Small and medium enterprises (SMES) competing in the global business environment: A case of Malaysia

Mohd Zulkifli Muhammad and Abdul Kamal Char and Mohd Rushdan bin Yasoa and Zakiah Hassan (2010) Small and medium enterprises (SMES) competing in the global business environment: A case of Malaysia. International Business Research, 3 (1). pp. 66-75. ISSN 1913-9004

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Abstract

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in the country's economic development. The current trend of economic growth and the rapid industrial development has made Malaysia as one of the most open economies in the world. In conjunction with the Ninth Malaysian Plan (2006-2010), the government is devoting and designing the SME development plan to assist the SMEs to meet the new business challenges in the competitive global business environment. The focus of this paper is the discussion of the competitiveness facing SMEs in the global business environment by examining the opportunities and supports from the government. Furthermore, this study also analyses the challenges of Malaysian SMEs in globalize market together with economics turmoil.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Challenges, Competitiveness, Globalization
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28-9999 Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28-70 Management. Industrial management H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform > HN1-995 Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform > HN50-995 By region or country
Department:	FACULTY > Labuan Faculty of International Finance
Depositing User:	JUNAINE JASNI -
Date Deposited:	03 Sep 2025 10:26
Last Modified:	03 Sep 2025 10:26
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/45108

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