Malaysia’s Leadership Role in Asean: An Assessment

Pero, Siti Darwinda Mohamed; Apandi, Laila Suriya Ahmad

doi:10.32890/jis.14.2018.7999

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“…The informants further mentioned that Malaysian missions abroad, which include diplomatic and trade-related missions, are among their sources of support in their operations abroad. This is in line with the claim of Mohamed Pero and Ahmad Apandi (2018) that the leadership role played by Malaysia in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) paves the way for, and supports the internationalisation of Malaysian firms.…”

Section: Government Facilitation and Internationalisationsupporting

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EXPLORING THE DRIVING FACTORS OF INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM BUSINESS SERVICE SMEs IN MALAYSIA

Dr Norwan Ahmad,

Siew Imm, Ng,

Norazlyn Kamal Basha

et al. 2023

JIS

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This study sought to improve understanding of the factors that drive the international performance (IP) of business service small andmedium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly from a developing country’s perspective. Studying the SME context is key in light ofthe scarce evidence of SMEs’ experience in the literature despite their increasing importance in the provision of services to international clients. Semi-structured interviews underpinned by resourcebased theory and dynamic capability view, were conducted with 11 informants representing government agencies, trade associations, and industry members. This qualitative method was employed to analyse the viewpoints of multiple industry stakeholders to enable us to capture the factors that drive IP. The findings revealed a convergence of views among the stakeholders on specific internal and external factors they perceive as essential in driving IP. The internal factors include human capital, entrepreneurial orientation, foreign market knowledge, relational capital, marketing capability, technological capability, and innovative service offerings, whereas the external factors encompass track record, access to financing, and government facilitation. We elaborated on the identified factors in relation to the supporting theories, thereby enhancing existing knowledge on their relationship with IP.

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Section: Government Facilitation and Internationalisationsupporting

confidence: 85%

EXPLORING THE DRIVING FACTORS OF INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM BUSINESS SERVICE SMEs IN MALAYSIA

Dr Norwan Ahmad,

Siew Imm, Ng,

Norazlyn Kamal Basha

et al. 2023

JIS

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“…The limited motivation to lead seems similar to Vietnam and The Philippines. Malaysia has excellent potential to lead and make other significant contributions towards ASEAN (Pero and Apandi, 2018), but the current intention seems limited.…”

Section: The Asean's Economic Cooperation Under Us-china Rivalry and ...mentioning

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ASEAN's Role and Future Economic Cooperation Under the US-China Rivalry: The Quest for Effective Democratic Leadership

Tobing,

Aristama

2023

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Amid the US-China rivalry, the ASEAN role and future economic cooperation are uncertain. Deploying a qualitative approach based on documents as sources of data, this study aims to suggest democratic leadership as an intervening variable and examines future possibilities of the ASEAN role and economic cooperation under the US-China rivalry. There are three ASEAN's role future possibilities under the US-China rivalry: the honest broker (best-case scenario), a partial mediator (moderate-case scenario), and a dysfunctional organisation (worst-case scenario). The gradations linearly demonstrated an interlinked connection between the cooperation engagement and outcome possibilities. This study found that the best-case prospect, "an honest broker" could be materialised by implementing democratic leadership, an equally distributed, empowered, egalitarian decision-making kind of leadership determined by willingness, capacity, and acceptance. It could optimally encourage internal economic development and effectively manage cooperation with both parties through the distribution of responsibility, group member empowerment, and assisting all members in decision-making.

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“…As a founding member to ASEAN's establishment in 1976, Malaysia has always played a role in the institutional building of ASEAN. However, Mohamed Pero and Ahmad Apandi (2018) had highlighted that the role of Malaysia has not received much appraisal by regional studies and literature. The non-interference policy would not be able to guide the pro-active commitment of member states, including Malaysia.…”

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Positioning Malaysia in the Realm of Global Uncertainty: Analysing Its Concern and Struggles of Pakatan Harapan Government

Idris

2020

Journal of International Studies

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The US-China trade war has shackled the political, economic and social landscapes of many nations globally at varying degrees. While trade talks are still ongoing and President Trump has hinted at the possibility of an interim agreement, the prospects of an agreement between the two sides on a comprehensive US-China trade deal in the near-term remains uncertain. Several factors have placed Malaysia to be in a favorable position. One of these factors is that Malaysia continues to be an important geopolitical trading route. In addition to being considered an integral component to the production house of the global supply chain for finished products, Malaysiaâ€™s economy is highly dependent on the movement of goods and global currency. Furthermore, Malaysia is also predominantly reliant on its trades with China. It is suggested that the trade protectionism in the U.S. has resulted into a slowdown of Chinaâ€™s growth, whereby this has created a domino effect on the Malaysian economy. Moreover, the economic prospects of many countries have worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to a shutdown of major operations around the world that has disrupted global supply chains. Countries have employed inward strategies to alleviate national security and domestic economies, at the expense of the globalization process. Although the first wave of the virus has passed and world economies have started to recover, the global economy trajectory is still deemed ambiguous. China, which is a major hub for manufacturing, was heavily affected, and struggles to increase its GDP from 6.1 percent since the end of 2019. Due to the uncertainty on future prospects, the seventh Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohammed, had established three frameworks that would guide Malaysian foreign policy. Firstly, Malaysia will remain an active participant in all international organizations and treaties that it is a member of. Secondly, Malaysia will communicate its influence towards any decision-making processes in platforms where it is not a member. Thirdly, Malaysia will align its aims to the Industrial Revolution 4.0 and the blue economy. Should this be the way forward from 2020 onwards, or would new strategies need to be crafted? What are the contemporary indicators that Malaysia should consider? Finally, what would be the ultimate message that would be delivered when Malaysia positions itself for its increasing potential in the near future? These questions will help guide this study in its examination of the feasibility of change in Continuity, as a strategy for Malaysian foreign policy in the near future.

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Malaysia’s Leadership Role in Asean: An Assessment

Cited by 3 publications

References 17 publications

EXPLORING THE DRIVING FACTORS OF INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM BUSINESS SERVICE SMEs IN MALAYSIA

EXPLORING THE DRIVING FACTORS OF INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM BUSINESS SERVICE SMEs IN MALAYSIA

ASEAN's Role and Future Economic Cooperation Under the US-China Rivalry: The Quest for Effective Democratic Leadership

Positioning Malaysia in the Realm of Global Uncertainty: Analysing Its Concern and Struggles of Pakatan Harapan Government

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