Attracting Multinational Companies' Regional Headquaters to Greater Kuala Lumpur: Case Study of Investkl

Ahmad Suhaili, Bin Idrus (2020) Attracting Multinational Companies' Regional Headquaters to Greater Kuala Lumpur: Case Study of Investkl. Doctoral thesis, Asia e University.

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Abstract

This research is on InvestKL Corporation Sdn Berhad which focuses on attracting Multinational Corporations (MNCs) to set-up regional headquarters (RHQs) and regional hubs (RHs) in cities and conurbations like Greater Kuala Lumpur (Greater KL) and is much awaited by governments, city halls, investment promotion agency (IPA) both local and foreign, investment banks and consultants to name some. The primary objective of this study is to identify the critical success factors (CSFs) deployed by InvestKL to attract global MNCs to set-up regional headquarters (RHQs) or regional hubs (RHs) in Greater KL using a qualitative research case study methodology with InvestKL leadership team providing the primary data through semi-structured interviews supplemented by three publications as secondary data – InvestKL Annual Reports, Success Stories of MNCs and Investing in Malaysia Guide by global management consultants. The findings from this research is important, firstly to fill a theoretical gap in this field since no similar research has been published so far , secondly to develop a research framework to identify the critical success factors in attracting MNCs to set-up regional headquarters in cities and finally to better understand the dynamics and operations of MNCs who intend to set-up RHQs and RHs abroad and what are the CSFs required to meet their needs and related key lessons, best practices, issues and challenges. The results and findings of this study will be invaluable to IPAs aspiring to participate in this MNC attraction activity and contribute to economic prosperity of cities through investments and job creation.

Item Type:	Thesis (Doctoral)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Mulnational, Companies
Divisions:	School of Management
Depositing User:	Aida Rashidah Maajis
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2020 07:29
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2020 07:29
URI:	http://ur.aeu.edu.my/id/eprint/800

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