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Job satisfaction and organizational justice one of the topics which neglected in the context of Middle East countries in general and particularly in Iraq. The study aims to find the effect of organizational justice on job satisfaction... more
Job satisfaction and organizational justice one of the topics which neglected in the context of Middle East countries in general and particularly in Iraq. The study aims to find the effect of organizational justice on job satisfaction among secondary schools’ teachers and enrich the body of knowledge in Iraq and the Middle East countries. The study conducted in 8 secondary schools in Heet city province of Anbar, Iraq, 98 valid questionnaires were analysed by SPSS. The results showed the components of organizational justice’s distributive justice and interactional justice are positively affect on job satisfaction. However, distributive justice found a high effect on Job satisfaction. While, Procedural justice found non-significant effect on job satisfaction may because of the environment and policy of public schools in Iraq which is directly related to government policy in case of, promotions, salary and employment etc. This result helps school’s administration to manage the schools ...
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Delay in the construction industry is a global phenomenon and are considered as one of the most persistent problems throughout the world. Its persistence lie in its significant cause to cost overrun which most often than not lead to... more
Delay in the construction industry is a global phenomenon and are considered as one of the most persistent problems throughout the world. Its persistence lie in its significant cause to cost overrun which most often than not lead to abandoning the project. Although such in present more in some countries as against others, the construction industry of Yemen is no exception to it. The key controlling features of project success—time, cost, quality and safety—for a project are adversely affected by the impacts of such delays. The time extension in construction projects has many after effects among which the main are time extension, cost overrun, disputes, arbitrations and litigations. Previous studies have mostly emphasized on the major causes or the effects of project delays. The main purpose of this study is to identify the influential factors negatively affecting project successful completion on time. Using a picked set of 33 factors, this investigation at first recognized the key c...
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Homeschooling in Malaysia is a form of alternative education that emphasizes quality education based on moral values and beliefs while strengthening family bonds. This alternative form of education is being practiced by a growing number... more
Homeschooling in Malaysia is a form of alternative education that emphasizes quality education based on moral values and beliefs while strengthening family bonds. This alternative form of education is being practiced by a growing number of families in Malaysia. As such, the Ministry of Education has given the green light for intending parents who wish to homeschool their children to do so with prior permission from the Ministry. Local parents homeschool their children for various reasons. This study was undertaken to foresight the trends of parents who homeschool their children in Malaysia. A mixed approach was used in this study. The data collected was analyzed by using impact uncertainty analysis to foresight homeschool in Malaysia. Data was collected from 30 parents who homeschool in Malaysia and 4 of them were also interviewed. Parent left mainstream schooling is mainly due to inadequate curriculum or syllabus, social issues among students, an adverse school environment and conf...
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-Leadership style (LS) has not been effectively examined in educational institution in developing countries. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of LS on academic staff performance (ASP) in Iraq. Based on the review, the... more
-Leadership style (LS) has not been effectively examined in educational institution in developing countries. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of LS on academic staff performance (ASP) in Iraq. Based on the review, the study proposed that LS and its components; transformational leadership (TFL) and transactional leadership (TSL) will affect ASP. In addition, the study proposed job satisfaction (JS) as a mediator between LS, TFL, TSL, and ASP. Methodology The population of this study is the Iraqi academic staff in Baghdad. A stratified sampling technique was deployed to collect 297 responses from nine universities in Baghdad. The findings showed that LS, TFL and TSL have significant effect on ASP. JS mediated partially the effect of LS, TFL and TSL on ASP. Decision makers are advised to implement the TFL and increase the JS among academic staff.
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Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCBs) involves voluntary activities which do not form part of the organizational roles of workers and do not explicitly take into account the formal organizational compensation structure even though... more
Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCBs) involves voluntary activities which do not form part of the organizational roles of workers and do not explicitly take into account the formal organizational compensation structure even though they improve the organization's general efficiency. To create a safer working environment and enhance job efficiency, education institutions must embrace and promote the OCBs. When workforce demonstrates OCBs actions, and they will increase their level of engagement and improve the performance of institutions. Such organizations would now be able to fulfil their objectives and better serve society. The purpose of the study to examine the impact of Transformational Leadership (TL) on organizational citizenship behaviours (OCBs), as well as the mediating role of job satisfaction (JS) in the Iraqi primary schools. Data collected from 172 teachers in some selected schools in Al Anbar Governorate through questioners and the data analysed by Smart PLS ...
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Balanced Scorecard (BSC) translates an organization s mission and strategy into a comprehensive set of performance measures and provides the framework for strategic measurement and management. BSC is currently being used worldwide as a... more
Balanced Scorecard (BSC) translates an organization s mission and strategy into a comprehensive set of performance measures and provides the framework for strategic measurement and management. BSC is currently being used worldwide as a tool for implementing enterprise strategy. Meanwhile, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can become a potent tool for the company to realize enhanced reputation and brad value, increased operational efficiency, improved sales and customer loyalty as well as the ability to attract and retains quality workforce. This researcher tried to demonstrate the relationship between BSC as a tool for managing and communicating CSR For the purpose of that, the researcher using four (4) main perspectives in BSC which is financial perspective, internal business process perspective, learning and growth perspective and customer perspective. BSC can be used to align and measure CSR to create competitive advantage by helping organizations strategically manage the ali...
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Mobile technology is changing the learning platform. Learning using mobile devices via m-learning can occur anywhere and at anyplace without the face to face traditional learning. Higher education institutions around the world will need... more
Mobile technology is changing the learning platform. Learning using mobile devices via m-learning can occur anywhere and at anyplace without the face to face traditional learning. Higher education institutions around the world will need to consider how to make the most of these new opportunities to be competitive in the marketplace. Researchers advocated that there is a need to investigate students' attitudes towards m-learning. Thus, this study has been carried out to investigate the mediating role of attitude on intention to use m-learning. Technology acceptance model (TAM) was adopted the research framework. A total of 400 duly completed survey questionnaires was collected via purposeful structured random sampling and self-administrated survey questionnaire. The level of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and attitude towards the intention to use m-learning were all rated at high level. The hypotheses formulated were tested using SPSS AMOS. It was found that perceiv...
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The National Higher Education Strategic Plan beyond 2020 announced in 2007 has outlined the seven thrust to transform Malaysian higher education system in achieving the world class standard and to make Malaysia as the hub of higher... more
The National Higher Education Strategic Plan beyond 2020 announced in 2007 has outlined the seven thrust to transform Malaysian higher education system in achieving the world class standard and to make Malaysia as the hub of higher education in Southeast Asia. Indeed this plan also addresses the funding reforms which create a challenge for the public universities to achieve the government objectives. Together with the strategic plan, the Malaysian Government has also introduced funding reforms. The findings from both methods quantitative and qualitative data show that the funding reforms would not affected the implementation of government strategic plans. However, there were several issues that the government need to consider in order the execution of the government strategic plans can generate beneficial outcomes.
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Job performance is one of the most critical subjects in literature due to its crucial role in the success of organizations. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of organizational justice on job performance among academic... more
Job performance is one of the most critical subjects in literature due to its crucial role in the success of organizations. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of organizational justice on job performance among academic staff. The study employed a quantitative method to analyse the data collected at three Iraqi public universities located in Baghdad by using questionnaires. Stratified sampling technique was used to ensure the equal distribution of the samples among the three universities’ academic staff. Only 197 responses were valid to be analysed by using Smart PLS. The findings showed that distributive justice and interactional justice positively impacted on academic performance and ability to increase the performance, while procedural justice did not impact on academic performance. However, distributive justice had a higher impact on the job performance of academic staff compared to interactional justice. The findings of this study imply that decision-makers at universities should pay more attention to the fair distribution of resources, payment, promotion and training to increase job performance.
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Purpose of the study: The Malaysian government had encouraged the adoption of integrated cattle and oil palm farming systems (ICOFS) since the year 1998. This is due to large areas of land suitable for ICOFS in Malaysia that can be well... more
Purpose of the study: The Malaysian government had encouraged the adoption of integrated cattle and oil palm farming systems (ICOFS) since the year 1998. This is due to large areas of land suitable for ICOFS in Malaysia that can be well utilized. The efforts made in increasing the demand for meat nationwide and growing dependency on imported meat are among the reasons that ICOFS has become significant to be implemented today. Apart from that, Malaysia needs to increase the self-sufficiency level of national meat production to 32.7% by 2020 as stated in the National Agri-Food Policy 2011-2020. Despite this, only a small number of farmers have adopted ICOFS in Malaysia and less is known so far about the farmer's attitudes towards the ICOFS in Malaysia. Methodology: Therefore, this study aimed to explore the current practice as well as factors affecting and constraints to the adoption of ICOFS in Malaysia. Interviews of four selected experts in ICOFS were held to examine the curren...
The Industrial Revolution brought a radical change to the world, from the agricultural-based economy to the production of goods using the machine and technology. The revolution occurred driven by advanced technology with innovations.
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Research productivity is a vital element in enhancing the university ranking and, it is an important metric to measure the performance of academic staff. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors impacting research productivity... more
Research productivity is a vital element in enhancing the university ranking and, it is an important metric to measure the performance of academic staff. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors impacting research productivity of academic staff at Cihan University Erbil, Iraq. A survey was carried out among 87 academic staff randomly selected at the university to determine the impact of Fund, Collaboration, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and Job Satisfaction on Research Productivity. The data was analyzed by using Smart PLS 3.2.9. The results indicated that Fund, Collaboration, ICT and Job Satisfaction had positive and significant impact on Research Productivity, although Fund has the highest impact on Research Productivity. The implication of this study is the management of universities should pay greater attention on research funding opportunities, rewarding collaboration among researchers, enabling ICT and improving job satisfaction to boost research ...
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Leadership style (LS) has not been effectively examined in educational institution in developing countries. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of LS on academic staff performance (ASP) in Iraq. Based on the review, the... more
Leadership style (LS) has not been effectively examined in educational institution in developing countries. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of LS on academic staff performance (ASP) in Iraq. Based on the review, the study proposed that LS and its components; transformational leadership (TFL) and transactional leadership (TSL) will affect ASP. In addition, the study proposed job satisfaction (JS) as a mediator between LS, TFL, TSL, and ASP. Methodology The population of this study is the Iraqi academic staff in Baghdad. A stratified sampling technique was deployed to collect 297 responses from nine universities in Baghdad. The findings showed that LS, TFL and TSL have significant effect on ASP. JS mediated partially the effect of LS, TFL and TSL on ASP. Decision makers are advised to implement the TFL and increase the JS among academic staff.
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Employee performance in business organization is intensively investigated. However, studies that are pertaining to performance of academic staff (PAS) are limited. The purpose of this study is to develop a conceptual framework to examine... more
Employee performance in business organization is intensively investigated. However, studies that are pertaining to performance of academic staff (PAS) are limited. The purpose of this study is to develop a conceptual framework to examine PAS in developing countries. Based on the literature, the study proposed that leadership style can affect PAS. In addition, job satisfaction can mediate the effect of leadership style on PAS. Propositions are developed and discussed.
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The main purpose of this paper is to study the mediating effect of employee’s commitment between leadership style and organization effectiveness. In addition, it presents a conceptual research framework to understand these relationships... more
The main purpose of this paper is to study the mediating effect of employee’s commitment between leadership style and organization effectiveness. In addition, it presents a conceptual research framework to understand these relationships as supported by literature review from recent studies. The main findings indicate that employee commitment can be partial mediator factor between leadership style and organization effectiveness. To get the commitment, leaders should empower employees through human orientation and the application of transformational leadership elements such as intellectual stimulation and individual consideration which help to create mutual understanding between employees and organization. In conclusion, employee commitment plays a role as partial mediator between leadership style and organization effectiveness.
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University students are among those who are responsible in setting the goals of national development. Therefore, they should possess good values in which portraying their personal identities, thus reflects the multiracial culture of... more
University students are among those who are responsible in setting the goals of national development. Therefore, they should possess good values in which portraying their personal identities, thus reflects the multiracial culture of Malaysia. However, a number of incidents such as the issue of National Anthem (Negaraku), AUKU conflicts, campus political extremes, gangsters’, conflict of identity and so on do ruin their images as the ones who are intellectuals. This condition leads to the question of students’ nationalism, particularly engineering students, where they are more concentrating on their technical courses compared to university requirement courses. This research was a survey designed research. The objectives of the research were (i) to determine the engineering students’ level of appreciation towards Malaysian Nationhood course, (ii) to determine students’ perception towards Malaysian Nationhood course, and (iii) to identify the students’ preferences on university courses...
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The use of e-banking services has increased competition for on-line customer satisfaction. Previous research works were done basically in terms of customer satisfaction from either the marketing or technical perspective. While each... more
The use of e-banking services has increased competition for on-line customer satisfaction. Previous research works were done basically in terms of customer satisfaction from either the marketing or technical perspective. While each viewpoint has helped to improve understanding of online customer satisfaction, a framework to unify these views is lacking from the current literature. This study explores customer satisfaction of e-bank service via the integrated technical and marketing perspectives. The data collected from a total of 150 on-line e-bank customers were analyzed to test the hypotheses formulated using SPSS statistical package. Reliability analysis, descriptive and regression analysis were performed. There are seven main variables of marketing and technical factors. The results indicated that although these factors do have a tremendous influence on customer satisfaction, however, not all of them exert the same effect. Therefore, it is very important for researchers to take an integrative approach to determine customer satisfaction with e-bank online. The results of this study offer ideas on further enhancing e-bank customer satisfaction by improving technical and marketing of customer service.
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Finance is the lifeblood of trade and commercial industry. Today's competitive markets uses of complementary resources in collaborative agreements for many enterprises are the only means to expand internationally and gain global... more
Finance is the lifeblood of trade and commercial industry. Today's competitive markets uses of complementary resources in collaborative agreements for many enterprises are the only means to expand internationally and gain global competitiveness. Trades between countries occur by exchanging goods and/or services with their counterparts. The economic interactions between parts of the world with another have expanded over the centuries and exerted significant impact on the world's economic development. This study is among the earliest to investigate the various GCC bank features that operate in Malaysia. Seven large GCC banks in Malaysia were studied to document the GCC Banks features that have invested in Malaysia. The data of this study were collected through surfing the websites of all these GCC banks, conducting semi-structured interviews with the top managements of these banks and through reviewing, tracing and comparing the information of their past and current from literature works to report the features of GCC banks investment in Malaysia. Authors: Kim-Soon, Ng; Mohammed, Ali Abusalah Elmabrok; Ahmad, Abd Rahman Source: Advanced Science Letters, Volume 22, Number 12, December 2016, pp. 4452-4456(5) Publisher: American Scientific Publishers https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2016.8182
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Even though green supply chains have been proven to lessen environmental issues and provide economic benefits, little is known about green supply chains, especially in the perspective of Malaysia. This paper aims to describe what factors... more
Even though green supply chains have been proven to lessen environmental issues and provide economic benefits, little is known about green supply chains, especially in the perspective of Malaysia. This paper aims to describe what factors drive small and medium-sized suppliers in participating in green supply chain initiatives. The data collection instrument for this research is through questionnaires. Results indicated thatthe supplier’s supply chain readiness, buyer’s influence and government involvement drive suppliers to participate in green supply chain initiatives. Indeed,the readiness of the supply chain was the most important factor that drives the participation of SME andfollowed by the buyer’s influence and finally the government involvement.
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Entrepreneurship intention for graduate student like many other job and work career options depends on other considerations. Literature reviews revealed that more research works are needed in examining the determinants of entrepreneurship... more
Entrepreneurship intention for graduate student like many other job and work career options depends on other considerations. Literature reviews revealed that more research works are needed in examining the determinants of entrepreneurship intentions of students. This study is to determine the relationship between student’s entrepreneurial motivation and entrepreneurship intention. A total of 450 self-administered questionnaires were distributed to the students of the various faculties, races and student seniority at a Public University using the convenient and structured sampling method. Finally, 413 duly completed questionnaires were returned and used in the analyses. Correlation analysis and regression analysis showed that strength of motivation in choosing entrepreneurship as a career option among the students is related with entrepreneurship intention. The entrepreneurial motivation factors affecting career intention to be an entrepreneur are made up of behavioral control, subjective norm, and attitude towards entrepreneurship. Subjective norm (tolerance for risk) and attitude (desirability) of self-employment are significantly related to both student immediate and future intentions to be an entrepreneur. However, behavioral control entrepreneurial motivation is found to be significantly related to student immediate career intention but not significantly related to student future entrepreneurship career intention. Creating of opportunity for practice of key entrepreneurial behaviors is seen as crucial in cultivating entrepreneurial behaviors. Theory of Planned Behavior Model can be used as a tool to identify would be entrepreneur and target them for entrepreneurship career development. This study argued and supported the call that those youths who are really serious to start and own a business as would be entrepreneurs can be identified and targeted to develop through entrepreneurship interventions initiatives
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Universities libraries are shaping up with facilities to provide satisfaction in accessing and studying information to meet today's knowledge-intensive environment. This study aims to investigate users' satisfaction on the library... more
Universities libraries are shaping up with facilities to provide satisfaction in accessing and studying information to meet today's knowledge-intensive environment. This study aims to investigate users' satisfaction on the library information resources, facilities and services for learning and research works at a public university. The population of this study comprises of students from the different faculties in the campus. Survey questionnaires were distributed to library users through stratified and convenient sampling method to collect the required information. Data were then analyzed using descriptive analysis, factor analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis. The results of this study reflected the needs of good library information resources, facilities and services to ensure user's satisfaction for learning and research.
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Kim-Soon, N., Ahmad, A.R., and Ibrahim, N. N. (2014). Entrepreneurial Motivation and Entrepreneurship Career Intention: Case at a Malaysian Public University, Proceedings of The 24th International Business Information Management... more
Kim-Soon, N., Ahmad, A.R., and Ibrahim, N. N. (2014). Entrepreneurial Motivation and Entrepreneurship Career Intention: Case at a Malaysian Public University, Proceedings of The 24th International Business Information Management Association Conference, November 6-7, 2014, Milan, Italy, ISBN: 978-0-9860419-3-8, Crafting Global Competitive Economies: 2020 Vision Strategic Planning & Smart Implementation, pp. 1001- 1011. Abstract Entrepreneurship intention for graduate student like many other job and work career options depends on other considerations. Literature reviews revealed that more research works are needed in examining the determinants of entrepreneurship intentions of students. This study is to determine the relationship between student’s entrepreneurial motivation and entrepreneurship intention. A total of 450 self-administered questionnaires were distributed to the students of the various faculties, races and student seniority at a Public University using the convenient and...
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... uthm.edu.my Mohammad Talha Mohamed Idris Humanities and Communication Studies Centre Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia 86400 Batu Pahat, Johor talha@uthm.edu.my ABSTRACT Nowadays Knowledge Management ...
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The purpose of this paper is to explore the shift in funding reforms currently facing at Malaysian public universities focusing on issues and challenges experienced by the Focused Universities in particular. Previous research has shown... more
The purpose of this paper is to explore the shift in funding reforms currently facing at Malaysian public universities focusing on issues and challenges experienced by the Focused Universities in particular. Previous research has shown that shifts in funding mechanisms to public universities are more likely to result in behavioural changes at such institutions. Under the National Higher Education Strategic
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This study investigates the role of national culture in succession planning. Higher education institutions ought to learn from corporate succession planning practices; nevertheless, succession planning principles must be adapted as needed... more
This study investigates the role of national culture in succession planning. Higher education institutions ought to learn from corporate succession planning practices; nevertheless, succession planning principles must be adapted as needed to meet the unique needs of each institution. Studies of the influence of culture on succession planning in higher education institutions have not yet revealed the specific impact of national culture on succession planning. We use Hofstede's national culture dimensions, which are power distance, collectivism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance and long-term orientation. Data were gathered from five universities in Malaysia, and were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Our findings show that the national culture of university employees influences succession planning. This study contributes to existing understanding of factors affecting succession planning, points towards further research, helps practitioners by demonstrating the importance of taking national culture into account and indicates the importance of implementing succession planning in public universities in Malaysia.
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Purpose of the study: This study aims to apply organizational commitment and job satisfaction as an indicator to stimulate organizational citizenship behaviours. Methodology: The data collected by a questionnaire survey conducted among a... more
Purpose of the study: This study aims to apply organizational commitment and job satisfaction as an indicator to stimulate organizational citizenship behaviours. Methodology: The data collected by a questionnaire survey conducted among a group of hotel employees in Baghdad, Iraq. The 200 questionnaires distributed, the researchers received 149, were valid responses. The data were analyzed by AMOS software after ensuring validity, Reliability, and model fit. Main Findings: The results revealed that organizational commitment and job satisfaction play a positive and influential role in changing the organizational citizenship behaviours among hotel employees. Also, organizational commitment has a stronger impact on improving the behaviour of employees than job satisfaction. Research limitations/implications: The study contributes to human resource managers as it reveals the influential role of firms' commitment and job satisfaction on altering staff behaviours towards organizational citizenship. Therefore, it is understood that more variables need to be considered, such as psychological contract and employees' empowerment. Novelty/Originality of this study: The finding can fill the gap in the literature related to this article in the Iraqi setting, where studies about organizational citizenship is not existing in this context.
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Export promotion can be a differentiator for sales and profits. More research works are needed to explicitly delve into developing concrete models and multi-dimensional scales to strengthen the theoretical foundations for measuring export... more
Export promotion can be a differentiator for sales and profits. More research works are needed to explicitly delve into developing concrete models and multi-dimensional scales to strengthen the theoretical foundations for measuring export performance. This study uses SEM to model on export promotion, firm’s quality reputation, product and service quality for generating sales with profit. The respondents were the Johor State manufacturing exporters selected from the
Federation of Malaysia Manufacturers Directory based on Krejcie and Morgan sampling plan. Respondents answered a self-administered survey questionnaire. Results indicated that the observable variable of export promotion comprises of management of sales promotion activities, selecting and participating in relevant trade fairs, preparation of product literature, and evaluating channel performance. The latent variables that have loaded highly into enhancing firm’s quality are improving products, providing better service quality and gaining
reputation. The latent variables of sales performance that loaded in the observable measure of
export sales are export sales efficiency and export sales growth. Profits measure was found to comprise of export profitability and profit margin. Structural equation modelling of good fitting
has shown that export promotion enhances firm’s quality and will lead to higher sales with profits. Future research and practical implications are reported.
Keyword: export, export promotion, products, service quality, export performance
Federation of Malaysia Manufacturers Directory based on Krejcie and Morgan sampling plan. Respondents answered a self-administered survey questionnaire. Results indicated that the observable variable of export promotion comprises of management of sales promotion activities, selecting and participating in relevant trade fairs, preparation of product literature, and evaluating channel performance. The latent variables that have loaded highly into enhancing firm’s quality are improving products, providing better service quality and gaining
reputation. The latent variables of sales performance that loaded in the observable measure of
export sales are export sales efficiency and export sales growth. Profits measure was found to comprise of export profitability and profit margin. Structural equation modelling of good fitting
has shown that export promotion enhances firm’s quality and will lead to higher sales with profits. Future research and practical implications are reported.
Keyword: export, export promotion, products, service quality, export performance
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The study was conducted to identify the factors that influence the contribution of donation among the alumni members at one of the public university in Malaysia. The demographic factors, students experience factors and institution factors... more
The study was conducted to identify the factors that influence the contribution of donation among the alumni
members at one of the public university in Malaysia. The demographic factors, students experience factors and
institution factors were used as the variables to this study. The respondents are mainly from graduated alumni in
2014. The survey questionnaire questions were design in determining the factors that influence the contribution
among the alumni members. The random sampling technique was used in this study. It’s to ensure there is no
forces to the respondent involve in this study. Data were analysed using descriptive statistic which primarily to
obtain the frequency and percentage. The result shows that, the students experienced and institution factors are
the main important factors that contributing to the university’s donation, and then followed by the demographic
factors.
members at one of the public university in Malaysia. The demographic factors, students experience factors and
institution factors were used as the variables to this study. The respondents are mainly from graduated alumni in
2014. The survey questionnaire questions were design in determining the factors that influence the contribution
among the alumni members. The random sampling technique was used in this study. It’s to ensure there is no
forces to the respondent involve in this study. Data were analysed using descriptive statistic which primarily to
obtain the frequency and percentage. The result shows that, the students experienced and institution factors are
the main important factors that contributing to the university’s donation, and then followed by the demographic
factors.
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The main objective of this study is to assess whether the reforms in funding for public universities have facilitated the prioritization of government objectives within the sector. This question is examined through the lens of agency... more
The main objective of this study is to assess whether the reforms in funding for public universities have
facilitated the prioritization of government objectives within the sector. This question is examined through the
lens of agency theory, which examines the relationship between agent and principal to facilitate a reduction in
goal conflict and/or information asymmetry. This theory is used to examine the government-university
relationship on changes in Malaysian Federal Government funding through reductions in goal conflict and/or
information asymmetry in Malaysian public universities. This paper presents the findings from the questionnaire.
Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistic to answer the research question. The final section
ends with presentation of summary and conclusion of the study with a review of overall key findings.
facilitated the prioritization of government objectives within the sector. This question is examined through the
lens of agency theory, which examines the relationship between agent and principal to facilitate a reduction in
goal conflict and/or information asymmetry. This theory is used to examine the government-university
relationship on changes in Malaysian Federal Government funding through reductions in goal conflict and/or
information asymmetry in Malaysian public universities. This paper presents the findings from the questionnaire.
Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistic to answer the research question. The final section
ends with presentation of summary and conclusion of the study with a review of overall key findings.
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Vitalization of University and industry collaboration (UIC) is at the forefront of higher education policy making at institutional and national levels. It benefits both the industries and higher institutions with the sharing of expertise... more
Vitalization of University and industry collaboration (UIC) is at the forefront of higher education policy making at institutional and national levels. It benefits both the industries and higher institutions with the sharing of expertise and knowhow. Industry players are investing in innovation, research and development to stay ahead of global competition. It is with this lead of future potentials and opportunities that this study was conducted on university and industry collaboration between Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) an anchor institution located in Batu Pahat with the industries. The respondents are the Deans, Deputy Deans and Head of Departments. Sources of external funding, adequacy of laboratory equipment, types of services offer to the industry, nature of UIC interaction and coordination were reported. Discussion and suggestion of approaches to UIC from the findings reported in this paper were also drawn from previous works and the authors’ personal knowledge and experiences for stimulating and building collaboration works.
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This paper presents general aspects of funding system at higher education sector. Funding is not simply a mechanism to allocate funds to finance HEIs but an instrument for the government or public authorities to ensure the HEIs... more
This paper presents general aspects of funding system at higher education sector. Funding is not simply a mechanism to allocate funds to finance HEIs but an instrument for the government or public authorities to ensure the HEIs administration have the same goals with them, other than that the funding adopted by the government to influence the behaviours of agents. n response to the development of society and economy, the pattern of distribution of public funds in the education sector particularly HE experience a change in the context of increasing competition for public funds because of pressure from the community to enhance quality of education.
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Higher education in most of the country contributes to the human development to promote highly educated society in order to keep stability in economy, social, and political. In order to promote sustainable development, the role of higher... more
Higher education in most of the country contributes to the human development to promote highly educated society in order to keep stability in economy, social, and political. In order to promote sustainable development, the role of higher education is very important because the governments in most developing countries provide strong funding capacities to their higher education institutions. Therefore, the strategic funding approach that based on the performance based become very popular to be implemented to increase the accountability and transparency.
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The intention of this paper is to discuss the funding of higher education institutions from the perspective of developed countries. The desires to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of funding HEIs in both of the countries have... more
The intention of this paper is to discuss the funding of higher education institutions from the perspective of developed countries. The desires to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of funding HEIs in both of the countries have generated policies and methods to promote long term benefit to the economic growth. The discussions are based on the funding approaches from Australia and United Kingdom. Both of these countries have implemented performance based funding approach. Funding to higher education institutions are allocated based on the institutions real performance.