Determinants of brain drain and the impact of new economic model – the case of Malaysia
| dc.contributor.author | Ang, Woon Chau | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-11-11T08:30:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-11-11T08:30:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.description | Master | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study examines the determinants that influence the Malaysian citizens’ intention to go abroad for work / study and the effect of the new economic model. Globalization has increased the mobility of the skilled workers and enabled them to seek opportunities more easily all around the world. The developed countries keep on grabbing the scientists and cream of intellectuals from developing countries and under developed countries which eventually causes brain drain. The Diaspora of the Malaysian is 1 million and one third of it is highly educated people. Thus, we are training professionals just to fulfill the needs of developed countries rather than our own selves. In this study, 105 respondents’ data have been used to analyze the results of the questionnaires survey. The respondents mainly consisted of undergraduates, degree, masters and PhD holders which fulfilled the basic requirement of “brain drain”. The determinants (factors) included are the expectations, perceived opportunity, sustainability, safety and security and New Economic Model reflections. The analysis was carried out using hierarchical regression models. The results show that the expectation, perceived opportunity and safety and security were positively influencing the intention to go abroad for work / study. On the other hand, the effect of the new economic model was found to be negatively correlated with the intention to go abroad for work / study. This study provides an important information to the Malaysian government and policy owners to better understand the needs of Malaysian citizens so that they can take appropriate action to tackle the issue and retain the cream of intellectuals in Malaysia. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/434 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Business administration | en_US |
| dc.subject | Brain drain | en_US |
| dc.subject | Economic model | en_US |
| dc.title | Determinants of brain drain and the impact of new economic model – the case of Malaysia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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