Modeling Economic Growth in Contemporary Malaysia

Bruno S. Sergi is an Instructor on the Economics of Emerging Markets and the Political Economy of Russia and China at Harvard University and an Associate of the Harvard's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. He also teaches Political Economy and International Finance at the University of Messina, Italy. Abdul Rahman Jaafar is a Senior Faculty Member in the Department of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship, and a Fellow in the Institute of Innovation and Commercialization, at Universiti Utara Malaysia. He holds more than 25 years’ experience in the corporate and business world.

• Chapter 1. SMEs Retailing in Malaysia: Challenges for Industrial Revolution 4.0 Implementation; Halim Hamim, Mohd Nizam Abdul Kadir and Mohd Noor Mohd ShariffChapter 2. Education and Innovation Growth: Establishing Entrepreneurial University Framework in Malaysia; Abdul Rahman Jaaffar, Shamsul Huda Abd Rani and Norria ZakariaChapter 3. An Overview of Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises: Contributions, Issues and Challenges; Armanurah Mohamad, Azrain Nasyrah Mustapa and Hanissah A. RazakChapter 4. STEM Education in Malaysia: Fulfilling SMEs Expectation; Ghazanfar Ali, Abdul Rahman Jaafaar and Juha AliChapter 5. Technological Parks, Clusters and Innovation Networks: Expected Transformation of Innovative Sectors; Lily Julienti Abu Bakar and Abdul Rahman JaafaarChapter 6. Post Covid-19: Strategic Digital Entrepreneurship in Malaysia; Mohd Sobri Minai, Saqlain Raza and Segaf SegafChapter 7. Agrarian Sector: Past, Present and Future Directions Towards Sustainable Palm Oil Plantation on World Demand; Munirah Khamarudin, Norkhazzaina Salahuddin and Normalisa Md IsaChapter 8. Malaysia on the Way to Sustainable Development: Circular Economy and Green Technologies; Normalisa Md Isa, Arunnaa Sivapathy and Nur Nadia Adjrina Kamarruddin Chapter 9. The Importance of Industry Value Chain for Development of Malaysian Halal Industry; Norkhazzaina Salahuddin, Nurul Riddhaina Salahuddin and Munirah KhamarudinChapter 10. Malaysia in Global Ratings: Position and Dynamics; Kamal Ab Hamid, Shahrizal Badlishah and Abdul Rahman JaafaarChapter 11. How to Create Competitive Organization, Leveraging Strategic Capabilities in Malaysia; Siti Zubaidah Othman, Wan Shakizah Wan Mohd Noor and Mohd Faizal Mohd IsaChapter 12. Human Capital Development in Malaysia: Issue and Challenges; Norizan Azizan, Faizuniah Pangil and Lazim Mohd ZinChapter 13. Public-Private Partnership and Social Innovation in Malaysia; Siti Noratisah Mohd Nafi, Mathivannan Jaganathan and Mohd Abidzar Zainol AbidinChapter 14. Administrative Arrangement, Spatial Development and Regional Policy in Malaysia; Mohd. Nizam Sarkawi, Rajoo Ramanchandram and Dzulhilmi Ahmad FawziChapter 15. Keeping Public Servants' Mental Health Intact During and Post Covid19 Pandemic through the Islamic Mental Health Model; Awanis Ku Ishak, Hanissah A. Razak and Norzalila JamaludinChapter 16. Easing up Transition: A Strategic Roadmap toward Industry 4.0; Tarannum Azim Baigh and Chen Chen YongChapter 17. Fintech and Commercial Banks Development in Malaysia: Continuous Intention to Use Fintech Services in IR 4.0 Environment; Noor Fareen Abdul Rahim, Abdul Rahman Jaafaar, Mohd. Nizam Sarkawi and Jauriyah binti Shamsuddin Chapter 18. Franchising Perspective in Malaysia: Development, Supports, Issues and Challenges; Muhamad Hafizi bin SulaimanChapter 19. Malaysia's Foreign Economic Policy and Trade Performance; Abdul Rahim Hj Ridzuan, Mohd Shahidan Shaari, Al Amirul Eimer and Abdul Rahman JaaffarChapter 20. Current and Future Prospect of Logistics and Transportation Sector in Malaysia; Azahari Ramli and Khairunnisak Ahmad ShakirChapter 21. Malaysian Government Business Supports and Assistances on Small Medium Enterprises: A Case of COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis; Azrain Nasyrah Mustapa and Armanurah Mohamad