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The impact of human capital and innovation on labour productivity of Malaysian small and medium enterprises

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  • Rahmah Ismail

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Human capital theory postulates that investment in human capital will increase labour quality and eventually generates higher productivity in an organisation. In small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the quality of workers is still low due to lack of investment in human capital especially in terms of training; and this is the main cause of low labour productivity, hence, leading to weak firm's performance. This article aims to analyse the impact of human capital and innovation on labour productivity by utilising the data of 4,661 manufacturing firms of 2009 in Malaysia. In this analysis, human capital is measured by the ratio of number of professional and managerial employees; and technical and associate professional employees to total number of employees; and total expenses on training; while innovation is measured by total expenses on research and development (R%D) and on information and communication technology (ICT). The result shows that human capital and innovation play significant roles in increasing labour productivity in Malaysian SMEs.

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  • Rahmah Ismail, 2018. "The impact of human capital and innovation on labour productivity of Malaysian small and medium enterprises," International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 25(2), pages 245-261.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpqma:v:25:y:2018:i:2:p:245-261
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    1. Nurliyana Mohd Basri & Zulkefly Abdul Karim & Noorasiah Sulaiman, 2020. "The Effects of Factors of Production Shocks on Labor Productivity: New Evidence Using Panel VAR Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(20), pages 1-23, October.
    2. Santosh B. Rane & Sandesh Wavhal & Prathamesh R. Potdar, 2023. "Integration of Lean Six Sigma with Internet of Things (IoT) for productivity improvement: a case study of contactor manufacturing industry," International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, Springer;The Society for Reliability, Engineering Quality and Operations Management (SREQOM),India, and Division of Operation and Maintenance, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden, vol. 14(5), pages 1990-2018, October.

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