Intellectual Capital in Malaysian SMEs: A Case Study of the Food Sector in Kuching

Intellectual Capital in Malaysian SMEs: A Case Study of the Food Sector in Kuching

Muhammad Khalique
ISBN13: 9781466664418|ISBN10: 146666441X|EISBN13: 9781466664425
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6441-8.ch017
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Khalique, Muhammad. "Intellectual Capital in Malaysian SMEs: A Case Study of the Food Sector in Kuching." Asian Business and Management Practices: Trends and Global Considerations, edited by Dasho Karma Ura and Patricia Ordoñez de Pablos, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 220-231. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6441-8.ch017

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Khalique, M. (2015). Intellectual Capital in Malaysian SMEs: A Case Study of the Food Sector in Kuching. In D. Ura & P. Ordoñez de Pablos (Eds.), Asian Business and Management Practices: Trends and Global Considerations (pp. 220-231). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6441-8.ch017

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Khalique, Muhammad. "Intellectual Capital in Malaysian SMEs: A Case Study of the Food Sector in Kuching." In Asian Business and Management Practices: Trends and Global Considerations, edited by Dasho Karma Ura and Patricia Ordoñez de Pablos, 220-231. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6441-8.ch017

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Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to shed light on the concept and application of intellectual capital in the food industry in Kuching, Malaysia. There is no doubt that intellectual capital is a most important strategic asset for the success of organizations. In a competitive business environment, intellectual capital has been a vital element of success, particularly in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The purpose of this study is to examine the role of intellectual capital in order to enhance the business performance of SMEs operating in the food industry in Kuching, Malaysia. In this chapter, three components of intellectual capital, namely human capital, customer capital, and structural capital, are employed to examine the role of intellectual capital in SMEs. A structured questionnaire with a five-point Likert Scale was used to gather the data from the targeted respondents by using a convenience-sampling technique. A total of 200 questionnaire sets were distributed to the targeted respondents. From the total distributed questionnaires, a total of 194 respondents gave their feedback. Four research hypotheses were addressed to find the objectives of this study. To test the proposed research hypotheses, multiple regression technique was used. The findings of this study show that the three components of intellectual capital collectively and individually have positive and significant relationships with the business performance of baking SMEs. Subsequently, the four hypotheses of this study were supported. This chapter is a preliminary study about the baking SMEs operating in the food sector in Malaysia.

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