Malaysia's Human Capital Index and Education: A new beginning

Noorziah Mohd Salleh; Alan Nankervis

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v8i24.4627

Authors

Noorziah Mohd Salleh Business and Management Faculty, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sabah, Malaysia
Alan Nankervis Faculty of Business and Law, Curtin University, Perth, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v8i24.4627

Keywords:

Human Capital Index in Malaysia, Early Education, Economic Growth, Future Productivity

Abstract

Children who take two types of national examinations at 12 and 17 years old are compared using results from the Malaysian national examinations. It is proven future workers will be 100 percent more productive if they complete their education. Malaysia's HCI of 0.62 means a child born today will be 62 percent more productive than if given a complete education and adequate health care. According to the results, national examination scores of children aged 12 and 17 are correlated. This study's limitation is that it did not cover the health aspects thoroughly. Therefore, future study should be directed at this area.

Author Biography

Alan Nankervis, Faculty of Business and Law, Curtin University, Perth, Australia

Alan Nankervis is Professor of Human Resource Management at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. His research interests lie in human resource strategy, international HRM, and HRM in the tourism industry.

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