Title :
Exploring human capital of Malaysian SMEs
Author :
Hilmi, Mohd Faiz ; Ramayah, T. ; Hassan, Siti Hasnah ; Mustapha, Yanti
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Distance Educ., Univ. Sains Malaysia, Minden, Malaysia
Abstract :
Intangible resources has been considered to be one of an organization´s most valuable assets. Human capital makes up a component of intangible asset. The objective of this study is to investigate the role of human capital in influencing the performance of Malaysian SMEs. 115 owner-managers of SMEs were surveyed. Results show that among different sizes of SMEs (micro, small and medium) there were no statistical significant differences in human capital and performance. Additionally, human capital impacts SME performance and is an important determinant of business performance.
Keywords :
labour resources; organisational aspects; small-to-medium enterprises; Malaysian SMEs; business performance; human capital; intangible resources; organizations valuable assets; owner-managers; Companies; Government; Humans; Industries; Technological innovation; Human Capital; Malaysia; Small and Medium Entrepreneurs;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics & Applications (ISIEA), 2010 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Penang
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7645-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISIEA.2010.5679461
