- Malaysian textile industry
HEADNOTE Special Feature HEADNOTE Shifting to High Value-Added Products HEADNOTE In 2002, Malaysia began to make a recovery from the damage of the collapse of the global IT (Information Technology) bubble. In contrast, the issues of sharply declining foreign investments and the shortage of its workforce have become even more ......
- IT age: Beyond the myth
HEADNOTE The next 40 years are likely to see more people use information technology, at least if recent trends are anything to judge by. Then again, are OECD countries really embracing the information and knowledge economy, and if so how fast? Just what are businesses and individuals using the Internet ......
- Salary and wages in Malaysia.
This paper discusses the compensation practices in Malaysia against the backdrop of the legal framework for wage and salary deterination. It also examines the Malaysian labour market situation and trends in salary and wage administration together with the role of unions in compensation determination. INTRODUCTION Malaysia is a country of ......
- US downturns hits Asian tigers
IMAGE ILLUSTRATION 1 IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 2 The main concern for international investors is to what degree the Asian tiger economies are likely to suffer as a consequence of the USA's economic slow-down. As it is, the medium term outlook is bleak with Asian currencies still slipping, industrial production declining, private ......
- Effect of end-user personal and systems attributes on
computer-based information system success in Malaysian
SMEs.
Small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) need to play a very crucial role in achieving Malaysia's aspiration to become a fully-developed nation by the year 2020(1). The manufacturing sector is expected to spearhead the drive to fulfill this vision. In view of that, the Malaysian government is constantly trying to promote ......
- Indiana's CyberStars.
Recognizing innovation in information technology Information technology in Indiana is generating some $6.5 billion in annual revenues and growing 60 percent annually. Despite high-tech's turbulent times, advances in technologies being made here in Indiana are setting standards for innovation. The Indiana Information Technology Association recently recognized some of the stars ......
- Digital opportunity in the new millennium: Making the Internet work for all Americans
HEADNOTE Information technology is transforming the economy. Yet, as busy as the information superhighway is, not everyone has merged onto the Internet. The current Administration has worked toward adopting policies that facilitate the Internet and electronic commerce. Vice President Albert Gore, Jr., provides an insightful overview into the nation's e-commerce ......