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CONTENTS<br />

Chapter 8: <strong>Productivity</strong> Performance of the Agriculture Sector<br />

Overview 176<br />

<strong>Productivity</strong> Performance 176<br />

Land <strong>Productivity</strong> 177<br />

Labour <strong>Productivity</strong> 177<br />

Capital <strong>Productivity</strong><br />

International Agricultural <strong>Productivity</strong> Comparison 179<br />

Human Resource Capacity Development 180<br />

Innovation and Best Practices 181<br />

Progress of Entry Point Projects (EPPs) 183<br />

Capitalising on <strong>Malaysia</strong>’s Competitive Advantages 184<br />

Tapping Premium Markets 187<br />

Ensuring Food Security Objectives are Consistent with Increasing GNI 189<br />

Expanding <strong>Malaysia</strong>’s Participation in the Regional Value Chain 192<br />

Strategies and Outlook 192<br />

Box 8.1: Innovative Farming Practices: “From Ideas to Reality” 194<br />

PART 4: SUSTAINING THE QUALITY OF LIFE<br />

Chapter 9: Nation’s Quality of Life Aspiration<br />

Overview 198<br />

<strong>Malaysia</strong>’s Quality of Life Index 198<br />

The Quality of Work Life (<strong>Malaysia</strong>) 2012 204<br />

Theme 1: Perceptions of Organisation and Workplace 204<br />

Theme 2: Management and Leadership Styles 206<br />

Theme 3: Working Hours and the Effects of Working Hours<br />

Have on Managers 210<br />

Theme 4: Strategic Performance of Organisations 210<br />

Way Forward of Quality of Life 211<br />

<strong>MPC</strong> Way Forward 211<br />

Enhancing <strong>Malaysia</strong>’s Competitiveness 212<br />

Modernising Business Regulations 213<br />

Expediting Enterprise Innovation 214<br />

Fast-Tracking Towards Business Excellence 214<br />

Institutionalising Knowledge Management Culture 215<br />

Box 9.1: Best Practices in Work Life Balance 218<br />

Box 9.2: National Customer Satisfaction Index 219<br />

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