Nik Herda Nik Abdullah
Taylor’s Business School, Taylor’s University

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Gaining competitive advantage through new product development capability in Malaysian Government Linked Companies Nik Herda Nik Abdullah
Indonesian Journal of Economics, Social, and Humanities Vol 1 No 1 (2019)
Publisher : Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Universitas Riau

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31258/ijesh.1.1.37-49

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A new product development capability can be shown through organisational routines that shape the processes of innovation, which are aimed to reconfigure a firm’s product portfolio. It is aimed to create a concrete physical asset from an idea and this relates to the innovation that is the mechanism by which firms to produce new products, processes and systems that essential in order to adapt market changes, technologies and types of competition. New product development capability aids corporate managers plan and execute strategies successfully while securing sustainable competitive advantages. This paper aims to explore the extent of top management emphasis on the measures of new product development that are deemed important for business survival and sustainability in the context of Malaysian government-linked companies (GLCs). A questionnaire survey was distributed with a response rate of 47%. Findings revealed that design a high quality of product or service is the most important measures. This revealed that it is a common exercise for Malaysian GLCs to put high emphasis on the importance of the quality of the new products or services.
Assessing Strategic Management Accounting Practices in Public Interest Companies in Malaysia Nik Herda Nik Abdullah
Indonesian Journal of Economics, Social, and Humanities Vol 2 No 1 (2020)
Publisher : Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Universitas Riau

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31258/ijesh.2.1.13-25

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Strategic management accounting (SMA) practices play important roles in supporting decision making and strategic plan positioning in a firm. SMA practices comprise a range of useful and relevant techniques to facilitate a firm’s value. Through these techniques, a firm would be able to achieve competitive advantage and sustain economic growth, which leads to long-term performance. Recently, the role of SMA techniques in enhancing business performance has become the focus of many studies, unfortunately, studies that accessing the adoption of SMA practices in organizations particularly in Malaysia are not widely available. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent of SMA practices in public interest companies in Malaysia called Government Linked Companies (GLCs). Through SPSS analysis of data collected from 215 questionnaires, the study shows that top management of GLCs has a better understanding of SMA practices due to extensive use of SMA techniques which discovered from the findings and believe that it can benefit their organization. This paper has enriched the literature and provided an assessment of SMA practices for researchers and practitioners which can improve competitiveness in the industry, business prosperity, and secure long-term performance.