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Journal of Governance and Development, Jul 8, 2024

Malaysia business environment was predominantly made up of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), w... more Malaysia business environment was predominantly made up of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which indicates a total of 1,151,339 SMEs that represent 97.2 percent of total business establishments. The SMEs created employment accounted for 7.25 million workforces, which indicates 48 percent of total employment in the year 2020. The unexpected outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a notable challenge for numerous SMEs, particularly in developing nations that have been slower in implementing digitalization strategies. Without exception, SMEs in Malaysia are currently facing ongoing challenges in their efforts to undertake digital transformation. Despite the considerable advantages derived from the digitised economy, small and financially constrained SMEs continued to lag due to internal resource and information deficiencies, skills gaps, and challenges related to securing financing. Hence, this study aims to investigate the digital transformation phenomenon and the challenges faced by SMEs following the COVID-19 pandemic so that the government can provide the necessary support for SMEs’ digital transformation.

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State-owned enterprises in Zimbabwe often take long to report their financial statements due to u... more State-owned enterprises in Zimbabwe often take long to report their financial statements due to unfunded policy mandates, weak governance, and a lack of capacity of governments to oversee the enterprises/parastatals. Information systems can help improve the operation of state enterprises and expedite financial reporting by interfacing e-governance and corporate governance. This paper aims to present a systematic empirical literature review to examine the role of corporate governance in the timeliness of financial reporting and opportunities of e-Corporate Governance in State-owned enterprises. Specifically, the proposed study’s motivation aroused from vast literature focusing on the role of corporate governance in the timeliness of financial reporting and opportunities of e-Corporate Governance in State-owned enterprises. The study reviewed some of the articles for literature that deliver robust suggestions on the timeliness of financial reporting and opportunities of e-Corporate Go...

KUSATEX Finest Textiles Solution: the success established

IMBRe, 2011

Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial

The inclusivity of students with disabilities into the mainstream education is getting more atten... more The inclusivity of students with disabilities into the mainstream education is getting more attention when all institutions of higher learning, public and private, are expected to implement the disability inclusion policy. Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) has been supporting the potential of students with disabilities by offering academic programmes. This study examines the policy regarding inclusivity for people/students with disabilities and services provided. Using a qualitative approach, the primary data were obtained through the interviews with the officer of Student Affairs Department (HEP) and three disabled students. Responses were recorded, transcribed and analysed using thematic approach. HEP was selected since the Department involves with students affairs and provides services for students with disabilities. A focus group discussion was held with the three students, taking different programmes, and having different type of impairments. The study found that: (a) UUM has ado...

The Malaysian government has implemented various economic development programmes since after the ... more The Malaysian government has implemented various economic development programmes since after the independence. The main goal is to increase the overall populations' socio-economic levels which should lead to improved standard of living, well-being and quality of life. Unfortunately, in most cases quality of life is been misinterpreted and been associated with other concepts such as standard of living and well-being. Hence, it is usually believed that when the standard of living of the low income households is improved, their well-being and the quality of life have also improved. This paper is to explore the indicators of quality of life form the perspective of low income households in rural areas and to analyse the achievement of quality of life among them. It is also determine whether improve in economic achievement promotes improved in quality of life. The findings discover that many low income households who participated in the socio-economic development programmes organized ...

Protection of youth rights: the mandate of national human rights institutions in malaysia

Malaysia introduced the Youth Societies and Youth Development Act 2007 (YSYDA 2007) and gazetted ... more Malaysia introduced the Youth Societies and Youth Development Act 2007 (YSYDA 2007) and gazetted it in July 2007. It is an Act to facilitate the development of youth in Malaysia from the aspects of education, research, and human resource. Therefore, this paper examines the efforts of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) as a national human rights institution (NHRI), playing an important role in the mainstream efforts to ensure the protection and promotion of youth rights. This paper is a qualitative research paper in which it is more exploratory in nature and possibly leading to the development of concepts and theories. This paper presents the outcome of the historical and interview approaches as to find out how and why SUHAKAM has come to take its present form. In addition, this paper also summarises the efforts and roles played by SUHAKAM, pursuant to the protection of youth rights

Sel ected Pa per of 1s t Gl oba l Conference on Envi ronmenta l Studi es (CENVISU -2013), 24-27 Apri l 2013, Zeynep Senti to Hotel , Bel ek, Anta l ya , Turkey Drinking Water for Public Consumption: The Call for a Socio- Economic Cost Analysis

Service quality is an essential component of successful organizations as it leads to efficiency a... more Service quality is an essential component of successful organizations as it leads to efficiency and effectiveness in discharging responsibilities thus increasing the level of employee's accountability. In the education sector and to be precise in a school system, teachers as public servants are expected to demonstrate high level commitmentin the teaching and learning process as this enhances quality service delivery towards attaining academic excellence. The paper argued that when there is quality service delivery the level of teacher's commitment will be greater thereby increasing the level of accountability which also leads to accomplishing educational policy goals of ensuring quality educational output. Using quantitative research approach, data was collected from a sample of 194 respondents and analyzed using confirmatory structural equation modeling. The results showed that the hypothesized positive relationship between service quality and educational accountability is ...

Lack of awareness and understanding of youth development law amongst youth and policy makers is q... more Lack of awareness and understanding of youth development law amongst youth and policy makers is quite significant. Among the reasons that have been identified to be the root cause of this weakness is due to the failure or less priority given by the youth societies and related organization which are responsible in providing quality programmes for youth. In light of the above gap, the paper examines youth awareness on youth development law from the perspective of policy makers and youth themselves. This is a social-legal study, which involves two types of data collection; first, interviews with 53 policy makers/management from ministries, youth departments, youth agencies and societies; and result from a survey amongst Malaysian youth amounting to 4703. This study found that a majority of the respondents (the policy makers from ministries, state youth departments, youth societies and agencies) agreed that youth in Malaysia have a very low awareness or knowledge of the law relating to ...

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-No... more This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 Unported License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Social safety Nets (SSNs) are the form of government intervention to assist the “needy” groups in... more Social safety Nets (SSNs) are the form of government intervention to assist the “needy” groups including the single mothers.SSNs should be established as a mechanism that can be used to alleviate poverty, especially among single mothers. However, the barrier that restricts SSNs as mechanism to improve the quality of life for single mothers is a failure of service delivery functions. The single mothers can be empowered through good delivery system of SSNs because it can support their social development. Basically, SSNs is used as short term supporting system to generate independent nature of life and consciousness among women (single mothers).Thus this study aims to explore how the delivery of SSNs services or assistance to single mothers operates and whether SSNs empowered them.

RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE, NGOs AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT:A FACTOR ANALYSIS APPROACH

International Journal of Advanced Studies in Social Science & Innovation, 2018

A Perspective On The Prevelance Of Poverty In Katsina State Nigeria: Implication For Rural Development

International Journal of Advanced Studies in Social Science & Innovation, 2018

Commitment on corporate social responsibility by the government link companies in Malaysia

Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2018

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a concept whereby organizations consider the interests o... more Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a concept whereby organizations consider the interests of the society by taking responsibility for the impact of their activities on customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders, communities and other relevant stakeholders. CSR portrays the collaboration and integration between public and private sectors towards ensuring the healthier and better quality of life of society. The concept of CSR is based on the mutual dependence between a corporate and society as well as the indicators that affect these relationships. Society at large is looking at private sectors for answers regarding problems such as health crises, and environmental issues that related to their daily lives. Therefore, this study will explore the types of social responsibility programs provided by public companies in Malaysia. In other words, the paper tries to look at the Government-Linked Companies roles in anchoring Malaysia Government socioeconomic structure by identifying their initiative to provide CSR programmes or activities to the community.

Stakeholder perceptions of secondary education quality in Sokoto State, Nigeria

Quality Assurance in Education, 2017

Purpose This study aims to obtain stakeholder perceptions of secondary education quality in Sokot... more Purpose This study aims to obtain stakeholder perceptions of secondary education quality in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative research approach was used by conducting interviews. Data were purposively collected from a sample of 15 education stakeholders in Sokoto State, and analyzed to extract major themes using the NVivo software program. Findings The results of the interviews suggested that high-quality education is defined by the following seven dimensions that fell under a systems-based framework: the provision of adequate instructional materials, the provision of educational infrastructure, imparting the “right” knowledge, meeting education “yardsticks”, provision of teacher support and welfare, creating a conducive learning atmosphere and availability of high-quality teachers. Research limitations/implications The research is confined to the Sokoto State only. Although the findings may be applicable to other states of the Nigerian federation, the...

Journal of Public Management Research, 2017

The purpose of this study is to examine the relevance of stakeholders in education policy impleme... more The purpose of this study is to examine the relevance of stakeholders in education policy implementation. This become necessary for the fact that despite efforts of most countries in contemporary world of not only trying to ensure that quality education is received, but of making education accessible to all, the aim has not been adequately achieved due to ineffective implementation of the education policies and lack of relevant stakeholder’s involvement as the government alone cannot shoulder the responsibility of education provision. Using qualitative research approach, 15 respondents were purposively interviewed and the result analyzed using Nvivo software. The findings indicated that education stakeholders have significant role to play in policy implementation which is categorized into two themes (i.e. total commitment and supporting the school system). It is therefore, recommended that stakeholders should be allowed full participation in education provision; government should as...

Akauntabiliti dalam pengurusan kewangan awam

UUM Journal of Legal Studies, 2015

The word of corporate governance has become a very important concept that requires many countries... more The word of corporate governance has become a very important concept that requires many countries around the world to concentrate on its reformation. Globalisation of markets, open markets competition, and international business has generated awareness about the importance of improving corporate governance practices. Protecting shareholders and other stakeholders are also being attentive agenda and play important roles in corporate governance reforms due to ensure their value creation and their right as the owner of the shares. This article attempts to address this issue by examining the relationship between ownership structure and firm performance. The hypothesis is tested by assessing the impact of the structure of ownership on firm performance, using data for 237 Malaysia Public Listed Companies (PLCs). Therefore, this paper will provide an insight into further understanding on the issue of the relationship between ownership structure and firm performance Keywords: Corporate gove...

Protection of youth rights: the role of Human Right Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM)

Malaysia introduced Youth Societies and Youth Development Act 2007 (YSYDA 2007) and gazetted in J... more Malaysia introduced Youth Societies and Youth Development Act 2007 (YSYDA 2007) and gazetted in July 2007.It is an Act to facilitate the development of youth in Malaysia from the aspect of education, research and human resource. Therefore, this study aims to examine efforts of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) as a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI), play an important role in the mainstream of the efforts to ensure the protection and promotion of youth rights.This study is totally a qualitative research study in which it is more exploratory in nature and possibly resulting in the development of concepts and theories. This study also used historical and interview approach as to find out how and why SUHAKAM have come to take their present form.In addition, this study also summarizes the efforts and roles played by the SUHAKAM pursuant to protect of youth rights.

International Journal of Marketing Studies, 2009

The study examines critical success factors of market orientation in the context of Malaysian fir... more The study examines critical success factors of market orientation in the context of Malaysian firms. Besides, the study also investigates the relationship between market orientation and financial performance. Malaysian manufacturing firms represent the sample of the study. Data was collected using mail questionnaire survey approach. One hundred and fifty eight Malaysian manufacturing organizations participated in this study. Results of this study indicated that there were five critical success factors of market orientation practices in the context of Malaysian manufacturing firms: market focus, market action, market planning, market feedback and market coordination. The results also revealed that market action and market planning were positively related to financial performance. The outcome of this study provides vital information from a developing country perspective on the impact of market orientation practices on manufacturing organisations' performance.