Effects of backward linkages to local suppliers ʼdevelopment path: the case of the Malaysian electrical and electronics industry

This research focuses on the organisational linkages between transnational corporation (TNC) subsidiaries and local suppliers in the Malaysian electrical and electronics industry. It looks at the technological innovative capability in both TNC subsidiaries and local suppliers, and technology and knowledge flows from foreign affiliates to local suppliers through different types of organisational linkages. It also focuses on the different aspects of backward linkages, including types, depth and length, created by the foreign affiliates from different nationalities, including from Japan, the USA, Europe and other Asian countries.