A Review of the Business Management Capability and Adaptability among Malaysian Contractors in the SCORE Program

  • Natasha Dzulkalnine Faculty of Business and Management, UiTM Puncak Alam
  • Zalina Mat Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Malaysia
  • Mhd Jumain Mapplati Construction Research Institute of Malaysia (CREAM), Sunway Putra Tower
  • Norfadzilah Abd. Razak Faculty of Business and Management, UiTM Puncak Alam
  • Syarifah Mastura Syed Abu Bakar Faculty of Business and Management, UiTM Puncak Alam
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22610/imbr.v15i1(I)SI.3386
Keywords: Malaysian Contractor, Contractor’s Capability, Business Performance, Financial Management, SCORE, assessment, construction sector.

Abstract

The selection of contractors for the project is one of the important tasks faced by the client such as developers and government agencies. To ensure that the client has selected a reliable contractor which has a good previous record, the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Malaysia has established one program named SCORE by assessing seven (7) scopes of assessment which are business performance, financial capability, technical capability, project management, procurement management, best practices, and management ability. Thus, this study was done to assess the level of capability and adaptability of Malaysian contractors in the business management aspect (Scope 1). This study adopted a mixed methodology involving quantitative through secondary data and qualitative research methods through interviews. The data collected for this study is through secondary data from CIDB’S database which cover from the year 2017 until 2021. Besides that, a series of interview sessions were done to find out further suggestions for the improvement of Malaysian contractors. The findings have shown that business performance among Malaysian contractors is one of the lowest scores as compared to other scopes. Thus, this study has proposed several suggestions to increase the performance of Malaysian contractors, especially in business performance such as holding awareness programs and coaching programs.

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Published
2023-05-11
How to Cite
Dzulkalnine, N., Mat, Z., Mapplati, M. J., Abd. Razak, N., & Abu Bakar, S. M. S. (2023). A Review of the Business Management Capability and Adaptability among Malaysian Contractors in the SCORE Program. Information Management and Business Review, 15(1(I)SI), 14-26. https://doi.org/10.22610/imbr.v15i1(I)SI.3386
Issue
Vol 15 No 1(I)SI (2023)
Section
Research Paper

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