Locational considerations and international Malaysian housing developers

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify demand-related factors considered by the sampled Malaysian housing developers in the countries they invested in, and those factors which maligned their investment interest. Additionally, the paper seeks to validate the applicability of the locationa...

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Published in:Journal of financial management of property and construction 2010-04, Vol.15 (1), p.7-20
Main Authors: Abdul-Aziz, Abdul-Rashid, Awil, Ahmed-Usman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arrays
Banking
Banks
Business
Construction
Desks
Developers
Financial management
Foreign investment
Foreign subsidiaries
Globalization
Host country
Housing
Housing developments
Investment
Malaysia
Questionnaires
Regional development
Research methodology
Studies
Taxation
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Summary:Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify demand-related factors considered by the sampled Malaysian housing developers in the countries they invested in, and those factors which maligned their investment interest. Additionally, the paper seeks to validate the applicability of the locational disadvantages construct.Design methodology approach - The approach taken was a combination of postal questionnaire survey, interviews in home and host countries, desk research and direct observation.Findings - The locational factors which maligned their interest preponderated the demand-related factors. The findings validated the applicability of the locational disadvantages construct.Research limitations implications - Even though housing developers may be tempted to seek business opportunities abroad, they need to properly weigh an array of locational disadvantages of targeted host countries before making their market entry move.Originality value - This study gives focus to the internationalisation of housing developers, an area which has not received the scholastic attention it deserves. It also advances the locational disadvantages concept for application by scholars in housing development.
ISSN:1366-4387
1759-8443
DOI:10.1108/13664381011027953