Key Factors Predicting Firm's Technological Capability of Malaysian Manufacturing Industry from Technology Transfer Perspective.

The current global economy is being transformed into a knowledge-based economy where continuous updating of technology and improving firm’s technological capabilities are of major concern. As technologies capabilities go up, it translates into better performance. Malaysia was on track towards becoming a developing country in strategic industrial sectors such as electrics and electronics, automotive, technology information, and biotechnology. In fact, Malaysia faces daunting challenges to improve its technological capabilities and gear its economy on a path to higher growth, and transition it to a higher level of development. The objectives of this study is to identify the key factors contributing to the development of firm’s technological capabilities and enhancing firm’s technology transfer performance. The result of this study shows that 52% of the selected key factors predicting the firm’s technological capability, and indicates important means for Malaysian manufacturing firms to gain higher performance and competitive advanta