IMPACT OF SOCIAL CAPITAL TOWARDS STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES OF MANUFACTURING SMEs IN MALAYSIA
Keywords:
Social Capital, Strategic Capabilities, Manufacturing SMEs.
Abstract
Research on SMEs in Malaysia has become more significant nowadays as SMEs in Malaysia contribute national income to the country. Internationalisation of SMEs is imperative as smaller firms operating international business today develop their own capabilities and competitive advantage. Thus, it is important for SMEs especially those in emerging countries like Malaysia to look into their social capital and put their efforts to strategize their capabilities to respond to the global competition and business opportunities. This study was conducted to examine the impact of social capital towards the SMEs capabilities before they adopt the best strategic approach to face challenge situations at hand. A quantitative approach was employed in this study and a total of 187 responses from manufacturing SME exporters were received and further analyzed using Partial Least Square (PLS) technique. The results demonstrated that social capital of manufacturing SMEs in Malaysia has significant impact only on innovation, marketing and technology capabilities but not market-linking and management capabilities.
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Spirkova, D., Caganova, D., & Bawa, M. (2015). The Social Capital Influence on Enterprise Competitiveness in V4 Countries. Ecic, 314–324.
Subramaniam, M., & Youndt, M.A. (2005). The Influence of Intellectual Capital on the Types of Innovative Capabilities. Academy of Management Journal, 48(3), 450–463.
Sulistyo, H., & Ayuni, S. (2020). Competitive Advantages of SMEs: The Role of Innovation Capacity, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and Social Capital. Contaduría y Administración 65(1) 2020, 1-18.
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Chisholm, A. M., & Nielsen, K. (2009). Social Capital and the Resource-based View of the Firm. International Studies of Management & Organization, 39(2), 7-32.
Westerlund, M., & Svahn, S. (2008). A Relationship Value Perspective of Social Capital in Networks of Software SMEs. Journal of Industrial Marketing Management, 37(5), 492-501.
Prester, J. (2015). Intellectual Capital and its Impact on Firm’s Performance, 1-8.
Dhanaraj, C., & Parkhe, A. (2006). Orchestrating Innovation Networks. Academy of Management Review, 31, 659–69.
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2021-11-29
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Tuah, S. N. A., Ahmad, N. H., & Halim, H. A. (2021). IMPACT OF SOCIAL CAPITAL TOWARDS STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES OF MANUFACTURING SMEs IN MALAYSIA. International Journal of Small and Medium Enterprises, 4(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.46281/ijsmes.v4i1.1470
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