Exploring Factors Influencing Technological Capability of Food Manufacturing Firms in Malaysia

Nursyakirah AbdManap, Che Wan Jasimah Wan Mohamed Radzi and Hashem Salarzadeh Jenatabadi

SAGE Open, 2023, vol. 13, issue 3, 21582440231188016

Abstract: Malaysian manufacturing firms play an important role in the country’s social and economic development. However, the industry faces challenges in productivity and competitiveness due to rapid globalization and economic instabilities affecting countries worldwide. To address these challenges, technological capability has become an essential requirement for a firm’s technological progress to remain sustainable and competitive. This study aims to identify factors that influence the technological capability of food manufacturing firms by using a questionnaire. Using IBM SPSS Statistics 27, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was employed to examine the dataset obtained from the survey and analyze the factors that contribute to a firm’s technological capability. Overall, firms are influenced by knowledge management, organizational learning, and organizational innovation in their technological capability development. By understanding these factors, firms can develop their technological capability and further improve their productivity, ultimately achieving a sustainable competitive advantage in the market.

Keywords: technological capability; exploratory factor analysis; organizational innovation; organizational learning; knowledge management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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