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International Journal of Academic Research in Business & Social Sciences, 2022

Motivation is regarded as one of the significant variables to be examined in the process of learn... more Motivation is regarded as one of the significant variables to be examined in the process of learning. Exploring motivation is vital to arouse learners' enthusiasm for learning to ensure learning activities run smoothly. This study is conducted to investigate the motivators and hindrance for learning by embedding motivational factors which consist of affective components, expectancy components and value components. This study utilises quantitative methodology and 148 respondents responded to the survey. The survey utilised 5 Likert scale and it comprises four sections: demographic; value component; expectancy component; and affective component. The major findings postulate that all three components influence the learners' motivation. To summarise, value components which are fuelled by intrinsic and extrinsic goal orientation, as well as task value beliefs influence the learners' motivation. Next, expectancy components encompasses learners' perception of self-efficacy, and control beliefs for learning also influence learners' motivation. On the other hand, affective component which derives from test anxiety significantly influences the learners' motivation. Meanwhile, there is an association found between affective components and value components and a significant association is demonstrated between expectancy components and value components. Nevertheless, the findings predicate that there is no association between affective components and expectancy components. The findings of this study are imperative to understand underlying factors that influence learner's motivation in learning process as it assists the instructors to choose appropriate approach to be delivered in the class. Considering the limitation of this study, future researchers are proposed to add moderating variable such as gender because the learners' achievement motivation and educational experience could be related to the differences between male and female learners' motivation.

Papers by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nor Suziwana Tahir

International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences

The issue related to Rohingya refugees has been debated since the 1970s. However, the discussion ... more The issue related to Rohingya refugees has been debated since the 1970s. However, the discussion about Rohingya refugee children only began to be acknowledged by scholars by the year 2000. Among the pertinent aspects in the discussion by many scholars are those related to children's rights as well as their status as refugee children. The main aim of this study is to review the discussion on the rights of Rohingya refugee children that covers rights to education, health, food, home, shelter, protection, development, and survival. This study applied a systematic literature review using the Scopus database involving peer-reviewed journal articles related to social science from the years 2000 and above. The findings of this study revealed that the right to education is the main focus of many scholars. This is due to the most significant right to livelihood for Rohingya refugee children, followed by the right to health. In relation to discussing the issues related to Rohingya refugee children, the majority of the study used a qualitative approach. Hence, this study concluded that there are many rights that are still under research except for education and health. In addition, the practise of these rights should also be thoroughly discussed in other countries than Bangladesh, including the signatory countries of the 1951 Convention that may include the core principle of children's rights such as the right to participate.

Faculty of Administrative Science & Policy Studies (FASPS), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam, 2018

International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences

The issue of incest has been extensively debated for a long time. However, the argument concernin... more The issue of incest has been extensively debated for a long time. However, the argument concerning father-daughter incest (FDI) began in 1980s. Many scholars disscuss the factors that contribute to incest as well as the consequences of the abuse. This paper applied a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) to explore the issues and challenges faced by the survivors of father-daughter incest, comprising 12 social science articles across a 12-year period (2010 to July 2022)-the selection of papers was done based on a thorough processes through the Scopus database. Hence, findings revealed that FDI received huge attention from experts, specifically in terms of issues and challenges. This situation happens due to the increasing number of FDI incidence especially since the world has been infected by COVID-19 at the end of 2019. The majority of research applied a qualitative approach conducted in European and Asian country; yet, only one theory is embedded to address the issue. In relation to the issue and challenges of FDI, majority of papers concern taboos (8 articles), coping mechanisms (6 articles), and survival (11 articles). As a result, this study indicated that there are still underresearched pertaning to the issues and challenges associated to FDI, notably in terms of taboo, coping mechanisms, and survival.

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies

Adolescence is crucial before the transition to adulthood, and developing healthy eating behaviou... more Adolescence is crucial before the transition to adulthood, and developing healthy eating behaviours in early adolescence is vital for long-term health and well-being. The high prevalence of fast food consumption among the young generation leads to excessive weight. Hence, this study investigates how Generation Z perceives the CSR practices performed by fast food restaurants to ensure products' safety, nutrition, and health. The Theory of Stakeholder is employed to explain the responsibility of businesses to their stakeholders. 330 respondents responded to the survey. This study confirms that the four CSR dimensions influence fast food's product safety, nutrition, and health.

In the global stock market environment, individual shareholders have become a central issue for i... more In the global stock market environment, individual shareholders have become a central issue for irrational thinking towards investment decision making. They are recognized as one of the investor groups that is highly exposed to investment risks and losses. The key aspects of the issues are mainly attributed to their limited knowledge, skills, and expertise. This paper seeks to remedy these problems by examining the challenges in making wise investment decisions among individual shareholders in Malaysian Public Listed Companies and recommendations from key stakeholders’ perspectives. The methodological approach taken in this study is a qualitative design based on interviewing the key stakeholders (board members, and representatives of Bursa Malaysia and Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group). With the help of the NVivo software in managing the data, this study analyses the data and concludes that there are four challenges and four recommendations in making wise investment decisions amo...

Shariah Investment-Pocket” is one of the preliminary initiatives to develop Shariah investment aw... more Shariah Investment-Pocket” is one of the preliminary initiatives to develop Shariah investment awareness in Malaysia by exposes them with the background and knowledge on the practices governed under the Islamic practices. The objectives of “Shariah Investment-Pocketbook” are; i) to empower investors to be more actives in their investments and investment decision-making to ensure they achieve greater financial needs and wealth maximization; ii) to provide a platform to the public to gain knowledge and information; iii) to protect public from investing in non-halal products; iv) to provide guidance to investors investing in and selling Shariah compliant securities of Shariah investment in Bursa Malaysia; v) to recommend the best practices for investors to adopt as part of their respective Shariah compliant securities and trading processes and activities; and vi) to provide a comprehensive market for Shariah investment communities to strengthen Malaysia's position in the eyes of is...

PLANNING MALAYSIA

While Malaysia has taken drastic actions and initiatives to effectively address the COVID-19 pand... more While Malaysia has taken drastic actions and initiatives to effectively address the COVID-19 pandemic issue, the country has also opted for a compliance strategy, particularly by imposing penalties for non-compliance with Malaysia's COVID-19 SOPs and the new norms. Following the government's extensive policy responses and initiatives to address the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, quantitative research was conducted among 2,074 respondents across the country via online and face-to-face survey. According to the findings of this study, three new norms (face mask, hand sanitiser, and physical distancing) have a significant relationship with "preventing the spread of COVID-19." However, "washing hands with water and soap" has no effect on COVID-19 transmission (p>0.050, p=0.138). Notably, "practising physical distance" was discovered to be the most influential factor (b=0.112, p<0.001) in "preventing COVID-19 spread" (p<0.001). In c...

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal

The rapid growth of the fast food industry is associated with an extravagant trend of fast food c... more The rapid growth of the fast food industry is associated with an extravagant trend of fast food consumption, especially among the young generation. This study investigates how Generation Z perceives the key factors to determine fast food's product safety, nutrition, and health. The theory of Stakeholder is employed to explain the responsibility of businesses to their stakeholders and four key factors, including economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic are adapted from Carroll's CSR pyramid. 330 respondents responded to the survey. The result reveals that the four key factors elicited a significantly positive response to fast food's product safety, nutrition, and health. Keywords: Generation Z; Fast food; Nutrition; Health eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under re...

Faculty of Business and Management and UiTM Press Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia., Jun 1, 2019

Individual investments behaviour is concerned with choices about purchases of small amounts of se... more Individual investments behaviour is concerned with choices about purchases of small amounts of securities for his or her own account. Decision tools often support investment decisions. It is assumed that information structure and the factors in the market systematically influence individuals' investment decisions as well as market outcomes. Decision tools often support investment decisions. It is assumed that information structure and the factors in the market systematically influence individuals' investment decisions as well as market outcomes. Investor market behaviour derives from psychological principles of decision making to explain why people buy or sell stocks. These factors will focus upon how investors interpret and act on information to make investment decisions. The purpose of the study was to identify the factors that influence investment decision making among potential individual investors in Malaysia. Three behavioural factors might influence investment decision making which are accounting-information, firm-image coincidence and personal-financial-needs. A set of questionnaire was distributed to 384 potential investors in Malaysia specifically in housing area of Klang Valley as population of this study. Based on the findings, it showed that there is positive relationship between accounting-information, firm-image-coincidence and personal-financial-needs in investment decision making. Hence, between these three behavioural factors, accounting-information, firm-image coincidence and personalfinancial-needs, the main influential factor is accounting-information. This study also proposed a future research for investment decision making and give implications to the potential investors, community, organization, policy makers and investment practitioners.

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2021

Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for open and distance learning (ODL). Past studies inv... more Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for open and distance learning (ODL). Past studies investigate the perception of ODL based on learner-to-learner engagement, leanerto-instructor engagement and learner-to-content engagement. Nevertheless, lack of study conducted to explore ways to boost students' motivation during ODL. This study is necessary to investigate strategies to boost students' motivation during ODL. By exploring the openness and connectedness of the students during ODL, it gives significant information to the instructors and learners. The findings of this study assist the instructors in developing meaningful learning content, establish high engagement with the learner and learners will discover that a good relationship with their peers makes them more motivated during ODL.. To answer the research questions, quantitative method was employed. Instrument is developed from the past literatures to find out how openness and connectedness is displayed during ODL65 undergraduate and postgraduate students responded to online close-ended questionnaire. Findings demonstrate that students perceived that high level of openness during ODL is demonstrated by learner-to-learner engagement and leaner-to-instructor engagement. Meanwhile, connectedness is displayed in ODL through learner-to-content engagement. Also, the students put learner-to-learner engagement as top factor to enrich openness during ODL and eventually boost their motivation. By referring to the findings, it is suggested that future research investigate more efforts and initiatives to establish and sustain openness and connectedness in online learning. The globalization process has made Internet as an essential medium to almost all aspects including professional and personal networks to provide information sources, news and learning materials

Journal of International Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship, 2019

Business corporations need to realize that in order to achieve their primary objective, they need... more Business corporations need to realize that in order to achieve their primary objective, they need to consider their responsibility towards society and environment. However, there are still a lot of unethical businesses that ignore their stakeholder’s interest. Therefore, business need to aware that their involvement of CSR practices in certain extent does affect the consumer buying behavior. This paper examines the relationship between CSR practices and consumer buying behavior. Quantitative approach was employed and 241questionnaires were collected and valid to be used. It was found that positive relationship existed between all the CSR practices (economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic) and the consumer buying behavior. However, based on the students in Selangor perspective, the main element of CSR practices that influence the consumer buying behavior is economic. Therefore, business corporations need to strive to maximize their shareholder’s wealth as the consumers expect the...

The topics of ‘parenting practices’ and ‘parenting styles’ have tremendously been discussed i... more The topics of ‘parenting practices’ and ‘parenting styles’ have tremendously been discussed in research on child development and growth around the world, including Malaysia. However, these aspects are still under-researched particularly when it comes to the issue of paedophilia. Based on this main gap, this paper presents the relationship between ‘parenting practices and styles’ and ‘child protection and privacy’, to specifically address the issue. Quantitative approach by using survey was conducted involving 900 Malaysian parents in Kuala Lumpur. Respondent selection comprised (1) three districts (Batu, Kuala Lumpur, and Petaling); (2) equal participation from both genders; (3) equal involvement of three main ethnicities; (4) age of parents (25 to 55 years); and (5) age of children (7 to below 13 years). Based on Pearson correlation analysis, findings revealed that three ‘parenting practices’ (involvement, monitoring, and goals, values and aspirations) and two ‘parenting...

Recently there have been major changes in the social expectation from the corporations and its ma... more Recently there have been major changes in the social expectation from the corporations and its managers. Many previous researches in Malaysia have deliberated on disclosing decent corporate practices and the effect of social and cultural differences. However, there is limited study on the importance of religiosity and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on business practices especially the Public Listed Companies (PLCs). Therefore this study examines the managers’ perception towards religiosity and CSR in the Malaysian context. The finding of this research discovers that managers perceived religiosity and CSR practices are an important part of business. The implication of this research on practitioners whereby they may use this findings to improve their decisions pertaining recruitment and selection and better understanding of CSR practices in Malaysian PLCs. This study only covers four industry and the questionnaires were distributed to middle management. While acknowledging seve...

ADVANCES IN BUSINESS RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, 2019

Individual investments behaviour is concerned with choices about purchases of small amounts of se... more Individual investments behaviour is concerned with choices about purchases of small amounts of securities for his or her own account. Decision tools often support investment decisions. It is assumed that information structure and the factors in the market systematically influence individuals’ investment decisions as well as market outcomes. Decision tools often support investment decisions. It is assumed that information structure and the factors in the market systematically influence individuals’ investment decisions as well as market outcomes. Investor market behaviour derives from psychological principles of decision making to explain why people buy or sell stocks. These factors will focus upon how investors interpret and act on information to make investment decisions. The purpose of the study was to identify the factors that influence investment decision making among potential individual investors in Malaysia. Three behavioural factors might influence investment decision making...

International Journal of Social Sciences Perspectives, 2019

This paper examined the moderating role of company size on the relationship between sustainabilit... more This paper examined the moderating role of company size on the relationship between sustainability practices (social, environmental and economic) and performance of companies in the construction industry in Malaysia. A total of 247 out of 389 construction companies located in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia responded to the questionnaires. The study found that economic and environmental practices of sustainability were positively and significantly related to company performance. However, a social practice of sustainability has no relationship with company performance. Finally, the company size was found to have no moderating effect on the relationship between all sustainability practices (social, environmental and economic) and company performance. The unexpected results of the company size may be due to the lack of understanding and unwillingness of companies in the construction industry to change and adopt sustainability practices. In addition, inadequate enforcement in respect of laws and regulations may have contributed to the lack of sustainability practices implemented in construction industry.

Journal of Accounting Research, Organization and Economics, 2019

Objective – This research aims to study the employee’s perception on CSR practices and affective ... more Objective – This research aims to study the employee’s perception on CSR practices and affective commitment in public listed companies in the area of Klang Valley, Malaysia. There were four dimensions on CSR practices that might affect the employee’s affective commitment in the organization which are economic responsibility, legal responsibility, ethical responsibility and philanthropic responsibility. Design/methodology – This study used Likert-Scale questions in order to answer both dependent and independent variables. A set of questionnaire was distributed to the employees who works in public listed companies in Klang Valley area regardless of their industry as population of this study. The data were analyzed by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Results – The findings from this study reveal that there is significant relationship of the employee’s perception on four dimensions of CSR practices and affective commitment. More than that, between all the four d...

Research in World Economy, 2019

Paedophilia issue has become a global issue around the world, including Malaysia. In today’s era ... more Paedophilia issue has become a global issue around the world, including Malaysia. In today’s era of globalisation and modernisation, the seriousness of paedophilia issue is undeniable. As the closest persons to children, parents have been recognised as the critical actor that contributes to children’s protection and security. However, research related to “parenting practices” and “parenting styles” specifically to address the paedophilia issue remains limited in Malaysian context. Thus, a doctoral research, conducted by one of the authors, aimed to fill the gap. Based on the findings, this paper presents the socio-demographic and sociocultural pattern of Malaysian parents in upholding child protection and privacy to prevent paedophilia issue. A survey involving 900 parents representing the equal number of genders (male and female) and ethnicities (Malays, Chinese and Indian) was undertaken. Based on the statistical analysis, there were two key findings highlighted in this paper, whi...

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

Motivation is regarded as one of the significant variables to be examined in the process of learn... more Motivation is regarded as one of the significant variables to be examined in the process of learning. Exploring motivation is vital to arouse learners' enthusiasm for learning to ensure learning activities run smoothly. This study is conducted to investigate the motivators and hindrance for learning by embedding motivational factors which consist of affective components, expectancy components and value components. This study utilises quantitative methodology and 148 respondents responded to the survey. The survey utilised 5 Likert scale and it comprises four sections: demographic; value component; expectancy component; and affective component. The major findings postulate that all three components influence the learners' motivation. To summarise, value components which are fuelled by intrinsic and extrinsic goal orientation, as well as task value beliefs influence the learners' motivation. Next, expectancy components encompasses learners' perception of self-efficacy, and control beliefs for learning also influence learners' motivation. On the other hand, affective component which derives from test anxiety significantly influences the learners' motivation. Meanwhile, there is an association found between affective components and value components and a significant association is demonstrated between expectancy components and value components. Nevertheless, the findings predicate that there is no association between affective components and expectancy components. The findings of this study are imperative to understand underlying factors that influence learner's motivation in learning process as it assists the instructors to choose appropriate approach to be delivered in the class. Considering the limitation of this study, future researchers are proposed to add moderating variable such as gender because the learners' achievement motivation and educational experience could be related to the differences between male and female learners' motivation.

International Journal of Academic Research in Business & Social Sciences, 2022

Motivation is regarded as one of the significant variables to be examined in the process of learn... more Motivation is regarded as one of the significant variables to be examined in the process of learning. Exploring motivation is vital to arouse learners' enthusiasm for learning to ensure learning activities run smoothly. This study is conducted to investigate the motivators and hindrance for learning by embedding motivational factors which consist of affective components, expectancy components and value components. This study utilises quantitative methodology and 148 respondents responded to the survey. The survey utilised 5 Likert scale and it comprises four sections: demographic; value component; expectancy component; and affective component. The major findings postulate that all three components influence the learners' motivation. To summarise, value components which are fuelled by intrinsic and extrinsic goal orientation, as well as task value beliefs influence the learners' motivation. Next, expectancy components encompasses learners' perception of self-efficacy, and control beliefs for learning also influence learners' motivation. On the other hand, affective component which derives from test anxiety significantly influences the learners' motivation. Meanwhile, there is an association found between affective components and value components and a significant association is demonstrated between expectancy components and value components. Nevertheless, the findings predicate that there is no association between affective components and expectancy components. The findings of this study are imperative to understand underlying factors that influence learner's motivation in learning process as it assists the instructors to choose appropriate approach to be delivered in the class. Considering the limitation of this study, future researchers are proposed to add moderating variable such as gender because the learners' achievement motivation and educational experience could be related to the differences between male and female learners' motivation.

International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences

The issue related to Rohingya refugees has been debated since the 1970s. However, the discussion ... more The issue related to Rohingya refugees has been debated since the 1970s. However, the discussion about Rohingya refugee children only began to be acknowledged by scholars by the year 2000. Among the pertinent aspects in the discussion by many scholars are those related to children's rights as well as their status as refugee children. The main aim of this study is to review the discussion on the rights of Rohingya refugee children that covers rights to education, health, food, home, shelter, protection, development, and survival. This study applied a systematic literature review using the Scopus database involving peer-reviewed journal articles related to social science from the years 2000 and above. The findings of this study revealed that the right to education is the main focus of many scholars. This is due to the most significant right to livelihood for Rohingya refugee children, followed by the right to health. In relation to discussing the issues related to Rohingya refugee children, the majority of the study used a qualitative approach. Hence, this study concluded that there are many rights that are still under research except for education and health. In addition, the practise of these rights should also be thoroughly discussed in other countries than Bangladesh, including the signatory countries of the 1951 Convention that may include the core principle of children's rights such as the right to participate.

Faculty of Administrative Science & Policy Studies (FASPS), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam, 2018

International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences

The issue of incest has been extensively debated for a long time. However, the argument concernin... more The issue of incest has been extensively debated for a long time. However, the argument concerning father-daughter incest (FDI) began in 1980s. Many scholars disscuss the factors that contribute to incest as well as the consequences of the abuse. This paper applied a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) to explore the issues and challenges faced by the survivors of father-daughter incest, comprising 12 social science articles across a 12-year period (2010 to July 2022)-the selection of papers was done based on a thorough processes through the Scopus database. Hence, findings revealed that FDI received huge attention from experts, specifically in terms of issues and challenges. This situation happens due to the increasing number of FDI incidence especially since the world has been infected by COVID-19 at the end of 2019. The majority of research applied a qualitative approach conducted in European and Asian country; yet, only one theory is embedded to address the issue. In relation to the issue and challenges of FDI, majority of papers concern taboos (8 articles), coping mechanisms (6 articles), and survival (11 articles). As a result, this study indicated that there are still underresearched pertaning to the issues and challenges associated to FDI, notably in terms of taboo, coping mechanisms, and survival.

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies

Adolescence is crucial before the transition to adulthood, and developing healthy eating behaviou... more Adolescence is crucial before the transition to adulthood, and developing healthy eating behaviours in early adolescence is vital for long-term health and well-being. The high prevalence of fast food consumption among the young generation leads to excessive weight. Hence, this study investigates how Generation Z perceives the CSR practices performed by fast food restaurants to ensure products' safety, nutrition, and health. The Theory of Stakeholder is employed to explain the responsibility of businesses to their stakeholders. 330 respondents responded to the survey. This study confirms that the four CSR dimensions influence fast food's product safety, nutrition, and health.

In the global stock market environment, individual shareholders have become a central issue for i... more In the global stock market environment, individual shareholders have become a central issue for irrational thinking towards investment decision making. They are recognized as one of the investor groups that is highly exposed to investment risks and losses. The key aspects of the issues are mainly attributed to their limited knowledge, skills, and expertise. This paper seeks to remedy these problems by examining the challenges in making wise investment decisions among individual shareholders in Malaysian Public Listed Companies and recommendations from key stakeholders’ perspectives. The methodological approach taken in this study is a qualitative design based on interviewing the key stakeholders (board members, and representatives of Bursa Malaysia and Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group). With the help of the NVivo software in managing the data, this study analyses the data and concludes that there are four challenges and four recommendations in making wise investment decisions amo...

Shariah Investment-Pocket” is one of the preliminary initiatives to develop Shariah investment aw... more Shariah Investment-Pocket” is one of the preliminary initiatives to develop Shariah investment awareness in Malaysia by exposes them with the background and knowledge on the practices governed under the Islamic practices. The objectives of “Shariah Investment-Pocketbook” are; i) to empower investors to be more actives in their investments and investment decision-making to ensure they achieve greater financial needs and wealth maximization; ii) to provide a platform to the public to gain knowledge and information; iii) to protect public from investing in non-halal products; iv) to provide guidance to investors investing in and selling Shariah compliant securities of Shariah investment in Bursa Malaysia; v) to recommend the best practices for investors to adopt as part of their respective Shariah compliant securities and trading processes and activities; and vi) to provide a comprehensive market for Shariah investment communities to strengthen Malaysia's position in the eyes of is...

PLANNING MALAYSIA

While Malaysia has taken drastic actions and initiatives to effectively address the COVID-19 pand... more While Malaysia has taken drastic actions and initiatives to effectively address the COVID-19 pandemic issue, the country has also opted for a compliance strategy, particularly by imposing penalties for non-compliance with Malaysia's COVID-19 SOPs and the new norms. Following the government's extensive policy responses and initiatives to address the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, quantitative research was conducted among 2,074 respondents across the country via online and face-to-face survey. According to the findings of this study, three new norms (face mask, hand sanitiser, and physical distancing) have a significant relationship with "preventing the spread of COVID-19." However, "washing hands with water and soap" has no effect on COVID-19 transmission (p>0.050, p=0.138). Notably, "practising physical distance" was discovered to be the most influential factor (b=0.112, p<0.001) in "preventing COVID-19 spread" (p<0.001). In c...

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal

The rapid growth of the fast food industry is associated with an extravagant trend of fast food c... more The rapid growth of the fast food industry is associated with an extravagant trend of fast food consumption, especially among the young generation. This study investigates how Generation Z perceives the key factors to determine fast food's product safety, nutrition, and health. The theory of Stakeholder is employed to explain the responsibility of businesses to their stakeholders and four key factors, including economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic are adapted from Carroll's CSR pyramid. 330 respondents responded to the survey. The result reveals that the four key factors elicited a significantly positive response to fast food's product safety, nutrition, and health. Keywords: Generation Z; Fast food; Nutrition; Health eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under re...

Faculty of Business and Management and UiTM Press Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia., Jun 1, 2019

Individual investments behaviour is concerned with choices about purchases of small amounts of se... more Individual investments behaviour is concerned with choices about purchases of small amounts of securities for his or her own account. Decision tools often support investment decisions. It is assumed that information structure and the factors in the market systematically influence individuals' investment decisions as well as market outcomes. Decision tools often support investment decisions. It is assumed that information structure and the factors in the market systematically influence individuals' investment decisions as well as market outcomes. Investor market behaviour derives from psychological principles of decision making to explain why people buy or sell stocks. These factors will focus upon how investors interpret and act on information to make investment decisions. The purpose of the study was to identify the factors that influence investment decision making among potential individual investors in Malaysia. Three behavioural factors might influence investment decision making which are accounting-information, firm-image coincidence and personal-financial-needs. A set of questionnaire was distributed to 384 potential investors in Malaysia specifically in housing area of Klang Valley as population of this study. Based on the findings, it showed that there is positive relationship between accounting-information, firm-image-coincidence and personal-financial-needs in investment decision making. Hence, between these three behavioural factors, accounting-information, firm-image coincidence and personalfinancial-needs, the main influential factor is accounting-information. This study also proposed a future research for investment decision making and give implications to the potential investors, community, organization, policy makers and investment practitioners.

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2021

Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for open and distance learning (ODL). Past studies inv... more Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for open and distance learning (ODL). Past studies investigate the perception of ODL based on learner-to-learner engagement, leanerto-instructor engagement and learner-to-content engagement. Nevertheless, lack of study conducted to explore ways to boost students' motivation during ODL. This study is necessary to investigate strategies to boost students' motivation during ODL. By exploring the openness and connectedness of the students during ODL, it gives significant information to the instructors and learners. The findings of this study assist the instructors in developing meaningful learning content, establish high engagement with the learner and learners will discover that a good relationship with their peers makes them more motivated during ODL.. To answer the research questions, quantitative method was employed. Instrument is developed from the past literatures to find out how openness and connectedness is displayed during ODL65 undergraduate and postgraduate students responded to online close-ended questionnaire. Findings demonstrate that students perceived that high level of openness during ODL is demonstrated by learner-to-learner engagement and leaner-to-instructor engagement. Meanwhile, connectedness is displayed in ODL through learner-to-content engagement. Also, the students put learner-to-learner engagement as top factor to enrich openness during ODL and eventually boost their motivation. By referring to the findings, it is suggested that future research investigate more efforts and initiatives to establish and sustain openness and connectedness in online learning. The globalization process has made Internet as an essential medium to almost all aspects including professional and personal networks to provide information sources, news and learning materials

Journal of International Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship, 2019

Business corporations need to realize that in order to achieve their primary objective, they need... more Business corporations need to realize that in order to achieve their primary objective, they need to consider their responsibility towards society and environment. However, there are still a lot of unethical businesses that ignore their stakeholder’s interest. Therefore, business need to aware that their involvement of CSR practices in certain extent does affect the consumer buying behavior. This paper examines the relationship between CSR practices and consumer buying behavior. Quantitative approach was employed and 241questionnaires were collected and valid to be used. It was found that positive relationship existed between all the CSR practices (economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic) and the consumer buying behavior. However, based on the students in Selangor perspective, the main element of CSR practices that influence the consumer buying behavior is economic. Therefore, business corporations need to strive to maximize their shareholder’s wealth as the consumers expect the...

The topics of ‘parenting practices’ and ‘parenting styles’ have tremendously been discussed i... more The topics of ‘parenting practices’ and ‘parenting styles’ have tremendously been discussed in research on child development and growth around the world, including Malaysia. However, these aspects are still under-researched particularly when it comes to the issue of paedophilia. Based on this main gap, this paper presents the relationship between ‘parenting practices and styles’ and ‘child protection and privacy’, to specifically address the issue. Quantitative approach by using survey was conducted involving 900 Malaysian parents in Kuala Lumpur. Respondent selection comprised (1) three districts (Batu, Kuala Lumpur, and Petaling); (2) equal participation from both genders; (3) equal involvement of three main ethnicities; (4) age of parents (25 to 55 years); and (5) age of children (7 to below 13 years). Based on Pearson correlation analysis, findings revealed that three ‘parenting practices’ (involvement, monitoring, and goals, values and aspirations) and two ‘parenting...

Recently there have been major changes in the social expectation from the corporations and its ma... more Recently there have been major changes in the social expectation from the corporations and its managers. Many previous researches in Malaysia have deliberated on disclosing decent corporate practices and the effect of social and cultural differences. However, there is limited study on the importance of religiosity and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on business practices especially the Public Listed Companies (PLCs). Therefore this study examines the managers’ perception towards religiosity and CSR in the Malaysian context. The finding of this research discovers that managers perceived religiosity and CSR practices are an important part of business. The implication of this research on practitioners whereby they may use this findings to improve their decisions pertaining recruitment and selection and better understanding of CSR practices in Malaysian PLCs. This study only covers four industry and the questionnaires were distributed to middle management. While acknowledging seve...

ADVANCES IN BUSINESS RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, 2019

Individual investments behaviour is concerned with choices about purchases of small amounts of se... more Individual investments behaviour is concerned with choices about purchases of small amounts of securities for his or her own account. Decision tools often support investment decisions. It is assumed that information structure and the factors in the market systematically influence individuals’ investment decisions as well as market outcomes. Decision tools often support investment decisions. It is assumed that information structure and the factors in the market systematically influence individuals’ investment decisions as well as market outcomes. Investor market behaviour derives from psychological principles of decision making to explain why people buy or sell stocks. These factors will focus upon how investors interpret and act on information to make investment decisions. The purpose of the study was to identify the factors that influence investment decision making among potential individual investors in Malaysia. Three behavioural factors might influence investment decision making...

International Journal of Social Sciences Perspectives, 2019

This paper examined the moderating role of company size on the relationship between sustainabilit... more This paper examined the moderating role of company size on the relationship between sustainability practices (social, environmental and economic) and performance of companies in the construction industry in Malaysia. A total of 247 out of 389 construction companies located in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia responded to the questionnaires. The study found that economic and environmental practices of sustainability were positively and significantly related to company performance. However, a social practice of sustainability has no relationship with company performance. Finally, the company size was found to have no moderating effect on the relationship between all sustainability practices (social, environmental and economic) and company performance. The unexpected results of the company size may be due to the lack of understanding and unwillingness of companies in the construction industry to change and adopt sustainability practices. In addition, inadequate enforcement in respect of laws and regulations may have contributed to the lack of sustainability practices implemented in construction industry.

Journal of Accounting Research, Organization and Economics, 2019

Objective – This research aims to study the employee’s perception on CSR practices and affective ... more Objective – This research aims to study the employee’s perception on CSR practices and affective commitment in public listed companies in the area of Klang Valley, Malaysia. There were four dimensions on CSR practices that might affect the employee’s affective commitment in the organization which are economic responsibility, legal responsibility, ethical responsibility and philanthropic responsibility. Design/methodology – This study used Likert-Scale questions in order to answer both dependent and independent variables. A set of questionnaire was distributed to the employees who works in public listed companies in Klang Valley area regardless of their industry as population of this study. The data were analyzed by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Results – The findings from this study reveal that there is significant relationship of the employee’s perception on four dimensions of CSR practices and affective commitment. More than that, between all the four d...

Research in World Economy, 2019

Paedophilia issue has become a global issue around the world, including Malaysia. In today’s era ... more Paedophilia issue has become a global issue around the world, including Malaysia. In today’s era of globalisation and modernisation, the seriousness of paedophilia issue is undeniable. As the closest persons to children, parents have been recognised as the critical actor that contributes to children’s protection and security. However, research related to “parenting practices” and “parenting styles” specifically to address the paedophilia issue remains limited in Malaysian context. Thus, a doctoral research, conducted by one of the authors, aimed to fill the gap. Based on the findings, this paper presents the socio-demographic and sociocultural pattern of Malaysian parents in upholding child protection and privacy to prevent paedophilia issue. A survey involving 900 parents representing the equal number of genders (male and female) and ethnicities (Malays, Chinese and Indian) was undertaken. Based on the statistical analysis, there were two key findings highlighted in this paper, whi...

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

Motivation is regarded as one of the significant variables to be examined in the process of learn... more Motivation is regarded as one of the significant variables to be examined in the process of learning. Exploring motivation is vital to arouse learners' enthusiasm for learning to ensure learning activities run smoothly. This study is conducted to investigate the motivators and hindrance for learning by embedding motivational factors which consist of affective components, expectancy components and value components. This study utilises quantitative methodology and 148 respondents responded to the survey. The survey utilised 5 Likert scale and it comprises four sections: demographic; value component; expectancy component; and affective component. The major findings postulate that all three components influence the learners' motivation. To summarise, value components which are fuelled by intrinsic and extrinsic goal orientation, as well as task value beliefs influence the learners' motivation. Next, expectancy components encompasses learners' perception of self-efficacy, and control beliefs for learning also influence learners' motivation. On the other hand, affective component which derives from test anxiety significantly influences the learners' motivation. Meanwhile, there is an association found between affective components and value components and a significant association is demonstrated between expectancy components and value components. Nevertheless, the findings predicate that there is no association between affective components and expectancy components. The findings of this study are imperative to understand underlying factors that influence learner's motivation in learning process as it assists the instructors to choose appropriate approach to be delivered in the class. Considering the limitation of this study, future researchers are proposed to add moderating variable such as gender because the learners' achievement motivation and educational experience could be related to the differences between male and female learners' motivation.

This paper explores whether street children in the city of Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah ... more This paper explores whether street children in the city of Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah can rely on "friendship" as a strategy to survive on the streets. Street children are categorized as vulnerable and marginalized children since they receive lack of supervision, direction and protection from parents/guardians/adults. These situations immensely influence these children to succumb to a life on the streets. To continue surviving, street children develop distinctive relationships with each other. It is vital to stay in a group of friends to maximize their protection and minimize risks, such as discrimination, gangsterism, abuse and violence. This study adopts the qualitative method by using in-depth interviews and observations of street children's nature, behaviours and characteristics. The data collection was conducted in 2016, in two areas (Kuala Lumpur city and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah) which involved 24 respondents-12 respondents from the Kuala Lumpur city and ...