Job Creation Patterns in the Malaysian Manufacturing Sector: Does Technology Matter?

International Journal of Technology

Siti Nur Fatihah Samsuddin¹  Aznita Samsi² 

[1] Islamic Business School, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah DA, Malaysia;School of Economics, Finance and Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah DA, Malaysia

关键词: Employment;    Labor market;    Production performance;    Technology;    Transformation process;   

DOI  :  10.14716/ijtech.v9i8.2746

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

来源: Universitas Indonesia

【 摘 要 】

The Malaysian government claims that the implementation of advanced technology in the production process following the Economic Transformation Program (ETP) will create many jobs in the economy. To evaluate this statement, this study calculates the rate of job creation based on the formula developed by Davis and Haltiwanger (1999), plotting and analysing the pattern of job creation in high- and low- technology level sub-sector groups. From the descriptive analysis, both technology groups show distinctive patterns of job creation. Hence, this study provides information to policymakers to enable them to strike a balance between technology and job creation capacity in the manufacturing sector.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND