HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA: ISSUES AND STRATEGIC MEASURES

Year 2019, , 201 - 219, 30.04.2019

Muhammad Aiman Awalluddın

https://doi.org/10.22139/jobs.481678

Abstract

Aim: In this study, the human capital management concept and its importance were discussed. The study aims to gain insights on human capital issues in Malaysia and look on a strategic measure that has been taken to counter the issues. The objective also to add scanty literature review on the human capital issue.

Method: This paper based on secondary data collection from reports, previous studies such as journals, books and newspapers. The key issues were constructed as a main-frame and been discussed thoroughly with solid arguments and supported evidences from previous findings and reports.

Findings and Conclusion: The key main issues being discussed are education issues, brain drain issues and racial conflict issues. Racial conflict issue is considered as a unique issue facing by the country as Malaysia is a multiracial country, having positive discrimination practice and masked with discrimination practice from race-type organization. The discussed issues inflicted major damage to development of human capital in Malaysia which in turn hinder progress towards vision 2020. It is hoped that the government will and implement effectively discussed strategic measure to ensure competency of human labor in Malaysia.

Keywords

human capital, competitive advantage, high income country, brain drain, racial conflict

MALEZYA'DA İNSAN SERMAYESİ YÖNETİMİ: SORUNLAR VE STRATEJİK ÖNLEMLER

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı,
insan sermayesi yönetimi kavramı ve öneminin tartışılmasıdır. Çalışma
Malezya'da insan sermayesi konularında iç görü kazandırmayı ve sorunları
gidermek için alınmış stratejik önlemleri incelemeyi hedeflemektedir. Ayrıca,
insan sermaye sorunu üzerinde yetersiz kalan literatüre katkı sağlanması da
amaçlanmaktadır.

Yöntem: Çalışma, rapor,
dergi, kitap ve gazeteler gibi önceki çalışmalardan veri toplamaya
dayanmaktadır. Temel meseleler ana çerçeve olarak oluşturulmakta ve daha önceki
bulgu ve raporlardan elde edilen kanıtlar ve somut argümanlarla kapsamlı bir
şekilde tartışılmaktadır.

Bulgular
ve Sonuç:
Tartışılan temel konular eğitim sorunları, beyin göçü sorunları ve ırkçı
çatışma konularıdır. Irkçı çatışma, Malezya'nın çok ırklı bir ülke olması,
pozitif ayrımcılık uygulamasının bulunması ve ırk-tipi örgütlenmede ayrımcılık
uygulaması ile yüz yüze kalması sebebiyle ülkenin karşı karşıya kaldığı benzersiz
bir sorun olarak görülmektedir. Tartışılan konular Malezya'da insan
sermayesinin gelişmesine büyük zarar veren ve ülkenin 2020 vizyonuna doğru
ilerlemesini engelleyen sorunlardır. Malezya'da insan emeğinin yeterliliğini
sağlamak için hükümetin etkili bir şekilde tartışılan stratejik konularda önlem
alması ve uygulamaya geçmesi ümit edilmektedir.

Keywords

İnsan Sermayesi, Rekabet Avantajı, Yüksek Gelir Ülkesi, Beyin Göçü, Irk Çatışması

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