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The challenges of corporatization policy for government research and technology organizations for wealth creation

Malaysia’s economic transformation towards the status of a high income nation has led to the widespread demand for an accelerated corporatization policy; one where public sector agencies are transformed into business entities to facilitate the creation of knowledge and wealth. This shift was encoura...

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Main Authors: Ariffin, Aini Suzana, Mathew, Mathew Ferns, Yong, Chen Chen
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Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2015
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spelling my.utm.604482021-12-07T07:12:13Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/60448/ The challenges of corporatization policy for government research and technology organizations for wealth creation Ariffin, Aini Suzana Mathew, Mathew Ferns Yong, Chen Chen T Technology (General) Malaysia’s economic transformation towards the status of a high income nation has led to the widespread demand for an accelerated corporatization policy; one where public sector agencies are transformed into business entities to facilitate the creation of knowledge and wealth. This shift was encouraged by successful corporatization models abroad, including those adopted by the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Germany; the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) in Korea; and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States. These institutions have since encouraged a similar corporatization process in emerging and third world nations. However, corporatization comes along with a unique set of institutional challenges. This study aims to investigate the corporatization processes undertaken by various government research and technology organizations (GR&TOs) in Malaysia, and then to evaluate their overall progress. The outcome of this study indicates that a myriad of challenges can be inverted into growth opportunities through the application of appropriate strategic planning. Penerbit UTM Press 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/60448/1/AiniSuzanaAriffin2015_TheChallengesofCorporatizationPolicyforGovernmentResearch.pdf Ariffin, Aini Suzana and Mathew, Mathew Ferns and Yong, Chen Chen (2015) The challenges of corporatization policy for government research and technology organizations for wealth creation. Journal of Science Technology & Innovation Policy, 1 (2). pp. 1-21. ISSN 2550-2018 https://jostip.org/the-challenges-of-corporatization-policy-for-government-research-and-technology-organizations-for-wealth-creation/
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Ariffin, Aini Suzana
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Yong, Chen Chen
The challenges of corporatization policy for government research and technology organizations for wealth creation
description Malaysia’s economic transformation towards the status of a high income nation has led to the widespread demand for an accelerated corporatization policy; one where public sector agencies are transformed into business entities to facilitate the creation of knowledge and wealth. This shift was encouraged by successful corporatization models abroad, including those adopted by the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Germany; the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) in Korea; and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States. These institutions have since encouraged a similar corporatization process in emerging and third world nations. However, corporatization comes along with a unique set of institutional challenges. This study aims to investigate the corporatization processes undertaken by various government research and technology organizations (GR&TOs) in Malaysia, and then to evaluate their overall progress. The outcome of this study indicates that a myriad of challenges can be inverted into growth opportunities through the application of appropriate strategic planning.
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title The challenges of corporatization policy for government research and technology organizations for wealth creation
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title_full The challenges of corporatization policy for government research and technology organizations for wealth creation
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title_full_unstemmed The challenges of corporatization policy for government research and technology organizations for wealth creation
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https://jostip.org/the-challenges-of-corporatization-policy-for-government-research-and-technology-organizations-for-wealth-creation/
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