The impact of R&D resources and capability on company performance

• Main Authors: Sofian, Saudah, Mustafar, Mastora, Yusoff, Mohd. Effandi, Low, Hock Heng
• Format: Article
• Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2014
• Subjects: HD Industries. Land use. Labor
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/62940/; http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jt.v69.3247
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

R&D resources and capability is expected to affect company performance, especially those of high technology. Highlights of the work shows companies with high R&D expenditure and manpower resources typically influence company performance. Therefore, in order to improve the company's performance it is important to take into account the elements of R&D resources and capability. Given the fact that these elements are important to the technology-based companies, this study was conducted to examine whether R&D resources and capability influence business performance. A set of questionnaire was distributed among 138 technology-based companies and statistical analyses were employed to analyze gathered data from the survey. Findings indicate that the elements do influence the business performance of the companies.