World Bank Country Survey 2013
Malaysia, 2013
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MYS_2013_WBCS_v01_M
World Bank Country Survey 2013
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Malaysia | MYS |
Country Opinion Survey
The survey was designed to achieve the following objectives:
- Assist the World Bank Group in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Malaysia perceive the Bank;
- Obtain systematic feedback from stakeholders in Malaysia regarding:
· Their views regarding the general environment in Malaysia;
· Their overall attitudes toward the World Bank in Malaysia;
· Overall impressions of the World Bank's effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Malaysia;
· Perceptions of the World Bank's future role in Malaysia.
- Use data to help inform Malaysia country team's strategy.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Stakeholder
Scope
The World Bank Country Assessment Survey covered the following topics:
- General Issues Facing Malaysia
- Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank
- World Bank Effectiveness and Results
- The World Bank’s Knowledge
- The Future Role of the World Bank in Malaysia
- Communication and Information Sharing
- Background Information
Coverage
National
Stakeholders of the World Bank in Malaysia
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Public Opinion Research Group | The World Bank Group |
Sampling
In May-August 2013, 287 stakeholders of the World Bank in Malaysia were invited to provide their opinions on the Bank's assistance to the country by participating in a country survey. Participants in the survey were drawn from the office of the President; the office of the Prime Minister; office of a minister; office of a parliamentarian; ministries, ministerial departments, or implementation agencies; local government officials or staff; bilateral and multilateral agencies; private sector organizations; the financial sector/private banks; NGOs; the media; independent government institutions; trade unions; academia/research institutes/think tanks; the judiciary branch; and other organizations.
A total of 74 stakeholders participated in the survey (26% response rate).
Survey instrument
The Questionnaire consists of 7 Sections:
A. General Issues Facing Malaysia:
Respondents were asked to indicate whether Malaysia is headed in the right direction, and what they thought were the top three most important economic and social development priorities in the country.
B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank:
Respondents were asked to rate their familiarity with the World Bank, the Bank’s effectiveness in Malaysia, Bank staff preparedness to help Malaysia solve its development challenges, their agreement with various statements regarding the Bank’s work, and the extent to which the Bank is an effective development partner. Respondents were asked to indicate the Bank’s greatest values and weaknesses, with which stakeholder groups the Bank should collaborate more, and to what reasons respondents attributed failed or slow reform efforts.
C. World Bank Effectiveness and Results:
Respondents were asked to rate the extent to which the Bank’s work helps achieve economic and social development results, the extent to which the Bank meets Malaysia’s needs for knowledge services, and the Bank’s level of effectiveness across sixteen development areas, such as public sector governance/reform, job creation/employment, private sector development, education, and economic growth.
D. The World Bank’s Knowledge:
Respondents were asked to indicate how frequently they consult Bank knowledge work and activities, to rate the effectiveness and quality of the Bank’s knowledge work and activities, including how significant of a contribution it makes to development results and its technical quality.
E. The Future Role of the World Bank in Malaysia:
Respondents were asked to rate how significant a role the Bank should play in Malaysia in the near future and to indicate what the Bank should do to make itself of greater value.
F. Communication and Information Sharing:
Respondents were asked to indicate how they get information about economic and social development issues, how they prefer to receive information from the Bank, and their usage and evaluation of the Bank’s websites and e-services. Respondents were asked about their level of agreement that they know how to find information from the Bank, that the Bank’s websites are easy to navigate and useful, and that the Bank is responsive to information requests.
G. Background Information:
Respondents were asked to indicate their current position, specialization, whether they professionally collaborate with the World Bank, and their exposure to the Bank in Malaysia.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2013-05 | 2013-08 |
Respondents received questionnaires via post and email and returned them accordingly. Respondents were asked about: general issues facing Malaysia; their overall attitudes toward the World Bank; the World Bank's effectiveness and results; the Bank's knowledge work and activities; the Bank's future role in Malaysia; and the Bank's communication and information sharing in Malaysia.
Data Access
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Public Opinion Research Group | The World Bank | countrysurveys@worldbankgroup.org |
| The World Bank Microdata Library | The World Bank |
Metadata production
DDI_MYS_2013_WBCS_v01_M_WB
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| World Bank, Development Economics Data Group | Preparation of the metadata |
2013-12-19
Metadata version
Version 01 (December 2013)