The Government Business Support Services: Does It Really Works?
The establishment of business entity, especially among Malays ethnic, experienced a rapid development since Malaysia has gained independence from British colonial in 1957. In 1970 the government has launched a New Economic Policy (1970-1990) which aimed to increase Malays ownership in economic act...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/248/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin |
| Summary: | The establishment of business entity, especially among Malays ethnic, experienced a rapid development since
Malaysia has gained independence from British colonial in 1957. In 1970 the government has launched a New
Economic Policy (1970-1990) which aimed to increase Malays ownership in economic activities without
sidelining other races. However, at the end of the period, the targeted figure of 30% Bumiputera (indigenous)
ownership is far from achieved. The government was alerted and has conducted a substantial program to
overcome the problems. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the factors that hinder SMEs from using the
services, hoping that the awareness is no more a key issue. This study is also to assess non-users perception of
firms’ performance in the absence of the government support services. The study used cross sectional data from
database of national SME supervisory body. The respondents are Malays SMEs all over Malaysia. |
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