An analysis of FDI: linkages and local firm’s capability (A case of manufacturing sector in Melaka) / Abdul Halim Mohd Noor, Rosfadzimi Mat Saad and Mohd Saladin Abd Rasool

• Main Authors: Mohd Noor, Abdul Halim, Mat Saad, Rosfadzimi, Abd Rasool, Mohd Saladin
• Format: Research Reports
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Manufacturing industries; Investment, capital formation, speculation; Foreign investments. Country risk
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/41666/1/41666.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/41666/

One key element for firms especially the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to increase their competitiveness is the ability to form linkages with other firms either vertically or horizontally. This paper is based on a data set of forty foreign manufacturing firms operating in industrial estates in...