bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Performance of Islamic Microfinance Banks: The Case of a Developing Country
Authors: Akbar Taufik , Nabiha A.K Siti
Published: August 2019

Similar to conventional microfinance banks institutions, Islamic microfinance banks provide intermediary financial services by receiving funds from investors and other stakeholders and disbursing funds to micro, small and medium-sized entrepreneurs and poor households. Islamic microfinance banks play a significant role in developing countries, especially in Indonesia. However, Islamic microfinance banks have not experienced significant growth and achieved good performance as expected. The paper thus investigates Indonesian Islamic microfinance banks performance in comparison to conventional microfinance banks. The data from the Indonesian Services Authority (OJK) were analyzed from 2012 to 2017. The findings showed that Islamic microfinance banks had performed poorly as compared to conventional microfinance banks. Suggestions for further empirical investigation were made to ascertain the reasons for such poor performance.
Status and Barriers Impeding Utilization of Project Management Tools: Epidemic for Tripartite Construction Parties in Malaysia
Authors: Kuang Lee Chia , Wing Yiu Tak , Xin Lim Wei , Qudus Adeleke Adekunle , Choon Toh Tien
Published: August 2019

Project management tools have been widely used in construction project life cycles to monitor progress, evaluate payments/claims, and manage construction works worldwide. Despite their capability in helping project managers to achieve specific objectives within time, budget, and standards, not every construction organization in Malaysia would fully utilize these tools due to several challenges. As numerous studies substantiate the importance and of project management tools, lackluster adoption rates have led to productivity problems, project delays, and maturity problems at both project and enterprise levels in the construction industry. This study investigates the level of implementation and addresses the significant barriers that impede the utilization of project management tools. A survey was administered to well-known construction companies in Malaysia. This study revealed that the implementation level was discouragingly low, and the top 5 barriers were: (1) financial considerations, (2) restrictions on human capital, (3) high annual turnover, (4) lack of technology awareness, and (5) organizational culture. These findings suggest that the Malaysian construction industry should: overhaul financial and human resource limitations, increase assistance for users, and boost the partial implementation of basic techniques of project management to the maximum extent possible. The practitioners can understand the dynamics and causes of predicaments to the full implementation of project management tools in their respective companies. As for academicians, these findings help theoretical development and literature arguments on our current construction industry as a whole and optimistically help finds ways to make the Malaysian construction industry more efficient.
Project Management Performance and Its Influence on Malaysian Building Projects
Authors: Adeleke A.Q. , Bamgbade J.A. , Gbadebo Salimon Maruf , Kuang Lee Chia
Published: August 2019

Working environment and safety behavior are the primary concern in construction projects which in the long run are part of the yardstick in measuring project management performance. Construction safety and performance should be thoroughly investigated empirically by illustrating the current state of accident and performance in construction industries. Entrenched in the Malaysian construction industry experience, three dimensions of the project management performance (resolve cost, schedule, and quality) can buffer the contractor’s and project manager’s performance in building projects. Following organizational control theory, this research investigated the effects project management performance (resolve cost, schedule, and quality) on construction projects among G-7 contractors operating in Kuantan Malaysia construction industries through a personally administered questionnaire. Structural equation modeling (SEM) opined that schedule and quality have positive and significant influence, while resolve cost has a significant negative influence on Malaysia construction projects.
Application of Discrete Event Simulation (DES) for Queuing System Improvement at Hypermarket
Authors: Mohamad Fazeeda , Filza Saharin Siti
Published: August 2019

This paper focuses on the development of a computer simulation model for improving the queuing system at a hypermarket using Discrete Event Simulation (DES) and to propose the most efficient hypermarket queuing system for overall improvement. Data were collected from the Hypermarket A using the time study. The method of this study is using modeling and simulation. Arena Simulation Software is used to develop the model to replicate the actual system. Three scenarios had been tested, and the alternatives will be ranked based on the level of the efficiency of the system performance. The most efficient queuing system is identified based on the scenario analysis. In this study, the waiting time for each customer can be improved by up to 26%, which equivalent to 5.24 minutes. Overall, this study contributes to a better understanding of the queuing system performance.
An Investigation of the Current Autonomy Status of the Malaysian Public and Private Universities: An Empirical Result
Authors: Al-haimi Basheer , Nasir Ibrahim Daing , MR Ab Hamid
Published: August 2019

The benefits and importance of university autonomy for facilitating and accelerating higher education transformation have been broadly agreed by many higher education stakeholders. This paper aims to investigate the Malaysian public and private universities degree of independence and autonomy from the government and other external forces. The extent of an institute’s autonomy is measured based on their independent in appointive, academic, administrative, and financial matters. An emailed survey has been sent to top-level management of 28 public and private universities in Malaysia, resulting in 126 respondents. The respondents for the survey consisted of vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, deans, directors, and deputy deans. Using SPSS statistical software, data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. The results demonstrate that the majority of the components under academic matters, administrative and financial matters are considered high autonomy, with less interference of the government over those institutions. With some reason, autonomy related to the appointment of the vice-chancellors and dismissals of rectors and vice-chancellors is still under government control. However, based on the findings, autonomy development at public and private universities in Malaysia has been engaged in a long journey that enabled it to compete and to progress well at the global level.
An Empirical View on Ethical Values and Moralism of Public Bus Service in Kuantan
Authors: Kamarudin Diyana , Fitri Idrus Mohammad , Aisyah Ismail Siti , Mustafa Shariman
Published: August 2019

Ethics is a discipline dealing with a set of rules, principles, and beliefs used to judge the value of human actions. Ethics are relevant in the transportation sector because of the diversity and the social relevance of its effects, both positive and negative. Ethics in Business is nothing but the do’s (good things and honest activities) and don’ts (bad things, cheating, bribe, duplicate products) by the marketers in the business. There should be business ethics, meaning that the business should be conducted according to certain self-recognized moral standards. Most of the government agencies have very strict conduct of rules and moral standard on which the entire functioning is hovering and most of the time customer gains the benefits. In order to protect the public and company interest, the practice of professionalism in bus services should be practiced. The objective of this research is to analyse the ethical issue in Rapid Kuantan bus service. The study utilizes informal interview toward operation and bus control centre staff and observational as its methodology. Four dimension of different cases discussed in this paper to see the relation of action taken and its relation with the said elements. In this study, the expected outcome is high ethics and morality is a vital value and characteristic that lead to the trusted and effective of bus services.
Decrypting the Real Life Escape Room Experience
Authors: Qian Pink Lim , Ridzuan Darun Mohd , Nawanir Gusman
Published: August 2019

An escape room is a game that requires a group of players to solve a variety of tasks within a given amount of time in order to fulfill a specific goal, typically escaping a locked room. Despite gaining tremendous popularity of the game in Malaysia, there is no study being conducted in this area. Existing customer experience frameworks offer a limited explanation of this rising phenomena due to the unique inherent nature of Escape Room. Towards this end, the present paper aims to identify the key constructs of Malaysian Escape Room customer experience and determinants of the players revisit intention with respect to the Escape Room. The research is conducted on 20 players who have played at least one game in any Escape Room establishment in Malaysia. This study adopts the sequential incident technique, a qualitative approach to unearth the hidden perception of players. Thematic analysis was subsequently used to analyse the data which revealed fifteen determinants of which 9 are related to the model of goal-directed behaviour. Our research contributes to the body of knowledge in mapping customer experience in this fair nascent industry. Insights from this study are aimed at benefiting Malaysian Escape Room business operators in designing and enhancing the customer experience in their escape rooms.
Quality of Chief Integrity Officer, Ethical Climate and The Level of Ethics and Integrity in The Malaysian Public Sector
Authors: Sajari Asmawati , Haron Hasnah , Ismail Ishak , Chambers Andrew
Published: August 2019

The purpose of this quantitative study is to examine the relationship between the level of ethics and integrity with Quality of Chief Integrity Officer (independence, competence, work performance) and ethical climate in the Malaysian public-sector organizations. Out of 128 questionnaires that were emailed to CIOs in the Federal level, 83 questionnaires were received and usable. The results of this study showed that the Quality of CIO (competence, work performance) and ethical climate is significantly related to the level of ethics and integrity of the public sector in Malaysia. CIO need to perform their roles such as coordinating and monitoring programs and report any breaches of integrity without fear and favour. To nurture a good ethical climate in the organization, clear policies, guideline and code of conduct should be established in all government ministries, department and statutory body in the public sector. Non-ethical conduct should be reprimanded, good ethical behavior should be rewarded accordingly and should be evident to all in the organization.
The Intention to Enroll among Students of Private Higher Learning Institutions
Authors: Mohamed Nazidin Nazlan , Ismail Ishak , Haron Hasnah
Published: August 2019

Higher education hub in Malaysia has become intense in the form of competition. Private Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) has to work harder to win the competition between the education services in the marketplace. Thus, with the total numbers of Private HLI and programmes available for choice, it is a complex situation to investigate the way students select Private HLI. Due to that, it is a key issue for Private HLI owners to understand what are the determinant factors that influence the students’ intention to enroll in Private HLI. This conceptual paper discusses the influence of promotional efforts, the role of family and attitude on the intention to enroll in private HLIs. Theory of Reason Action is used as the underpinning theory for this conceptual paper. The outcome of this study from the findings will be able to assist Ministry of Education and Private HLIs on how to increase the enrolment of Private HLIs and thus to assist them on how to meet the objective of the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2015-2025.
Leadership and Innovation on Performance of Private Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia
Authors: Aishah Hashim Nor , Haron Hasnah , Mohd Nasir bin Ibrahim Daing
Published: August 2019

The contribution of private higher education institutions (PHEIs) in Malaysia is important to the higher education industry. Among the roles of PHEIs are providing a pathway to local and international students to the tertiary level of education, contributing towards making Malaysia an international and highly reputable hub for higher education as well as limiting the flow of our intellects to foreign countries. However, there has been a major concern over the performance of PHEIs. Due to the volatility of the higher education landscape, many local PHEIs are facing with serious issues and challenges which affect their organizational self-sustainability. If the issues and challenges are not seriously addressed, it could impede the growth of PHEIs as well as become the barriers to PHEIs to serve their roles in Malaysia higher education sector. This conceptual paper provides some insights into the issues and challenges of PHEIs in Malaysia. It also identified leadership and innovation as the critical success factors for PHEIs organizational self-sustainability and proposed that these two independent variables are tested in future research.
The Influence of Internal Control, Leadership Style, and Teamwork to Information System Project Success
Authors: Gui Anderes , Fernando Yudi , Septiani Wiwoho Aditya , Leo Handoko Bambang , Haron Hasnah
Published: August 2019

The purpose of this research is to investigate the influence of internal control, leadership style, and teamwork on the success of the information technology projects. The method of data collection is done by studying literature, questionnaires, interviews, and direct field observations. The research methodology used is quantitative method with the primary and secondary data source. Questionnaires were distributed to the project team, and 110 responses of employees at AIT Co. were received. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS. Findings showed that internal control and teamwork have a significant influence on the success of the information technology projects, but leadership style not significant. It was found that internal control, leadership style, and teamwork simultaneously have a significant and positive influence on the information technology projects success by 80%. The implication of this study is to increase successful project rate, the role of internal control is important to monitor from the earliest stage until project finished, and company needs to arrange program such as watch together, eat together or outing program. For future research is to expand the scope of the study, such as increasing the number of companies involved, with variations in other variables and can add control and moderating variables.
Becoming Lean: The Way towards Sustainability of Higher Educations Institutions
Authors: Nawanir Gusman , Binalialhajj Mohammed , Teong Lim Kong , Hanafiah Ahmad Mohd
Published: August 2019

Sustainability has become a significant issue in today’s business world, including in the education sector. The objective of this cross-sectional study is to examine the implications of lean higher education (LHE) implementation on HEIs sustainability performance. Data were collected from academicians at a technical university in Malaysia. The study found positive relationships between LHE and sustainability performance in terms of environmental, economic, institutional, and social. The finding implies that in order to be sustainable, a university could exert more efforts in implementing LHE practices. This study subsidized to the current literature through bridging the gap of the lacking investigations on the potentials of lean management in the context of HEIs. The Malaysian HEIs could gain benefits through providing alternative solutions and suggestions to improve their business process, moving towards achieving sustainability performance.
Effect of Ethical Leadership of Company’s CSR on Employee CSR Engagement in the Era of Digital Industry Revolution
Authors: Mohd Isa Salmi , Kong Loke Cheng
Published: August 2019

In this paper, we examined how companies are using ethical leadership CSR to interact with their employees about corporate social responsibility (CSR) related matters. A structured questionnaire was designed to elicit employees responses. Data were collected from the 200 respondents but only 154 were found usable for the data analysis. The responses were analysed using the PLS-SEM statistical technique using Smart-PLS software towards testing the proposed model. The research findings found that employee’s understanding of the company’s CSR to be the most significant predictor of employee CSR engagement accompanied by using ethical leadership with the moderating impact of Person-Organisation Fit. It is evident that social exchange values may affect employees towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) engagement. Contribution to ethical leadership and CSR engagement are discussed.
Ethics in Neuromarketing and its Implications on Business to Stay Vigilant
Authors: Mohd Isa Salmi , Azlina Mansor Aida , Razali Khairiah
Published: August 2019

Neuromarketing is an emerging field in which academic and industry research employ neuroscience techniques to understand the consumers’ mind by explaining consumers’ preferences, motivations, and expectations. Nevertheless, some people claimed that the use of neuroscience in marketing somehow had introduced companies to a ‘buy button’ that can read the mind of potential consumers and influence their buying decisions. Plus, those that oppose neuromarketing also believe that the act of ‘reading’ consumers’ mind with the aim of improving company services is unethical and should not be used, let alone implied. However, what does actually ‘ethics in neuromarketing’ means in the first place? Moreover, how does this become an issue in the marketing field? Herein, we will articulate common ethical concerns with neuromarketing. We argue that the most frequently raised concerns- autonomy, informed consent, confidentiality, privacy, benevolence, and no maleficence-given the current capabilities for business to stay vigilant. However, we identify how potentially serious ethical issues may emerge from neuromarketing practices in the industry, which are primarily exclusive. We identify approaches that business can use and reduce the threats to consumers. We conclude that neuromarketing has clear potential for business to stay vigilant and mitigate the positive impact on society.
A Reflection of Local Supplier Development towards Sustainable Social Supply Chain
Authors: Halili Munira , Fernando Yudi
Published: August 2019

In today’s business environment, supplier management is increasingly inclined to complexity and uncertainty due to rapid technological changes and globalization. The objective of this study is to review the necessary important of local supplier development towards sustainable social supply chain. Supplier management must be handled systematically, and maintaining a good relationship between manufacturer and supplier is vital. Therefore, it is critical for the supplier in making a well-informed decision. As an alternative, firms should consider developing a local supplier in making sure the availability of fast and reliable supplies to meet global requirement. The criticality is due to supplier selection contributes to overall supply chain performance. This study concludes that developing a local supplier will reduce the increased pressure to develop a direct economic relationship with local communities.
Tax Incentives for Green Industries: Determinants of Performance between Green Building Index (GBI) and Non-Green Building Index Firms in Malaysia
Authors: Iskandar Iliyas Adi , Abdul Hamid Nadiah , Sanusi Soliha
Published: August 2019

Industrialization, urbanization, and economic growth are among the major causes of environmental degradation. These factors are closely related to the construction sector. To curb the issue, the government has initiated tax incentives to encourage developers embracing green technology. Developers who entitled to these tax incentives should enjoy a considerable amount of tax savings, which can be employed for capital reinvestment. Consequently, this study aims to determine whether firms that specifically involve with the construction of green buildings and have received the tax incentives are more likely to achieve relatively better financial performance, as a result of tax benefits gained from the government assistance. For the empirical analyses, secondary data was employed. A total of 138 firm-year observations from 2015 until 2017 used to measure the firm’s characteristic of board size, asset tangibility, deferred tax balances, and leverage against financial performance. The Theory of the Growth of the Firm was used to interpret the relationship between the financial characteristics and firm performance. We obtain evidence that indicates there is no significant difference in the financial performance between the GBI and non-GBI firms. The deferred tax balance, a proxy of the investment tax allowances granted by the Malaysian government to the GBI firms, is shown to be ineffective in improving the financial performances of these firms. The finding of this study suggests that any form of tax assistance from the government for the construction sector has not benefitted its recipients and requires remodeling.
The Governance of Tax Audit Enforcement: Indicators on Automation Incentive, Tax Avoidance and Firm Characteristics
Authors: Halizam A. Hamzah Fairus , Abd Hamid Nadiah , Noor Hayati Mohd Zawawi Siti , Jaafar Salmah , Md Azali Norazah
Published: August 2019

The intense development in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0) demands tight governance of tax audit enforcement by the Inland Revenue Board Malaysia (IRBM) on firms claiming automation incentive. Through tax audit enforcement, IRBM provides a monitoring mechanism for corporate governance. However, due to data confidentiality, little has been established on what indicators that caused tax authority to carry out tax audits. In this research, we employed tax return and historical audit data of corporate taxpayers consisting of profitable and loss firms which consistently claim the Reinvestment Allowance (RA) to examine the indicators applied by the tax authority in executing the role of governance. Employing Binary logistic regression, firm characteristic of firms experiencing tax audit was observable, but tax avoidance and incentive utilization indicators were not apparent. Tax avoidance indicators such as effective tax rate and book-tax difference, loss firms, and incentive utilization receive less attention when it comes to tax audit enforcement. Examining firms that experienced tax audit enforcement has enriched our understanding of indicators that draw the interest of tax authorities when it comes to tax audits. Overall, this research could be the first in Malaysia that has used actual historical tax audit record, which has revealed new evidence on the indicators preferred by the IRBM in conducting a tax audit. The slight fine-tuning of the responses, especially on tax avoidance and incentive utilization indicators for tax enforcement might produce comprehensive tax audit coverage and yield a greater mechanism for governance.
Teachers’ Self-Assessment of Their Teaching Effectiveness at Higher Secondary Level in Pakistan: A Case Study
Authors: Quddus Lubna , Khalid Mukhdoom , Waris Ali Khan Muhammad
Published: August 2019

Self-assessment is a process of continuous reflection, self-monitoring, and selfjudgment, to review an individual’s strengths and weaknesses and helps to discover areas which need improvement. It involves an individual’s learning from his experiences, by judging his personal, educational as well as his professional performance. Selfassessment enables teachers to get control over their progress. It can serve as one of the most influential tools for the measurement of teacher quality. The researcher of this study administered a questionnaire which consisted of two parts. Part one comprised of SITE II (Self-assessment Instrument for Teacher Evaluation II) on which teachers rated themselves, and part two was designed to explore teachers’ opinion about the effectiveness of self-assessment. The sample comprised of 107 teachers of higher secondary level. The basic motive of the researcher was to enhance learning through self-assessment to know if such self-assessment exercises may promote quality teaching in classrooms. It was found that the respondents viewed that self-assessment helps them understand their strengths and weaknesses. It establishes teachers’ involvement in self-learning, which can serve as a sound basis in the teaching process. By doing self-assessment, teachers can re-consider as to how they are teaching in their classrooms.
An Empirical View of Business Ethics on Press Freedom: A Case Study
Authors: Kamarudin Diyana , Azizul Faiz , Khairul Anwar Wan
Published: August 2019

Press freedom in Malaysia is bound under several regulations and restrictions ever since Malaysia granted independence in 1957. Due to this, a few media and press laws were also inadvertently inherited from the draconian colonial law or introduced in controlling any extremist actions during emergency periods and also used in silencing any political rivals. Based on the report compiled by Reporters without Borders (RSF), Malaysia jumped 22 places to 123
Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance: The Case of ASEAN Telecommunications Companies
Authors: Hashim Fathyah , Ahmad Ries Essia , Teck Huai Ng
Published: August 2019

This paper examines the relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance in ASEAN (The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising ten countries in Southeast Asia, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational, and sociocultural integration among its members and other countries in Asia) telecommunications companies. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) dimensions assessed in this study include community, corporate governance, employee relations, and the environment. Meanwhile, financial performance is obtained by analysing the organisation’s return on assets (ROA). Although there have been past studies, investigate the relationship between CSR and Financial Performance (FP), cross-country, and through structural equation modeling, there is still a lack of data focusing in ASEAN telecommunications industry. Therefore, using 17 telecommunications companies in ASEAN countries based on their five years’ annual reports (2013-2017), this study attempt to provide empirical evidence on the possible relationship between CSR and FP. However, this study found no significant relationship between the two. This study provides a more in-depth understanding theoretically and practically on corporate social responsibility on financial performance in ASEAN telecommunications industry.
Ethics in Procurement: A Case Study in a Logistic Company
Authors: Rokiah Hanum Md. Haron Nor , Haddad Qaisara Dhia Mohd Mahzan Iman
Published: August 2019

This paper is part of a preliminary study for the awareness of ethical behaviors in procurement process specifically in a logistic company in Malaysia. Ethic is a critical behavior in a business transaction where most of the people misconduct the behavior unintentionally. The objective of this preliminary study is to get an insight view of a logistic case company, where it is found that ethics is being implemented in the daily procurement process. A structured interview question with various research of past problems concerning ethical behavior addresses the responsiveness of employees behaving ethically by following the ethical guidelines set by the company. This paper proposes that the company need to emphasize the importance of implementation of ethics and also create more awareness by having an official ethical guidelines of the company, despite the fact that the company is small and has a small number of employees. The company has gained many benefits such as cost reduction and maintaining a company-supplier relationship through the implementation of ethics in procurement.
Factors Influencing the Effective Leadership Succession Planning: Study on A Malaysian GLC
Authors: Abdul Shukor Shamsulkahar , Hussain Suhaidah
Published: August 2019

Factors influencing effective Leadership Succession Planning (LSP) of one main Malaysian Government Linked Companies (GLC) becomes the focal scope of this research paper. The need to understand external factors, among others, on Malaysian economic policy itself, has a great influence on LSP program. It is not sufficient for the leaders in GLCs to only master their business operations knowhow. With the great interest to discover the actual practice of a successful GLC, researcher took this subject as this qualitative research is aimed to study the current factors and the gap that is influencing the effectiveness of current LSP initiatives by a service-oriented of GLC, and to highlight some key critical factors as proposed in the literature. Factors influencing the effectiveness of LSP are also subject on the ability of the leaders to adopt to external changes particularly in the era of a borderless economic and faster rate of technology changes, and there are some differences among the industries and organizations, subject to the nature of the business and their stakeholders. Nevertheless, some important concept in LSP can be used as guidelines and practices be it from the primary data or the research literature. In view of this, the researcher is determined to conduct a qualitative study in meeting the research objectives and to answer the research questions. An interview with the Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of one GLC, who is the subject matter expert. The recording from the interview was transcribed and further analyzed using ATLAS.ti software. The findings evidence that there is the current practice of leadership succession planning in the company, anyhow there is a gap between the aspirations of the Group CEO and the availability of C-level replacement from within, and between the reality and the theories. Results of the findings identify the outcomes that need to be taken into action for a more effective LSP program. In the future, similar research approach can be conducted to other GLCs in order to analyze the similarities and complementary aspirations with regards to LSP.
The Role of Job Embeddedness and Organizational Continuance Commitment on Intention to Stay: Development of Research Framework and Hypotheses
Authors: Zainuddin Yuserrie , Noor Ayesha
Published: August 2019

The purpose of this paper is to develop a research framework and hypotheses based on a thorough review of the conceptual and empirical research in organizational behavior literature. Previous research has shown that there is an important relationship between on-the-job, off-the-job embeddedness, organizational continuance commitment, and employee’s intention to stay. Organizational continuance commitment is hypothesized to have a mediating effect on the relationship between on-the-job, off-the-job, and intention to stay. Implications for testing these hypotheses are articulated from research and practice perspectives. Research framework from this paper will be used at the preliminary stage of the research on ICT industry that can be expected to contribute to the development of ICT workers in Malaysia.
Academic Integrity in Higher Education: Analysis of Research Publication and Web Citation
Authors: Abdullah Aziman , Abdul Karim Asar
Published: August 2019

Higher education is a critical organization for nation-building, either for economic development or social well-being. However, this noble and vital institution has been affected by the issue of “academic integrity” due to digital technology adoption, the Internet. Many research studies have been conducted and published, but the impact on the institution and society yet not been properly reported. This study attempts to assess the impact of research on academic integrity by exploring its relationship with web citation. Quantitative method is adopted by analyzing data collected from Google Scholar, SCOPUS, and aHref web analytics cloud service. A strong positive correlation (Pearson’s coefficient = 0.915) of the published research works on “academic integrity” with web citation can be used as an effective strategy to put research into action in academic integrity. Thus, this study suggests that web citation is a potential metrics that can be used as an effective tool to measure the impact of research in academic integrity.
Does Audit Fees and Non-Audit Fees Matters in Audit Quality?
Authors: Ganesan Yuvaraj , Narayanan Ranjani , Haron Hasnah , Allah Pitchay Anwar
Published: August 2019

The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of audit fees and non-audit fees on audit quality of the Public Listed Companies in Malaysia. The research is timely as recently, and many business cases have been exploded after an unqualified audit report issued on the financial statement of the company. The quantitative research approach and secondary data utilized for this study. Further, this study employs a cross−sectional which the data collected from 201 listed company on Bursa Malaysia for the financial year ending in 2017. The results reveal that non-audit fees (NAF) and audit fees (AF) have influenced the audit quality (AQ). The finding of this study conducive to auditing literature by enhancing the knowledge of audit scholars and able to assist policy maker such as the Malaysia Institute of Accountants (MIA) in developing new strategy or policies that can enhance the AQ.
Factors Influencing Financial Planning Retirement amongst Employees in The Private Sector in East Coast Malaysia: Literature Review and Research Agenda
Authors: Haron Hasnah , Nadiah Salihah Mat Razali Nur , Mohamad Fazeeda
Published: August 2019

Gerontology is the main concern about the social, psychology, social, cognitive and biological aspects of aging. This paper focuses on the aging population in Malaysia as there is an increase in the number of 60 years old in the country. Malaysia will be labeled “old status country” in the year 2035 according to the Department of Statistics Report (2016). There is a lack of awareness to save for old age amongst Malaysians. Malaysians tend to procrastinate in this issue thinking that their retirement is still a long way off. This paper will identify the Malaysians behavior in making forecasting planning for their retirement. It comprises the predictors of retirement plans based on the attitude for savings, level of consumption, investing wisely, and financing consumption during the pre-retirement period. This study will conduct using the quantitative approach focusing on the employees in the private sector with at least ten years left of service before achieving the retirement age. The study will use regression analysis to analyses the data. It is hoped that this finding will confirm the relevance of planning constructs and enhance retirement savings behavior, following establishes a need to improve levels of financial knowledge in society.
The Implications of Transformational Leadership Styles, Organizational Commitments and Teamwork Performance Among Law Enforcement in Malaysia
Authors: Hj Mohd Azmi , Nisa Mohd Arshad Khairun
Published: August 2019

The purpose of this study is to examine and evaluate the implications of organizational commitment factors as a mediator of the relationship between transformational leadership styles and teamwork performance among law enforcement in Malaysia. Quantitative research design has been used which comprise a number of 254 support group of law enforcement officers in the Federal Territory of Putrajaya. Multiple regression analysis is used to evaluate the direct and indirect relationships of variables and study models. The two factors characteristic of the transformational leadership style are used as an independent variable in looking at the effectiveness of teamwork performance among law enforcement. The inspirational motivation and individual considerations have positive and significant relationships with teamwork performance. Organizational commitment is found to have a partial mediator that influenced the relationship between inspirational motivation and individual consideration in teamwork performance. The inspirational, motivational features and individualized considerations in the style of transformational leadership are necessary and emphasized in producing more productive and effective teamwork commitments and performance. This study presents the details of the implications of transformational leadership style characteristics on organizational commitment and teamwork performance in the context of law enforcement in Malaysia.
Consumer Behavior on the Policy of Banning the Use of Plastic Bag in Kuantan
Authors: Mokhtar Mazita , AbdulGhani Airin , Daud Sarbani , Rizyani Tahir Ida
Published: August 2019

By and by, natural issues sway our everyday lives. It is important to battle the difficulties that come as unnatural weather change issues. Among marker components of an Earth-wide temperature, boost is waste created from plastic sacks. Plastic sacks have turned into a significant device for controlling nature, and its impact is tremendous. With expanded ecological issues brought about by plastic sacks throughout the most recent decade, biodegradable plastic packs (BPBs) seem like an ideal arrangement as they are intended to disintegrate totally, without leaving a reasonable impression. Consequently, the fundamental target of this venture is to expand mindfulness among buyers to supplant plastic sacks to BPBs. This is an examination that incorporates a quantitative research way to deal with distinguish key vital elements that impact the utilization of BPB among purchasers. The hypothesis of arranged conduct, by (Ajzen and Maden, 1986) will be utilized in this investigation. As a huge yield, this investigation centers around the standards of green living practices to locate the option of assets that can help accomplish better regular habitat objectives.
Planning and Scheduling AC Product Distribution in PT. XYZ to Fulfill Service Level
Authors: Eni Yuli , Gautama So Idris , . Rudi
Published: August 2019

PT. XYZ has some problems in scheduling ABC product distribution, which the company has excessive stock in the main warehouse, but stockout happened in regional warehouses. Another problem is that the company has established a 90% service level for safety stock, but it is not applied in the regional warehouse. The objectives in this research are to find out the appropriate safety stock quantity so 90% service level that company established can be achieved, to know company distribution schedule, and to count the most efficient expense that company will pay. To aim these research objectives, it started by using the Bayes method to know demand forecasting, then established safety stock quantity to fulfill 90% service level, and using DRP to scheduling company distribution activity. The results from this research are knowing safety stock quantity in the warehouse so it can fulfill 90% service level, knowing distribution schedule, and the most efficient expense that the company has to pay. According to the results, the DRP method can be used to overcome company problems and fulfill their expectation that the company has established, and estimate distribution budget.
Bauxite Industries: Lesson Learn from Governance Perspective
Authors: Tamizi Mazlan Mohd , Anuar Bin Ramly @ Tamrin Khairil , Emilia Binti Abdullah Harun Nur
Published: August 2019

The mining of bauxite in Malaysia, specifically in Kuantan Pahang is in-demand industry. Over the last three years, Bauxite has become a national issue where uncontrolled handling will lead to severe impacts on the environment and the local community. It started from the dumping of bauxite by miners who have illegally and uncontrollably mine the bauxite. Thus, this paper aimed to study on good governance perspective as it is an important element in ensuring the sustainability of an organization and strengthening the direction and objectives of business activity. Failure to set effective good governance will cause the organization to be in a volatile state and will lead to fraud and breach of trust. The impact of these governance failures is huge and may cause the company or organization to be adversely affected and will cause negative perceptions from the community and stakeholders. This has led the government to set a moratorium to stop the bauxite operations. Throughout the moratorium, the Water, Land, and Natural Resources Minister revisits every single process and SOP to ensure that all rules and regulations, procedures, and laws are in full application. This paper looks at a lesson that can be learned from the episode and hopes it will serve as a guide to be the best steps to be taken to ensure that governance upheld once Bauxite activity continues.
Independence of Internal Audit Unit Influence the Internal Audit Capability of Malaysian Public Sector Organizations
Authors: Ain Zakiah Mohd Yusof Nur , Haron Hasnah , Ismail Ishak , Hock Chye Ong
Published: August 2019

Measuring capability level of a service provider is ambiguous, so does an internal audit unit in the public sector. Prominently, there is very scarce research conducted on this issue. In this study, the Internal Audit Capability Model (IACM) is used to measure the capability while the independence of the internal audit is studied as one of the factors influencing it. Questionnaires were sent to head of internal auditors which list obtained from National Audit Department. Total of 70 responses was received and analyzed for descriptive statistics and relationship testing using SPSS and SmartPLS. It was found that 47 organizations were only at capability level 1 Initial while remaining 13 organizations were at least scored capability Level 2 Infrastructure. This shows that the Malaysian public sector must strengthen its internal audit unit, especially in People Management, to develop higher capability level. It was also found that independence of the internal audit unit has a positive and significant influence on the overall internal audit capability level. Lack of independence results in lack of quality internal audit unit thus gives an impact on the capability level. IACM used in this study could provide the organization with a road map to enhance its capability.
The Chronology of Microfinance Development in Malaysia: A Review
Authors: Nazrie Mohd Nor Ahmad , Kumar T. Senthil
Published: August 2019

This study is to discover the development of microfinance in Malaysia through a review of relevant literature. Microfinance in Malaysia, especially the operations of Amanah Ikthiar Malaysia, are based on Grameen Bank Program innovated by Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh. Malaysia is endeavoring to be a developed nation, and new age microfinance seems to play a crucial role in eradicating poverty. Poverty and development do not complement each other, and hence, it is essential to focus on poverty eradication through various means. Here, an attempt has been made to the methodological and systematical review of the past literature on the development of microfinance, from various sources. It is hoped that this paper would provide a better understanding of the chronological flow and evolution of microfinance in Malaysia.
Endobronchial management of malignant central airway obstruction: the first 6-year single center experience
Authors: AKTAŞ Zafer , YILMAZ Aydın , ÖZTÜRK Ayperi , GÜLLÜ Yusuf Taha , KARATAŞ Mevlüt
Published: August 2019

Objectives:
Central
airway obstruction (CAO) develops in 20-30% of lung malignancies during the
disease. The symptoms related to obstruction often result in poor quality of
life and poor prognosis. Interventional bronchoscopic treatments are now
recommended in guidelines to improve quality of life and symptom palliation in
this patient group. In our study, we aimed to determine the efficacy and safety
of our methods in the malignant CAO caused by endobronchial exophytic tumors. Methods: Between
May 2012 and August 2018, 432 endobronchial debulking procedures were performed
in 388 patients with symptomatic malignant CAO due to endobronchial exophytic
or mixed lesions. Results: Primary
lung tumors were the most common cause of airway stenosis (84.0%). The most
common debulking technique was argon plasma coagulation assisted mechanical
debridement (APC+MD) (79.9%). Airway patency was achieved with additional
stents (10.2%) in the operations. The success rate of airway patency was 85.5%
in APC+MD method, 75.6% in cryorecanalisation method, 91.7% in electrocautery
assisted MD method, 100% in MD method and overall success rate was 85.4%. Stent
use rate was significantly higher in the stenosis around main carina (42.9%)
than in other localizations (p < 0.001).
The overall serious complication rate was 2.1%. Procedure-related dead rate was
0.2%.

Conclusions: Endobronchial
treatment of malignant CAO with interventional bronchoscopic procedures is
effective and safe. The first 6 years of experience in our interventional
pulmonary clinic show that it has similar characteristics with the world
experience in the endobronchial treatment of malignant CAO.
Aplicación de análisis multivariado para el estudio de calidad sitio de los bosques de pino pátula (pinus patula) en las fincas el recreo y la palma en el departamento de Caldas
Authors: Mejía Giraldo Luís Miguel , Quintero Estrada Luís Guillermo
Published: August 2019

La investigación se lleva acabo con la ayuda de la reforestadora GUASIMO S.A. endos fincas de su propiedad y de las cuales se quería estimar su productividad, ya queÂ los encargados de los bosques no cuentan con el tiempo disponible para realizar unasÂ evaluaciones satisfactorias que puedan demostrar cual es el estado actual de los bosques.En el transcurso de esta investigación se toma unas variables representativas dela calidad de sitio y con las cuales por medio de programas estadísticos, se puedeentender cual es el comportamiento de dichos bosques y así de una manera fácil ypedagógica, se pueden tomar los datos y determinar los momentos de corte en loslotes.
Changes in the relationship between hepatitis B virus and liver transplantation in the last decades
Authors: ALTINBAS Akif , KRONENBERGER Bernd , CANBAY Ali
Published: August 2019

In the last decade, both hepatitis B virus (HBV)
prevalence and mortality related to HBV infection have decreased promptly.
Worldwide HBV vaccination programs, precautions against HBV transmission and
effective anti-viral drugs on market play crucial role for this encouraging
result. Besides stopping or reversing the hepato-fibrogenesis induced by HBV
infection, fighting against HBV related acute severe hepatitis are also
improved recently. HBV associated cirrhosis is still the major cause of
LTx, particularly in developing countries,whereas in developed countries, the
rate of LTx due to HBV induced cirrhosis has declined over time. With the
expanding use of NUCs before LTx, and the use of NUCs and HBIg even after LTx,
HBV recurrence after LTx is no longer an important reason for graft loss or
patient death. However, this positive impact is not yet reflecting survival,
probably because of increasing recipient and donor ages. On the other hand, in
the era of Milan criteria, overall hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) survival has
so increased that the number of transplanted HCC cases has almost doubled.
However tumor recurrence is still the major cause of death, and treatment is
still problematic.