Abstract
The transfer of technologies by the foreign electronic industries
operating in Malaysia involves training of workers for various
purposes. The upgrading of skills to assimilate the transferred
technology aims at increasing productivity and product quality.
Communicating awareness about work hazards is meant to reduce
breakdowns in production and workers' accidents. How do the
training paradigms, which transnationals introduce in their
subsidiaries in Malaysia, interact with the preconditions of
learning with the local labour force? In shaping local learning
processes, what is the scope for workers and trade unions to
articulate their interests and define the issues, in particular
with regard to the working environment and the external
environment? The paper will discuss these questions by exploring
the significance of labour market structures, labour-management
relations, concepts of knowledge in training, and learning
cultures.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Technology Transfer, Labour and Local Learning Processes in Malaysian Industry |
| Publication date | 1999 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
| Event | Global Networks, Innovation and Development Strategy: The
Informational Region as a Development Strategy - Santa Cruz, USA Duration: 1 Jan 1999 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Global Networks, Innovation and Development Strategy: The Informational Region as a Development Strategy |
|---|---|
| City | Santa Cruz, USA |
| Period | 01/01/1999 → … |