- Amer is currently an Associate Professor at Putra Business School. He was previously an Associate Professor teaching ... moreAmer is currently an Associate Professor at Putra Business School. He was previously an Associate Professor teaching Organizational Behaviour, Business Communication, Management and Entrepreneurship at the School of Business and Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia. His first degree was in the Teaching of English as a Second Language. He completed his PhD in Management at the Graduate School of Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2012. His current research interests include human resource management, performance management, leadership, policy implementation, organizational learning, as well as lifelong learning. He has written numerous articles and book chapters in the areas of management, leadership, organizational culture as well as organizational behaviour.edit
Electronic Speed Supervisor, a device that discloses the real-time speed of express bus to passengers is proposed for express bus to solve both intentional speed violation and faulty engine speed limiter. Ex-ante cost-benefit analysis is... more
Electronic Speed Supervisor, a device that discloses the real-time speed of express bus to passengers is proposed for express bus to solve both intentional speed violation and faulty engine speed limiter. Ex-ante cost-benefit analysis is carried out to assist managers in making decision between alternatives; (1) investment of RM3,000 per bus with monthly maintenance of RM100 per bus, (2) monthly rental and maintenance of RM300 per bus. Additional fare of 50cents per passenger is charged to gain revenue. alternative (1) is found to produce a better net present value, NPV and benefit cost ratio, BCR.
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This book contains thirteen chapters contributed by the authors who specialized in their own areas of business studies. This publication provides a platform for contributors to address the topics of their choices that are generally... more
This book contains thirteen chapters contributed by the authors who specialized in their own areas of business studies. This publication provides a platform for contributors to address the topics of their choices that are generally current in nature. It is also a platform for PhD students to write together with members of their supervisory committees. The readers would find a wide array of findings, conceptual frameworks and suggestions for further research being offered by the respective authors. It is hoped that this book is of great value to the readers for its informative and useful nature. The Chapters in this book contain current challenges and opportunities in the areas of organizational behavior and leadership. The Editor would like to thank all contributors of the chapters for their commitment and dedication; and to the Head of Department of Management and Marketing, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ho Jo Ann; and the Dean of Faculty of Economics and Management, Professor Dr. Azali Mohamed...
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The multi-group analysis based on the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used to test the moderation effects of gender in the relationships between Work Family Conflict (W to FC) and Job Satisfaction (JS)/Family Work Conflict (F to... more
The multi-group analysis based on the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used to test the moderation effects of gender in the relationships between Work Family Conflict (W to FC) and Job Satisfaction (JS)/Family Work Conflict (F to WC) and Job Satisfaction (JS). Using convenience sampling technique, data was collected from 273 respondents who work as academicians in private universities in Bangladesh. The finding of this research is that gender doesn’t moderate the relationships between W to FC and JS/F to WC and JS. This study has added value to the Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour literature by determining the circumstances that influence both directions of W-FC on job satisfaction.
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This paper aims to examine the use of succession planning, flexibility and communication to ensure female participation in the leadership positions in the Ready Made Garments (RMG) industry of Bangladesh. Study used quantitative strategy... more
This paper aims to examine the use of succession planning, flexibility and communication to ensure female participation in the leadership positions in the Ready Made Garments (RMG) industry of Bangladesh. Study used quantitative strategy and cross-sectional survey method to collect the data from 250 employees with education level of intermediate to masters. Results demonstrated that more than 90% of participants rated the level of succession planning, flexibility and communication used in RMG organisations as low to bring females into leadership positions. Since, no study identifying the use of three antecedents in Bangladesh has been conducted so far, significance of this study lies in highlighting the exact antecedents to be improved in RMG organizations of Bangladesh to increase female participation in leadership positions.
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The purpose of this study is to examine key influences that create barriers to female employees’ progression in leadership positions in Ready Made Garments (RMG) organisations. The area of enquiry is the ready-made garment producing... more
The purpose of this study is to examine key influences that create barriers to female employees’ progression in leadership positions in Ready Made Garments (RMG) organisations. The area of enquiry is the ready-made garment producing organizations based on qualitative research. 8 participants from one of the biggest RMG organisations in Saver, Dhaka, Bangladesh were interviewed for the research. Rich qualitative data provided by the participants were used to identify a number of key factors influencing organisational behaviour and culture. The organisational behavioural influences include lack of work-life balance, patriarchal and bureaucratic structure, while cultural influences are gender stereotyping and lack of self-confidence. Further analysis of findings revealed several ways to overcome factors that create barriers for women holding leadership positions including seeking mentors and building self-confidence. The study is specifically valuable for females working in RMG organiz...
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Purpose: Balanced Scorecard (BSC) translates a company strategic direction and objectives into actionable initiatives and measurement not only to profit but also the non-profit organisation. BSC is the first to tool which examine a... more
Purpose: Balanced Scorecard (BSC) translates a company strategic direction and objectives into actionable initiatives and measurement not only to profit but also the non-profit organisation. BSC is the first to tool which examine a balanced view despite the financial performance. The measure incorporated in the Balance Scorecard also provides a balance between the outcome measure and the performance drivers, as well as a balance between internal and external measure. The main purpose of this study is to increase understanding of the threats which may cause BSC initiatives in the non-profit.Design/methodology/approach: This study will be using exploratory method by deploying an analysis of literature review of the BSC and its perspective and barriers found in previous studies. Later a case research was employed using five selected non-profit as a case organisation. A simple qualitative research method been used.Findings: Despite being worldwide popularity and its recognition as a pow...
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This study particularly focuses on Industry 4.0 in developing countries and, in particular, that of Bangladesh, which has been recognised as one of the fastest growing economies in South Asia. Prior to collecting the required data, a... more
This study particularly focuses on Industry 4.0 in developing countries and, in particular, that of Bangladesh, which has been recognised as one of the fastest growing economies in South Asia. Prior to collecting the required data, a review was carried out on Industry 4.0 and the current prospect of it in the developing countries. The field study consisted of ten semi-structured interviews comprising of ten main questions concerning Industry 4.0 with ten scholars from both the Bangladeshi universities and various worldwide corporate sectors. The interviews lasted approximately thirty minutes and were conducted in English. After a successful analysis of all the interview transcripts, the study finds five main challenges along with some opportunities to apply Industry 4.0 in Bangladesh. The challenges include poor infrastructure, availability of cheaper labour, and expensive installation of technologies, lack of government supports and lack of knowledge. With this being the first rese...
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This paper outlines its significance to the both academic and practice arena. The main question, therefore, underpinning this paper and research inform it is: • How appropriate the Western-Style HRM practices to the emerging countries... more
This paper outlines its significance to the both academic and practice arena. The main question, therefore, underpinning this paper and research inform it is: • How appropriate the Western-Style HRM practices to the emerging countries specifically in Bangladesh.
Taking an upper echelon theoretical perspective in public sector higher education, this systematic literature review had quadruple objectives. First, to identify the gap in the existing literature on transformational leadership (TL).... more
Taking an upper echelon theoretical perspective in public sector higher education, this systematic literature review had quadruple objectives. First, to identify the gap in the existing literature on transformational leadership (TL). Second, to suggest a comprehensive instrument for a higherorder construct of TL. Third, to propose a rigorous research framework for future empirical research, and fourth, to propose an appropriate research methodology for that empirical research. Using a systematic literature review approach, various databases were accessed to obtain current literature on the topic. Transformational leadership constructs were extensively explored for current concept developments and available measurement scales. A research model was proposed according to transformational leadership, and upper echelon theoretical frames and appropriate research methodology was recommended. The study found that the research on the TL, its antecedents, factors, and outcomes were still bei...
This paper aims to identify the sources and levels of work stress experienced by frontline, middle and senior managers within business organizations in Bangladesh. Six factors are considered as the major antecedents of work stress namely... more
This paper aims to identify the sources and levels of work stress experienced by frontline, middle and senior managers within business organizations in Bangladesh. Six factors are considered as the major antecedents of work stress namely role overload (qualitative), role overload (quantitative), role conflict, role ambiguity, responsibility for others and career development. Study has used a cross-sectional survey to collect quantitative data from 457 respondents in particular three managerial positions, frontline, middle and senior from 36 randomly selected business organizations operating in private sector of Bangladesh. Results have revealed that 80.40% of participants experience moderate levels of work stress in their workplace. Career development and responsibility for others are identified as the most significant sources of work stress in Bangladeshi business organizations. Role conflict and role ambiguity have been found as stressors causing reasonably least amount of work st...
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... Emanuele Lettieri, Francesca Borga, Cristina Masella and Alberto Savoldelli ABSTRACT Many academics suggest that performance measurement [PM] could help ... The review was aimed at understanding the factors that influence:(i) the... more
... Emanuele Lettieri, Francesca Borga, Cristina Masella and Alberto Savoldelli ABSTRACT Many academics suggest that performance measurement [PM] could help ... The review was aimed at understanding the factors that influence:(i) the design exercise in the non-profit context ...
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This study looks at the implementation of the lifelong learning policy and its practice in Malaysia. The Malaysian Government has identified Community Colleges as hubs of lifelong learning in 2005. This was done through a Cabinet decision... more
This study looks at the implementation of the lifelong learning policy and its practice in Malaysia. The Malaysian Government has identified Community Colleges as hubs of lifelong learning in 2005. This was done through a Cabinet decision under the Premiership of Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. As hubs of lifelong learning, the role being played by community colleges is crucial in the success of the lifelong learning agenda. Lifelong learning is also one of the main thrusts of the Higher Education Strategic Plan launched by the Ministry of Higher Education. It is also in line with the New Economic Model as espoused by the Government of Malaysia that stresses the importance of the human capital. This study is a qualitative look at the implementation. It looks at the understanding and experiences of lifelong learning among Directors of Community Colleges throughout Malaysia. The directors are policy implementers. Thus, it is of utmost importance that these Directors understand the lifelong...
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Cloud computing is one of the most popular technology services, and its usage has increased significantly in recent years. This study aims to understand the factors that influence cloud computing adoption by Malaysian information... more
Cloud computing is one of the most popular technology services, and its usage has increased significantly in recent years. This study aims to understand the factors that influence cloud computing adoption by Malaysian information technology (IT) companies. An in-depth review in the previous literature demonstrated a relationship between relative advantage, complexity, compatibility, top management support, firm size, technology readiness, competitive pressure, and trading partner pressure with cloud computing adoption in Malaysia. The study's findings displayed that relative advantage, compatibility, top management support, and competitive pressure significantly affect cloud computing adoption. The study contributes to applying new technological features of cloud computing adoption in the industry through a wide range of variables. The results also help companies foresee their IT investment when implementing cloud computing. The relative advantage is identified to have the highe...
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The aim of this study is to investigate the factors influencing the entrepreneurial success of rural women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh. Non-probability sampling specifically convenience sampling is used to draw the sample and data is... more
The aim of this study is to investigate the factors influencing the entrepreneurial success of rural women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh. Non-probability sampling specifically convenience sampling is used to draw the sample and data is collected using the self-administered survey. Regression analysis and descriptive statistics are used to analyze the data. The study discloses that motivational factors, government policy and financial support have significant influence on the rural women entrepreneurial success in Bangladesh. Due to lack of suitable training and proper development as well as ICT knowledge, the rural women of Bangladesh could not accomplish the achievement. Half of the total populations of Bangladesh are female and most of them live in rural areas. Therefore, the government and the policymakers in Bangladesh should develop the potential of rural women entrepreneurs by providing development facilities, proper training, and ICT knowledge.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to confirm that work to family conflict (W to FC), family to work conflict (F to WC) and work family balance (WFB) are the predictors of job satisfaction (JS) for Malaysian academic community. To... more
Purpose The purpose of this study is to confirm that work to family conflict (W to FC), family to work conflict (F to WC) and work family balance (WFB) are the predictors of job satisfaction (JS) for Malaysian academic community. To achieve the fundamental objective, the authors first test the direct (structural model) effects of W to FC and F to WC on JS. Secondly, using mediation model, the indirect effects of WFB were calculated through W to FC, F to WC and JS. Design/methodology/approach Using convenience sampling, the data was collected from 280 academic people who work at private universities in Malaysia. Structural equation modelling technique was applied to complete the data analyses procedures. Findings The findings revealed that W to FC and F to WC have negative significant effects on JS. Besides, WFB partially mediates only the relationship between W to FC and JS while no mediation effect was found for F to WC and JS. Research limitations/implications All the research var...
The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of the different leadership styles on employee empowerment in the Malaysian retail industry. A quantitative study was carried out to collect and analyse the data. A survey was conducted... more
The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of the different leadership styles on employee empowerment in the Malaysian retail industry. A quantitative study was carried out to collect and analyse the data. A survey was conducted through the convenience sampling to include one hundred respondents, who are working in retail organizations in Selangor, Malaysia. The personal data of the respondents were analysed through descriptive analysis. In addition, the inferential analysis was employed to test the hypotheses. The results of the study found that two of the three hypotheses were supported by respondents while another one was rejected. The paper includes research limitations and direction for future research.
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In this paper, we examine how servant leadership and psychological safety may enlighten our understanding of human mechanisms that affect follower outcomes. Servant leadership style as penned by Robert Greenleaf that servant leaders guide... more
In this paper, we examine how servant leadership and psychological safety may enlighten our understanding of human mechanisms that affect follower outcomes. Servant leadership style as penned by Robert Greenleaf that servant leaders guide followers to adopt the behavior of their leaders by putting others needs above their own. From emerging research on servant leadership, we proposed a model contending that servant leaders increase employees’ psychological safety that organization is a safe place to speak up ideas, opinions and take decisions, which directly influences Employees’ turnover intention. As proposed, servant leadership will be negatively related to Employees’ turnover intention and positively related to psychological safety. Psychological safety will mediate the relationship between servant leadership and turnover intention.
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Knowledge sharing is exclaimed able enhance the quality of the public sector system and increase the productivity of personnel in the public sector. Police forces are a significant and essential part of the public sector. Research... more
Knowledge sharing is exclaimed able enhance the quality of the public sector system and increase the productivity of personnel in the public sector. Police forces are a significant and essential part of the public sector. Research suggested that in order to foster knowledge sharing among public sector personnel, it is important to understand the factors affecting the employees' interest to share knowledge. It is also believed that individual characteristics play a major role in knowledge sharing behaviour. This study aims to examine the Knowledge Sharing Behaviour from personality differences and relationship of variances of personality with decision-emotions among police officers as explained by the Trait Emotional Intelligence.
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This study examines the role of green human resource management (GHRM) practices, such as green recruitment and selection, green training, green performance management, green involvement and green rewards, and pays attention on the... more
This study examines the role of green human resource management (GHRM) practices, such as green recruitment and selection, green training, green performance management, green involvement and green rewards, and pays attention on the turnover intention of the millennial employees working in the hotels (3-, 4- and 5-star). Moreover, the study examines the moderating role of work environment on the relationship between those GHRM practices and turnover intention. Researchers collected 162 useful survey questionnaires from 200 distributed questionnaire among the millennial employees, who work in hotels. Analysis of the data through partial least squares structural equation modelling reveals that the green involvement and green pay and reward only impact on reducing turnover intention of millennials while other GHRM practices do not have direct impact on turnover intention of millennials. Interestingly, this study does not find any moderating effect of work environment on the relationship...
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The primary objective of this study is to identify the challenges of talent management (TM) practices within private organisations in Bangladesh. This explorative study used unstructured interview methods for the data collection. This... more
The primary objective of this study is to identify the challenges of talent management (TM) practices within private organisations in Bangladesh. This explorative study used unstructured interview methods for the data collection. This study conducted only ten interviews including seven experts from the private sector of Bangladesh and three scholars from reputed universities of the country. After a sequential analysis of all the transcripts of the interviews, four main areas have been identified as the main challenges for talent management practices and performance development in Bangladeshi private organisations: (1) high expenditure; (2) lack of government support; (3) poor awareness; and (4) very few skilled trainers. This study includes a discussion on how TM can be applied in Bangladesh for the development of organisational performance.
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Internet banking experience varies across different situations in various countries and, in turn, generate dissimilar attitudes and behaviours of banking customers. One region that is experiencing difficulties related to Internet banking... more
Internet banking experience varies across different situations in various countries and, in turn, generate dissimilar attitudes and behaviours of banking customers. One region that is experiencing difficulties related to Internet banking and where bank managers remain unsuccessful in persuading bank customers to adopt Internet banking is Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR). To enhance the extant knowledge of the reasons behind this issue, the current research focused on identifying the determinants of Internet banking adoption in IKR and sought to investigate the effect of benefit factors (perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and perceived system quality) and sacrifice factors (perceived cost and perceived risk) on behavioural intention to use and, in turn, actual use of internet banking in IKR. To achieve this aim, this research conceptualized a model inspired by Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The study conducted a quantitative approach and used a self-administrated questionna...
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This study aims to extend the literature by examining the mediating effects of transactional leadership style between the relationship of extrinsic motivational factors and worker engagement at Readymade Garments (RMG) industry in... more
This study aims to extend the literature by examining the mediating effects of transactional leadership style between the relationship of extrinsic motivational factors and worker engagement at Readymade Garments (RMG) industry in Bangladesh. The study is used Herzberg"s two factor theory and transactional leadership theory. Using the quantitative technique, the study has collected data from 387 worker of RMG industry. The findings show that extrinsic motivational factors have a positive relationship as well as effect on worker engagement and transactional leadership style are also positively related to worker engagement at RMG industry. Thus, transactional leadership style plays a mediating role in the relationship between extrinsic motivational factors and worker engagement. In conclusion, it is suggested that industry to focus, leadership style and motivational factors for filling the ambitious target to earn $50 billion by 2021.
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The purpose of this study is to examine key influences that create barriers to female employees' progression in leadership positions in Ready Made Garments (RMG) organisations. The area of enquiry is the ready-made garment producing... more
The purpose of this study is to examine key influences that create barriers to female employees' progression in leadership positions in Ready Made Garments (RMG) organisations. The area of enquiry is the ready-made garment producing organizations based on qualitative research. 8 participants from one of the biggest RMG organisations in Saver, Dhaka, Bangladesh were interviewed for the research. Rich qualitative data provided by the participants were used to identify a number of key factors influencing organisational behaviour and culture. The organisational behavioural influences include lack of work-life balance, patriarchal and bureaucratic structure, while cultural influences are gender stereotyping and lack of self-confidence. Further analysis of findings revealed several ways to overcome factors that create barriers for women holding leadership positions including seeking mentors and building self-confidence. The study is specifically valuable for females working in RMG organizations worldwide because it examined an area of gendered leadership, which has received little attention among academic researchers in relation to RMG industry. However, the scope of the study extends to all RMG decision-makers and others who seek to increase the number of females in leadership positions by identifying, employing and promoting the most suitable and talented employees into these positions regardless of gender.
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The primary objective of the study is to identify the glass ceiling issues and career barriers for female employees to access into the leadership positions in Ready-Made Garments (RMG) organisations in Bangladesh. This exploratory study... more
The primary objective of the study is to identify the glass ceiling issues and career barriers for female employees to access into the leadership positions in Ready-Made Garments (RMG) organisations in Bangladesh. This exploratory study used semi-structured face-to-face interview methods for data collection. The study conducted only 10 interviews among with 10 main questions concerning the glass ceiling issues and career barriers with the female employees from 5 biggest RMG organisations. After consecutive analysis to all transcripts of the interviews, three ideological approaches such as organisational culture, social culture and lack of career encouragers are identified as the main barriers for females to get into the leadership positions. The study includes discussion on how organisations can facilitate the process of females' advancement into the leadership positions.
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This paper aims to identify the sources and levels of work stress experienced by frontline, middle and senior managers within business organizations in Bangladesh. Six factors are considered as the major antecedents of work stress namely... more
This paper aims to identify the sources and levels of work stress experienced by frontline, middle and senior managers within business organizations in Bangladesh. Six factors are considered as the major antecedents of work stress namely role overload (qualitative), role overload (quantitative), role conflict, role ambiguity, responsibility for others and career development. Study has used a cross-sectional survey to collect quantitative data from 457 respondents in particular three managerial positions, frontline, middle and senior from 36 randomly selected business organizations operating in private sector of Bangladesh. Results have revealed that 80.40% of participants experience moderate levels of work stress in their workplace. Career development and responsibility for others are identified as the most significant sources of work stress in Bangladeshi business organizations. Role conflict and role ambiguity have been found as stressors causing reasonably least amount of work stress among the participants. Since there has been no study, previously, identifying the sources and levels of work stress in Bangladeshi business organisations, the significance of this research lies in its highlighting of the specific factors causing work stress among the business managers in this country.
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This paper aims to examine the use of succession planning, flexibility and communication to ensure female participation in the leadership positions in the Ready Made Garments (RMG) industry of Bangladesh. Study used quantitative strategy... more
This paper aims to examine the use of succession planning, flexibility and communication to ensure female participation in the leadership positions in the Ready Made Garments (RMG) industry of Bangladesh. Study used quantitative strategy and cross-sectional survey method to collect the data from 250 employees with education level of intermediate to masters. Results demonstrated that more than 90% of participants rated the level of succession planning, flexibility and communication used in RMG organisations as low to bring females into leadership positions. Since, no study identifying the use of three antecedents in Bangladesh has been conducted so far, significance of this study lies in highlighting the exact antecedents to be improved in RMG organizations of Bangladesh to increase female participation in leadership positions.
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Knowledge sharing is exclaimed able enhance the quality of the public sector system and increase the productivity of personnel in the public sector. Police forces are a significant and essential part of the public sector. Research... more
Knowledge sharing is exclaimed able enhance the quality of the public sector system and increase the productivity of personnel in the public sector. Police forces are a significant and essential part of the public sector. Research suggested that in order to foster knowledge sharing among public sector personnel, it is important to understand the factors affecting the employees' interest to share knowledge. It is also believed that individual characteristics play a major role in knowledge sharing behaviour. This study aims to examine the Knowledge Sharing Behaviour from personality differences and relationship of variances of personality with decision-emotions among police officers as explained by the Trait Emotional Intelligence.
Leveraging existing literature, this paper reviews the factors that affect the online purchasing behaviour of fashion consumers in Malaysia. It aims to deduce the effect that various technologies have on fashion consumption and the... more
Leveraging existing literature, this paper reviews the factors that affect the online purchasing behaviour of fashion consumers in Malaysia. It aims to deduce the effect that various technologies have on fashion consumption and the drivers of the changes in consumer behaviour. The approach taken builds on existing frameworks for categorising technologies as processes, products, and services and then analyses the effect of the different marketing technologies on fashion consumption in Malaysia. The ability of the young middle class to earn more money and experience global fashion trends are key drivers of the change in their consumption behaviour. The outcome is an increased need for exciting experiences when shopping, and higher fashion tastes which can be attributed to the ever-increasing trends in technological innovations.