doi: 10.7763/IJIMT.2011.V2.183
Enhancing Organizational Performance Through Strategic Technology Alliances: A Study on Malaysian Manufacturers
Juhaini Jabar1
,
Norfaridatul Akmaliah Othman1 ,
Mohd Asmadi Idris2
- 1Faculty of Technology and Technopreneurship, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka,76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
- 2Electrical Engineering Department,Poloteknik Merlimau Melaka, 77300 Merlimau, Melaka, Malaysia.
Abstract
Organizations are constantly searching for strategic methods in order to stay competitive. This paper examines the relationship between organizations’ resource availability and absorptive capacity as well as type of alliances with organizational performance. A total of 2,500 Malaysian manufacturers were surveyed resulting in 335 of usable responses were then analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The result establishes that Malaysian manufacturers need to increase their efforts in increasing internal resources that are the source of competitive advantage in order to achieve superior manufacturing performance.
Keywords
- Strategic technology alliance
- Resources
- Absorptive capacity
- Manufacturing
- Malaysia
How to Cite
Juhaini Jabar, Norfaridatul Akmaliah Othman, and Mohd Asmadi Idris, "Enhancing Organizational Performance Through Strategic Technology Alliances: A Study on Malaysian Manufacturers," International Journal of Innovation, Management and Technology, vol. 2, no. 6, pp. 506-511, 2011. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJIMT.2011.V2.183
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Copyright © 2011 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).