Factors That Boost the Technological Capability of Malaysian Food Manufacturing Industry

The increasing urbanization of the world has created new issues and challenges for the modern food industry to meet customers’ changing demands. To address these issues, these firms need to invest in technological capability development. This study examines factors that affect the technological capa...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 15; no. 8; p. 6365
Main Authors Jenatabadi, Hashem Salarzadeh, Radzi, Che Wan Jasimah Wan Mohamed, AbdManap, Nursyakirah, Abdullah, Nor Aishah
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2023
Subjects
Competitive advantage
Customer relations
Food industry
Innovations
Management
Manufacturing
Manufacturing industry
Multivariate statistical analysis
Organizational change
Organizational learning
Product development
Productivity
Structural equation modeling
Sustainability
Technology application
Urbanization
Malaysia
Singapore
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Summary:The increasing urbanization of the world has created new issues and challenges for the modern food industry to meet customers’ changing demands. To address these issues, these firms need to invest in technological capability development. This study examines factors that affect the technological capability of food manufacturing firms. A large-scale survey of a sample of 270 food manufacturing firms in Malaysia was conducted. Structural equation modeling was used to evaluate the observed variables. The result shows that organizational innovation fully mediates the relationship between organizational learning and technological capability. Overall, the findings suggest that food manufacturing firms in Malaysia that want to enhance their technological capability should focus on developing and implementing organizational innovation practices, in addition to other strategies and practices that aim to promote organizational learning and innovation. This research contributes to the development of related theories and has practical implications for the stakeholders in the food manufacturing industry.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su15086365