The political economy of telecommunications in Malaysia and Singapore: A structure–conduct–performance comparative analysis

Mesher, Gene; Zajac, Edward E.

doi:10.1016/s0167-6245(96)00028-5

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“…The entire ownership and the company's strategic role in the economies development has given it strong support from the government. In a study of the political economy of telecommunications in Malaysia and Singapore, Mesher and Zajac (1997) claimed that the creation of (National Economic Policy) NEP to increased Malay ownership in the business sector inspired the government to use its political power as a means to ensure that Malays dominated in the telecommunications sector.…”

Section: Reputation Of the Firm As Government-linked Corporationmentioning

confidence: 99%

International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 3, No. 1, January 2008

IJBM¹

2009

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This note examines the day-of-the-week effect in Australian daily stock returns at the market and industry levels and for small capitalization stocks from Monday 9 September 1996 to Friday 10 November 2006. A regression-based approach is employed. The results indicate that while the Australian market overall provides no evidence of daily seasonality, there is evidence of a small cap day-of-the-week effect with systematically higher returns on Thursdays and Fridays. The analysis of the sub-market returns is also partly supportive of day-of-the-week effects in the banking, diversified financial, energy, healthcare, insurance, materials and retail industries. However, these rarely coincide with the lower Monday or lower Tuesday returns typified in earlier work.

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Section: Reputation Of the Firm As Government-linked Corporationmentioning

confidence: 99%

International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 3, No. 1, January 2008

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2009

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“…Malaysia was among the first countries in the region to privatise its government held telephone monopoly (Jabatan Tekom Malaysia) (Jussawalla, 1999) and as a result the Malaysian telecommunications sector has become one of the most competitive in the world (Mesher and Zajac, 1997). This has resulted in affordable access for many citizens.…”

Section: Icts In Malaysiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring the Internet Use of Small Tourism Enterprises: Evidence from a Developing Country

Karanasios

Burgess

2006

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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This article reports the findings of research conducted within Malaysia Borneo. Using field interviews with small tourism enterprises (STEs) the study explored the use of the Internet by STEs; specifically, the authors sought to identify how STEs exploit the information, communication, and transactions spaces created by the Internet. This study improves knowledge on how small enterprises, specifically STEs, use and overcome typical hurdles to adopting the Internet. In contrast to previous studies in developing countries, the results show that amongst participants there is a sufficient level of Internet maturity and many enterprises view its use as the norm. Although quite a specific sample of small enterprises have been selected for this article, this article identifies lessons that may be applied to STEs generally in developing countries. Some strategies to assist STEs in developing countries to implement and maintain a web presence are suggested.

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“…For example, in Malaysia, the government has pursued a competitive market structure to increase business opportunities (Mesher & Zajac, 1997). By 1996, six firms operated cellular systems in Malaysia, and the market is characterized by low rates and high demand.…”

Section: Industry Context and Study Designmentioning

confidence: 99%