The shift towards a knowledge-driven, small-firms-dominated, and highly dynamic industrial structure has prompted policymakers around the world to emphasise the importance of entrepreneurship. Many countries, including Malaysia, are now exploring further what they need to do to create a vibrant entrepreneurship culture and increase the supply of new entrepreneurs (and hence new businesses). Publication: MIERScan,… Continue reading Towards a Vibrant Entrepreneurship Policy
Category: Public Sector/Civil Service
Outsourcing and quality performance: Malaysia’s public works department
A brief quality assessment exercise conducted among officers of Malaysia’s Public Works Department (PWD) on outsourced quantity surveying services affirmed the view that the consultants’ performance was generally unsatisfactory. The performance dimensions cover from preliminary estimates and cost plans to final accounts. The result of this purely academic exercise generated sufficient interest among top decision-makers… Continue reading Outsourcing and quality performance: Malaysia’s public works department
Public management reform in Malaysia: Recent initiatives and experiences
Abstract: Purpose – The present paper seeks to examine the recent changes in public management in Malaysia in relation to new public management and assess their impacts on administrative performance and service delivery. Design/methodology/approach – The scope of the paper is limited to the period of 1981 till the present date. The paper is mainly… Continue reading Public management reform in Malaysia: Recent initiatives and experiences