EXPORT CAPABILITIES OF MALAYSIA'S HOUSING DEVELOPERS ...

THE ‘HOW’ DIMENSIONRESOURCES DERIVED FROM LOCAL PARTNERSResources Mean S. D. Level of importanceExchanging of market information 3.13 0.64 Mod. imp.Sharing of technical expertise 2.88 0.99 Mod. imp.Facilitating introduction to markets 2.87 0.35 Mod. imp.Sharing of human resources 2.62 0.74 Mod. imp.Sharing of plant and machineries 2.25 1.04 Little imp.Sharing of financial resources 2.13 0.64 Little imp.From 1.0 to less than 1.5= unimportant, from 1.5 to less than 2.5= little importance, from 2.5 toless than 3.5= moderately important, from 3.5 to less than 4.5= important, from 4.5 to 5.0 = veryimportantGiven the current propensity of Malaysian housing developers to tieupwith locals, the possibility is that the scores given are likely to behigher if the survey is conducted today.