Noor Azlinna, Azizan and Qian, Long Kweh and Irene, Wei Kiong Ting (2015) Efficiency of Malaysian Politically Connected Insurers: Revisiting the Resource-based View. Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development, 8 (3). (Published)
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Abstract
The resource-based view theory that has influenced the field of intellectual capital management concerns a company's competency and capability. From the theory, the first purpose of this study is to examine the impacts of intellectual capital (IC) and political connections on the efficiency of Malaysian general insurance companies. The second purpose is to evaluate the moderating effect of political connections on the relationship between IC and efficiency. We apply data envelopment analysis (DEA) to measure efficiency. Following prior studies, we employ Value Added Intellectual Coefficient (VAIC™) as a measure of IC. Using a panel dataset of 64 firm-year observations over the period 2008-2011, we find that politically connected insurers have higher levels of VAIC™ and efficiency. Our regression analysis also shows that VAIC™ and political connections are significantly and positively related to efficiency. The interaction term on VAIC and political connections is also significantly positive. One implication of this study is that it may provide some insight for Malaysian general insurers in managing their resources, especially IC as well as sources from political connections.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | resource-based view, RBV, political connections, efficiency, data envelopment analysis, DEA, VAIC, Malaysia, firm competency, firm capability, intellectual capital, insurance industry, politics |
| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) |
| Faculty/Division: | Faculty of Engineering Technology |
| Depositing User: | Mrs. Neng Sury Sulaiman |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Apr 2016 01:12 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2022 05:07 |
| URI: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10152 |
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