Int’l J. of Org. Bus. Excellence Vol. 2(2): 91 – 100 (2019) E-ISSN 2621-654X © i-PEF AWARENESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES ON COMPETITION ACT 2010 AND MALAYSIAN COMPETITION COMMISSION Hasnah Haron 1 , Ishak Ismail 2 , Yuvaraj Ganesan 3 and Idris Gautama So 4 1,2 Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pahang, Malaysia 3 Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia 4 Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia Abstract The objectives of this research are to examine the awareness level of Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) and their knowledge of the CA2010 and of the role of MyCC. In addition, further analysis the level of awareness of SMEs by state, market structures and sectors and also compared with baseline study which conducted in year 2013. A total of 154 respondents involved in this study and the results show that increased in SMEs awareness and knowledge about the MyCC and CA2010. The results showed most of states were aware of the existence of MyCC and CA2010. Meanwhile, in term of market structures, the export-oriented businesses have higher level of awareness of compared than the domestic-driven businesses. The study will benefit the relevant authority to strategies the activities plan to enhance to their service quality and knowledge about the competition act. Keywords: SMEs, Competition Act 2010, effectiveness MyCC, Malaysia INTRODUCTION The Competition Act 2010 was gazetted on June 2010 and came into force on 1 January 2012. The Act is administered by the Malaysian Competition Commission (MyCC) which was established under the Competition Commission Act 2010. Since its establishment, MyCC had conducted advocacy nationwide in an effort to introduce the Competition Act 2010 to Malaysian mainly to business community. Starting from 2011 up to 2016, MyCC had conducted 188 advocacy programs nationwide as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Number of Advocacy Programmes Conducted by MyCC 2011 – 2016. Source: Chart constructed based on data from MyCC website: www.mycc.gov.my In 2013, MyCC had conducted a baseline study to gauge the level of awareness of the Competition Act 2010 among businesses. Despite having conducted 97 advocacy programs nationwide between 2011 and 2013 as depicted by Figure 1, the Baseline Study (2013) indicated low level of awareness and ARTICLE INFO Article history: Received: 12 August 2019 Accepted: 15 November 2019 _____________ Email Addresses: hasnahharon@ump.edu.my (Hasnah Haron)* ishakismail@ump.edu.my (Ishak Ismail) yuvaraj@usm.my (Yuvaraj Ganesan) igautama@binus.edu (Idris Gautama So) *Corresponding author INTERNATIONAL Organizational Business Excellence http://research,binus.ac.id/pex/ijobex/