International Journal of Supply Chain Management
Vol 6, No 4 (2017): International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM)

Malaysian SMEs Performance and the Government Business Support Service: The Moderating Effects of Absorptive Capacity

Jauriyah Shamsuddin (Universiti Utara Malaysia)
Mohammad Nizam Sarkawi (Universiti Utara Malaysia)
Abdul Rahman Jaafar (Universiti Utara Malaysia)
Noor Fareen Abd Rahim (Universiti Sains Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2017

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to test and develop absorptive capacity as a moderator of the relationship between Government Business Support Service (GBSS) and SMEs Performance in Malaysia. A random sampling technique was used on 150 usable questionnaires and data was analysed by SPSS 19. Statistically, the results confirmed that financial and non-financial support by government positively related to SMEs Performance and there is an interaction of absorptive capacity as a moderator on GBSS and SMEs Performance.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJSCM

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Engineering Environmental Science Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Transportation

Description

International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM) is a peer-reviewed indexed journal, ISSN: 2050-7399 (Online), 2051-3771 (Print), that publishes original, high quality, supply chain management empirical research that will have a significant impact on SCM theory and practice. Manuscripts ...