Knowledge spillover of employment growth in services sector in Malaysia

Mohd Ali, Nur Aqilah Amirah (2018) Knowledge spillover of employment growth in services sector in Malaysia. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

This research examines the knowledge spillovers of employment growth in the services sector. The aim of this research is to identify the factor knowledge spillover of employment growth in services sector that help improve economy in surrounding area.Thus,the measurement shows the spillover of knowledge in states. The methodology is using employment data from 14 states in Malaysia from Department of Statistic Malaysia. The data of services sector collected from Malaysian Industrial Classification Industry 2008 (MSIC). The theory of knowledge spillover suggests significant differences in spillover effects of services sector in Malaysia. The employment growth is the dependent variable while the independent variables are specialization, competition and diversity. All these variables are analyze using IBM SPSS 23. The result of this research is creating job opportunities and the implications for regional policy development.

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