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BY ANUSHA(50) DEEPRAJ(51)

MALAYSIA

the peninsular region

or West Malaysiabordering Thailand to the north &

Singapore to the
south
the East Malaysia

bordering Indonesia and Brunei.

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%

Main Imports: Type:

Intermediate goods Consumption goods Capital goods & Transport equipment

Main countries of origin:

China 14% Japan 13% USA 11% Singapore 11% Thailand 6%

Advantages of investing in Malaysia


competitive advantage -producing and processing primary

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

Asian languages (i.e. Chinese, Indian, Malay, and Indonesian)

Top Companies in Malaysia


Petronas
Maybank

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

Malaysian Business Structures


Malaysian businesses are extremely hierarchical in

nature
The three main religions all stress the over-riding

importance of respect and duty


Defines

hierarchy

to

be

established

where

reporting lines are transparent and where bosses


make decisions and then instruct their

subordinates accordingly.

Women in Business in Malaysia


Although Malaysia is officially a

Muslim country and the majority of the population are practicing

Moslems, many women work and


many reach quite senior positions.
Women travelling to Malaysia on

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

society highly success oriented and driven.


In masculine countries, people live in order to

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

low preference for avoiding uncertainty.

Long term orientation


the extent to which a society shows a pragmatic

future-oriented perspective rather than a conventional historical short-term point of view.


Hofstede has found no score for Malaysia.

THANK YOU

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