Category: SME & SMI

Author 1 Dart, Jack Author 2 Ng, Ignace Author 3 Sarkar, Asit   The primary purpose of this article is to compare and contrast the managerial practices and problems faced by the SMEs operating in Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. While such a comparative analysis has been done in the past, this study differs from previous… Continue reading A Comparative Analysis of Managerial Practices among SMEs from Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand

The article elaborates the potential of SMI in the economy development of Eastcoast, Peninsula. Article written in Malay. Publication: 4th International Malaysian Studies Conference; 3-5 August 2004, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi. Nanthakumar a/l Loganathan, Mohd. Najit B. Sukemi & Mohd. Nasir B. Nawawi.  Download

The 1997 East Asian Financial Crisis had caused a major set back for the Malaysian economy. Almost every sector of the economy was affected. It is in this contact that this article discusses the ‘third shift’ of the economy in Penang, particularly by focusing on the SMEs on three aspects. First, the major factors affecting… Continue reading Penang SMEs and Globalization: Crisis, Accommodation and Challenges

It is widely known that many MNCs/LSIs are developing supplier networks of competitive SMI/Es to complement their core activities. However, it is also a known fact that many of the local SMI/Es remain de-linked from the MNCs/LSIs, and thus are at disadvantage in terms of technological spillovers, access to markets, information technology as well as… Continue reading Technological and Managerial Upgrading of SMI/Es Through Linkages with MNCs/LSIs: Lessons Learnt & Implications

SMEs need to embrace the state-of-art technologies to penetrate non-traditional markets and remain competitive in the face of increasing challenges posed by globalisation, liberalisation and technological advances. Author: Musalmah Johan. Publication: MIERScan, 30 May 2005. Download