Halal Certification Motivation, Compliance and the Impact on Performance of Food Industry in Malaysia and Indonesia: A Systematic Literature Review
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https://doi.org/10.11113/umran2025.12n2.718Keywords:
Halal certification, food producers, compliance, performance, motivation, Malaysia, IndonesiaAbstract
This systematic literature review aims to comprehensively analyze the factors influencing motivation, compliance, and the impact on performance in the context of Halal certification. A thorough search of academic databases using Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) published between 2016 and 2023 yielded a comprehensive selection of articles focusing on motivation, compliance, and the impact on performance in Halal certification within Malaysian and Indonesian food enterprises. The selected studies underwent a comprehensive screening process, and relevant data were extracted for synthesis before being validated through field study experts. Based on primary data N equal to 20 articles, the review highlights the intricate interplay of internal and external factors influencing the Malaysian and Indonesian food industry's motivation and compliance and the impact on performance in Halal certification for food industry. This pioneering study provides researchers, food companies, and stakeholders valuable insights into positive factors toward the sustainability of food Halal certification in both countries. It provides a relatively new finding from the Malaysian and Indonesian points of view regarding readiness and sustaining Halal food certification to be the champion of global Halal. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this novel study was the first attempt to integrate drivers and compliance of halal certification and the impact on performance in the specific context of food manufacturing in Malaysia and Indonesia.
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