EXPORT CAPABILITIES OF MALAYSIA'S HOUSING DEVELOPERS ...

LOCATIONAL CONSIDERATIONSTHE ‘WHERE’ DIMENSIONLocational consideration Mean S. D. Level of importanceLabour laws 4.13 0.35 ImpExchange rate 4.13 0.64 ImpConstruction standard 4.00 0.000 ImpCompetition in the industry 4.00 0.000 ImpSize of the industry 4.00 0.000 ImpPercentage of urban population 4.00 0.76 ImpGrowing population 4.00 0.76 ImpLabour costs 4.00 0.54 ImpTechnological capacity 3.88 0.35 Imp.Availability of trained workforce 3.88 0.64 Imp.Availability of arbitration laws 3.63 0.52 Imp.Bilateral agreement with Malaysia 3.63 0.92 Imp.Language and cultural similarity 3.50 0.76 Imp.Signing of free trade agreement 3.50 0.76 Imp.Previous venture by other int. firms 3.38 0.74 Mod. imp.From 1.0 to less than 1.5= unimportant, from 1.5 to less than 2.5= little importance, from 2.5 to less than 3.5=moderately important, from 3.5 to less than 4.5= important, from 4.5 to 5.0 = very important