Dr. Ananda Devan
Universiti Kuala Lumpur, UniKL Business School, Graduate Student
The word economic can be sometimes confusing if we are not used to the basic fundamentals that goes with it. We usually get attracted to the word “Economic” when things do not work the way we wanted it to go. Prices rises and falls, jobs... more
The word economic can be sometimes confusing if we are not used to the basic fundamentals that goes with it. We usually get attracted to the word “Economic” when things do not work the way we wanted it to go. Prices rises and falls, jobs are no longer available, basic needs are questionable is where we tend to ask questions what is going on. The recent global pandemic has created a new wave of uncertainty among companies and individuals.
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When we hear about the word marketing, few concepts will trigger our mind. We generally will relate to 'Marketing Mix Principle' which consist of fundamental such as place, price, product and people. As every organization claim,... more
When we hear about the word marketing, few concepts will trigger our mind. We generally will relate to 'Marketing Mix Principle' which consist of fundamental such as place, price, product and people. As every organization claim, people are their most important assets, similarly, the universities have these assets/people where they are the building block in the success of the overall university beside the just financial sustainability. The significant question to be asked, do universities leverage the scholar's expertise as a marketing tool for the community engagements. When we dive in the word "Engagement in the context of community" it is defined as a meaningful and mutually beneficial collaboration with various stakeholders such as partners in education, business, government and public.
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The word economic can be sometimes confusing if we are not used to the basic fundamentals that goes with it. We usually get attracted to the word "Economic" when things do not work the way we wanted it to go. Prices rises and... more
The word economic can be sometimes confusing if we are not used to the basic fundamentals that goes with it. We usually get attracted to the word "Economic" when things do not work the way we wanted it to go. Prices rises and falls, jobs are no longer available, basic needs are questionable is where we tend to ask questions what is going on. The recent global pandemic has created a new wave of uncertainty among companies and individuals.
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Uncertainty is a significant word that every individual will need to comprehend. The world we live in today have demonstrated how uncertainty is becoming a norm. Various reports are indicating that millions of workforce needs to be ready... more
Uncertainty is a significant word that every individual will need to comprehend. The world we live in today have demonstrated how uncertainty is becoming a norm. Various reports are indicating that millions of workforce needs to be ready for the transition which is taking place in the job market globally. The workforce needs to accept that reskilling and upskilling is needed if they want to be relevant and employable.
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The purpose of this study is to explore and determinants the risk management and prevention in credit card business of Malaysian commercial banks. There were five factors derived through the literature and experimental investigation that... more
The purpose of this study is to explore and determinants the risk management and prevention in credit card business of Malaysian commercial banks. There were five factors derived through the literature and experimental investigation that are affecting the banks due to credit card which are External Fraud Risk, Internal Operational Risk, Credit Risk of Cardholders, Science and Technology and Intermediary Agency Trades Risk. Hence, 250 respondents participated in this study from state of Selangor and Federal Capital Kuala Lumpur. The data was collected and analyzed by SPPS software and it was concluded that that External fraud risk, Internal operational risk, Credit risk of Cardholder, Science and technology are positively correlated with the Credit card business risks of commercial Banks in Malaysia. These papers have highlighted suggestion for future research to develop this study further by considering the data derived from this study by using Delphi Technique
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Research Interests: Business and Mathematics
The Malaysian education systems have a long history before the Pre-World War II since 1824 to 1957, and it continued to reform from 1957 to 2020. This paper was written chronologically by addressing 201 years of Malaysian education... more
The Malaysian education systems have a long history before the Pre-World War II since 1824 to 1957, and it continued to reform from 1957 to 2020. This paper was written chronologically by addressing 201 years of Malaysian education reforms, events, reports and frameworks from past, present and future. It elaborates the future of education Malaysia based on the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013- 2025. Additionally, the Covid-19 Pandemic in March 2020 has caused the Ministry of Education Malaysia to take actions to ensure the schooling systems continue in a safe environment, although the entire country was lockdown. The researcher has provided recommendations to Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) based on the action that was taken due to Covid -19 Pandemic by reviewing various literatures related to future of schooling globally. It is hoped that, this paper will support the future researchers to comprehend the data, and carry out research studies that can be piloted by providing a practical solutions in the schooling systems.
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This conceptual paper is to study the departmental improvement that needs to be implemented at Malaysian Schools Counselling Center by integrating Human Resources Management Practices. The study reviews literature on the Historical... more
This conceptual paper is to study the departmental improvement that needs to be implemented at Malaysian Schools Counselling Center by integrating Human Resources Management Practices. The study reviews literature on the Historical Background of Malaysian School Counselling Center and human resource management practices. The paper goes on to analyse factors and perceptions that is needed for revamping a systematic Counselling and Career Development Center in schools. Furthermore, its operational needs relevant human resource management approach which will contribute towards building the future human capital via the school systems. As human capital is the backbone of any country, it has become essential for any nation to produce the right human capital to ensure the workforce of the country is able to develop well balance country from political, economic and socially. However, there is rising challenges for the education sector to produce and feed the talents and various initiatives ...
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This conceptual paper examines the Delphi technique a researcher can apply towards school counselling and how the technique is carried out by various steps to achieve the aim and objective of a study. The application of Delphi technique... more
This conceptual paper examines the Delphi technique a researcher can apply towards school counselling and how the technique is carried out by various steps to achieve the aim and objective of a study. The application of Delphi technique is developed as a forecasting tool that predicts the future scenarios and it has been widely used in many disciplines. As for this paper, it was applied by a Modified Delphi approach where five main factors was identified based on preselected and screened by the researcher based on synthesized review of literatures. This study can be further developed by the steps ofchoosing experts or panel, data collection method, conducting interviews, method to set the questionnaire and focus group or further integrating with other research methods such as Structural Equation modelling (SEM), Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) and many more. Finally to conclude this paper, recommendations have been provided on how to start a research study by using Delphi Technique.
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This conceptual paper is to study the departmental improvement that needs to be implemented at Malaysian Schools Counselling Center by integrating Human Resources Management Practices. The study reviews literature on the Historical... more
This conceptual paper is to study the departmental improvement that needs to be implemented at Malaysian Schools Counselling Center by integrating Human Resources Management Practices. The study reviews literature on the Historical Background of Malaysian School Counselling Center and human resource management practices. The paper goes on to analyse factors and perceptions that is needed for revamping a systematic Counselling and Career Development Center in schools. Furthermore, its operational needs relevant human resource management approach which will contribute towards building the future human capital via the school systems. As human capital is the backbone of any country, it has become essential for any nation to produce the right human capital to ensure the workforce of the country is able to develop well balance country from political, economic and socially. However, there is rising challenges for the education sector to produce and feed the talents and various initiatives have been addressed in the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2025(MEB) by the Ministry of Education Malaysia. Hence, pilot study will be carried out at two governments secondary school in Malaysia located in an urban and a sub urban platform and to contribute at end of the research towards improvement in schools counselling center by using Human Resource Management approach. It is also aim that can support future studies can be carried out based on the practical implementation.
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Social Enterprise Companies is becoming a new form of vehicle applied by social entrepreneurs who are addressing social problems. This case study discusses on SASTRA Education Development, a social enterprise company that was incorporated... more
Social Enterprise Companies is becoming a new form of vehicle applied by social entrepreneurs who are addressing social problems. This case study discusses on SASTRA Education Development, a social enterprise company that was incorporated in 2014 to address and support the challenges in Malaysian School Counselling Department. It elaborates the purpose of its establishment from a preliminary research in 2012 and how SASTRA had evolved. The COVID-19 Pandemic has pushed SASTRA to revisit its strategies by adopting E-Learning which will be a new norm. Revenue stream needs to be improved for being sustainable and to continue in addressing the social problem. Hence, this paper highlights on SASTRA Education Development achievements from research to practical solution. Theories and models relates to SASTRA is highlighted.
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Uncertainty is a significant word that every individual will need to comprehend. The world we live in today have demonstrated how uncertainty is becoming a norm. Various reports are indicating that millions of workforce needs to be ready... more
Uncertainty is a significant word that every individual will need to comprehend. The world we live in today have demonstrated how uncertainty is becoming a norm. Various reports are indicating that millions of workforce needs to be ready for the transition which is taking place in the job market globally. The workforce needs to accept that reskilling and upskilling is needed if they want to be relevant and employable.
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When we hear about the word marketing, few concepts will trigger our mind. We generally will relate to "Marketing Mix Principle" which consist of fundamental such as place, price, product and people. As every organisation claim, people... more
When we hear about the word marketing, few concepts will trigger our mind. We generally will relate to "Marketing Mix Principle" which consist of fundamental such as place, price, product and people. As every organisation claim, people are their most important assets, similarly, the universities have these assets/people where they are the building block in the success of the overall university beside the just financial sustainability. The significant question to be asked, do universities leverage the scholar"s expertise as a marketing tool for the community engagements. When we dive in the word "Engagement in the context of community" it is defined as a meaningful and mutually beneficial collaboration with various stakeholders such as partners in education, business, government and public.
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This conceptual paper discussed on the importance of establishing Social Enterprise Companies with a Theoretical approach. Social Enterprises are becoming the new vehicle of business for many entrepreneurs who are combating to solve a... more
This conceptual paper discussed on the importance of establishing Social Enterprise Companies with a Theoretical approach. Social Enterprises are becoming the new vehicle of business for many entrepreneurs who are combating to solve a social issues or problems. It is important for this enterprise to establish their organisation by comprehending with relevant framework and theories. Therefore, this paper was prepared for social enterprises to understand how an institutional theory might be applicable for their social venture. The study reviews literatures and relevant social enterprise framework and three factors related to Institutional Theory. Lastly, recommendations for social entrepreneur on how a theory can help to navigate their social enterprises were provided to allow them position with the Covid-19 pandemic that has shaken the world. In addition recommendations are provided to United Nations (UN) to have a study on the true numbers of social enterprises that are available to support the social needs and problems collectively as one world. Moreover, recommendations for future researcher are included.
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The Malaysian education systems have a long history before the Pre-World War II since 1824 to 1957, and it continued to reform from 1957 to 2020. This paper was written chronologically by addressing 201 years of Malaysian education... more
The Malaysian education systems have a long history before the Pre-World War II since 1824 to 1957, and it continued to reform from 1957 to 2020. This paper was written chronologically by addressing 201 years of Malaysian education reforms, events, reports and frameworks from past, present and future. It elaborates the future of education Malaysia based on the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013- 2025. Additionally, the Covid-19 Pandemic in March 2020 has caused the Ministry of Education Malaysia to take actions to ensure the schooling systems continue in a safe environment, although the entire country was lockdown. The researcher has provided recommendations to Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) based on the action that was taken due to Covid -19 Pandemic by reviewing various literatures related to future of schooling globally. It is hoped that, this paper will support the future researchers to comprehend the data, and carry out research studies that can be piloted by providing a practical solutions in the schooling systems.
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The objective of this paper is to offer guidance on the application of a Delphi Study in educational research for postgraduate students pursuing Master's or PhD research studies. It commences with an introduction to Delphi and... more
The objective of this paper is to offer guidance on the application of a Delphi Study in educational research for postgraduate students pursuing Master's or PhD research studies. It commences with an introduction to Delphi and subsequently, it provides an elaboration on how
to set the research design, outlining detailed steps for applying the Delphi methodology to the research. The author hopes that more research studies in postgraduate students will apply to the Delphi Study as it is a very suitable methodology for new research to be carried out or piloted.
to set the research design, outlining detailed steps for applying the Delphi methodology to the research. The author hopes that more research studies in postgraduate students will apply to the Delphi Study as it is a very suitable methodology for new research to be carried out or piloted.
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As education evolves to meet the demands of the 21st century, the question arises, are Malaysian school classrooms adequately prepared for this shift. This paper explores the necessity of upgrading classroom environments in Malaysian... more
As education evolves to meet the demands of the 21st century, the question arises, are Malaysian school classrooms adequately prepared for this shift. This paper explores the necessity of upgrading classroom environments in Malaysian schools to align with the principles of 21st-century learning. Traditional classroom setups often fall short of fostering the critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication skills essential for success in today's world. By examining the importance of creating dynamic, technology-enhanced, and flexible learning spaces, this paper highlights the urgency of rethinking classroom design. Factors such as infrastructure, technology integration, pedagogical approaches, and teacher training are crucial considerations in preparing Malaysian school classrooms for 21st-century learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The paper concludes that it is time for the classrooms to prioritize and invest in creating future-ready classrooms that empower students to thrive in an ever-changing global landscape. Recommendations and future research studies have been included.