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Papers by Noreha Halid

Research paper thumbnail of Stock Market and Economic Activity in Malaysia

Investment management & financial innovations, Mar 26, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of The Impact of Human Capital on Economic Growth: The Case of Selected Arab Countries

International Journal of West Asian Studies, Sep 3, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Salary and Wages in Malaysia by

This paper discusses the compensation practices in Malaysia against the backdrop of the legal fra... more This paper discusses the compensation practices in Malaysia against the backdrop of the legal framework for wage and salary deterinatio n. It also exa mines the Malay sian labo ur mark et situation a nd trends in salary and wage administration together with the role of unions in compensation determination.

Research paper thumbnail of A study on small investors’ behavior in choosing stock case study: Kuala-Lumpur stock market

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, 2011

... Page 3. 11084 Afr. J. Bus. Manage. sources of corporate information, Abu-Nassar and Rutherfor... more ... Page 3. 11084 Afr. J. Bus. Manage. sources of corporate information, Abu-Nassar and Rutherford (1996) argued that the annual corporate reports are the most important source of information to make decision the different groups of investors. ... In a study, Naser et al. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Government Spending, Intrinsic Motivation And Fertility

Naturally, the decision of having a certain number of children is a family matter. However, regar... more Naturally, the decision of having a certain number of children is a family matter. However, regardless of the factors that would affect the decision, if happened that all parents in the country, decided to have children below the replacement level, then this become a national matter. We examine the impact of government spending on child cash allowances and spending on child care and early education in order to promote fertility. We consider an overlapping generation model with endogenous fertility and human capital formation with Total Intrinsic Motivation. The results show that in addition to the effect of government spending on child care and early education, the Total Intrinsic Motivation also plays an important role to promote fertility decision. On the other hand, child cash allowances are ineffective in promoting fertility.

Research paper thumbnail of Personal Financial Risk Management Practices among Households in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Families and Social Change in the Gulf Region, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Hybridisation of Feature Selection and Classification Techniques in Credit Risk Assessment Modelling

Knowledge Innovation Through Intelligent Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques, 2020

In recent years, the use of artificial intelligence techniques to manage credit risk has represen... more In recent years, the use of artificial intelligence techniques to manage credit risk has represented an improvement over conventional methods. Furthermore, small improvements to credit scoring systems and default forecasting can support huge profits. Accordingly, banks and financial institutions have a high interest in any changes. The literature shows that the use of feature selection techniques can reduce the dimensionality problems in most credit risk datasets, and, thus, improve the performance of the credit risk model. Many other works also indicated that various classification approaches would also affect the performance of the credit risk assessment modelling. In this research, based on the new proposed framework, we investigated the effect of various filter-based feature selection techniques with various classification approaches, namely, single and ensemble classifiers, on three credit datasets (German, Australian, and Japanese credit risk datasets) with the aim of improvin...

Research paper thumbnail of Human Capital, Intrinsic Motivation and Poverty of Elderly in Later Life

Research paper thumbnail of Salary and Wages in Malaysia

This paper discusses the compensation practices in Malaysia against the backdrop of the legal fra... more This paper discusses the compensation practices in Malaysia against the backdrop of the legal framework for wage and salary deterination. It also examines the Malaysian labour market situation and trends in salary and wage administration together with the role of unions in compensation determination.

Research paper thumbnail of Inclusive Finance and Income Inequality: An Evidence from Saudi Arabia

Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets

Research paper thumbnail of Fiscalism as Spending and Monetary Integration

International Journal of Management Studies

Macroeconomic policy coordination and the fi eld of micro-foundation of the macroeconomic theory ... more Macroeconomic policy coordination and the fi eld of micro-foundation of the macroeconomic theory have been riddled with the contest of claimed effi cacy between the Keynesian school and the monetarist school. Keynesianism upheld the predominance of fi scalism (spending) in economic stabilization on the one side. Friedman’s monetarist theory vouched for the same on the other side. As a result of the monetary and fi scal contest between the two schools a convergence between them could not be att ained. Such a divide is similar in economic science as it has been a fi asco thus far in the physical sciences between Quantum Mechanics explaining the small world phenomenon, and Relativity Physics explaining the large world phenomenon. The nonhomogenous views of a unique reality in economics, as in science, have defied the unifi cation of theories and application for the greater objective of wellbeing in an embedded social economy, beyond sheer address of the stabilization question. Our pape...

Research paper thumbnail of Hubungan antara Pasaran Saham New York, Tokyo dan Australia dengan Pasaran Saham Negara-Negara ASEANHubungan antara Pasaran Saham New York, Tokyo dan Australia dengan Pasaran Saham Negara-Negara ASEAN

Research paper thumbnail of Human Resource Management Practices of Multinational Companies in Malaysia

Research paper thumbnail of Kejutan Monetari, Lencongan Pariti Faedah Tak Terlindung dan Akaun Semasa: Pengaruh Peletakan Harga Antarabangsa

Research paper thumbnail of The Mudharabah Deposit Rate Behaviour in Relation to the Conventional Deposit Rate

Research paper thumbnail of The impact of human capital on economic growth: a case study in post-Soviet Ukraine, 1989-2009

Research paper thumbnail of Beyond the Purchasing Power Parity: Exchange Rates, Prices and Interest Rates in ASEAN-5 Countries

Research paper thumbnail of KPJ Healthcare: the first 30 years

Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 2014

Subject area The area of focus is on organization strategies, specifically in developing appropri... more Subject area The area of focus is on organization strategies, specifically in developing appropriate strategies for business expansion in a situation of high economic uncertainties. Study level/applicability This case is designed for advanced undergraduate in the business and management programs and students in the MBA programs. It is suitable for courses of organizational management, organization theory and design, strategic management, and managerial economics. Case overview At the end of 2009, Kumpulan Perubatan Johor Healthcare Group was the largest public-listed healthcare service provider in Malaysia, with revenues of RM1.5 billion (approximately USD0.5 billion) and a net profit after tax of RM115 million (approximately USD38 million). The country was experiencing economic downturn, which affected demands of the affluent as well as medical tourism segments, which were the targeted market of the company. Datin Paduka Siti Sa'diah Sheikh Bakir, the group's CEO and her ma...

Research paper thumbnail of KPJ Healthcare: service internationalization

Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 2014

Subject area International business, international marketing, and strategic management. Study lev... more Subject area International business, international marketing, and strategic management. Study level/applicability Advanced undergraduate and MBA students taking courses in international business, international marketing, and strategic management. Case overview KPJ Healthcare Group started its operations in 1979. By the end of 2012, the Group operated 22 hospitals in Malaysia, two in Indonesia, one in Thailand, and one retirement resort in Australia. Its internationalization efforts began in mid-1990s with the provision of hospital management service in Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia. Since 2010, the Group had pursued international acquisition projects in Australia, Indonesia and Thailand. In early 2013, the Group's newly appointed CEO and his management team had to decide on the strategies to ensure the success of these international acquisition projects. This case stimulates discussion on international strategies of a large healthcare group, operating in a highly compe...

Research paper thumbnail of UMW Holdings: sustaining a centennial corporation

Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 2014

Subject area Strategic Management and Organization Theory and Design. Study level/applicability A... more Subject area Strategic Management and Organization Theory and Design. Study level/applicability Advanced undergraduate and MBA students taking courses in Strategic Management and Organization Theory and Design. Case overview By the end of 2011, five years short of its centennial anniversary, UMW Holdings was one of the biggest corporations in Malaysia, registering revenues of RM13.5 billion (US$4.5 billion), and net profit after tax of RMI billion (US$0.33 billion). By that time, it had 110 subsidiaries, operating in four core businesses of automotive assembly and distribution of Toyota lines of products, automotive components and lubricants original equipment manufacturing (OEM) and replacement equipment manufacturing (REM), heavy equipment, and oil and gas drilling service. In September 2011, the company had targeted its Toyota automotive business to contribute to 50 percent of its revenues, while the other 50 percent would come from its other three businesses, by the year 2015. H...

Research paper thumbnail of Stock Market and Economic Activity in Malaysia

Investment management & financial innovations, Mar 26, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of The Impact of Human Capital on Economic Growth: The Case of Selected Arab Countries

International Journal of West Asian Studies, Sep 3, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Salary and Wages in Malaysia by

This paper discusses the compensation practices in Malaysia against the backdrop of the legal fra... more This paper discusses the compensation practices in Malaysia against the backdrop of the legal framework for wage and salary deterinatio n. It also exa mines the Malay sian labo ur mark et situation a nd trends in salary and wage administration together with the role of unions in compensation determination.

Research paper thumbnail of A study on small investors’ behavior in choosing stock case study: Kuala-Lumpur stock market

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, 2011

... Page 3. 11084 Afr. J. Bus. Manage. sources of corporate information, Abu-Nassar and Rutherfor... more ... Page 3. 11084 Afr. J. Bus. Manage. sources of corporate information, Abu-Nassar and Rutherford (1996) argued that the annual corporate reports are the most important source of information to make decision the different groups of investors. ... In a study, Naser et al. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Government Spending, Intrinsic Motivation And Fertility

Naturally, the decision of having a certain number of children is a family matter. However, regar... more Naturally, the decision of having a certain number of children is a family matter. However, regardless of the factors that would affect the decision, if happened that all parents in the country, decided to have children below the replacement level, then this become a national matter. We examine the impact of government spending on child cash allowances and spending on child care and early education in order to promote fertility. We consider an overlapping generation model with endogenous fertility and human capital formation with Total Intrinsic Motivation. The results show that in addition to the effect of government spending on child care and early education, the Total Intrinsic Motivation also plays an important role to promote fertility decision. On the other hand, child cash allowances are ineffective in promoting fertility.

Research paper thumbnail of Personal Financial Risk Management Practices among Households in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Families and Social Change in the Gulf Region, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Hybridisation of Feature Selection and Classification Techniques in Credit Risk Assessment Modelling

Knowledge Innovation Through Intelligent Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques, 2020

In recent years, the use of artificial intelligence techniques to manage credit risk has represen... more In recent years, the use of artificial intelligence techniques to manage credit risk has represented an improvement over conventional methods. Furthermore, small improvements to credit scoring systems and default forecasting can support huge profits. Accordingly, banks and financial institutions have a high interest in any changes. The literature shows that the use of feature selection techniques can reduce the dimensionality problems in most credit risk datasets, and, thus, improve the performance of the credit risk model. Many other works also indicated that various classification approaches would also affect the performance of the credit risk assessment modelling. In this research, based on the new proposed framework, we investigated the effect of various filter-based feature selection techniques with various classification approaches, namely, single and ensemble classifiers, on three credit datasets (German, Australian, and Japanese credit risk datasets) with the aim of improvin...

Research paper thumbnail of Human Capital, Intrinsic Motivation and Poverty of Elderly in Later Life

Research paper thumbnail of Salary and Wages in Malaysia

This paper discusses the compensation practices in Malaysia against the backdrop of the legal fra... more This paper discusses the compensation practices in Malaysia against the backdrop of the legal framework for wage and salary deterination. It also examines the Malaysian labour market situation and trends in salary and wage administration together with the role of unions in compensation determination.

Research paper thumbnail of Inclusive Finance and Income Inequality: An Evidence from Saudi Arabia

Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets

Research paper thumbnail of Fiscalism as Spending and Monetary Integration

International Journal of Management Studies

Macroeconomic policy coordination and the fi eld of micro-foundation of the macroeconomic theory ... more Macroeconomic policy coordination and the fi eld of micro-foundation of the macroeconomic theory have been riddled with the contest of claimed effi cacy between the Keynesian school and the monetarist school. Keynesianism upheld the predominance of fi scalism (spending) in economic stabilization on the one side. Friedman’s monetarist theory vouched for the same on the other side. As a result of the monetary and fi scal contest between the two schools a convergence between them could not be att ained. Such a divide is similar in economic science as it has been a fi asco thus far in the physical sciences between Quantum Mechanics explaining the small world phenomenon, and Relativity Physics explaining the large world phenomenon. The nonhomogenous views of a unique reality in economics, as in science, have defied the unifi cation of theories and application for the greater objective of wellbeing in an embedded social economy, beyond sheer address of the stabilization question. Our pape...

Research paper thumbnail of Hubungan antara Pasaran Saham New York, Tokyo dan Australia dengan Pasaran Saham Negara-Negara ASEANHubungan antara Pasaran Saham New York, Tokyo dan Australia dengan Pasaran Saham Negara-Negara ASEAN

Research paper thumbnail of Human Resource Management Practices of Multinational Companies in Malaysia

Research paper thumbnail of Kejutan Monetari, Lencongan Pariti Faedah Tak Terlindung dan Akaun Semasa: Pengaruh Peletakan Harga Antarabangsa

Research paper thumbnail of The Mudharabah Deposit Rate Behaviour in Relation to the Conventional Deposit Rate

Research paper thumbnail of The impact of human capital on economic growth: a case study in post-Soviet Ukraine, 1989-2009

Research paper thumbnail of Beyond the Purchasing Power Parity: Exchange Rates, Prices and Interest Rates in ASEAN-5 Countries

Research paper thumbnail of KPJ Healthcare: the first 30 years

Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 2014

Subject area The area of focus is on organization strategies, specifically in developing appropri... more Subject area The area of focus is on organization strategies, specifically in developing appropriate strategies for business expansion in a situation of high economic uncertainties. Study level/applicability This case is designed for advanced undergraduate in the business and management programs and students in the MBA programs. It is suitable for courses of organizational management, organization theory and design, strategic management, and managerial economics. Case overview At the end of 2009, Kumpulan Perubatan Johor Healthcare Group was the largest public-listed healthcare service provider in Malaysia, with revenues of RM1.5 billion (approximately USD0.5 billion) and a net profit after tax of RM115 million (approximately USD38 million). The country was experiencing economic downturn, which affected demands of the affluent as well as medical tourism segments, which were the targeted market of the company. Datin Paduka Siti Sa'diah Sheikh Bakir, the group's CEO and her ma...

Research paper thumbnail of KPJ Healthcare: service internationalization

Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 2014

Subject area International business, international marketing, and strategic management. Study lev... more Subject area International business, international marketing, and strategic management. Study level/applicability Advanced undergraduate and MBA students taking courses in international business, international marketing, and strategic management. Case overview KPJ Healthcare Group started its operations in 1979. By the end of 2012, the Group operated 22 hospitals in Malaysia, two in Indonesia, one in Thailand, and one retirement resort in Australia. Its internationalization efforts began in mid-1990s with the provision of hospital management service in Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia. Since 2010, the Group had pursued international acquisition projects in Australia, Indonesia and Thailand. In early 2013, the Group's newly appointed CEO and his management team had to decide on the strategies to ensure the success of these international acquisition projects. This case stimulates discussion on international strategies of a large healthcare group, operating in a highly compe...

Research paper thumbnail of UMW Holdings: sustaining a centennial corporation

Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 2014

Subject area Strategic Management and Organization Theory and Design. Study level/applicability A... more Subject area Strategic Management and Organization Theory and Design. Study level/applicability Advanced undergraduate and MBA students taking courses in Strategic Management and Organization Theory and Design. Case overview By the end of 2011, five years short of its centennial anniversary, UMW Holdings was one of the biggest corporations in Malaysia, registering revenues of RM13.5 billion (US$4.5 billion), and net profit after tax of RMI billion (US$0.33 billion). By that time, it had 110 subsidiaries, operating in four core businesses of automotive assembly and distribution of Toyota lines of products, automotive components and lubricants original equipment manufacturing (OEM) and replacement equipment manufacturing (REM), heavy equipment, and oil and gas drilling service. In September 2011, the company had targeted its Toyota automotive business to contribute to 50 percent of its revenues, while the other 50 percent would come from its other three businesses, by the year 2015. H...