THE ROLE OF GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS, ECONOMIC AND TRANSPORTATION POLICIES ON THE GEOGRAPHICAL DEVELOPMENT: MODERATING ROLE OF DEVELOPMENT POLICIES

Abstract

The goal of the existing study is to analyze the impact of geographical characteristics, economic policies, and transportation policies on Malaysia's geographical development. The aim also shows the investigation of the moderating impact of development policies among the nexus of geographical characteristics, economic policies, transportation policies and geographical development in Malaysia. The study has adopted the primary and quantitative data collection method, and survey questionnaires were used to gather the data. The smart-PLS has been employed to check the validity, reliability and hypotheses testing. The results revealed that geographical characteristics, economic policies and transportation policies have a positive association with geographical development in Malaysia. The results also exposed that development policies are moderating among the nexus of geographical characteristics, economic policies and geographical development in Malaysia. These findings are guided to the regulation-making and implementation authorities that they should focus on the geographical characteristics, economic policies, and transportation policies that could improve Malaysia's geographical development.