Brand awareness is the ability of potential consumers to recognize or recall of the certain brand from a certain product category. Brand Awareness has been infiltrated in service sectors across the world as well as education sector. In... more
Brand awareness is the ability of potential consumers to recognize or recall of the certain brand from a certain product category. Brand Awareness has been infiltrated in service sectors across the world as well as education sector. In fact, creating brand awareness in universities is much more difficult than a product as the complexity of marketplace has increased tremendously. This research is to study the factors affecting brand awareness of higher education institution. The study obtained data from 243 respondents including students, parents and workers from central region of Malaysia. In this study, the research design used by the researcher was descriptive research design. The results indicate that service quality, advertising and promotion, reputation and employability have significant relationship with brand awareness of Faculty of Technology Management and Technopreneurship (FPTT).
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The aim of this study was to ascertain the impact of Information and Communication Technology ICT in the Nigerian food production industry. Specifically the study sought to determine the impact of Information and Communications Technology... more
The aim of this study was to ascertain the impact of Information and Communication Technology ICT in the Nigerian food production industry. Specifically the study sought to determine the impact of Information and Communications Technology on Nigerian food production industry performance. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The participants comprised of selective Nigerian food production industry in Lagos. The study relied on data collected through questionnaires structured to meet the objectives of the study. Data was analyzed with the help of SPSS. The main findings were that, ICT had facilitated production of ad hoc reports, improved quality of work, enabled availability of reliable information on power generation and facilitated knowledge sharing and building on each other's ideas in real time. In addition, ICT had enabled Nigerian food production industry to empower its employees and facilitated employees learning. However, impact of ICT on performance is being hindered by insufficient access rights to the systems. The study recommends that the Nigerian food production industry should ensure that employees have adequate access rights to the system to enable them work comfortably. Further the management should facilitate training of employees on ICT systems so that they can have required skills and knowledge on the systems.
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Line balancing is a very important concept in Lean manufacturing. It ensures that operators are not idling but instead work effectively for continuous productivity particularly in two-sided assembly lines. In the study conducted at a... more
Line balancing is a very important concept in Lean manufacturing. It ensures that operators are not idling but instead work effectively for continuous productivity particularly in two-sided assembly lines. In the study conducted at a glove making facility, cuffing task (of 210 mm length) at three workstations/side has an average lower speed of 23 pieces/min. Effective cycle time of 0.4 min calculated using heuristic method was well applied for line balancing. However, the idea of additional workstation was not sustainable to meet new customers' demand. Alternatively, a practical integrated approach was introduced as the solution. Load balancing of higher than 68 packs/min that streamed down the work cell could be enhanced by stopper jigs installation and operators' positions rotation (and repositioning). As a result, the value stream levelling (Mura) has shown improvement in the output by 27-30 pieces/min and 70-72 packs/min at maintainable fixed costs. The findings were evidence that the techniques used could reduce operational wastes (Muda) namely transport, stocks, movement, and waiting. Just-In-Time (JIT) concept as depicted by smooth production flow also helped to accommodate the cells production being carried out at constant and predictable rate. Hence, the process-based practice could effectively encourage a flexible Lean practice.
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Most companies implement lean manufacturing to make profits either directly by reducing costs or indirectly by maximizing productivity. When integrating these tools and techniques, lean manufacturing development goals towards the... more
Most companies implement lean manufacturing to make profits either directly by reducing costs or indirectly by maximizing productivity. When integrating these tools and techniques, lean manufacturing development goals towards the detection and removal of various waste within the plant or the supply chain. This research is to investigate the application of lean manufacturing tools: the impact on kaizen and product defection in packaging companies. There are three research objectives which are to identify the cause that influences the defect of the product by using lean manufacturing tools.; to evaluate the effectiveness of lean manufacturing tools to improve quality standard kaizen in packaging industry and to adapt lean manufacturing tools to increase kaizen in packaging industry. In this study, the researcher has selected 196 respondents as sample to answer questionnaire. The respondents selected were from the top and middle level managers. For finding analysis, the researcher has used descriptive statistics, cross tabulation, cronbach's alpha, pearson's correlation coefficient analysis, and multiple regression analysis by SPSS software to analyze the data. The finding indicates that there is significant. The finding indicates that there is significant positive relationship between 4M, 5S, PDCA, and Fishbone Diagram concepts due to defect of product towards quality standard kaizen. The researcher recommends a deeper understanding of the relationship and effect on the success of its operations by organizations and their managers of some of the most effective lean methods. This will encourage managers to take better and more effective decisions on the implementation of lean methods.
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The telecommunication industry in Malaysia is led by the 3 major companies that continuously compete over a small profit of pool to increase their market share in Malaysia. This has cause the telecommunication industry to be caught in the... more
The telecommunication industry in Malaysia is led by the 3 major companies that continuously compete over a small profit of pool to increase their market share in Malaysia. This has cause the telecommunication industry to be caught in the Red Ocean traps. Furthermore, in this research, the top three mobile providers which are Celcom, Digi and Maxis the factors that cases the Mobile Provide in Malaysia to be entrapped in the Red Ocean Traps. By resolving the Red Ocean traps of Mobile Provider in Malaysia, they can achieve a sustainable business and create new opportunity in the market. A qualitative interview is conducted to collect the respondent's answer for the analysis. The data is analyzed by using the qualitative method. The result of this research will be the causes and strategies to release Red Ocean traps of Mobile Provider in Malaysia. This research has been able to provide innovative suggestion that will help the Malaysian mobile providers to be sustainable within the business.
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The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in changes to the working arrangements especially for education sector in the country. From primary school up to tertiary level, education sector has to shifted temporarily from traditional... more
The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in changes to the working arrangements especially for education sector in the country. From primary school up to tertiary level, education sector has to shifted temporarily from traditional teaching and learning process to online teaching and learning process. Many educators were struggling to continue with their new routine and try to be mentally strong with the new adjustment. Some of them have little knowledge and were unable to cope with the changes. Even though Malaysia has move to the endemic phase, the education industry has started to shifted the delivery
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In today’s global age, online booking system has been used by many industries from hotel, tourism and airlines. Online booking system is viewed as a systematic process for the company to enhance their organizational performance. This... more
In today’s global age, online booking system has been used by many industries from hotel, tourism and airlines. Online booking system is viewed as a systematic process for the company to enhance their organizational performance. This study investigated the factors which influencing the users’ acceptance towards using online booking system for car service centre. Survey data was collected from 384 respondents were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS 15.0). The findings were obtained based on the key constructs from UTAUT 2 which are performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation, price value and behavioral intention. This study objective is to find the factors which influence the users’ acceptance towards new technology for booking appointment. The results of this study can be useful to understand users’ acceptance from new perspective which can be used by authorized car service centre.
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Companies must use their resources effectively and productively if they are to compete in an increasingly competitive globalized economy. Effective performance measurement can support this competitiveness. To be able to do this, companies... more
Companies must use their resources effectively and productively if they are to compete in an increasingly competitive globalized economy. Effective performance measurement can support this competitiveness. To be able to do this, companies must know the factors that influence their performance and manage these factors in an effective manner. This study seeks to investigate the effect of open innovation strategies of manufacturing companies on their financial performance. A total of 2 manufacturing companies that are registered under the Companies Commission of Malaysia, were selected and their managers have been interviewed. It was found, that an increase in the quality and cost/flexibility will increased the financial performance. However, the rate of delivery did not have any influence on the financial performance. On the basis of the analysis and interviewed data done on the firm size, the last finding is that the effect of the quality and cost, flexibility on financial performance is higher for manufacturing companies. The paper identifies the open innovation strategies in manufacturing that significantly influence the financial performance of manufacturing companies.
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In Malaysia, green marketing strategy that had been used for such a long time, it does not bring any consumer purchasing patterns significant changes. Any exchange to satisfy human wants or needs that related to green marketing minimal... more
In Malaysia, green marketing strategy that had been used for such a long time, it does not bring any consumer purchasing patterns significant changes. Any exchange to satisfy human wants or needs that related to green marketing minimal impact on the natural environment. The implementation of green concept or eco-friendly innovation in company's product or services would be a costly development and would bring no benefits to company if consumer does not fully understand or accept it. Thus, the research study aimed to understand the extent of impact of these concepts and strategy on consumer's purchasing behaviour towards buying eco-friendly product. Based on the results of the research, Environmental Awareness had a significant impact in affecting consumer purchasing behaviour while both Green Branding and Eco Labelling did not impact consumer's purchasing behaviour in significant extents. This result was due to consumer's lack of understanding on the purpose of corporate Green Branding and Eco Labelling been implemented into eco-friendly product.
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E-Commerce was an issue in Malaysia that had significant contribution towards the growth of country economic as more e-Commerce platforms were emerging in the market recently. Factors that influenced the adoption were highlighted to act... more
E-Commerce was an issue in Malaysia that had significant contribution towards the growth of country economic as more e-Commerce platforms were emerging in the market recently. Factors that influenced the adoption were highlighted to act as a fostering guideline for more SMEs in Malaysia to adopt e-commerce successfully in the businesses. The relationships between technological, organizational and environmental context and e-Commerce adoption among SMEs in Malaysia were the main criterion to be determined in this research. The aim of this study was to explore the factors that influenced the e-Commerce adoption among SMEs in Malaysia in the perspective of technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework. The primary data had been obtained through questionnaire given to top management representatives (102 respondents) from random company and random categories of products or services to fill up. Location of research was retailing SMEs of services industry as it had stand for a major percentage among SMEs establishment in Malaysia, with up to 98.1% over total SMEs establishment. SPSS 20 was used for analyses. The study also pointed an important implication for e-Commerce platform vendors, especially software developer and technology consultant, as one of the results from data analysis indicated that support from technology vendors was no significance to e-Commerce adoption among retailing SMEs in Malaysia.
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Mobile telecommunication usage is a necessity to assure that someone is connected and accessible in a network. This study focuses on the elements that influence the customer’s choice in mobile services, namely the cost/price, quality,... more
Mobile telecommunication usage is a necessity to assure that someone is connected and accessible in a network. This study focuses on the elements that influence the customer’s choice in mobile services, namely the cost/price, quality, time/delivery, flexibility, service and innovation. The objective of this study is to examine the significant importance of competitive priorities of elements that influence consumers’ choices in mobile phone services and further to rank all the elements based on the level of importance from the consumers’ points of view. The study focuses on mobile users in Melaka, Malaysia and data gathering is mechanized by a questionnaire. Data has been analyzed descriptively and further correlated and regressed. The analysis found that competitive priority elements as ranked according to priority are quality, cost, flexibility, time, service and innovation. This findings is useful for telecommunication providers towards improvement of service, as well as to achieve customers’ satisfaction.
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TVET is a modern education method in Malaysia that provides employment-oriented courses and works with more than 400 higher educations to help students find employment. The Ministry of Higher Education has offer training, career... more
TVET is a modern education method in Malaysia that provides employment-oriented courses and works with more than 400 higher educations to help students find employment. The Ministry of Higher Education has offer training, career opportunities, and networking for TVET students, emphasizing early AI and machine learning adoption for diverse workforce. TVET in Malaysia faces challenges such as shortage of qualified educators, unattractive salary schemes, and over education. The research objective is to examine the structure and performance of TVET educators in Malaysia. The second research objective is to describe curriculum development for TVET educator training in Malaysia. The third research objective is to develop program designs for TVET educator retraining, learning methods and materials, and stakeholder engagement. Research used Smart PLS for data analysis and collected feedback from 396 TVET educators in Malaysia. Findings revealed a higher number of male educators with diverse educational backgrounds and varying levels of work experience. Study identified the need for improved infrastructure, technology integration and stakeholder engagement to increase the effectiveness of TVET education. Research reveals significant challenges faced by TVET educators, including a lack of experienced educators, vocational pedagogy research, and reliance on traditional teaching methods. Research highlights the need for educators to develop teaching competencies, integrate technology into their methods, and acquire pedagogical content knowledge. The findings strongly advocate for the implementation of comprehensive new training or retraining programs for TVET educators in Malaysia. Programs should identify challenges, provide educators with modern teaching technologies, digital skills and pedagogical knowledge, and support their ongoing professional development.
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During the last years, banks have been facing heavy mergers and acquisitions, in particular, universal and commercial banks all over the world. Such activities hamper the degree to which the Financial System is included and decrease the... more
During the last years, banks have been facing heavy mergers and acquisitions, in particular, universal and commercial banks all over the world. Such activities hamper the degree to which the Financial System is included and decrease the public’s trust. The research aims to demonstrate the need to pay more attention to risk management for banks. In this study, the main issue was to examine how risk management activities in Iraqi commercial banks help boost these banks ‘ performance. The study revealed that the key variable to evaluate the performance of the commercial banks is risk management. The study further stated, when counter parties fail to meet their commitments, risk management substantially impacts the financial performance of commercial banks.
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This research study explored on the financial performance of Malaysia’s steel industry after facing the financial and economic crisis in 2008, the research is done by using the secondary data obtained from Osiris Database which consists... more
This research study explored on the financial performance of Malaysia’s steel industry after facing the financial and economic crisis in 2008, the research is done by using the secondary data obtained from Osiris Database which consists of the financial information on globally listed public companies around the world. There were 7 steel companies with more than ten years firm age were chosen to be analyzed. They were computed within five consecutive years from 2009 to 2013 and reviewed retrospectively by using Kruskal-Wallis test to rank the company based on the financial performance. Company C and D had the best financial performance due to the measures were taken such as the substitution of raw material and implemented several strategic measures to stimulate the company’s financial performance, while Company B showed the worst due to the company reallocate the resources and slow development of flat steel products.
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This study explores the profitability of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Sector in Malaysia by using financial statement in term of sales and financial ratio. Osiris Database which contain detailed information and... more
This study explores the profitability of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Sector in Malaysia by using financial statement in term of sales and financial ratio. Osiris Database which contain detailed information and include a lot of financial reports on listed companies around the world are used to analyse the data in Malaysia's listed companies; 30 ICT companies in Malaysia are chosen to be analysed. The date in financial information is within 5 consecutive years (2008-2012) and reviewed retrospectively. The result found that the mean value of sales increased but fluctuated in financial ratio over the years which affect the performance status in ICT development. The most common effects include low in infrastructural, the transition of the ICT industry, and the economy slowdown that affect the growth in Malaysia ICT.
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This research study explored on the financial performance on Malaysia manufacturing sector by using the secondary data which obtained through Osiris Database. It contains the financial information on globally listed public companies,... more
This research study explored on the financial performance on Malaysia manufacturing sector by using the secondary data which obtained through Osiris Database. It contains the financial information on globally listed public companies, including banks and insurance firms, major non listed companies around the world. Although there were 418 manufacturing companies among the listed companies but only 71 manufacturing companies had the same number of variables were chosen to be analyzed. They were computed within five consecutive five years from 2009 to 2013. The results found that the mean value of sales increased from 2009 to 2011 but declined after 2011; the mean value of profitability ratios fluctuated from years to years. Although the impacts included the economy downturn remained worsening, inflation and higher exchange rate, yet Malaysia enable to maintain the high medium-income economy and its competitive advantage.
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Procurement practices remain one of the success factors in oil and gas industry. Weak procurement performance is the main reason for the delay in distribution, growth failures, and delivery of goods. Current strategies for constructing... more
Procurement practices remain one of the success factors in oil and gas industry. Weak procurement performance is the main reason for the delay in distribution, growth failures, and delivery of goods. Current strategies for constructing effective supply chains have shifted because of technological advancements. Indeed, corporations' enthusiasm for the use of the internet and information technology in the process of procurement motivates researchers to examine the impact of electronic procurement on the supply chain and overall procurement performance. In order to optimize the procurement process in oil and gas sector, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) the largest energy company in United Arab Emirates (UAE) adopted e-procurement as the main way for bidding and solicitation of goods so that to achieve effective sustainable supply chain. However, it is still unclear to what extent e-procurement enhances the procurement of goods with the aid of supply chain. Based on this gap, the aim of this study is to examine the model fit of a conceptual framework that construct these three variables and testing the significance of correlations between e-procurement, sustainable supply chain, and procurement performance. The study employed a descriptive survey design and quantitative methodology. The employees working in tendering, procurement and evaluation committees, as well as the three-level of management, were purposively. Based on a sample of 376 questionnaires in ADNOC, we empirically investigate through using AMOS-SEM analysis. The result revealed that the three constructs (e-procurement, sustainable supply chain, and procurement performance) have significant and positive correlations. Based on this finding, it is highly recommended to focus on supply chain to foster the impact of e-procurement towards procurement performance of ADNOC. The outcome of this study provided an empirical evidence to the leaders in ADNOC and other oil and gas company that e-procurement is an essential success factor for sustainable supply chain and raising the effectiveness of procurement process, which in turn ensure swift delivery of energy products to consumers. Furthermore, the researcher anticipates that the findings and policy recommendations derived from this study will be of significant value to the oil company's stakeholders in general, both in the United Arab Emirates and throughout the world.
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In recent years, green marketing has been evolved, & many companies practice embracing green marketing. Companies develop new or improved products such as green eco lighting products that protect the environment by reducing energy... more
In recent years, green marketing has been evolved, & many companies practice embracing green marketing. Companies develop new or improved products such as green eco lighting products that protect the environment by reducing energy consumption & meeting consumers' environmental needs. Green eco lighting products are energy-efficient lighting products that reduce energy consumption & are harmless products to the environment. The growing concern of companies & consumers towards the natural environment indicates consumer perception of green products. Hence, companies need to understand consumer perception towards green products to comprehend their needs &wants. Thus, this research aims to study consumer perception towards purchase intention for green eco lighting products. There are two research objectives: to understand the effect of demographic characteristics towards awareness of green eco lighting products & to investigate the relationship between consumer perception & purchase intention towards green eco lighting products. In this study, the researcher has selected 384 respondents as a sample to answer the questionnaire. For finding analysis, the researcher has used descriptive statistics, cross-tabulation, Cornbrash’s alpha, Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis, & multiple regression analysis by SPSS software to analyse the data. The findings show a significant positive relationship between eco-labels, green prices, green advertising, perceived environmental responsibility, & environmental knowledge regarding green purchase intention for green eco lighting products. To encourage consumers to make green purchases, the researcher suggests that marketers invest more in eco-labels & green advertising. Besides, the future researcher should study other factors that may influence green purchase intention, such as demographic & psychological factors.
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This study explored the profitability and performance of the Telecommunication Company in Malaysia by using financial statements. Osiris Database contained detailed information and included a lot of financial reports on listed companies... more
This study explored the profitability and performance of the Telecommunication Company in Malaysia by using financial statements. Osiris Database contained detailed information and included a lot of financial reports on listed companies around the world were used to analyze the data in Malaysia’s listed companies; 4 telecommunication listed companies in Malaysia were chosen to be analyzed. The data on financial information was within 5 consecutive years (2008–2012) were reviewed retrospectively. Several variables in the financial statements were used to measure the performance of the company and how well the company performed; the variables were used to examine the company profit gain and financial position over the time period in telecommunication companies. The result found that Company B was the most desirable and gained the highest rank in five variables mainly due to higher revenue and continues good cost management. However, Company C and D rank the lowest ranking in five variables, mainly due to competitive pressure, new market entrance and higher operating costs that affect the subscriber growth in Malaysia remains moderate and reduction in the profit gain.
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Wearable technology has enormous promise, particularly for data collection for cutting-edge health research, and its popularity has soared in recent years. This study aims to provide IoT-based wearable devices’ effectiveness and potential... more
Wearable technology has enormous promise, particularly for data collection for cutting-edge health research, and its popularity has soared in recent years. This study aims to provide IoT-based wearable devices’ effectiveness and potential cybersecurity threats to these innovative technologies. Using the PRISMA-2020 (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) methodology, we conducted a scoping study to understand better the application of inexpensive, consumer-grade wearables for health research from a population health viewpoint. Scopus databases yielded a total of 43 articles. Our findings show that academics and research participants are tremendously interested in this technology, but they are also wary about using wearables. These devices are still vulnerable to cybersecurity assaults such as data privacy and security in healthcare. However, blockchain technology is a potential alternative for integrating with IoT-based wearables to ensure data privacy. Furthermore, according to the findings, wearables have an increasingly diverse range of applications, including COVID-19 prediction, fertility tracking, heat-related sickness, pharmacological effects, and psychological therapies; they also include underrepresented populations, such as those with rare diseases. In low-resource environments, there is a lack of research on wearable devices.
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This empirical study the relationship between risk management, security supply, financial flow and technology acceleration with sustainability of the business of TNB Malaysia. The study utilised a sample of 107 staff of TNB in... more
This empirical study the relationship between risk management, security supply, financial flow and technology acceleration with sustainability of the business of TNB Malaysia. The study utilised a sample of 107 staff of TNB in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. The independent variable risk management, security supply, financial flow and technology acceleration while the dependent variables, is measured by sustainability of the business. The conceptual framework was proposed and the hypotheses of this study were developed. Besides, the multiple regression analysis was used in analysing the data collected in this study. The finding of the study showed that risk management, security supply, financial flow, technology acceleration and sustainability of the business have a high level. Analysis also shows that there is a positive relationship between risk management, technology acceleration and security supply and financial flow with sustainability of the business. The study concluded that it provides a useful insight to different users, the pandemic is accelerating many trends and companies need to adopt new norms for the business sustainability in the future.
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SMEs companies can be considered as a back bone of national economy. Same goes to SMEs companies in Malaysia where the SMEs companies play an important role in the economic development of Malaysia. Finance is one of the important aspects... more
SMEs companies can be considered as a back bone of national economy. Same goes to SMEs companies in Malaysia where the SMEs companies play an important role in the economic development of Malaysia. Finance is one of the important aspects for the growth of SMEs companies and has always been an obstacle for SME companies to continue growing. To date various studies have been conducted about SMEs challenges with extensive perspective and examines different factors that may be responsible for the unstable and limited growth of SMEs. Malaysian government has provided numerous schemes for training to boost up SMEs companies. Most financial institution hardly approves SMEs loan application because SMEs companies are considered risky. Besides that, most of SMEs incapable fulfill requirement asked by financial institution such as the collateral, good business banking history, the complete support document and etc. By analyzing previous literature review on the topic of SMEs challenges found that one of main challenges to Malaysian SME is accessing credit.
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Environmental concern and issues has been rising rapidly in the current industry. This has caused Malaysian firms now to put their focus on environmental issue and green technology. However, besides on focusing on produce more green... more
Environmental concern and issues has been rising rapidly in the current industry. This has caused Malaysian firms now to put their focus on environmental issue and green technology. However, besides on focusing on produce more green product, firms should also focus on how to manage. Environmental Management System (EMS) is the suitable tool for an organization to manage their environmental issues and improve environmental impacts. This study presents evidence of company’s performance which certified with ISO 14001. Despite the resources needed for EMS is high, there are few benefits include improving firm's production performance and reducing cost which will leads to enhance overall performance. Three companies certified with ISO 14001 were interviewed to obtain the response and opinions on the effects of implementing EMS within their organizations. Results shown that organization implemented EMS received many benefits and improvement. Although the cost of implementing EMS is high, the research still obtain positive results from companies with EMS. Based on the results received, it can conclude that EMS is the tool for organization to manage and overcome environmental issues and improve environmental performance. At the same time, companies are able to improve their overall performance other than only environmental. It is hope that this study able to encourage more Malaysia firms to implement EMS.
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Asset backed Securities in Malaysia was introduced in Malaysia since 1986 as Cagamas Berhad was pioneer in this securitization industry which offer residential financing to government staff that would reduce risk of default. This research... more
Asset backed Securities in Malaysia was introduced in Malaysia since 1986 as Cagamas Berhad was pioneer in this securitization industry which offer residential financing to government staff that would reduce risk of default. This research aims to examine the factor influencing spread in Malaysia securitization market . Ordinary Least square method and regression analysis are applied for the study period 2004-2012. The reason OLS was chosen because all residuals received the same importance (unweighted) regardless of how closeness or how widely spread the individual observations from the sample in the regression function. This research was developed from Vink Model and extend in developing country such as Malaysia. The result shows three determinants influence or contribute to the primary market spread that are statistically significant for Cagamas during 2007-08 US subprime crisis. As such, this study testifies transaction size, lead manager and loan to value are antecedent of securitization of Cagamas in Malaysia.
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Having employees who live in the world with the massive explosion of the social media phenomenon, organisations must relate the employees' productivity with the evolution of Internet use at the same time. In Malaysia alone, the percentage... more
Having employees who live in the world with the massive explosion of the social media phenomenon, organisations must relate the employees' productivity with the evolution of Internet use at the same time. In Malaysia alone, the percentage of Internet users continues to rise from 76.9 per cent in 2016 to 87.4 per cent in the year 2018 (MCMC, 2018). This research investigated the effect of cyberloafing on employees' productivity at Multimedia University (MMU). This study focused on whether cyberloafing at the workplace has a positive relationship with the employees' productivity among administrative staff in MMU. The respondents were 131 administrative staffs who worked in Multimedia University (MMU), and the method used for data collection was by the distribution of a set of questionnaires. The respondents' results were analysed using the Statistical Package by the Social Sciences (SPSS) 23.
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Supply Chain Performance refers to the extended supply chain's activities in meeting end-customer requirements, including product availability, on-time delivery, and all the necessary inventory and capacity in the supply chain to deliver... more
Supply Chain Performance refers to the extended supply chain's activities in meeting end-customer requirements, including product availability, on-time delivery, and all the necessary inventory and capacity in the supply chain to deliver performance responsively. The issue of inequality and extended consumption in supply and demand become crucial since the pandemic COVID-19. Plus, the increase of population enforces manufacturing to examine the sustainable effect to overcome the business impact. Therefore, anticipated with Sustainable Supply Chain Performance (SSCP) to plan an initiative of material scarcity to have a better performance in the supply chain to contribute to economic and social advantage. The objectives of this study; to investigate the level of SSCP in Material Scarcity Resources, to explore the implications of material scarcity resources for companies in structural scarcity towards sustainable supply chain performance and finally to investigate the impact of material scarcity resources in SSCP in environmental, economic and social in Malaysia. A total of 101 respondents among manager level from the southern region of Malaysia’s manufacturing industry was collected. The result showed that Material Structural Scarcity Resource has a positive effect on environmental, economic, and social performance in a sustainable supply chain. Thus, sustainable supply chain performance showed consistency in the performance into the material scarcity overcomes, reducing inventory which enhances the productivity, environmental initiatives advance into product innovation and cut costs reductions. As a result of the factor analysis in the components environmental legislation demand with 89.7% showed that the sustainable supply chain performance significantly improved on the stages of manufacturing, increase diversity of products, lowering manufacturing price, increasing market share, introducing new products rapidly and be the forefront of the future legislation demands. So, it is beneficial to the manufacturing industry companies in improving their performance and stabilizing the economic condition indirectly.
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Technological developments are very rapidly making changes in consumer behaviour where there is a transition from offline transactions to online in Yogyakarta. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and validate the influence of online... more
Technological developments are very rapidly making changes in consumer behaviour where there is a transition from offline transactions to online in Yogyakarta. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and validate the influence of online trust and the factors that influence it is e-commerce knowledge, perceived reputation, perceived risk, perceived technology, prior purchase experience, to the intention of purchasing online. This study also examines the effect of perceived technology and prior purchase experience on online purchase intentions. Respondents in this study are about 260 respondents. Respondents must be domiciled in Yogyakarta and have conducted online transactions in the last 3 months. Analysis of data on research using Smart PLS 3.0. The test of measurement model that is convergent validity, discriminant validity, and internal consistency reliability is done to ensure the validity and reliability of the questionnaire and then tested the structural model to test the hypothesis, besides the fit model, predictive relevance and effect size of each latent variable. This study found that perceived risk is the most influencing factor of consumer confidence followed by prior purchase experience, perceived technology, and perceived reputation. The study also found that perceived technology and trusts influence online purchase intentions. While e-commerce knowledge has no effect on consumer trust and prior purchase experience has no effect on the intention of purchasing online.
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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is rapidly increasing. Digital health start-ups are bringing new digital technologies and services to the market, allowing for cost savings and service improvements in the healthcare... more
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is rapidly increasing. Digital health start-ups are bringing new digital technologies and services to the market, allowing for cost savings and service improvements in the healthcare sector. However, successful integration of AI into the healthcare ecosystem is required to realise its full potential. A digital ecosystem approach can be used to achieve this integration. Using bibliometric analysis, this research seeks to provide a clear overview of artificial intelligence in the digital healthcare ecosystem by analysing the published literature in the field. A systematic literature search was conducted on an article extracted from the Scopus database related to artificial intelligence in the digital healthcare ecosystem. A search technique was devised in order to collect relevant publications and bibliographic data (e.g., country, research area, sources, and author). The VOS viewer was used to visualise the co-authorship networks of countries as well as the co-occurrence of author keywords (Leiden University). This study is unique in a way that it presents a comprehensive picture of global efforts of the use of artificial intelligence in the healthcare business ecosystem. Academic researchers, policymakers, and healthcare practitioners who wish to collaborate in these areas in the future will benefit from the insights and research directions of this study.
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Malaysia has established numerous technical and vocational training institutions to meet these needs. In Malaysia, there are currently about 1,000 TVET institutions, of which 506 are public. During the five-year plan, this number is... more
Malaysia has established numerous technical and vocational training institutions to meet these needs. In Malaysia, there are currently about 1,000 TVET institutions, of which 506 are public. During the five-year plan, this number is expected to rise. Though theoretic discussion is still ongoing, the prevailing consensus is that curriculum should be viewed as a comprehensive teaching plan. It includes a summary of the goals and objectives of the content in terms of theoretical knowledge, requisite practical skills, work attitude, and supporting resources to be used during the presentation. Educators who are experts in their fields are the main source of high-quality TVET at the tertiary level. Although many of the employed educators had the requisite technical abilities, they were not afforded the opportunity to pursue professional training. There is a lack of competent technical and vocational educators in Malaysian TVET. The majority of educators are hired straight out of college or university based only on their academic credentials; they typically lack industrial work experience. However, because of the unappealing compensation package, experienced professionals who are competent are unwilling to become educators. This essay reviews the composition and effectiveness of Malaysian TVET educators. It entails curriculum creation, program design, learning material type, and stakeholder participation. Retraining is the process of learning a new skill or improving an old one. The TVET educators' performance is crucial in determining which This article discusses curricular relevancy, teaching staff resistance tactics, and challenges related to training and retraining needs. Enhancing the calibre of technical and vocational education is linked to improving the calibre of TVET educators.
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Alternative paper is one of the best options for us right now to save the earth. It takes a lot of resources to produce virgin paper, including water and recently cut trees. Both water and energy are used in great quantities during the... more
Alternative paper is one of the best options for us right now to save the earth. It takes a lot of resources to produce virgin paper, including water and recently cut trees. Both water and energy are used in great quantities during the manufacturing process. Making the switch to eco-friendly products helps conserve water as well as trees. For human life and survival, these natural elements are essential. Therefore, sugar cane paper (SC paper) comes to the solution in order to create an alternative paper that has been created by bagasse sugarcane. In addition, hoping that the products can be sold and created can help to save trees and forests from being deforested to create new paper. As human beings, I am very concerned about nature and society, especially for the animals, whose habitat has become endangered because of deforestation.
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Mind of Mathematics (MoM) is a game designed to make arithmetic learning more enjoyable and simpler. Many people claim that mathematics is a challenging and confusing topic. Nonetheless, learning about the subject is undoubtedly enjoyable... more
Mind of Mathematics (MoM) is a game designed to make arithmetic learning more enjoyable and simpler. Many people claim that mathematics is a challenging and confusing topic. Nonetheless, learning about the subject is undoubtedly enjoyable for those who enjoy it. The purpose of this MoM is to facilitate the creation and delivery of mathematics exercises more readily and efficiently for people, students, and teachers, hence enhancing the comprehension of mathematics subjects. Students can use MoM to complete exercises and learn through the easyto-follow lectures and tasks provided in this application. Additionally, students can immediately discover errors or even more details about the subjects they choose to study.
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This product is designed with tactile features to facilitate use for those who have visual impairments. Blind people can access and operate switches such as lamp and fan. The unique proposition of this product is innovation, that no other... more
This product is designed with tactile features to facilitate use for those who have visual impairments. Blind people can access and operate switches such as lamp and fan. The unique proposition of this product is innovation, that no other company has created before. A competitive advantage of our product to targeted customers is price is affordable, easy, and comfortable to use and contributing to the community's welfare. Without Braille switch walls, it can be difficult for blind people to navigate indoor places, use electronics, and access information. Blind people may face social and cultural challenges because of a lack of Braille signage. With Braille switch walls, blind people can overcome their difficulties with navigation, orientation, and information access by using a Braille switch wall. Buildings with Braille signage can make it easier for blind people to find their way around unfamiliar areas and identify functional switches in the room. The opportunity for a Braille switch wall in Malaysia presents a solution to the problem faced by blind people in accessing and operating switches. The target market would primarily be visually impaired individuals in Malaysia, where the demand for assistive devices is increasing due to the growing number of blind and visually impaired people. The target location at public spaces, workplaces, or educational institutions and gain an understanding of their needs.
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The first problem is students it's hard to track where the bus is. Buses that will take students to campus and back to residential colleges are not easy for students to find. Second, student not sure the bus arrival time. Students will... more
The first problem is students it's hard to track where the bus is. Buses that will take students to campus and back to residential colleges are not easy for students to find. Second, student not sure the bus arrival time. Students will receive a bus schedule, however occasionally the bus will arrive after the time shown on the schedule. Third, Students cannot expect the number of buses that will arrive. The number of buses arriving to pick up students is less than the number of students who want to go to campus and return to college. Last but not least, people with disabilities cannot detect with bus provide facilities for them. There are so many buses, they are unable to choose the one that priorities the disabled.
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Studies on the entrepreneurship courses effectiveness among Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) students are important at a time when the economy is collapsing. This helps them to be self-reliant and make meaningful... more
Studies on the entrepreneurship courses effectiveness among Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) students are important at a time when the economy is collapsing. This helps them to be self-reliant and make meaningful contributions to society and the country. The 108 respondents by convenience sampling from 2 Engineering Technology programs at one of TVET institutions under Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN) shown significant entrepreneurial mindset among students who had taken entrepreneurship courses. Nearly 20% of these students have legitimate business, exceeding the 10% ministry's target. The variables recorded were high between 81.5%-90.7% on perceive importance, enjoy business, understand content, and selling skills. The findings of this study also suggested the need for TVET institutions to provide appropriate entrepreneurship courses and improved its conducts to increase students' intention toward entrepreneurship. Hence, continuous efforts by the universities are essential to produce global entrepreneurs and self-sustained graduates.
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Malaysia halal industry played a vital role in supporting and bolstering the country's economic growth. Although Malaysia is known as the center of the global halal industry, there are still challenges faced by this industry which are... more
Malaysia halal industry played a vital role in supporting and bolstering the country's economic growth. Although Malaysia is known as the center of the global halal industry, there are still challenges faced by this industry which are lack of awareness and misunderstanding about the halal principles, lack of expertise in certification, lack of cost effectiveness in compliance measures and others. From this issue, this study is intend to generate an innovative idea to develop an application that called as Halal Catcher. This progressive application is designed to increase awareness regarding halal principle in the same time to enhance sustainable halal business through digitalization. Halal Catcher is like an ordinary application but it contains differences in terms of key features and functions that can give benefit to everyone in the market. Besides to raise user awareness of a product's cleanliness and purity among both Muslims and non-Muslim consumers, it is believe that these several innovations towards this product will produce a positive impact on the economy. In order to support and promote the slogan "Yakini Halal Malaysia" by Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) with the benefits of the various functions provided, it is believed that this application is able to meet the needs of the market.
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This research is to investigate the effects of private capital and the role of the Micro Credit Program capital (KUR) for the development of small and microbusinesses (SMEs) in Bandar Lampung City. The research was conducted through... more
This research is to investigate the effects of private capital and the role of the Micro Credit Program capital (KUR) for the development of small and microbusinesses (SMEs) in Bandar Lampung City. The research was conducted through questionnaires survey. The respondents were micro entrepreneurs who have received loan and Kredit Usaha Rakyat (KUR) The types of data which gained was a primary data. It was obtained through a questionnaire survey techniques. At the same time, data analysis technique also have been used is multiple regression analysis. The results of this study show that there are positive and significant impact on a micro business operators in Bandar Lampung City which used individual capital or capital of Kredit Usaha Rakyat.(KUR). It can be conclude, the higher capital invested in the company, the income gained by the micro entrepreneur will be increase in Bandar Lampung city.
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Quality involved offering products that were superior to customers. The growing competition in the globalized world made every industry as well as organizations did their best to survive by finding ways to be at competitive advantage over... more
Quality involved offering products that were superior to customers. The growing competition in the globalized world made every industry as well as organizations did their best to survive by finding ways to be at competitive advantage over their rivals. As a result, people viewed quality in relation to different criteria based on the roles in the production-service value chain. The aim of the study was to determine the application of Total Quality Management (TQM) in the improvement of organizational performance working towards its success by investigating a link between performance and TQM principles that centered on customer satisfaction, process orientation and continuous improvement. An analysis using literature review of individual dimension and unique contribution of each to organizational performance has been made. The role of managers to implement TQM principles and practices has been analyzed as well as factors contributing to failures as a check list of what managers must avoid in order to implement TQM effectively. Qualitative research technique utilizing secondary data collection from empirical studies and literature reviews has been used in the study. The outcome of the research serves as a guide to policy makers as they are doing continuous improvement initiatives on the organizations.
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This study aims to obtain empirical evidence about the influence of leverage, profitability, dividend policy and investment opportunity on the company value in Indonesia and Malaysia banking company year 2012-2016. The method using in... more
This study aims to obtain empirical evidence about the influence of leverage, profitability, dividend policy and investment opportunity on the company value in Indonesia and Malaysia banking company year 2012-2016. The method using in this research is purposive sampling method. The dependent variable in this research is company value by proxy PBV. Independent variable in this research is leverage, profitability, dividend policy and investment opportunity. This research is taken by the financial report and annual report of 10 banking companies with a total observation as much as 28 companies. Data analysis was performed with the classical assumption and hypothesis testing with multiple linear regression method. The result of this study show that leverage does not affect significantly on the company value, while the profitability, dividend policy, and investment opportunity has a positive and significant effect on the company value.
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The main objective of this research is to identify the impact of family-friendly workplaces on the retention of employees. 384 respondents in Kuala Lumpur involved in this research. The result of the hypothesis test show that five factors... more
The main objective of this research is to identify the impact of family-friendly workplaces on the retention of employees. 384 respondents in Kuala Lumpur involved in this research. The result of the hypothesis test show that five factors which included work schedule flexibility, health and wellness, compensation, work-life balance and job satisfaction detailed in this research give significant results to the factors that cause the retention. The most important factor of family-friendly workplace that cause the retention of employee is job satisfaction because it showed the highest value in the Unstandardized Coefficients (B value) in multiple linear regression. The correlation of work schedule flexibility, health and wellness and compensation had a strong positive relationship while job satisfaction has very strong relationship with the retention of employee.
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This study explores the acceptance of customers towards online booking hotel in Southern Region, Malaysia. By using online hotel reservation system to help hoteliers and tourists both will get a lot of benefits, especially in terms of... more
This study explores the acceptance of customers towards online booking hotel in Southern Region, Malaysia. By using online hotel reservation system to help hoteliers and tourists both will get a lot of benefits, especially in terms of time. Information about setting up their existing business online requires a minimum travel agent. Now, the online booking section only has the development between different methods in terms of booking. In addition, online booking is also a rapidly growing phenomenon nowadays. A total of 40% of the rooms in the cities have used the online system in 2009 and growing. A total of 550 questionnaires were collected and analyzed and shows significance. Data for all variables are being tested using t test and ANOVA techniques.
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Malaysia's government encourages micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to increase their domestic and international market reach and penetration. As a result, social media marketing is the most cost-effective and practical... more
Malaysia's government encourages micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to increase their domestic and international market reach and penetration. As a result, social media marketing is the most cost-effective and practical marketing strategy for MSMEs. It is both affordable and effective, and it can penetrate untapped markets. MSMEs' success and longevity are determined by how effectively they used social media marketing to survive in today's environment. This research investigates how MSMEs use and recognise social media marketing as a driving force in their business growth. The study also looks into the relationship between MSMEs' relative advantage, top management support, organisational readiness, the intensity of the company's competition, and social media marketing capabilities. The study's findings revealed a link between social media marketing capabilities and relative advantages, top management support, competition intensity, and organisational readiness.