Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

Industrial R&D expenditure: its determinants and propensity of technology transfer of top ten companies in Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan

Goh, Billy Kian Bing; Yee, Angelina Seow Voon; Kendall, Graham; Chong, Aik Lee

Authors

Billy Kian Bing Goh

Angelina Seow Voon Yee

GRAHAM KENDALL GRAHAM.KENDALL@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Computer Science

Aik Lee Chong



Abstract

Global research and development (R&D) spending has increased in recent years as the need for new technologies has grown and structural changes in the market have become evident. R&D and its transfer into the commercial sector have an important relationship. This paper analyzes the relationship between industrial R&D expenditure and how it affects technology transfer in Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. The research is based on the analysis of secondary data from published annual reports followed by a quantitative analysis of primary data using survey questionnaires. The research finds that the bulk of R&D expenditure was from the top ten organizations and the top five industries for each country. The findings also reveal that an organization’s readiness in terms of technology and people capabilities is still weak in Malaysia and Singapore. The findings also indicate that there is a relationship between industrial R&D expenditure and the propensity of technology transfer in Taiwan.

Citation

Goh, B. K. B., Yee, A. S. V., Kendall, G., & Chong, A. L. (2017). Industrial R&D expenditure: its determinants and propensity of technology transfer of top ten companies in Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. https://doi.org/10.7545/ajip.2017.6.3.354

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 26, 2017
Publication Date Dec 31, 2017
Deposit Date Feb 13, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
Electronic ISSN 2287-1616
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 6
Issue 3
DOI https://doi.org/10.7545/ajip.2017.6.3.354
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/902520
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.7545/ajip.2017.6.3.354

Files





You might also like



Downloadable Citations