Firms' measures in response to labor markets and technological change: a study on local skilled workers participation at multinational companies / Hadijah Iberahim

Identifying reasons and needs for skilled workers is an imperative managerial issue for multinational companies (MNCs) operating in foreign countries. This study examines factors that influence demand for skills at firm-level in response to external forces such as labor markets and technological cha...

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Main Author:	Iberahim, Hadijah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Business and Management 2013
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19260/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19260/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19260/1/AJ_IBERAHIM%20HALIJAH%20JOEEAIR%2013.pdf

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spelling	uitm-192602018-02-15T08:01:35Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19260/ Firms' measures in response to labor markets and technological change: a study on local skilled workers participation at multinational companies / Hadijah Iberahim Iberahim, Hadijah Identifying reasons and needs for skilled workers is an imperative managerial issue for multinational companies (MNCs) operating in foreign countries. This study examines factors that influence demand for skills at firm-level in response to external forces such as labor markets and technological change. The issue is important and urgent in the case of Malaysia, whereby the supply of skills is critically insufficient for high technology manufacturing MNCs. As an attempt to provide an insight into the issue of increasing demand for skilled workers, a comparative study on two Malaysian-based Japanese MNCs was undertaken. This exploratory study takes a qualitative approach to analyze data covering the period from 1980 to 2012. Findings show that besides the needs for technological change and constraints in labor markets, differences in firm measures have resulted to increasing demand for skilled workers. These findings have significant theoretical and practical implications to international human resource management studies. The study extends knowledge on the impact of MNCs activities on human capital development Faculty of Business and Management 2013-05 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19260/1/AJ_IBERAHIM%20HALIJAH%20JOEEAIR%2013.pdf Iberahim, Hadijah (2013) Firms' measures in response to labor markets and technological change: a study on local skilled workers participation at multinational companies / Hadijah Iberahim. Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research (JEEIR), 1 (2). pp. 1-22. ISSN 2289 - 2559 http://www.jeeir.com
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description	Identifying reasons and needs for skilled workers is an imperative managerial issue for multinational companies (MNCs) operating in foreign countries. This study examines factors that influence demand for skills at firm-level in response to external forces such as labor markets and technological change. The issue is important and urgent in the case of Malaysia, whereby the supply of skills is critically insufficient for high technology manufacturing MNCs. As an attempt to provide an insight into the issue of increasing demand for skilled workers, a comparative study on two Malaysian-based Japanese MNCs was undertaken. This exploratory study takes a qualitative approach to analyze data covering the period from 1980 to 2012. Findings show that besides the needs for technological change and constraints in labor markets, differences in firm measures have resulted to increasing demand for skilled workers. These findings have significant theoretical and practical implications to international human resource management studies. The study extends knowledge on the impact of MNCs activities on human capital development
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author	Iberahim, Hadijah
spellingShingle	Iberahim, Hadijah Firms' measures in response to labor markets and technological change: a study on local skilled workers participation at multinational companies / Hadijah Iberahim
author_facet	Iberahim, Hadijah
author_sort	Iberahim, Hadijah
title	Firms' measures in response to labor markets and technological change: a study on local skilled workers participation at multinational companies / Hadijah Iberahim
title_short	Firms' measures in response to labor markets and technological change: a study on local skilled workers participation at multinational companies / Hadijah Iberahim
title_full	Firms' measures in response to labor markets and technological change: a study on local skilled workers participation at multinational companies / Hadijah Iberahim
title_fullStr	Firms' measures in response to labor markets and technological change: a study on local skilled workers participation at multinational companies / Hadijah Iberahim
title_full_unstemmed	Firms' measures in response to labor markets and technological change: a study on local skilled workers participation at multinational companies / Hadijah Iberahim
title_sort	firms' measures in response to labor markets and technological change: a study on local skilled workers participation at multinational companies / hadijah iberahim
publisher	Faculty of Business and Management
publishDate	2013
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