TY - CONF ID - library_repository656 UR - https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/656/ A1 - Lee , Meng Tze A1 - Mohd Ghazali Mohayiddin, A1 - Kanesan , Muthusamy Y1 - 2011/11/14/ N2 - This article examines the soft technology transfer for Japanese MNCs in Malaysia, based on knowledge-view model. The objective of this study is to verify the factors causing of soft technology transfer, technologists? absorptive capacity and social capital. The interrelationships between absorptive capacity, social capital and soft technology transfer are formulated as conceptual models. (Abstract by authors) KW - Technology transfer (TT) KW - Hard technology (HT) KW - Soft technology (ST) KW - Multinational Corporation (MNC) KW - Foreign direct investment (FDI) KW - Gross domestic product (GDP) KW - Newly industrialized country (NIC) KW - R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP (R&D Intensity) KW - Research Scientists and Engineers per 1 million workforce ( S&T Density) TI - Soft technology transfer for Japanese MNCs in Malaysia : a conceptual model SP - 289 M2 - Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur AV - public EP - 298 T2 - The International Lifelong Learning Conference (ICLLL) 2011 ER -