Global marketing strategies : an examination of the Malaysian wooden furniture industry / Jamil Bojei, Mohd. Shahwahid Haji Othman and Yeap Teik Bu

Bojei, Jamil and Othman, Mohd. Shahwahid and Yeap, Teik Bu (2002) Global marketing strategies : an examination of the Malaysian wooden furniture industry / Jamil Bojei, Mohd. Shahwahid Haji Othman and Yeap Teik Bu. Journal of International Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship (JIBE), 9 (1). pp. 57-84. ISSN 0128-7494

Abstract

The Malaysian wooden furniture industry's export performance has shown a remarkable I achievement over the last decades. This industry like other natural evolving clusters is characterized by small-and-medium-scale industries (SMIs), labor intensive and less specialized production technology. The turning point of the industry began with the launching of the First Industrial Master Plan (1986-1995), whereby the government provided consistent and user-friendly policy measures to allow healthy competition among the manufacturers and entrepreneurship development. The influx of foreign direct
investments spurred the technology transfer in the furniture industry by introducing the private subcontracting system [Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM)], to local entrepreneurs. The resource advantage and cheap unskilled labour allowed local entrepreneurs to have sufficient time to nurture and to penetrate new overseas markets. The objective of the study is to examine the factors leading to different global marketing strategies adopted in the wooden furniture industry by Malaysian entrepreneurs. The hypothesis suggests that size of the firm, the firm's experiences in exporting, the decision
maker *s attitude, current global marketing strategy and the firms establishment can affect the firm's choice in global marketing strategy. The findings show that firm's
characteristics and the decision maker's attitude towards exports are significant determinants of a firm's success in the export arena.

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Item Type: Article
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Bojei, Jamil
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Othman, Mohd. Shahwahid
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Yeap, Teik Bu
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Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory. Demography > Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty > Malaysia
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Manufacturing industries > Furniture industry and trade
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > International economic relations > Export marketing. International marketing
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Malaysian Entrepreneurship Development Centre (MEDEC)
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of International Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship (JIBE)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Journal of International Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship (JIBE)
ISSN: 0128-7494
Volume: 9
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 57-84
Keywords: Wooden furniture industry, Global marketing, Entrepreneurs, Malaysia
Date: 2002
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11432
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