Malaysian Journal of Business and Economics (MJBE)
When technology leaps forward, the internal “capability gap” between new technology requirements ... more When technology leaps forward, the internal “capability gap” between new technology requirements and what incumbent companies/industries can implement is often an issue. Misalignment between technology requirements and an organization’s ability to meet them can also exist outside a company’s boundaries. Digital adoption, especially among local companies are barely touching 20 per cent, and most manufacturing companies apply less than 50 per cent of automation. Malaysia has always scored among the highest in the region in terms of digital readiness, according to global surveys. Critical challenges include the lack of awareness, especially among local companies in terms of the impact of and benefits of keeping up with new technologies. It shows the level of technology usage is still very low within business operations especially in the supply chain that discourages the firm to digitalise their business. Thus, this study identified innovative value chain factors affecting company perfo...
Labuan Bulletin of International Business and Finance (LBIBF)
Globally, governments and researchers alike are committed to educating people about financial lit... more Globally, governments and researchers alike are committed to educating people about financial literacy/knowledge primarily through financial education as a platform. However, frequent changes in the domain have impeded progress toward elevating overall financial literacy across the population. As such, this study will examine the overall development to gain valuable insight. This study used bibliographic analysis to examine 476 selected publications from 1992 to early 2021 (28 years). The findings indicate an upward trend that is expected to continue in the coming years. Additionally, we conducted citation analysis using Harzing's Publish and Perish by utilising VOSviewer for data visualisation. The findings emphasised the importance of financial literacy/knowledge, financial education, and human and educational development. Most publications are produced in the United States, and financial literacy/knowledge and financial education continue to be the domain's intellectual s...
Research on sustainability reporting is becoming increasingly important. Despite the growing body... more Research on sustainability reporting is becoming increasingly important. Despite the growing body of literature on sustainability reporting, little is known about its past trends and how research areas might evolve in the future. Recognizing and understanding the research trend related to sustainability reporting will enable future researchers to plan and conduct research that is of high interest and impact in terms of both readership and citations. This study examines a large body of literature on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability reporting over the last 24 years (1998–2022). The study used bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer software to perform publication trends, citation analysis, and keyword mapping analysis. Data for the analysis was extracted from the online database Scopus on 24 April 2022. Uniquely, the study also employed the Gephi technique, version 0.9.5 of bibliometric analysis, to uncover past ESG research trends and sustainability report...
Environmental Management and Sustainable Development
Recently, there has been a growing interest in studying human-elephant conflicts; however, in the... more Recently, there has been a growing interest in studying human-elephant conflicts; however, in the case of the Borneo Pygmy elephant, which has only been found in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo has not been thoroughly investigated. Recent studies shows the number of elephants killed as a result of human conflict is on the rise. This study intends to examine the relationship between visitor Wildlife Value orientation (domination and mutualism) towards Borneo Pygmy elephant risk perceptions. 401 survey data was collected from on-site visitors, and PLS-SEM analyses revealed that domination has a significant relationship with risk perception of Borneo Pygmy elephants. Mutualism, on the other hand, does not appear to be related to risk perceptions, according to the study. The findings are beneficial to policymakers in developing programmes that encourage visitors to view the endangered Borneo pygmy elephants in a more positive light, to reducing human-elephant conflicts.
The purpose of this study is to addresses the issue of how gender affecting attitude towards the ... more The purpose of this study is to addresses the issue of how gender affecting attitude towards the intention to imitate Korean celebrity endorsement in advertisement among young Malaysians. Particularly, the researchers would like to scrutinize whether young Malaysians male and female are different attitudinally when it comes to intention to imitate Korean celebrity endorsement. A survey of 602 young consumers aged between 18 to 29 years old were participated in this study. A Multi-Group Analysis (PLS-MGA) was carried out to examine differences between two groups (male and female) in particular their intention to imitate Korean celebrity in Malaysia. The results demonstrate the comparative study of gender between male and female attitude toward the intention to imitate korean celebrity endorsement, there are no different if we want to see which characteristics, even though, whether celebrity characteristics the results is the same from male and female. However, the current researchers...
As there is an increasing trend of Muslims and non-Muslims accepting Islamic banking, it is cruci... more As there is an increasing trend of Muslims and non-Muslims accepting Islamic banking, it is crucial to reconnoiter customers' intention to use Islamic banking products. Such rationale is based on theoretical foundation and empirical evidence that customers' perception towards a particular product would lead to their intention to choose that product. The purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of intention to use Islamic banking products in an emerging and vibrant market. 200 copies of questionnaires were distributed, 131 usable copies were subsequently collected. The data were then analyzed using partial least squares-structural equation modeling. The findings show that attitude, government support, and social influence possess explanatory and predictive capacity to envisage customers' intention to use Islamic banking products. As banking service is localized to better serve the customers, this study extends the literature by providing insights into the subj...
The issues of financial mismanagement among youths have been growing at an alarming rate lately a... more The issues of financial mismanagement among youths have been growing at an alarming rate lately as reported by The Malay Mail in 2016 that on average eleven youths declared bankrupt every day. As such, immediate remedial measures need to be identified on whether the role of financial socialization and the influence of financial knowledge and the change in financial behaviour may lead to the solution to this problem. Therefore, the motivation of this doctoral dissertation is to examine the influence of financial knowledge and financial behaviour towards personal financial distress of undergraduates in Malaysia. The first step involves reviewing the body of literature on financial distress to identify useful models and concepts. The paucity of reference to financial distress in that literature is eminent, especially here in Malaysia in which the discussion focuses on issues related to financial distress faced by undergraduates in Malaysia…
The International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2021
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the innovation and personal control impact on microbusiness p... more Purpose: This paper aims to examine the innovation and personal control impact on microbusiness performance in Sabah, Malaysia. Research Methodology: The paper adopts non-probability known as a purposive sampling method in the selection of micro-businesses. The sample consists of micro business owners/entrepreneurs under the TEKUN financing scheme throughout Sabah. A survey using self-conducted questionnaires structured on a 7-point Likert scale is conducted through the distribution of 600 questionnaires, and subsequently, a total of 525 questionnaires are returned. The EAO dimensions assessed in the paper are innovation and personal control. Data collected are analysed using the SEM-PLS technique through the SmartPLS 3.3.2 software. Results: The results show that innovation and personal control are positively correlated with micro-business performance. Nevertheless, this study found that the level of performance among entrepreneurs is moderately low. Limitations: The theoretical im...
This paper aims to make a specific contribution relating to the determinants of financial distres... more This paper aims to make a specific contribution relating to the determinants of financial distress among undergraduate students in Malaysia. Therefore, this paper tends to assess the relationship between religiosity, financial knowledge, and financial behaviour on financial distress to examine whether public universities’ students are equipped with sufficient financial knowledge, depth of religiosity, and right financial behaviour to face this issue. First, the literature on personal financial distress is reviewed with a view to the identification of useful models and concepts. The small number of reference especially on personal financial distress in that literature is noted, especially here in Malaysia. The debate will focus issues on the influence of religiosity, financial knowledge & financial behaviour towards financial distress among undergrad students. Finally, a proposed theoretical framework is recommended to examine on how religiosity, financial knowledge, and financial be...
International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 2019
Minimal research was explored on consumer behavior towards online property websites in developing... more Minimal research was explored on consumer behavior towards online property websites in developing countries. Hence, this study aims to inspect factors that affect millennial’s intention to use the online property website by utilizing the Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) model as the guiding principle. The proposed research framework encompasses 3 aspects of atmospheric cues from the website (ARQW) such as ubiquity (UB), ease of use (EOU) and information exchange (IE) to establish the research hypotheses. PLS-SEM results revealed that the atmospheric cues from web sites (ARQW) such as ubiquity (U), ease of use (EOU) and information exchange (IE) are key determinants of millennial’s intention to use the online property website in Malaysia. This discovery provides important findings on the factors that have strong impact on consumers’ intention regarding online property websites. Suggestions for further research are also provided.
This research is a case study involving an oil palm plantation company (Case Company) which owns ... more This research is a case study involving an oil palm plantation company (Case Company) which owns seven oil palm plantations. These seven plantations had all been valued by Licensed Property Valuers (LPV) who used the market comparison method. The research study applies the Discounted Cash Flow Method (DCF Method), a quantitative financial model as a business valuation method, to value the seven plantations. This research study starts out by looking for an alternative or comparative business valuation method so that it can be used as an additional valuation tool in the loan credit evaluation process, in addition to the LPV valuation. The test results show the two sets of values to be significantly similar. The results of the study supported the DCF Method for valuation for the palm oil plantations. This finding is important because it is of tremendous benefit to both practitioners, especially, those in the banking industry, and the academia to have a financial business valuation mode...
Malaysian Journal of Business and Economics (MJBE)
When technology leaps forward, the internal “capability gap” between new technology requirements ... more When technology leaps forward, the internal “capability gap” between new technology requirements and what incumbent companies/industries can implement is often an issue. Misalignment between technology requirements and an organization’s ability to meet them can also exist outside a company’s boundaries. Digital adoption, especially among local companies are barely touching 20 per cent, and most manufacturing companies apply less than 50 per cent of automation. Malaysia has always scored among the highest in the region in terms of digital readiness, according to global surveys. Critical challenges include the lack of awareness, especially among local companies in terms of the impact of and benefits of keeping up with new technologies. It shows the level of technology usage is still very low within business operations especially in the supply chain that discourages the firm to digitalise their business. Thus, this study identified innovative value chain factors affecting company perfo...
Labuan Bulletin of International Business and Finance (LBIBF)
Globally, governments and researchers alike are committed to educating people about financial lit... more Globally, governments and researchers alike are committed to educating people about financial literacy/knowledge primarily through financial education as a platform. However, frequent changes in the domain have impeded progress toward elevating overall financial literacy across the population. As such, this study will examine the overall development to gain valuable insight. This study used bibliographic analysis to examine 476 selected publications from 1992 to early 2021 (28 years). The findings indicate an upward trend that is expected to continue in the coming years. Additionally, we conducted citation analysis using Harzing's Publish and Perish by utilising VOSviewer for data visualisation. The findings emphasised the importance of financial literacy/knowledge, financial education, and human and educational development. Most publications are produced in the United States, and financial literacy/knowledge and financial education continue to be the domain's intellectual s...
Research on sustainability reporting is becoming increasingly important. Despite the growing body... more Research on sustainability reporting is becoming increasingly important. Despite the growing body of literature on sustainability reporting, little is known about its past trends and how research areas might evolve in the future. Recognizing and understanding the research trend related to sustainability reporting will enable future researchers to plan and conduct research that is of high interest and impact in terms of both readership and citations. This study examines a large body of literature on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability reporting over the last 24 years (1998–2022). The study used bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer software to perform publication trends, citation analysis, and keyword mapping analysis. Data for the analysis was extracted from the online database Scopus on 24 April 2022. Uniquely, the study also employed the Gephi technique, version 0.9.5 of bibliometric analysis, to uncover past ESG research trends and sustainability report...
Environmental Management and Sustainable Development
Recently, there has been a growing interest in studying human-elephant conflicts; however, in the... more Recently, there has been a growing interest in studying human-elephant conflicts; however, in the case of the Borneo Pygmy elephant, which has only been found in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo has not been thoroughly investigated. Recent studies shows the number of elephants killed as a result of human conflict is on the rise. This study intends to examine the relationship between visitor Wildlife Value orientation (domination and mutualism) towards Borneo Pygmy elephant risk perceptions. 401 survey data was collected from on-site visitors, and PLS-SEM analyses revealed that domination has a significant relationship with risk perception of Borneo Pygmy elephants. Mutualism, on the other hand, does not appear to be related to risk perceptions, according to the study. The findings are beneficial to policymakers in developing programmes that encourage visitors to view the endangered Borneo pygmy elephants in a more positive light, to reducing human-elephant conflicts.
The purpose of this study is to addresses the issue of how gender affecting attitude towards the ... more The purpose of this study is to addresses the issue of how gender affecting attitude towards the intention to imitate Korean celebrity endorsement in advertisement among young Malaysians. Particularly, the researchers would like to scrutinize whether young Malaysians male and female are different attitudinally when it comes to intention to imitate Korean celebrity endorsement. A survey of 602 young consumers aged between 18 to 29 years old were participated in this study. A Multi-Group Analysis (PLS-MGA) was carried out to examine differences between two groups (male and female) in particular their intention to imitate Korean celebrity in Malaysia. The results demonstrate the comparative study of gender between male and female attitude toward the intention to imitate korean celebrity endorsement, there are no different if we want to see which characteristics, even though, whether celebrity characteristics the results is the same from male and female. However, the current researchers...
As there is an increasing trend of Muslims and non-Muslims accepting Islamic banking, it is cruci... more As there is an increasing trend of Muslims and non-Muslims accepting Islamic banking, it is crucial to reconnoiter customers' intention to use Islamic banking products. Such rationale is based on theoretical foundation and empirical evidence that customers' perception towards a particular product would lead to their intention to choose that product. The purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of intention to use Islamic banking products in an emerging and vibrant market. 200 copies of questionnaires were distributed, 131 usable copies were subsequently collected. The data were then analyzed using partial least squares-structural equation modeling. The findings show that attitude, government support, and social influence possess explanatory and predictive capacity to envisage customers' intention to use Islamic banking products. As banking service is localized to better serve the customers, this study extends the literature by providing insights into the subj...
The issues of financial mismanagement among youths have been growing at an alarming rate lately a... more The issues of financial mismanagement among youths have been growing at an alarming rate lately as reported by The Malay Mail in 2016 that on average eleven youths declared bankrupt every day. As such, immediate remedial measures need to be identified on whether the role of financial socialization and the influence of financial knowledge and the change in financial behaviour may lead to the solution to this problem. Therefore, the motivation of this doctoral dissertation is to examine the influence of financial knowledge and financial behaviour towards personal financial distress of undergraduates in Malaysia. The first step involves reviewing the body of literature on financial distress to identify useful models and concepts. The paucity of reference to financial distress in that literature is eminent, especially here in Malaysia in which the discussion focuses on issues related to financial distress faced by undergraduates in Malaysia…
The International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2021
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the innovation and personal control impact on microbusiness p... more Purpose: This paper aims to examine the innovation and personal control impact on microbusiness performance in Sabah, Malaysia. Research Methodology: The paper adopts non-probability known as a purposive sampling method in the selection of micro-businesses. The sample consists of micro business owners/entrepreneurs under the TEKUN financing scheme throughout Sabah. A survey using self-conducted questionnaires structured on a 7-point Likert scale is conducted through the distribution of 600 questionnaires, and subsequently, a total of 525 questionnaires are returned. The EAO dimensions assessed in the paper are innovation and personal control. Data collected are analysed using the SEM-PLS technique through the SmartPLS 3.3.2 software. Results: The results show that innovation and personal control are positively correlated with micro-business performance. Nevertheless, this study found that the level of performance among entrepreneurs is moderately low. Limitations: The theoretical im...
This paper aims to make a specific contribution relating to the determinants of financial distres... more This paper aims to make a specific contribution relating to the determinants of financial distress among undergraduate students in Malaysia. Therefore, this paper tends to assess the relationship between religiosity, financial knowledge, and financial behaviour on financial distress to examine whether public universities’ students are equipped with sufficient financial knowledge, depth of religiosity, and right financial behaviour to face this issue. First, the literature on personal financial distress is reviewed with a view to the identification of useful models and concepts. The small number of reference especially on personal financial distress in that literature is noted, especially here in Malaysia. The debate will focus issues on the influence of religiosity, financial knowledge & financial behaviour towards financial distress among undergrad students. Finally, a proposed theoretical framework is recommended to examine on how religiosity, financial knowledge, and financial be...
International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 2019
Minimal research was explored on consumer behavior towards online property websites in developing... more Minimal research was explored on consumer behavior towards online property websites in developing countries. Hence, this study aims to inspect factors that affect millennial’s intention to use the online property website by utilizing the Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) model as the guiding principle. The proposed research framework encompasses 3 aspects of atmospheric cues from the website (ARQW) such as ubiquity (UB), ease of use (EOU) and information exchange (IE) to establish the research hypotheses. PLS-SEM results revealed that the atmospheric cues from web sites (ARQW) such as ubiquity (U), ease of use (EOU) and information exchange (IE) are key determinants of millennial’s intention to use the online property website in Malaysia. This discovery provides important findings on the factors that have strong impact on consumers’ intention regarding online property websites. Suggestions for further research are also provided.
This research is a case study involving an oil palm plantation company (Case Company) which owns ... more This research is a case study involving an oil palm plantation company (Case Company) which owns seven oil palm plantations. These seven plantations had all been valued by Licensed Property Valuers (LPV) who used the market comparison method. The research study applies the Discounted Cash Flow Method (DCF Method), a quantitative financial model as a business valuation method, to value the seven plantations. This research study starts out by looking for an alternative or comparative business valuation method so that it can be used as an additional valuation tool in the loan credit evaluation process, in addition to the LPV valuation. The test results show the two sets of values to be significantly similar. The results of the study supported the DCF Method for valuation for the palm oil plantations. This finding is important because it is of tremendous benefit to both practitioners, especially, those in the banking industry, and the academia to have a financial business valuation mode...
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