Abstract: Develop towards a knowledge-based economy is extremely important for the ASEAN five plus three countries, since the countries face challenges at the global fronts and technological changes; the rules of competition have changed. A country’s competitive advantage is no longer dependent solely on factors such as labor, land and natural resources, but on its potential to produce, acquire, utilize and disseminate knowledge. Thus, this is essentially a shift from economic development based on resources to development based on knowledge where human capital (consequently education) emerges as crucial public policy themes for creating wealth and increasing the quality of life. This paper attempts to identify the determinants of knowledge-based human capital in ASEAN five plus three countries. The empirical findings of the human capital analyses indicate significant economic and demographic variables including the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and fertility rate

• Publication Date: 12-Apr-2015
• DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-058-3-54
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Abstract: This paper aims to provide explanations on issues and challenges faced by Malaysian food industry in Halal implementations. Halal food is no longer considered solely as a religious requirement for the Muslims, but also sought by non-Muslim community because of cleanliness, safety and hygiene issue. Food business practitioners faced various kinds of issues and challenges in order to implement the Halal concept in their daily operations. This conceptual paper will outline the issues and challenges from various perspectives; authority, awareness, consumer perception, cost, market competitiveness, and supply chain management to help business practitioners and others in the food industry to understand the current issues. Further studies are suggested to analyze the problems and figure out the solution for the current problems.

• Publication Date: 12-Apr-2015
• DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-058-3-53
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