human resource ( HR ) endowments on the relative factor intensity and composition of manufactured exports of Singapore and Malaysia. Following the traditional approach, relative factor intensities are approximated by wage and non-wage value added per employee. The findings show… Continue reading Human Resource, Factor Intensity, and Export Structure of Singapore and Malaysia

This article describes the condition of manpower planning and labor markets in West Malaysia during the 1960s. Problems and conditions in employment markets; Implications of insulated markets for manpower and economic policies; Suggestions offered for future employment-creation policies.  [Download]

The paper examines the impact of rising human resource ( HR ) endowments on the relative factor intensity and composition of manufactured exports of Singapore and Malaysia. Following the traditional approach, relative factor intensities are approximated by wage and non-wage value added per employee. The findings show that the manufacturing activities in both countries have… Continue reading Human Resource Factor Intensity and Export Structure of Singapore and Malaysia

Author 1 Hawley, Amos H. Author 2 Fernandez, Dorothy Author 3 Singh, Harbans Examines the unemployment trends in Peninsular Malaysia during the 1970s. Reasons why economists regard unemployment as undesirable; Principal sources of information on unemployment in Malaysia; Unemployment data from 1962-1982; Determinants of interstate variation in unemployment rates in 1980. [Download] Download

Addresses the question of youth unemployment in Peninsular Malaysia. Analysis of both individual and structural determinants; Conventional economic theory of labor force development; Basic determinants of labor underutilization; Structural aspects of the economy that inhibit the employment of potential workers. Download

Author 1 Harris, G.T. Author 2 Tai Shzee Yew Examines the unemployment trends in Peninsular Malaysia during the 1970s. Reasons why economists regard unemployment as undesirable; Principal sources of information on unemployment in Malaysia; Unemployment data from 1962-1982; Determinants of interstate variation in unemployment rates in 1980. Download

Describes the condition of manpower planning and labor markets in West Malaysia during the 1960s. Problems and conditions in employment markets; Implications of insulated markets for manpower and economic policies; Suggestions offered for future employment-creation policies. Download

This paper is concerned with people management practices in companies in Malaysia. It examines the development of the main practice areas of the management of human resources (HR), the HR management (HRM) function and to what extent locallyowned companies (LOC) are influenced by multinational companies (MNC) operating in Malaysia. We found LOCs do not place… Continue reading The Management of Human Resources in Malaysia: Locally-owned Companies and Multinational Companies

The results in this paper show that the relative demand for higher educated workers have been increasing amidst increasing relative supply for the period of analysis. Relative wages for this period have also been increasing, highlighting the possibility of an increased demand for higher educated workers in Malaysia. Our results also show that there are… Continue reading The Returns to Education Over Time: The Malaysian Outlook, 1984-1997