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Journal of Social Marketing

Purpose This study aims to examine the young Malaysian consumers’ switching intention from synthe... more Purpose This study aims to examine the young Malaysian consumers’ switching intention from synthetic to biodegradable plastics. This research shows the factors affecting young Malaysian consumers’ switching intention towards biodegradable plastic rather than traditional plastic (synthetic plastics). In this study, there are three factors to be considered whether they influence the young consumers in Malaysia to change their intention towards biodegradable plastic. The three factors are environmental concern, knowledge and the perceived value of biodegradable plastic. However, biodegradable plastic’s switching intention is also affected by biodegradable plastic’s attitude, where the three factors influence this attitude. Thus, all variables are considered in this research to investigate the reasons for switching intention from synthetic to biodegradable plastics among young Malaysian consumers. Design/methodology/approach In line with the recent economic growth, especially in develop...

Journal of Cleaner Production

Energy Engineering

This study examines the literature on bio-based and biodegradable plastics published between 2000... more This study examines the literature on bio-based and biodegradable plastics published between 2000 and 2021 and provides insights and research suggestions for the future. The study gathers data from the Scopus and ISI Web of Science databases, then picks 1042 publications objectively and analyses their metadata. Furthermore, 144 papers from the Web of Science are analysed to present insights and classifications of the literature based on content analyses, including assessment/evaluation of the sustainability of bio-based and biodegradable Plastics, sustainability of biodegradable Plastics, and factors driving the uptake of biodegradable plastics. The study finds that most research on bio-based and biodegradable plastic film evaluations considered only one dimension of sustainability, few considered two dimensions, and very few considered three dimensions. Though, in recent years, academic and industrial interest has grown dramatically in biodegradable plastics towards sustainability. The triple bottom line method in this report (economic benefit, social responsibility, and environmental protection) was employed to assess the biodegradable plastics towards sustainability. Top journals, Influential authors, top contributing institutions, top contributing nations, and contributions by fields are all identified in this study. This research gives a detailed but straightforward theoretical design of bio-based and biodegradable polymers. The study's results and future research initiatives provide a new path for further investigation and contribution to the field.

Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2022

Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2022

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2022

Abstract Human concern for the environment has grown in tandem with recent economic development, ... more Abstract Human concern for the environment has grown in tandem with recent economic development, particularly in emerging nations. This paradigm change has led Malaysians to pay more attention to synthetic plastics challenges, particularly in Malaysia. This study aims to determine the attitudes of young Malaysian consumers on the usage of biodegradable plastics to minimize the use of synthetic plastic in the country. Generally, two motivations—hedonic and environmental motivations toward switching intention from synthetic to biodegradable plastic among the young consumers were examined in the study. Environmental motivations (environmental concern, environmental knowledge), as well as hedonic motivations (adventurous spirit, novelty-seeking), are used in this study to broaden the theory of consumption value (TCV) into four additional factors that may positively impact the young consumer's attitude and increase switching intention towards biodegradable plastics. The data was collected utilizing an online survey approach and a standardized questionnaire. The data of 386 young Malaysian customers were analyzed using structural equation modelling (SEM) using SmartPLS 3. The study's significant findings indicated that hedonic motivations, environmental motivations, and attitudes all impact switching intentions toward biodegradable plastics. This study also found that attitude is a mediator between hedonic and environmental motivations regarding switching intentions. These findings might aid the government in developing a new policy that encourages residents to adopt biodegradable plastics while also lowering pollution.

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2021

Advanced Science Letters, 2018

KnE Social Sciences, 2019

By and by, natural issues sway our everyday lives. It is important to battle the difficulties tha... more By and by, natural issues sway our everyday lives. It is important to battle the difficulties that come as unnatural weather change issues. Among marker components of an Earth-wide temperature, boost is waste created from plastic sacks. Plastic sacks have turned into a significant device for controlling nature, and its impact is tremendous. With expanded ecological issues brought about by plastic sacks throughout the most recent decade, biodegradable plastic packs (BPBs) seem like an ideal arrangement as they are intended to disintegrate totally, without leaving a reasonable impression. Consequently, the fundamental target of this venture is to expand mindfulness among buyers to supplant plastic sacks to BPBs. This is an examination that incorporates a quantitative research way to deal with distinguish key vital elements that impact the utilization of BPB among purchasers. The hypothesis of arranged conduct, by (Ajzen and Maden, 1986) will be utilized in this investigation. As a hug...

Management Systems in Production Engineering

This study aims to investigate the effects of lean management implementation on public sector per... more This study aims to investigate the effects of lean management implementation on public sector performance along with the critical success factors of its implementation. The cross-sectional quantitative survey collected 131 responses from public organisations in Malaysia selected through a stratified random sampling procedure. Data were analysed using the structural equation modelling (SEM) approach with SmartPLS 4 professional. Lean resources, lean culture, and lean knowledge management are critical success factors for implementing lean management in the Malaysian public sector. Subsequently, the holistic implementation of lean management will enhance their performance. This study provides a practical viewpoint for practitioners to understand and validate the potential benefits lean management can sustain if implemented with the critical success factors. As a result, practitioners and policymakers could use the insight from this study to tailor strategies for leveraging public secto...

International Journal of Industrial Management, Dec 31, 2022

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2019

Empowering employees' spiritual intelligence (SQ) is about bringing back the soul of the hospital... more Empowering employees' spiritual intelligence (SQ) is about bringing back the soul of the hospitality business. This study intends to identify factors that affect a food handler's' SQ and also to discover SQ's potential role in mediating food-hygiene practices and foodservice performance. Using judgemental sampling, this study conducted a cross-sectional study to analyse usable data of 1026. The results show that demographic factors significantly affect SQ level. Food-hygiene practices and food service performance were fully mediated by SQ, thus supporting the food handlers' thoughts of self-development and success at work. It is proposed that the positive outcomes from the large and varied datasets of the model can be generalised to the routine practices and performance of other institutions.

A qualitative study was conducted with universities lecturers based on their understanding in ord... more A qualitative study was conducted with universities lecturers based on their understanding in order to address these questions: How does spirituality activities impact employee’s work attitude? And 2) How spirituality activities can over calm stress problem? The study tried to ascertain whether spiritual intelligence can give an impact to lecturers and release their stressful time, how is it functions and until what extend it may. Spiritual intelligence is important in shaping human behaviour. Three lecturers ranging 30-37 in ages and between 5-9 years in teaching experience, were interviewed using open-ended, face to face interviews. The data was analyzed using qualitative methodology and reported. The results showed that each lecturer experienced a deep meaningful feeling when practice their own way of spirituality that can overcome their stressful feeling at work.

Empowering employees’ spiritual intelligence (SQ) is about bringing back the soul of the hospital... more Empowering employees’ spiritual intelligence (SQ) is about bringing back the soul of the hospitality business. This study intends to identify factors that affect a food handler’s’ SQ and also to discover SQ’s potential role in mediating food-hygiene practices and foodservice performance. Using judgemental sampling, this study conducted a cross-sectional study to analyse usable data of 1026. The results show that demographic factors significantly affect SQ level. Food-hygiene practices and food service performance were fully mediated by SQ, thus supporting the food handlers’ thoughts of self-development and success at work. It is proposed that the positive outcomes from the large and varied datasets of the model can be generalised to the routine practices and performance of other institutions.

This study is about the role organizational culture in project performance in construction indust... more This study is about the role organizational culture in project performance in construction industry, Pahang. It comes out based on the problem statement which project management sector is much rely on technological software instead of practicing organizational culture. The aim for this study is to identify the relationship between organizational culture and project performance and to determine the best practice of organizational culture dimension in a construction company in Pahang. The scope of this study is among employees and human resource manager at construction industry in Pahang especially in Kuantan. The total sample was 58 respondents from construction companies. The quantitative method was used. For the result of this study has been identified that there is significant relationship between organizational culture and project performance. The best practice of organizational culture is market culture and clan culture.

Sustainability

Bio-plastics are rapidly growing in popularity, and many new techniques and approaches are emergi... more Bio-plastics are rapidly growing in popularity, and many new techniques and approaches are emerging as a result of intensive research and development (R&D) activities. Many industries worldwide are installing their new production capability. Bio-plastics have attracted political leaders’ interest, especially in light of the evolving bio-economic orientation, through their use of renewable resources and their effects on sustainable growth. Related market determinants are defined, classified, and used as a base for their own estimates. The evolution of global production capacity is modeled annually for the timeframe up to 2030 by applying a system dynamics strategy. For a long-term forecast to catch the inherent volatility, various scenarios are identified and added to the model to represent different trends in the price of gross domestic product (GDP), oil, and bioplastic feedstock. Thus, our findings show the sensitivity in the macro-economic climate of the bioplastics sector. The s...