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Productivity of the Investment Climate Private Enterprise Survey 2007

Malaysia, 2007
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World Bank, Economic Planning Unit and Department of Statistics, Prime Minister's Department, Malaysia
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Data file: Malaysia-2007--mnf data-

The file contains the cleaned, raw database. Summary of indicators can be found in Excel document "Malaysia PICS 2007 Indicators" in "Technical Documents" folder.

Cases: 1115
Variables: 1900

Variables

idstd
WEB STD FIRMID
dummykey
Establishment ID
panel
Panel firms
batchno
Batch No.
city
City code
state
State
reg
Region
svccode
Industry code
msiccode
ISIC (Rev.3.1) code
industrycode
Industry ID (9 industries)
firmsize
Firm size by no. of employees
exporter
Export orientation
ownership
State of ownership
age
Age of establishment
s1_1
Year firm began operating in Malaysia
s1_2
No. of full time employees when started operations
s1_3
No. of full time employees at the time of the interview
s1_4
Previously government-owned enterprise
s1_4alfa
Year of privatization
s1_5_1
% of firm owned by domestic private sector
s1_5_2
% of firm owned by foreign private sector
s1_5_3
% of firm owned by federal government
s1_5_4
% of firm owned by state government
s1_5_5
% of firm owned by Endowment Fund
s1_5_6
% of firm owned by other types of owner
s1_6_1
% of domestic equity owned by: Bumiputera
s1_6_2
% of domestic equity owned by: Chinese
s1_6_3
% of domestic equity owned by: Indian (incl. Pakistani/Bangladeshi/Sri Lankan)
s1_6_4
% of domestic equity owned by: Others
s1_6a
The government shareholder represented on the board
s1_7
% of the sales to the government or state-owned enterprises
s1_8
Legal status of the establishment
s1_9
No. of plants/factories under control of the establishment
s1_10_1
No. of plants/factories in the same city or town
s1_10_2
No. of plants/factories in the same state
s1_10_3
No. of plants/factories in Malaysia
s1_10_4
No. of plants/factories in other countries
s1_11
No. of plants/factories in the same industry
s1_12
No. of plants/factories in Business Services (IT, Communication, Ad, Transport L
s1_13
Location of headquarters in Malaysia
statehq
Location of headquarters by state
s1_13a
Location of principal operating facility/plant in Malaysia
statepof
Location of principal operating facility/plant by state
s1_14
A member of a financial group or holding company
s1_15
Registration with the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA)
s1_16
Listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in 2006
s1_17
Exported any part of its output in 2006
s2_1
Gender of the CEO
s2_2
CEO's years of working for the firm
s2_3
Is CEO a shareholder of KE?
s2_3y
% of CEO's share
s2_4
The highest level of education completed by the CEO
s2_5
CEO's country of origin
s2_5a
CEO's citizenship
s2_5b
CEO's ethnicity (Malaysian CEO Only)
s2_6
CEO's years of prior experience in manufacturing before joining
s2_7
The highest level of education completed by the CEO's father
s2_8
Wealth bracket of the CEO's parents
s2_9
Does the firm have a single owner?
s2_9y
Is the CEO the sole owner?
s2_9n
% of firm owned by the principal owner
s2_10
Largest shareholder
s2_11
% of share owned by the largest shareholder
s2_12
Does the current owner/largest shareholder form KE?
s2_12n
How the current owner/largest shareholder acquired the KE
s2_13
Gender of owner/largest shareholder
s2_14
The highest level of education completed by owner/largest shareholder
s2_15
Owner's (largest shareholder's) years of prior experience in manufacturing
s2_16
Wealth bracket of parents of the owner/largest shareholder
s2_17
The highest level of education completed by parents of owner/largest shareholder
s2_18
Father is an entrepreneur
s2_19
Location of the Parent establishment headquarter
s2_20
Participation in a 'liquid center' managed by Parent establishment
s2_21
How decisions were made
s2_22b
Name of the government body
s2_22
Location of the government body headquarters
stategov
Location of headquarters by state
s2_23
Year the government body was founded
s2_24
Year the government body began supervising
s2_25
The government body supervises other firms in the same industry
s2_26
Participation in a 'liquid center' managed by the government body
s2_27
How decisions were made
s2_28
Ceiling on the investment amount without consultation with the government body
s3_1
Last purchase of machinery and equipment
s3_1mm
Last purchase of machinery and equipment (month)
s3_1yy
Last purchase of machinery and equipment (year)
s3_1a
The value of the purchase (RM)
s3_1b_1
The purchase financed by owner/parent establishment
s3_1b_2
The purchase financed by retained earnings
s3_1b_3
The purchase financed by bank overdraft
s3_1b_4
The purchase financed by loans from domestic banks
s3_1b_5
The purchase financed by loans from foreign banks
s3_1b_6
The purchase financed by leasing
s3_1b_7
The purchase financed by loans from associations
s3_1b_8
The purchase financed by loans from friends/relatives
s3_1b_9
The purchase financed by other sources
s3_1c_1
% of domestic new machinery/equipment
s3_1c_2
% of domestic second-hand machinery/equipment
s3_1c_3
% of imported new machinery/equipment
s3_1c_4
% of imported second-hand machinery/equipment
s3_2
Rate of import duty paid for all the most recent machinery/equipment
s3_2aa_1
The country of origin of imported machinery/equipment (1st)
s3_2ab_1
Share of imported machinery/equipment from the 1st country
s3_2aa_2
The country of origin of imported machinery/equipment (2nd)
s3_2ab_2
Share of imported machinery/equipment from the 2nd country
s3_2aa_3
The country of origin of imported machinery/equipment (3rd)
s3_2ab_3
Share of imported machinery/equipment from the 3rd country
s3_2aa_4
The country of origin of imported machinery/equipment (4th)
s3_2ab_4
Share of imported machinery/equipment from the 4th country
s3_2aa_5
The country of origin of imported machinery/equipment (others)
s3_2ab_5
Share of imported machinery/equipment from other countries
s3_2b_01
Incentive for the purchase: Pioneering status
s3_2b_02
Incentive for the purchase: Investment Tax Allowance
s3_2b_03
Incentive for the purchase: Investment for high technology companies
s3_2b_04
Incentive for the purchase: Incentives for strategic projects
s3_2b_05
Incentive for the purchase: Incentives for small-scale companies
s3_2b_06
Incentive for the purchase: Incentives to strengthen industrial linkages
s3_2b_07
Incentive for the purchase: Incentives for the manufacture of mach./eq.
s3_2b_08
Incentive for the purchase: Reinvestment Allowances
s3_2b_09
Incentive for the purchase: Accepted Capital Allowances
s3_2b_10
Incentive for the purchase: Tax exemption on the value of increased exports
s3_2b_11
Incentive for the purchase: Incentives for relocating manufacturing activities
s3_2b_12
Incentive for the purchase: Incentives for automotive component modules
s3_2b_13
Incentive for the purchase: Enhanced incentives for palm oil biomass
s3_2b_14
Incentive for the purchase: Group relief
s3_3
% of profits re-invested
s3_4_1
Expected increase in investment in 2008
s3_4_2
Expected increase in investment in 2008-10
s3_4y
% of next investment related to IT
s3_5
Invested outside Malaysia
s3_5y
% of oversea investment in total investment
s3_5yb_1
% of oversea investment to China
s3_5yb_2
% of oversea investment to Other ASEAN countries
s3_5yb_3
% of oversea investment to USA
s3_5yb_4
% of oversea investment to Europe
s3_5yb_5
% of oversea investment to Africa
s3_5yb_6
% of oversea investment to Others
s3_5yc_1
Reason to invest abroad (listed 1st)
s3_5yc_2
Reason to invest abroad (listed 2nd)
s3_5yc_3
Reason to invest abroad (listed 3rd)
s3_5ycr_1
Reason to invest abroad: Cheap labor
s3_5ycr_2
Reason to invest abroad: Higher worker productivity
s3_5ycr_3
Reason to invest abroad: Lower taxes on profits
s3_5ycr_4
Reason to invest abroad: Better infrastructure
s3_5ycr_5
Reason to invest abroad: Larger market for my products
s3_5ycr_6
Reason to invest abroad: High taxes on inputs in Malaysia
s3_5ycr_7
Reason to invest abroad: Shortage of unskilled workers in Malaysia
s3_5ycr_8
Reason to invest abroad: Shortage of skilled workers in Malaysia
s3_5ycr_9
Reason to invest abroad: Lower cost of doing business
s3_5ycr_10
Reason to invest abroad: Better incentives
s3_5ycr_11
Reason to invest abroad: Others
s3_5yd
Moved part of its production to another country
s3_5ye
Name of country
s3_6a_1
% of plant machinery (<5 years old)
s3_6a_2
% of plant machinery (5-10 years old)
s3_6a_3
% of plant machinery (10-20 years old)
s3_6a_4
% of plant machinery (>20 years old)
s3_6b_1
More years to be used (<5 years old)
s3_6b_2
More years to be used (5-10 years old)
s3_6b_3
More years to be used (10-20 years old)
s3_6b_4
More years to be used (>20 years old)
s3_7
% of computer-controlled production machine
s3_8_1
% of capacity utilized in 2006
s3_8_2
% of capacity utilized in 2005
s3_8_3
% of capacity utilized in 2004
s3_9_1
Reason for underutilization: Local raw materials/intermediate inputs shortage
s3_9_2
Reason for underutilization: Imported raw material/intermediate inputs shortage
s3_9_3
Reason for underutilization: Lack of working capital
s3_9_4
Reason for underutilization: Low demand
s3_9_5
Reason for underutilization: Skilled labor shortage
s3_9_6
Reason for underutilization: Unskilled labor shortage
s3_9_7
Reason for underutilization: Structural Over-capacity
s3_9_8
Reason for underutilization: Others
s3_10
No. of product types produced
s3_11
No. of product types introduced in the last 3 years
s3_11y
% of sales by the new products
s3_11yb
% of exports by the new products
s3_12
Staff working exclusively in design/R&D in 2006
s3_12y
No. of employees working exclusively in design/R&D in 2006
s3_13
Subcontracted R&D products to other companies
s3_13a
Location of the companies
s3_14
Amount spent in royalties in 2006 (RM)
s3_15
Planning to introduce new design/products in the next 2 years
s3_16_01
Upgraded your machinery and equipment in the last 2 years
s3_16_02
Entered new markets due to process or product improvements in quality or cost
s3_16_03
Filed any patents/utility models or copyright protected materials
s3_16_04
Developed a major new product line
s3_16_05
Upgraded an existing product line
s3_16_06
Introduced new technology that changed the main production process
s3_16_07
Discontinued at least one product (not production) line
s3_16_08
Opened a new plant
s3_16_09
Closed at least one existing plant or outlet
s3_16_10
Entered a new joint venture agreement with a foreign partner
s3_16_11
Entered a new joint-venture agreement with a local partner
s3_16_12
Obtained a new licensing agreement
s3_16_13
Outsourced a major production activity that was previously conducted in-house
s3_16_14
Brought in-house a major production activity that was previously outsourced
s3_17a_1
How technological innovations were acquired (1st)
s3_17a_2
How technological innovations were acquired (2nd)
s3_17a_3
How technological innovations were acquired (3rd)
s3_17b_1
% of total innovation (1st)
s3_17b_2
% of total innovation (2nd)
s3_17b_3
% of total innovation (3rd)
s3_18_1
Sought collaboration with other firms for technological innovations
s3_18_2
Sought collaboration with universities for technological innovations
s3_18_3
Sought collaboration with research institutions for technological innovations
s3_18_4
Sought collaboration with use any gvnt incentives for technological innovations
s3_18_5
Sought collaboration with multilateral agencies for technological innovations
s3_19_1
Adaptation or R&D necessitated to transfer technology from parent establishment
s3_19_2
Training of workforce necessitated to implement technology
s3_20
Learned a new technology from MNC
s3_20y
Explicit MNC licensing, training, quality certification programs
s3_21
Received any gvnt incentives for technological innovation
s3_22a_01
Benefited from double deduction incentives for approved R&D projects
s3_22a_02
Benefited from investment tax allowance on capital expenditures for R&D
s3_22a_03
Benefited from exemption of import duty, tax on R&D machinery
s3_22a_04
Benefited from capital allowance on R&D plant and machinery
s3_22a_05
Benefited from industrial building allowance for R&D
s3_22a_06
Benefited from commercialization of technology from public res. institute
s3_22a_07
Benefited from ITAF consultancy scheme
s3_22a_08
Benefited from ITAF product development/design scheme
s3_22a_09
Benefited from ITAF quality and productivity improvement scheme
s3_22a_10
Benefited from ITAF market development scheme
s3_22a_11
Benefited from SME technology acquisition program
s3_22a_12
Benefited from SME modernization and automation loan scheme
s3_22a_13
Benefited from soft loan scheme for quality enhancement for Bumiputera SMI
s3_22b_01
Year benefited from double deduction incentives for approved R&D projects
s3_22b_02
Year benefited from investment tax allowance on capital expenditures for R&D
s3_22b_03
Year benefited from exemption of import duty, tax on R&D mach.
s3_22b_04
Year benefited from capital allowance on R&D plant and mach.
s3_22b_05
Year benefited from industrial building allowance for R&D
s3_22b_06
Year benefited from commercialization of technology from public res. institute
s3_22b_07
Year benefited from ITAF consultancy scheme
s3_22b_08
Year benefited from ITAF product development/design scheme
s3_22b_09
Year benefited from ITAF quality and productivity improvement scheme
s3_22b_10
Year benefited from ITAF market development scheme
s3_22b_11
Year benefited from SME technology acquisition program
s3_22b_12
Year benefited from SME modernization and automation loan scheme
s3_22b_13
Year benefited from soft loan scheme for quality enhancement for Bumiputera SMI
s3_22c_01
Assessment of double deduction incentives for approved R&D projects
s3_22c_02
Assessment of investment tax allowance on capital expenditures for R&D
s3_22c_03
Assessment of exemption of import duty, tax on R&D mach.
s3_22c_04
Assessment of capital allowance on R&D plant and mach.
s3_22c_05
Assessment of industrial building allowance for R&D
s3_22c_06
Assessment of commercialization of technology from public res. institute
s3_22c_07
Assessment of ITAF consultancy scheme
s3_22c_08
Assessment of ITAF product development/design scheme
s3_22c_09
Assessment of ITAF quality and productivity improvement scheme
s3_22c_10
Assessment of ITAF market development scheme
s3_22c_11
Assessment of SME technology acquisition program
s3_22c_12
Assessment of SME modernization and automation loan scheme
s3_22c_13
Assessment of soft loan scheme for quality enhancement for Bumiputera SMI
s3_23
Worked with research/technology support institutions in the past three years
s3_23y_1
Name of the institution (1st)
s3_23y_2
Name of the institution (2nd)
s3_23y_3
Name of the institution (3rd)
s3_23y1a_1
Assessment of the 1st institution in outreach and dissemination of programs
s3_23y1a_2
Assessment of the 1st institution in ease of application process for support
s3_23y1a_3
Assessment of the 1st institution in transparency of approval/selection process
s3_23y1a_4
Assessment of the 1st institution in assistance for new technologies
s3_23y1a_5
Assessment of the 1st institution in negotiation on licensing agreements
s3_23y1a_6
Assessment of the 1st institution in modifying existing technologies
s3_23y1a_7
Assessment of the 1st institution in R&D in breakthrough technologies
s3_23y1a_8
Assessment of the 1st institution in relevance/effectiveness of services used
s3_23y1b_1
Assessment of the 2nd institution in outreach and dissemination of programs
s3_23y1b_2
Assessment of the 2nd institution in ease of application process for support
s3_23y1b_3
Assessment of the 2nd institution in transparency of approval/selection process
s3_23y1b_4
Assessment of the 2nd institution in assistance for new technologies
s3_23y1b_5
Assessment of the 2nd institution in negotiation on licensing agreements
s3_23y1b_6
Assessment of the 2nd institution in modifying existing technologies
s3_23y1b_7
Assessment of the 2nd institution in R&D in breakthrough technologies
s3_23y1b_8
Assessment of the 2nd institution in relevance/effectiveness of services used
s3_23y1c_1
Assessment of the 3rd institution in outreach and dissemination of programs
s3_23y1c_2
Assessment of the 3rd institution in ease of application process for support
s3_23y1c_3
Assessment of the 3rd institution in transparency of approval/selection process
s3_23y1c_4
Assessment of the 3rd institution in assistance for new technologies
s3_23y1c_5
Assessment of the 3rd institution in negotiation on licensing agreements
s3_23y1c_6
Assessment of the 3rd institution in modifying existing technologies
s3_23y1c_7
Assessment of the 3rd institution in R&D in breakthrough technologies
s3_23y1c_8
Assessment of the 3rd institution in relevance/effectiveness of services used
s3_24_1
Reason not to have worked with any res./tech. support institutions (1st)
s3_24_2
Reason not to have worked with any res./tech. support institutions (2nd)
s3_24_3
Reason not to have worked with any res./tech. support institutions (3rd)
s3_24r_1
Reason not to have worked with: Haven't heard of them
s3_24r_2
Reason not to have worked with: Their services are not relevant to your firm's n
s3_24r_3
Reason not to have worked with: Don't know anyone there to make a first point of
s3_24r_4
Reason not to have worked with: Application process too cumbersome
s3_24r_5
Reason not to have worked with: Lack of technical capability in-house to interac
s3_24r_6
Reason not to have worked with: Afraid of in-firm technical knowledge leaking ou
s3_24r_7
Reason not to have worked with: Tried it before and was not a fruitful experienc
s3_24r_8
Reason not to have worked with: Others
s3_25_1
Would undertake more R&D if stronger IPR laws adopted and enforced
s3_25_2
Would make it more costly to acquire new tech. if stronger IPR laws adopted and
s3_26
Received any ISO certification
s3_27
% of sales made exclusively to clients' unique specification
s3_28
% of sales carried a warranty
s3_29
Own brand(s)
s3_29y_1
Media ads to market own brand
s3_29y_2
Exhibitions to market own brand
s3_29y_3
Website to market own brand
Total: 1900
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