Training and innovation among knowledge-based companies in Malaysia

Using data from an online survey, this paper attempts to (1) examine the innovative efforts undertaken by knowledge-based companies in Malaysia and (2) to investigate whether or not training has any impact on those innovative efforts. It was found that innovation was evident among the vast majority...

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Main Author:	Zulkifli, Izyani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) 2012
Subjects:	HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/26818/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26818/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26818/1/ART11081801-2.pdf

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spelling	iium-268182012-11-21T00:30:09Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/26818/ Training and innovation among knowledge-based companies in Malaysia Zulkifli, Izyani HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class Using data from an online survey, this paper attempts to (1) examine the innovative efforts undertaken by knowledge-based companies in Malaysia and (2) to investigate whether or not training has any impact on those innovative efforts. It was found that innovation was evident among the vast majority of the knowledge-based companies, namely, in the “development of a major new product”, an “upgrade of an existing product”, “patents or copyrights for a product” and the “introduction of a new technology that improved production process”. A simple crosstab analysis suggests that when a training policy is in place, it not only positively influences innovation but innovation seems to be more important to the growth of the companies. Additionally, the regression result shows that training has a significant and positive impact on the company’s propensity to innovate. The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/26818/1/ART11081801-2.pdf Zulkifli, Izyani (2012) Training and innovation among knowledge-based companies in Malaysia. Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, 33 (2). pp. 53-74. ISSN 1308-7800 http://www.sesric.org/jecd/jecd_articles/ART11081801-2.pdf
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spellingShingle	HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class Zulkifli, Izyani Training and innovation among knowledge-based companies in Malaysia
description	Using data from an online survey, this paper attempts to (1) examine the innovative efforts undertaken by knowledge-based companies in Malaysia and (2) to investigate whether or not training has any impact on those innovative efforts. It was found that innovation was evident among the vast majority of the knowledge-based companies, namely, in the “development of a major new product”, an “upgrade of an existing product”, “patents or copyrights for a product” and the “introduction of a new technology that improved production process”. A simple crosstab analysis suggests that when a training policy is in place, it not only positively influences innovation but innovation seems to be more important to the growth of the companies. Additionally, the regression result shows that training has a significant and positive impact on the company’s propensity to innovate.
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author	Zulkifli, Izyani
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title	Training and innovation among knowledge-based companies in Malaysia
title_short	Training and innovation among knowledge-based companies in Malaysia
title_full	Training and innovation among knowledge-based companies in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Training and innovation among knowledge-based companies in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Training and innovation among knowledge-based companies in Malaysia
title_sort	training and innovation among knowledge-based companies in malaysia
publisher	The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC)
publishDate	2012
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/26818/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26818/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26818/1/ART11081801-2.pdf
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Training and innovation among knowledge-based companies in Malaysia

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