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MALAYSIA
Singapore to the
south
the East Malaysia
FACTS OF MALAYSIA
CAPITAL: KUALA LUMPUR
LAND AREA: 332,665 Sq.Km LANGUAGE: MALAY OFFICIAL RELIGION: ISLAM LITERACY: 92% POPULATION: 27 MILLION POPULATION DENSITY: 86 PER Sq.Km. CURRENCY: RINGGIT GDP: $237.8 Bn
Main Exports: Type: Electronics Electrical machinery Petroleum & gas Chemicals & products Textiles, clothing & footwear Destinations: (% Singapore 14% Palm Oil total) China 12% USA 11% Japan 10%
products- abundance of natural resources together with a world class transport and telecommunications infrastructure.
Key advantages: low cost business environment high skill levels low salary costs for qualified professionals lifestyle, climate, educational opportunities multilingual professionals competent in English and the major
Telekom Malaysia
Tenaga Nasional Berhard
CIMB bank
Perodua
Political environment
favorable to international and
domestic business development. a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. power is strongly concentrated with the Prime Minister. The administrative centre is at Putrajaya, while the parliament meets in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia The present Prime Minister-Najib Razak
nature
The three main religions all stress the over-riding
hierarchy
to
be
established
where
subordinates accordingly.
business problems.
will
encounter
fewer
HOFSTEDE MODEL
Power distance
Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less
powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally. Malaysia scores very high on this dimension (score of 104) which means that people accept a hierarchical order in which everybody has a place and which needs no further justification. Hierarchy in an organization is seen as reflecting inherent inequalities, centralization is popular, subordinates expect to be told what to do and the ideal boss is a benevolent autocrat.
Individualism
the degree of interdependence a society maintains among its members.
Malaysia, with a score of 26 is a collectivistic society.
manifest in a close long-term commitment to the member group, be that a family, extended family or extended relationships
Employer/employee relationships are perceived in moral terms (like a family link), hiring and promotion take account of the employees in-group
Masculinity / Femininity
At 50, Malaysia can be considered a masculine
work, managers are expected to be decisive, and the emphasis is on equity, competition and performance.
Conflicts are resolved by fighting them out.
Uncertainty avoidance
The extent to which the members of a culture feel
threatened by ambiguous or unknown situations and have created beliefs and institutions that try to avoid these is reflected in the UAI score.
Malaysia scores 36 on this dimension and thus has a
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