The Sustainable Technological Innovation among SMEs in South East Asia Countries: A Case Study

South East Asia (SEA) region is characterized by economies of vast disparities in natural resources, capabilities and development levels. Key issues for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in globalizing economies in the region continue to financing, marketing, technology, human resource and extern...

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Main Authors: Tan, CheeFai, Ranjit, S.S.S., Ong, S.T, Ngeow, Y.W.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2011
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author Tan, CheeFai
Ranjit, S.S.S.
Ong, S.T,
Ngeow, Y.W.
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description South East Asia (SEA) region is characterized by economies of vast disparities in natural resources, capabilities and development levels. Key issues for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in globalizing economies in the region continue to financing, marketing, technology, human resource and external environment including policy framework. SMEs are currently going through a transition phase and process of restructuring for competitive growth, in the fast technological changes, among other factors. The increasing influx of transnational corporations (TNCs) and foreign direct investment (FDI) in manufacturing and services in the region have opened up large business opportunities and also threats, needing more advanced technological inputs, and absorptive and innovative capabilities for enhancing and efficiency of SMEs. This paper describes the technological innovation, provide information, and discuss the technological innovation issues in selected SEA countries.
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spelling utem-42302015-05-28T02:40:30Z http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/4230/ The Sustainable Technological Innovation among SMEs in South East Asia Countries: A Case Study Tan, CheeFai Ranjit, S.S.S. Ong, S.T, Ngeow, Y.W. TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) South East Asia (SEA) region is characterized by economies of vast disparities in natural resources, capabilities and development levels. Key issues for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in globalizing economies in the region continue to financing, marketing, technology, human resource and external environment including policy framework. SMEs are currently going through a transition phase and process of restructuring for competitive growth, in the fast technological changes, among other factors. The increasing influx of transnational corporations (TNCs) and foreign direct investment (FDI) in manufacturing and services in the region have opened up large business opportunities and also threats, needing more advanced technological inputs, and absorptive and innovative capabilities for enhancing and efficiency of SMEs. This paper describes the technological innovation, provide information, and discuss the technological innovation issues in selected SEA countries. 2011 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/4230/1/C_CAFEO29_Cheefai.pdf Tan, CheeFai and Ranjit, S.S.S. and Ong, S.T, and Ngeow, Y.W. (2011) The Sustainable Technological Innovation among SMEs in South East Asia Countries: A Case Study. In: 29th Conference of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organization (CAFEO), 27-30 November 2011, Brunei Darussalam.
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Tan, CheeFai
Ranjit, S.S.S.
Ong, S.T,
Ngeow, Y.W.
The Sustainable Technological Innovation among SMEs in South East Asia Countries: A Case Study
title The Sustainable Technological Innovation among SMEs in South East Asia Countries: A Case Study
title_full The Sustainable Technological Innovation among SMEs in South East Asia Countries: A Case Study
title_fullStr The Sustainable Technological Innovation among SMEs in South East Asia Countries: A Case Study
title_full_unstemmed The Sustainable Technological Innovation among SMEs in South East Asia Countries: A Case Study
title_short The Sustainable Technological Innovation among SMEs in South East Asia Countries: A Case Study
title_sort sustainable technological innovation among smes in south east asia countries: a case study
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/4230/1/C_CAFEO29_Cheefai.pdf