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The article aims at exploring the trust establishment among patients with depression during their... more The article aims at exploring the trust establishment among patients with depression during their journey to psychiatric patient-hood. This study was undertaken in government hospital involving 29 psychiatric outpatient users in Kedah and Pulau Pinang respectively. Phenomenology study and gender lens employed to scrutinize on the patients’ lived experiences in mental health care, at the same time magnifying the gender differences in perceiving the service. Semi-structured in-depth interview and non-participant observation were the tools used in data collection. The data then explicated with the aid of a qualitative data analysis tool, Atlas.ti., version 7.5. Through the findings, the study identified “Trust” appears critical in the accounts of the patients in shaping the doctor-patient relationship; with at least five interlocking sub-themes describing the health professional’s characteristic while giving the service. The sub-themes include doctor’s integrity, concern, competencies,...
Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal
This study aims to 1) identify and describe agencies’ role in helping psychiatric patients and 2)... more This study aims to 1) identify and describe agencies’ role in helping psychiatric patients and 2) evaluate whether there is a synergy in building a concrete framework for the patients. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight mental health experts. The data were transcribed, and thematic analysis was performed using NVivo software. Findings revealed that empowering the patients was one of the strategies to assist them. Nevertheless, the multisectoral collaboration did not translate well within the aid networks despite the efforts by the government agencies to bridge their services to the patients. Keywords: Psychiatric Care, Aid Agencies, Integration Strategy, Collaboration Networks eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., U.K. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysi...
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](The demographic profile of Malaysian is experiencing the major shifts and it has led to a new phe... more The demographic profile of Malaysian is experiencing the major shifts and it has led to a new phenomenon emerged so called aged society. This new phenomenon has spawned into the public sector, as response to situation Malaysian government has taken action by increasing the legal retirement age from 58 to 60 years old. However, this age cohort usually had been perceived as economically non-productive and facing health problems by many, thus this action just provide an immediate form of solution rather a long-term determination. Due to that problem , a proper pension trajectory precautionary measure is significant for public retirees and strong ties of social networks is needed for maintaining their financial dependency. The social networks is important in providing them with a 'sense of belongingness' with others, could help them feel more confidence after getting retired. Therefore, this research will identify the important of pension trajectories for public retirees and how...
Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 2020
This paper aims to conduct a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) to examine the urban poor livelih... more This paper aims to conduct a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) to examine the urban poor livelihood analysis through the lens of Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA) in Malaysia. SLA is a widely adopted framework for examining rural livelihoods globally and nationally, however, there are limited studies that have adopted the SLA to examine urban poor household livelihoods. Hence, this paper aims to fill a gap of knowledge on analysing sustainability of urban poor livelihoods in Malaysia. Adopting Transparent Reporting of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses method known as PRISMA, the results of SLR revealed significant urban livelihood themes are financial, human, social and physical capitals. These findings help policymakers and local support groups in improving the current policies and to enhance the quality of life of the urban poor. Keywords: urban poor livelihoods, Malaysia, systematic literature review, Sustainable Livelihood Approach. eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. P...
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](The views, opinions and technical recommendations expressed by the contributors and authors are e... more The views, opinions and technical recommendations expressed by the contributors and authors are entirely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors, the Faculty or the University.
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](Research Management Institute (RMI), Feb 1, 2013
ieee symposium on humanities, science and engineering research, Jun 1, 2012
From late 1990s until early 2000s, the word ‘integrity’ has been popularized amongst Malaysians a... more From late 1990s until early 2000s, the word ‘integrity’ has been popularized amongst Malaysians along with the establishment of the Malaysian Integrity Institute (IIM) in 2004. Integrity refers to the quality of having strong moral principles in the society and this encompasses employees in an organizational setting. Having the fact that human beings intend to behave guided by their personal interests, integrity is seen able to curb the negativity of such act to ensure organizational goals could be attained. In reality, deciding what is an ethical behavior is much easier compared to executing the act. This is one of the challenges faced by most managers all over the world as they are responsible for setting examples of ethical behavior and assisting employees to make ethical choices. Moreover, an organization also plays an important role to promote moral acts amongst the employees such as creating an ethical environment in the workplace together with relevant rules and regulations. ...
The aim of this paper is to discuss the issues concerning the New Economic Po licy (NEP) of Malay... more The aim of this paper is to discuss the issues concerning the New Economic Po licy (NEP) of Malaysia. Even though the policy has ended nearly 20 years to-date, the issues of unequal treatments felt by the non-Bumiputeras and power struggle are still debatable. Regardless the outcry, it is undeniable that the NEP has great significant on putting the economic and social balance between ethnics in the country. The basic idea of NEP is as a plan to upscale the economic and to have an equal distribution of the national wealth without neglecting any parties as well as maintaining our country well-being.
GATR Global Journal of Business and Social Science Review (GJBSSR) Vol.5(3) Jul-Sep 2017, 2017
Objective - This study aims to explore the differences in mental health stigma experiences betwee... more Objective - This study aims to explore the differences in mental health stigma experiences between male and female patients while undertaking the mental health care. Methodology/Technique - The study employs phenomenology and gender lens on 29 patients with depression, who were consulting the outpatient psychiatric clinics in Kedah and Pulau Pinang states. An in-depth interview conducted and the data was then transcribed and analyzed using Atlas.ti software, version 7.5. The study presented informed consents to each participant, and had obtained the university ethical clearance. Using thematic analysis, the significance of labelling emerged in two sub-themes, there were "Even I have a negative gaze", and "They don't know what psychiatric is!". Findings - The results revealed that being gazed upon disgracefully by others is one of the discriminating factors that hampers their help-seeking effort. Nevertheless, the misconception about mental illness by the soci...
International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2020
Students with mental issues are becoming prevalent in institutions of higher learning. Most of th... more Students with mental issues are becoming prevalent in institutions of higher learning. Most of them choose to remain silent and it becomes the role of educators to identify the problem and get them the help needed. This study aims to examine the educators' readiness to reach out to students who showed mental health issues such as stress, anxiety and depression during their course of study. They are also able to create a safe environment for the students to unleash their worrisome and bridging to necessary help available around the institutions. This study had undertaken a quantitative descriptive survey on seeking the inclination for educators to help their students in mental health issues. Nineteen items were constructed and distributed online to lecturers in a local institution of higher learning, 191 responses were received. Results indicated that knowing mental health information would increase the inclination of helping behaviour. However, many did not refer to the in-house expert, such as a university's counsellor. Besides the absence of a mental health framework in higher institutions, these lecturers agree on having a quick reference to guide their help towards the students. Several research implications were also suggested.
American Journal of Economics, 2013
The aim of this paper is to discuss the issues concerning the New Economic Po licy (NEP) of Malay... more The aim of this paper is to discuss the issues concerning the New Economic Po licy (NEP) of Malaysia. Even though the policy has ended nearly 20 years to-date, the issues of unequal treatments felt by the non-Bumiputeras and power struggle are still debatable. Regardless the outcry, it is undeniable that the NEP has great significant on putting the economic and social balance between ethnics in the country. The basic idea of NEP is as a plan to upscale the economic and to have an equal distribution of the national wealth without neglecting any parties as well as maintaining our country well-being.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015
The aim of this paper has two-pronged of objectives: firstly, to know the gatekeepers and their s... more The aim of this paper has two-pronged of objectives: firstly, to know the gatekeepers and their significant roles; and secondly, to share the workable strategies in building rapport and gaining access to the social institution, particularly the studied context. The research was undertaken at public hospitals in Pulau Pinang and Kedah, Malaysia on 37 respondents. The preliminary finding suggested that the gatekeepers play important roles to maintain the status quo in the mental health care. However, compromises are vital to ensure the accessibility to the potential respondents.
Proceedings of the ASEAN Entrepreneurship Conference 2014, 2015
From the late 1990s until the early 2000s, the word “integrity” has been popularized among Malays... more From the late 1990s until the early 2000s, the word “integrity” has been popularized among Malaysians along with the establishment of the Malaysian Integrity Institute (IIM) in 2004. Integrity refers to the quality of having strong moral principles in the society and this encompasses employees in an organizational setting. Having the fact that human beings intend to behave guided by their personal interests, integrity is seen able to curb the negativity of such act to ensure organizational goals could be attained. In reality, deciding what is an ethical behavior is much easier compared to executing the act. This is one of the challenges faced by most managers all over the world as they are responsible for setting examples of ethical behavior and assisting employees to make ethical choices. Moreover, an organization also plays an important role to promote moral acts among the employees such as creating an ethical environment in the workplace together with relevant rules and regulations. Thus, this article has the aims to (1) discuss factors determining ethical behaviors, (2) expound the importance of managerial roles in exercising business ethics, (3) posit approaches that make an ethical manager, and (4) analyze integrity in an organizational environment.
Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal
This paper highlights the patterns of psychosocial challenges confronting O&G workers that result... more This paper highlights the patterns of psychosocial challenges confronting O&G workers that result in mental health issues worldwide through a systematic review of notable academic databases. This study integrated multiple research designs, and the review was based on the publication standard, namely RepOrting standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses (ROSES). Thematic analysis was undertaken, and four emerging themes were identified: 1) demographic factors, 2) personality, 3) psychosocial risks, and 4) health conditions. The findings contributed to several theoretical and practical implications, which are essential for researchers in the O&G field and policymakers. Keywords: psychosocial risks; personality; well-being; oil &gas 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 responsibil...
This article aims at exploring the trust establishment among patients with depression during thei... more This article aims at exploring the trust establishment among patients with depression during their journey to psychiatric patient-hood. This study was undertaken in government hospital involving 29 psychiatric outpatient users in Kedah and Pulau Pinang respectively using phenomenological study and gender lens. Semi-structured in-depth interview and non-participant observation were the tools used in data collection. The data explicated with the aid of a qualitative data analysis tool, Atlas.ti., version 7.5. Through the findings, the study identified “Trust” appears critical in the accounts of the patients in shaping the doctor-patient relationship. Five interlocking subthemes describing the health professional’s characteristic while giving the service include doctor’s integrity, concern, competencies, empathy, and autonomy enabler. The findings had highlighted that both female and male physicians had different approach to their patients, where the female physician had better chances...
... Signature NUR ZAFIFA KAMARUNZAMAN Project Member Signature ZALIHA HJ. ... Pn. Siti Salm... more ... Signature NUR ZAFIFA KAMARUNZAMAN Project Member Signature ZALIHA HJ. ... Pn. Siti Salmah Abu Bakar (Former Coordinator, Research Management Unit, UiTM Kedah) and ...
2012 IEEE Symposium on Humanities, Science and Engineering Research, 2012
Followers have been the center of organizational focus in modern structure. The activation of fol... more Followers have been the center of organizational focus in modern structure. The activation of followership could be a remark of successful leadership. Leaders must begin to understand the types of people they lead. Team members identify themselves as a unit and practically plan organizational development and progress to achieve similar strategies and objectives. The development of a leadermember exchange is based on characteristics of the 'working relationship' as opposed to a personal or friendship relationship. Leaders create unity through demonstration of group-mindedness by making more references to the collective history, the collective identity and interests, and collective efficacy. The more leaders augment follower identification (through role modeling or group socialization), the more followers will likely experience higher feelings of ownership and responsibility. This paper is intended to characterize the types of followers that might exist in organizations, and establish an integration of followers' classification.
This paper discuss on the role of the media in the context of warfare that was brought by the con... more This paper discuss on the role of the media in the context of warfare that was brought by the conservative mass media as well as the alternatives during the N 25 DUN Bukit Selambau, Malaysia byelection timeframe. The main idea of this study is to analyze the role of conservative and alternative media during Malaysia's 2009 by-election. It should be noted that the types of media that were selected in this paperwork were not biased upon any parties and this was determined on the rationale that these media were the main choice of the local population. Among the local media sources that were chosen for this analysis were Utusan Malaysia, Berita Harian, Nanban, Tamil Nesan, whereas malaysiakini.com and tvantara.com were for the alternatives,. The discussions in this paperwork were more focused on the issues that were discussed by the media in terms of their main topic, news focus, themes, role of pictures and videos and the delivery of news. In order to deliver a more effective writing piece, the researcher had used two main communicative theories which were the theory of agenda setting as well as the framing theory in analyzing the impacts of media in this by-election.
2012 IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications, 2012
ABSTRACT The aims of this paper are two folds, to identify as to whether intention to whistle blo... more ABSTRACT The aims of this paper are two folds, to identify as to whether intention to whistle blow exists; and to ascertain the relationship between perceived organizational support, channel of communication, and the attitude of those who with intention to blow the whistle. The study has undertaken population study in one of the Northern Region's public office which consists of 400 populations in total. At least 204 public servants were involved in this research as the respondents. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaire. The findings indicated that there exists intention to whistle blow on the part of the within the organization (mean=4.059). Further analysis discovered that there are positive relationships between all variables with regards to the intention to blow the whistle. Channel of communication is the most dominant variable that drives the respondents to act morally in the organization.
The article aims at exploring the trust establishment among patients with depression during their... more The article aims at exploring the trust establishment among patients with depression during their journey to psychiatric patient-hood. This study was undertaken in government hospital involving 29 psychiatric outpatient users in Kedah and Pulau Pinang respectively. Phenomenology study and gender lens employed to scrutinize on the patients’ lived experiences in mental health care, at the same time magnifying the gender differences in perceiving the service. Semi-structured in-depth interview and non-participant observation were the tools used in data collection. The data then explicated with the aid of a qualitative data analysis tool, Atlas.ti., version 7.5. Through the findings, the study identified “Trust” appears critical in the accounts of the patients in shaping the doctor-patient relationship; with at least five interlocking sub-themes describing the health professional’s characteristic while giving the service. The sub-themes include doctor’s integrity, concern, competencies,...
Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal
This study aims to 1) identify and describe agencies’ role in helping psychiatric patients and 2)... more This study aims to 1) identify and describe agencies’ role in helping psychiatric patients and 2) evaluate whether there is a synergy in building a concrete framework for the patients. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight mental health experts. The data were transcribed, and thematic analysis was performed using NVivo software. Findings revealed that empowering the patients was one of the strategies to assist them. Nevertheless, the multisectoral collaboration did not translate well within the aid networks despite the efforts by the government agencies to bridge their services to the patients. Keywords: Psychiatric Care, Aid Agencies, Integration Strategy, Collaboration Networks eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., U.K. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysi...
The demographic profile of Malaysian is experiencing the major shifts and it has led to a new phe... more The demographic profile of Malaysian is experiencing the major shifts and it has led to a new phenomenon emerged so called aged society. This new phenomenon has spawned into the public sector, as response to situation Malaysian government has taken action by increasing the legal retirement age from 58 to 60 years old. However, this age cohort usually had been perceived as economically non-productive and facing health problems by many, thus this action just provide an immediate form of solution rather a long-term determination. Due to that problem , a proper pension trajectory precautionary measure is significant for public retirees and strong ties of social networks is needed for maintaining their financial dependency. The social networks is important in providing them with a 'sense of belongingness' with others, could help them feel more confidence after getting retired. Therefore, this research will identify the important of pension trajectories for public retirees and how...
Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 2020
This paper aims to conduct a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) to examine the urban poor livelih... more This paper aims to conduct a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) to examine the urban poor livelihood analysis through the lens of Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA) in Malaysia. SLA is a widely adopted framework for examining rural livelihoods globally and nationally, however, there are limited studies that have adopted the SLA to examine urban poor household livelihoods. Hence, this paper aims to fill a gap of knowledge on analysing sustainability of urban poor livelihoods in Malaysia. Adopting Transparent Reporting of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses method known as PRISMA, the results of SLR revealed significant urban livelihood themes are financial, human, social and physical capitals. These findings help policymakers and local support groups in improving the current policies and to enhance the quality of life of the urban poor. Keywords: urban poor livelihoods, Malaysia, systematic literature review, Sustainable Livelihood Approach. eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. P...
The views, opinions and technical recommendations expressed by the contributors and authors are e... more The views, opinions and technical recommendations expressed by the contributors and authors are entirely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors, the Faculty or the University.
Research Management Institute (RMI), Feb 1, 2013
ieee symposium on humanities, science and engineering research, Jun 1, 2012
From late 1990s until early 2000s, the word ‘integrity’ has been popularized amongst Malaysians a... more From late 1990s until early 2000s, the word ‘integrity’ has been popularized amongst Malaysians along with the establishment of the Malaysian Integrity Institute (IIM) in 2004. Integrity refers to the quality of having strong moral principles in the society and this encompasses employees in an organizational setting. Having the fact that human beings intend to behave guided by their personal interests, integrity is seen able to curb the negativity of such act to ensure organizational goals could be attained. In reality, deciding what is an ethical behavior is much easier compared to executing the act. This is one of the challenges faced by most managers all over the world as they are responsible for setting examples of ethical behavior and assisting employees to make ethical choices. Moreover, an organization also plays an important role to promote moral acts amongst the employees such as creating an ethical environment in the workplace together with relevant rules and regulations. ...
The aim of this paper is to discuss the issues concerning the New Economic Po licy (NEP) of Malay... more The aim of this paper is to discuss the issues concerning the New Economic Po licy (NEP) of Malaysia. Even though the policy has ended nearly 20 years to-date, the issues of unequal treatments felt by the non-Bumiputeras and power struggle are still debatable. Regardless the outcry, it is undeniable that the NEP has great significant on putting the economic and social balance between ethnics in the country. The basic idea of NEP is as a plan to upscale the economic and to have an equal distribution of the national wealth without neglecting any parties as well as maintaining our country well-being.
GATR Global Journal of Business and Social Science Review (GJBSSR) Vol.5(3) Jul-Sep 2017, 2017
Objective - This study aims to explore the differences in mental health stigma experiences betwee... more Objective - This study aims to explore the differences in mental health stigma experiences between male and female patients while undertaking the mental health care. Methodology/Technique - The study employs phenomenology and gender lens on 29 patients with depression, who were consulting the outpatient psychiatric clinics in Kedah and Pulau Pinang states. An in-depth interview conducted and the data was then transcribed and analyzed using Atlas.ti software, version 7.5. The study presented informed consents to each participant, and had obtained the university ethical clearance. Using thematic analysis, the significance of labelling emerged in two sub-themes, there were "Even I have a negative gaze", and "They don't know what psychiatric is!". Findings - The results revealed that being gazed upon disgracefully by others is one of the discriminating factors that hampers their help-seeking effort. Nevertheless, the misconception about mental illness by the soci...
International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2020
Students with mental issues are becoming prevalent in institutions of higher learning. Most of th... more Students with mental issues are becoming prevalent in institutions of higher learning. Most of them choose to remain silent and it becomes the role of educators to identify the problem and get them the help needed. This study aims to examine the educators' readiness to reach out to students who showed mental health issues such as stress, anxiety and depression during their course of study. They are also able to create a safe environment for the students to unleash their worrisome and bridging to necessary help available around the institutions. This study had undertaken a quantitative descriptive survey on seeking the inclination for educators to help their students in mental health issues. Nineteen items were constructed and distributed online to lecturers in a local institution of higher learning, 191 responses were received. Results indicated that knowing mental health information would increase the inclination of helping behaviour. However, many did not refer to the in-house expert, such as a university's counsellor. Besides the absence of a mental health framework in higher institutions, these lecturers agree on having a quick reference to guide their help towards the students. Several research implications were also suggested.
American Journal of Economics, 2013
The aim of this paper is to discuss the issues concerning the New Economic Po licy (NEP) of Malay... more The aim of this paper is to discuss the issues concerning the New Economic Po licy (NEP) of Malaysia. Even though the policy has ended nearly 20 years to-date, the issues of unequal treatments felt by the non-Bumiputeras and power struggle are still debatable. Regardless the outcry, it is undeniable that the NEP has great significant on putting the economic and social balance between ethnics in the country. The basic idea of NEP is as a plan to upscale the economic and to have an equal distribution of the national wealth without neglecting any parties as well as maintaining our country well-being.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015
The aim of this paper has two-pronged of objectives: firstly, to know the gatekeepers and their s... more The aim of this paper has two-pronged of objectives: firstly, to know the gatekeepers and their significant roles; and secondly, to share the workable strategies in building rapport and gaining access to the social institution, particularly the studied context. The research was undertaken at public hospitals in Pulau Pinang and Kedah, Malaysia on 37 respondents. The preliminary finding suggested that the gatekeepers play important roles to maintain the status quo in the mental health care. However, compromises are vital to ensure the accessibility to the potential respondents.
Proceedings of the ASEAN Entrepreneurship Conference 2014, 2015
From the late 1990s until the early 2000s, the word “integrity” has been popularized among Malays... more From the late 1990s until the early 2000s, the word “integrity” has been popularized among Malaysians along with the establishment of the Malaysian Integrity Institute (IIM) in 2004. Integrity refers to the quality of having strong moral principles in the society and this encompasses employees in an organizational setting. Having the fact that human beings intend to behave guided by their personal interests, integrity is seen able to curb the negativity of such act to ensure organizational goals could be attained. In reality, deciding what is an ethical behavior is much easier compared to executing the act. This is one of the challenges faced by most managers all over the world as they are responsible for setting examples of ethical behavior and assisting employees to make ethical choices. Moreover, an organization also plays an important role to promote moral acts among the employees such as creating an ethical environment in the workplace together with relevant rules and regulations. Thus, this article has the aims to (1) discuss factors determining ethical behaviors, (2) expound the importance of managerial roles in exercising business ethics, (3) posit approaches that make an ethical manager, and (4) analyze integrity in an organizational environment.
Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal
This paper highlights the patterns of psychosocial challenges confronting O&G workers that result... more This paper highlights the patterns of psychosocial challenges confronting O&G workers that result in mental health issues worldwide through a systematic review of notable academic databases. This study integrated multiple research designs, and the review was based on the publication standard, namely RepOrting standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses (ROSES). Thematic analysis was undertaken, and four emerging themes were identified: 1) demographic factors, 2) personality, 3) psychosocial risks, and 4) health conditions. The findings contributed to several theoretical and practical implications, which are essential for researchers in the O&G field and policymakers. Keywords: psychosocial risks; personality; well-being; oil &gas 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 responsibil...
This article aims at exploring the trust establishment among patients with depression during thei... more This article aims at exploring the trust establishment among patients with depression during their journey to psychiatric patient-hood. This study was undertaken in government hospital involving 29 psychiatric outpatient users in Kedah and Pulau Pinang respectively using phenomenological study and gender lens. Semi-structured in-depth interview and non-participant observation were the tools used in data collection. The data explicated with the aid of a qualitative data analysis tool, Atlas.ti., version 7.5. Through the findings, the study identified “Trust” appears critical in the accounts of the patients in shaping the doctor-patient relationship. Five interlocking subthemes describing the health professional’s characteristic while giving the service include doctor’s integrity, concern, competencies, empathy, and autonomy enabler. The findings had highlighted that both female and male physicians had different approach to their patients, where the female physician had better chances...
... Signature NUR ZAFIFA KAMARUNZAMAN Project Member Signature ZALIHA HJ. ... Pn. Siti Salm... more ... Signature NUR ZAFIFA KAMARUNZAMAN Project Member Signature ZALIHA HJ. ... Pn. Siti Salmah Abu Bakar (Former Coordinator, Research Management Unit, UiTM Kedah) and ...
2012 IEEE Symposium on Humanities, Science and Engineering Research, 2012
Followers have been the center of organizational focus in modern structure. The activation of fol... more Followers have been the center of organizational focus in modern structure. The activation of followership could be a remark of successful leadership. Leaders must begin to understand the types of people they lead. Team members identify themselves as a unit and practically plan organizational development and progress to achieve similar strategies and objectives. The development of a leadermember exchange is based on characteristics of the 'working relationship' as opposed to a personal or friendship relationship. Leaders create unity through demonstration of group-mindedness by making more references to the collective history, the collective identity and interests, and collective efficacy. The more leaders augment follower identification (through role modeling or group socialization), the more followers will likely experience higher feelings of ownership and responsibility. This paper is intended to characterize the types of followers that might exist in organizations, and establish an integration of followers' classification.
This paper discuss on the role of the media in the context of warfare that was brought by the con... more This paper discuss on the role of the media in the context of warfare that was brought by the conservative mass media as well as the alternatives during the N 25 DUN Bukit Selambau, Malaysia byelection timeframe. The main idea of this study is to analyze the role of conservative and alternative media during Malaysia's 2009 by-election. It should be noted that the types of media that were selected in this paperwork were not biased upon any parties and this was determined on the rationale that these media were the main choice of the local population. Among the local media sources that were chosen for this analysis were Utusan Malaysia, Berita Harian, Nanban, Tamil Nesan, whereas malaysiakini.com and tvantara.com were for the alternatives,. The discussions in this paperwork were more focused on the issues that were discussed by the media in terms of their main topic, news focus, themes, role of pictures and videos and the delivery of news. In order to deliver a more effective writing piece, the researcher had used two main communicative theories which were the theory of agenda setting as well as the framing theory in analyzing the impacts of media in this by-election.
2012 IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications, 2012
ABSTRACT The aims of this paper are two folds, to identify as to whether intention to whistle blo... more ABSTRACT The aims of this paper are two folds, to identify as to whether intention to whistle blow exists; and to ascertain the relationship between perceived organizational support, channel of communication, and the attitude of those who with intention to blow the whistle. The study has undertaken population study in one of the Northern Region's public office which consists of 400 populations in total. At least 204 public servants were involved in this research as the respondents. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaire. The findings indicated that there exists intention to whistle blow on the part of the within the organization (mean=4.059). Further analysis discovered that there are positive relationships between all variables with regards to the intention to blow the whistle. Channel of communication is the most dominant variable that drives the respondents to act morally in the organization.