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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
This study examines nurses’ Continuance Intention (CI) to use electronic health records (EHRs) th... more This study examines nurses’ Continuance Intention (CI) to use electronic health records (EHRs) through a combination of three conceptual frameworks: the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), the theory of expectation-confirmation (ECT), and the Five-Factor Model (FFM). A model is developed to examine and predict the determinants of nurses’ CI to use EHRs, including top management support (TMS) and the FFM’s five personality domains. Data were collected from a survey of 497 nurses, which were analyzed using partial least squares. No significant relationship was found between TMS and CI. The study revealed that performance expectancy significantly mediated the influences of two different hypotheses of two predictors: agreeableness and openness to testing CI. A significant moderating impact of conscientiousness was found on the relationship between performance expectancy and CI and the relationship between social influence and CI. The findings of this study indica...
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah, 2019
Work-family life provides different experiences for societies around the world. Scholars have att... more Work-family life provides different experiences for societies around the world. Scholars have attributed these variations to the cultural differences that exist between each group of these societies. For example, the societies in the west and east, or even ethnic groups have their own culture, causing the work-family experience to be different. However, cultural differences (e.g. role-identity) are believed to exist not only between societies but also within the society itself. This study aims to find empirical evidence that variations in role-identity are present among respondents in a shared cultural group - using the Malay ethnic as a proxy of the study. Specifically, this study examined the differences in role-identity among Malay ethnic respondents in different age categories. The results of this study confirm that variations in role-identity are indeed present within the cultural group
Modeling Economic Growth in Contemporary Malaysia
Mental health is a universal issue nowadays, and poor mental health is detrimental to any individ... more Mental health is a universal issue nowadays, and poor mental health is detrimental to any individual's optimal health and well-being. Instead of keeping up with mental health, most civilization encounters the opposite continuum of mental health, a.k.a. mental illness. Unfortunately, mental health issues are more intense during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on public organizations and public servants more severe while rendering their social services to the Malaysian citizens despite the danger of the pandemic to them and their family’s well-being. Hence to cure the disease, manifold ways and means are presented. Most public servants are Malay Muslims and hence recommended treatments are originated from Islam teachings, thus proposing the Islamic Mental Health model to improve their mental health during this intense situation is proper. The model emphasizes on fulfilling the deeds of habluminallah and habluminannas. Habluminannas complements habluminallah as the formation of a complete mental health model from Islamic perspective. Habluminallah focuses on the person's relationship to his Creator, while habluminannas focuses on the person's relationship with others. These two types of morals, that is morals to Allah (habluminallah) which is indicated by the command that Muslims must establish a good relationship with Allah by not associating Allah with others and Muslims also must show morals toward fellow human beings (habluminannas) shown by the command to do good to both parents, close relatives, orphans, poor people, near neighbors and distant neighbors, peers, people on the way, and servants. Habluminallah and habluminannas are two sides of a coin that cannot be separated. The two are the foundation of comprehensive mental health in Islam. So Islam encourages its people to practice both worshiping of the Creator as well as encourages social relations, such as paying attention to the fates of the weak. Even if referred to the pillars of Islam, there is a combination of habluminallah and habluminannas, a combination of vertical and horizontal relations.
This study aims to examine and observe the connections between the global entrepreneurial orienta... more This study aims to examine and observe the connections between the global entrepreneurial orientation (EO), the influence of Jordanian Government's EO intervention towards the performance of the local small business industry as well as the impact of the intervention. A survey was conducted using questionnaires. The questionnaires were distributed to 384 entrepreneurs from a Jordanian entrepreneurial body known as ERADA. Questionnaire survey results indicate that Jordanian small business owners are in need to adopt EO to realize better business performance. Questionnaire survey result also suggested a check on the influence of Jordanian Government's intervention on the relationship between EO and business performance
This study aims to find out the various academic systems adopted by other countries and to develo... more This study aims to find out the various academic systems adopted by other countries and to develop standardized admission requirements for international students aspiring to further their studies at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). To gather its data, this study used three data collection methods which are document analysis, face-to-face interview and focus group interview among international students studying in UUM and Embassy officials of countries which have students studying in UUM. The study found that most universities adopt three systems: British, French and the US system. In terms of grading system, it was found that three assessment systems were used, namely average grade point, percentage and cumulative grade point average. These three grading systems were key factors in the setting up of standardized admission requirements for international students to UUM to ensure each application receives proper consideration by the university. It was also hoped that the grading syste...
Understanding the effective use of technological innovation’s, for instance eMarketing, is debata... more Understanding the effective use of technological innovation’s, for instance eMarketing, is debatably considered as the vital challenge faced by the businesses. The past studies indicated that the association among organizational factors and firm performance is mediated by the influence of the adopted innovation like e-Marketing uses. Though, the antecedents of e-Marketing to enhance firm performance have received little attention. Drawing on the Resource Based View and diffusion of innovation theory, this article has empirically examined the effect of Market Orientation (MO), top management support (TMS), Technological Opportunism (TOP) and mediating effect of use of e-Marketing (UEM) on textile performance by using SmartPLS 3.0 with a sample size of 278 textile firms in Pakistan. A moderated mediation analysis revealed that the relationship between MO and UEM is moderated by top management support and the mediated moderation analysis revealed that technological opportunism moderate...
E-marketing technology usage continues to vary, even with widespread acceptance of the Internet b... more E-marketing technology usage continues to vary, even with widespread acceptance of the Internet by several organizations. However, there is a lack of empirical studies regarding the use of e-marketing in the small and large businesses of Pakistan and their resulting performance effects. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to examine the technological, organizational and environmental factors on the business performance working in Pakistan by including use of e-marketing as a mediating variable. Data has collected from marketing department of 259 businesses located in several cities. Results revealed from PLS-SEM showed eight out of nine significant hypothesis directly with use of e-marketing and firm performance and also by including use of e-marketing as a mediating variable, all results found significant except market orientation. Moreover, the results of this study have key implications for the marketing field, as they strain the vital role of marketing persons in the effecti...
Work-family life provides different experiences for societies around the world. Scholars have att... more Work-family life provides different experiences for societies around the world. Scholars have attributed these variations to the cultural differences that exist between each group of these societies. For example, the societies in the west and east, or even ethnic groups have their own culture, causing the work-family experience to be different. However, cultural differences (e.g. role-identity) are believed to exist not only between societies but also within the society itself. This study aims to find empirical evidence that variations in role-identity are present among respondents in a shared cultural group - using the Malay ethnic as a proxy of the study. Specifically, this study examined the differences in role-identity among Malay ethnic respondents in different age categories. The results of this study confirm that variations in role-identity are indeed present within the cultural group
Now a day, E-Marketing has become an essential factor in the development of business-to-business ... more Now a day, E-Marketing has become an essential factor in the development of business-to-business relationship for many organizations. The increasing trend of digital marketing and the role of Millennials generation in buying decision has made a great impact on enterprise sales. Most of the firms are facing the high cost of business and unable to reach to their buyers around the world, this research will be focused on the organizations to check the E-Marketing use. The main purpose of this study is to examine the use of E-Marketing as a mediating on the firm performance. Technology adoption such as E-Marketing and its utilization is increasing with the passage of time, but still this technology is new for many emerging economies who are unaware of the proper implementation of E-Marketing. However, E-commerce, E-Marketing or e-Business has always played a significant role in business-to-business communication process and give support to the firms in order to compete with their regiona...
Technological innovation capabilities have become an important component for small and medium ent... more Technological innovation capabilities have become an important component for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing industrial sector to cope with intense competition and to fulfill the increasing customers’ requirements and needs. In the midst of such environment, successful manufacturing firms are those wh0 are able to satisfy customers’ needs optimally and not those whose determination is confined to the market’s needs.To achieve such a feat, technological innovation is considered as a suitable mean.Hence, the general consensus is that ‘innovation is power’ for the firms to gain competitive advantage.However, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in manufacturing sector in particular face tremendous challenges in their attempt to pursue technological innovations. The purpose of this study is to shed further light on the factor influencing technological innovation capabilities among small and medium-sized enterprises manufacturing firms.This study involves a ...
Entrepreneurial success is crucial to ensure the sustainability and competitiveness of an enterpr... more Entrepreneurial success is crucial to ensure the sustainability and competitiveness of an enterprise. To this end, the objective of the study is to develop a comprehensive conceptual framework that examines the factors that contribute to entrepreneurial success among young agropreneurs in Malaysia. This study is a review of the literature on factors that can influence entrepreneurial success. The study found that there are two main factors, namely internal factors and external factors that can lead to entrepreneurial success. The internal factors studied in this study are related to the individual aspects of the individual young agropreneur including entrepreneurial mindset, entrepreneurial skill, entrepreneurial attitude, and religious value, while external factor is government support. In addition, the conceptual framework also proposes testing of two moderating factors, namely religious value and government support, which moderates the relationship between entrepreneurial mindset...
International Review of Management and Marketing, 2016
This study aims to examine and observe the connections between the global entrepreneurial orienta... more This study aims to examine and observe the connections between the global entrepreneurial orientation (EO), the influence of Jordanian Government’s EO intervention towards the performance of the local small business industry as well as the impact of the intervention. A survey was conducted using questionnaires. The questionnaires were distributed to 384 entrepreneurs from a Jordanian entrepreneurial body known as ERADA. Questionnaire survey results indicate that Jordanian small business owners are in need to adopt EO to realize better business performance. Questionnaire survey result also suggested a check on the influence of Jordanian Government’s intervention on the relationship between EO and business performance
E-marketing is a crucial factor in the development of an export market for many organizations; it... more E-marketing is a crucial factor in the development of an export market for many organizations; it helps the firms to enhance their export performance in order to grab maximum international market share.Moreover, to validate the effectiveness of e-marketing, the current study will investigate the impact of technological factors on the export performance of the firms in developing countries.Though, use of e-marketing is widely spreading around the world but still several e-marketing tools have not been implemented properly that can contribute in many ways to achieve firm performance in terms of increased global market share and operational inefficiencies.E-marketing has appeared to be one of the essential factors in maintaining the competitive advantage for any company despite of its size.In this study, TOE (Technology-Organization Environment) framework has been established to see the impact of following predictors, which are: Technology Orientation; Top Management Support; Pressure ...
Counterfeit products are defined as identical copies of authentic products and account for at lea... more Counterfeit products are defined as identical copies of authentic products and account for at least five percent of the world’s trade. Counterfeit products have been found to be a serious problem around the world.It is a lame issues from a long time ago that are never resolved. Various studies were carried out to find the underlying reasons why consumer purchase counterfeits product. This paper sets out to examine to what extend does behavioural intention influences consumers to purchase counterfeit products. An intercept survey approach involved 390 respondents was conducted at hot-spot areas selling counterfeit products in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Baharu. A self-administered questionnaire was designed using established scales. A variety of statistical techniques were used to analyze the data. Analyses conducted reveals that consumer intention explains large percent of the variation in consumer purchase behavior of counterfeit products. This indicates that consumer intention ...
Excessive occupational stress is an imperative issue in any organizations because it prohibits we... more Excessive occupational stress is an imperative issue in any organizations because it prohibits wellness that deters employees’ optimal performance. Correctional staff are among occupation most affected by occupational stress despite gender differences. In high risk and harsh workplace environment, correctional staff’ wellness and occupational stress are two interrelated issues. Nevertheless, gender differences are always appealing issues due to developmental difference between male correctional staff and female correctional staff. The difference is causing protruding quandary to female correctional staff in order to survive in the men’s world at some extent especially in the traditionally male dominated workplaces such as prison organization. The gender difference has certainly caused both genders to experience and perceive their occupational stress differently. Hence, this study seeks to examine significant differences of occupational stress level between male and female correction...
The logistics industry environment is continuously changes with intense competition and demanding... more The logistics industry environment is continuously changes with intense competition and demanding customers. Hence, appropriate firm culture that initiates firm innovativeness is required. At present, innovativeness research on logistics companies is still limited. Yet, empirical research showed firm innovativeness provide companies capabilities to achieve lower cost while rendering higher quality services that meet all requirements of potential customers, introduce new products, services, business, environmental issues and maximum utilization of information technology. Although there is general impression on low level of innovativeness in SMEs around the world, this research aims to demonstrate that there is potential higher degree of innovativeness within Malaysia’s logistics sector. Hence, this study objective is to gauge firm culture relationship with firm innovativeness. The study used simple random sampling technique where 226 companies were selected from total population of...
At prison, the front line warders would continually confront both sustaining wellness and control... more At prison, the front line warders would continually confront both sustaining wellness and controlling strenuous stress at work.Prison warders’ wellness was irrefutable due to intense pressure conditions at the workplace that continuously faltered their wellness.Gradual wellness fluctuation due to excessive stress would severely tarnish performance of prison warders and prison department. Nevertheless,their personality played an important role in conserving their wellness level despite continuous overrun of stress during work. Therefore this paper elaborated on prison warders’ personality and work stress in order to maintain their wellness at work.This research examined the relationship between prison warders’ wellness, their personality and work stress in Prison Department of Malaysia. Pertinent question of the study was to look at influence of prison warders’ personality and work stress on their wellness degree.These findings were significant since prison warders’ wellness, their p...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
This study examines nurses’ Continuance Intention (CI) to use electronic health records (EHRs) th... more This study examines nurses’ Continuance Intention (CI) to use electronic health records (EHRs) through a combination of three conceptual frameworks: the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), the theory of expectation-confirmation (ECT), and the Five-Factor Model (FFM). A model is developed to examine and predict the determinants of nurses’ CI to use EHRs, including top management support (TMS) and the FFM’s five personality domains. Data were collected from a survey of 497 nurses, which were analyzed using partial least squares. No significant relationship was found between TMS and CI. The study revealed that performance expectancy significantly mediated the influences of two different hypotheses of two predictors: agreeableness and openness to testing CI. A significant moderating impact of conscientiousness was found on the relationship between performance expectancy and CI and the relationship between social influence and CI. The findings of this study indica...
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah, 2019
Work-family life provides different experiences for societies around the world. Scholars have att... more Work-family life provides different experiences for societies around the world. Scholars have attributed these variations to the cultural differences that exist between each group of these societies. For example, the societies in the west and east, or even ethnic groups have their own culture, causing the work-family experience to be different. However, cultural differences (e.g. role-identity) are believed to exist not only between societies but also within the society itself. This study aims to find empirical evidence that variations in role-identity are present among respondents in a shared cultural group - using the Malay ethnic as a proxy of the study. Specifically, this study examined the differences in role-identity among Malay ethnic respondents in different age categories. The results of this study confirm that variations in role-identity are indeed present within the cultural group
Modeling Economic Growth in Contemporary Malaysia
Mental health is a universal issue nowadays, and poor mental health is detrimental to any individ... more Mental health is a universal issue nowadays, and poor mental health is detrimental to any individual's optimal health and well-being. Instead of keeping up with mental health, most civilization encounters the opposite continuum of mental health, a.k.a. mental illness. Unfortunately, mental health issues are more intense during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on public organizations and public servants more severe while rendering their social services to the Malaysian citizens despite the danger of the pandemic to them and their family’s well-being. Hence to cure the disease, manifold ways and means are presented. Most public servants are Malay Muslims and hence recommended treatments are originated from Islam teachings, thus proposing the Islamic Mental Health model to improve their mental health during this intense situation is proper. The model emphasizes on fulfilling the deeds of habluminallah and habluminannas. Habluminannas complements habluminallah as the formation of a complete mental health model from Islamic perspective. Habluminallah focuses on the person's relationship to his Creator, while habluminannas focuses on the person's relationship with others. These two types of morals, that is morals to Allah (habluminallah) which is indicated by the command that Muslims must establish a good relationship with Allah by not associating Allah with others and Muslims also must show morals toward fellow human beings (habluminannas) shown by the command to do good to both parents, close relatives, orphans, poor people, near neighbors and distant neighbors, peers, people on the way, and servants. Habluminallah and habluminannas are two sides of a coin that cannot be separated. The two are the foundation of comprehensive mental health in Islam. So Islam encourages its people to practice both worshiping of the Creator as well as encourages social relations, such as paying attention to the fates of the weak. Even if referred to the pillars of Islam, there is a combination of habluminallah and habluminannas, a combination of vertical and horizontal relations.
This study aims to examine and observe the connections between the global entrepreneurial orienta... more This study aims to examine and observe the connections between the global entrepreneurial orientation (EO), the influence of Jordanian Government's EO intervention towards the performance of the local small business industry as well as the impact of the intervention. A survey was conducted using questionnaires. The questionnaires were distributed to 384 entrepreneurs from a Jordanian entrepreneurial body known as ERADA. Questionnaire survey results indicate that Jordanian small business owners are in need to adopt EO to realize better business performance. Questionnaire survey result also suggested a check on the influence of Jordanian Government's intervention on the relationship between EO and business performance
This study aims to find out the various academic systems adopted by other countries and to develo... more This study aims to find out the various academic systems adopted by other countries and to develop standardized admission requirements for international students aspiring to further their studies at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). To gather its data, this study used three data collection methods which are document analysis, face-to-face interview and focus group interview among international students studying in UUM and Embassy officials of countries which have students studying in UUM. The study found that most universities adopt three systems: British, French and the US system. In terms of grading system, it was found that three assessment systems were used, namely average grade point, percentage and cumulative grade point average. These three grading systems were key factors in the setting up of standardized admission requirements for international students to UUM to ensure each application receives proper consideration by the university. It was also hoped that the grading syste...
Understanding the effective use of technological innovation’s, for instance eMarketing, is debata... more Understanding the effective use of technological innovation’s, for instance eMarketing, is debatably considered as the vital challenge faced by the businesses. The past studies indicated that the association among organizational factors and firm performance is mediated by the influence of the adopted innovation like e-Marketing uses. Though, the antecedents of e-Marketing to enhance firm performance have received little attention. Drawing on the Resource Based View and diffusion of innovation theory, this article has empirically examined the effect of Market Orientation (MO), top management support (TMS), Technological Opportunism (TOP) and mediating effect of use of e-Marketing (UEM) on textile performance by using SmartPLS 3.0 with a sample size of 278 textile firms in Pakistan. A moderated mediation analysis revealed that the relationship between MO and UEM is moderated by top management support and the mediated moderation analysis revealed that technological opportunism moderate...
E-marketing technology usage continues to vary, even with widespread acceptance of the Internet b... more E-marketing technology usage continues to vary, even with widespread acceptance of the Internet by several organizations. However, there is a lack of empirical studies regarding the use of e-marketing in the small and large businesses of Pakistan and their resulting performance effects. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to examine the technological, organizational and environmental factors on the business performance working in Pakistan by including use of e-marketing as a mediating variable. Data has collected from marketing department of 259 businesses located in several cities. Results revealed from PLS-SEM showed eight out of nine significant hypothesis directly with use of e-marketing and firm performance and also by including use of e-marketing as a mediating variable, all results found significant except market orientation. Moreover, the results of this study have key implications for the marketing field, as they strain the vital role of marketing persons in the effecti...
Work-family life provides different experiences for societies around the world. Scholars have att... more Work-family life provides different experiences for societies around the world. Scholars have attributed these variations to the cultural differences that exist between each group of these societies. For example, the societies in the west and east, or even ethnic groups have their own culture, causing the work-family experience to be different. However, cultural differences (e.g. role-identity) are believed to exist not only between societies but also within the society itself. This study aims to find empirical evidence that variations in role-identity are present among respondents in a shared cultural group - using the Malay ethnic as a proxy of the study. Specifically, this study examined the differences in role-identity among Malay ethnic respondents in different age categories. The results of this study confirm that variations in role-identity are indeed present within the cultural group
Now a day, E-Marketing has become an essential factor in the development of business-to-business ... more Now a day, E-Marketing has become an essential factor in the development of business-to-business relationship for many organizations. The increasing trend of digital marketing and the role of Millennials generation in buying decision has made a great impact on enterprise sales. Most of the firms are facing the high cost of business and unable to reach to their buyers around the world, this research will be focused on the organizations to check the E-Marketing use. The main purpose of this study is to examine the use of E-Marketing as a mediating on the firm performance. Technology adoption such as E-Marketing and its utilization is increasing with the passage of time, but still this technology is new for many emerging economies who are unaware of the proper implementation of E-Marketing. However, E-commerce, E-Marketing or e-Business has always played a significant role in business-to-business communication process and give support to the firms in order to compete with their regiona...
Technological innovation capabilities have become an important component for small and medium ent... more Technological innovation capabilities have become an important component for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing industrial sector to cope with intense competition and to fulfill the increasing customers’ requirements and needs. In the midst of such environment, successful manufacturing firms are those wh0 are able to satisfy customers’ needs optimally and not those whose determination is confined to the market’s needs.To achieve such a feat, technological innovation is considered as a suitable mean.Hence, the general consensus is that ‘innovation is power’ for the firms to gain competitive advantage.However, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in manufacturing sector in particular face tremendous challenges in their attempt to pursue technological innovations. The purpose of this study is to shed further light on the factor influencing technological innovation capabilities among small and medium-sized enterprises manufacturing firms.This study involves a ...
Entrepreneurial success is crucial to ensure the sustainability and competitiveness of an enterpr... more Entrepreneurial success is crucial to ensure the sustainability and competitiveness of an enterprise. To this end, the objective of the study is to develop a comprehensive conceptual framework that examines the factors that contribute to entrepreneurial success among young agropreneurs in Malaysia. This study is a review of the literature on factors that can influence entrepreneurial success. The study found that there are two main factors, namely internal factors and external factors that can lead to entrepreneurial success. The internal factors studied in this study are related to the individual aspects of the individual young agropreneur including entrepreneurial mindset, entrepreneurial skill, entrepreneurial attitude, and religious value, while external factor is government support. In addition, the conceptual framework also proposes testing of two moderating factors, namely religious value and government support, which moderates the relationship between entrepreneurial mindset...
International Review of Management and Marketing, 2016
This study aims to examine and observe the connections between the global entrepreneurial orienta... more This study aims to examine and observe the connections between the global entrepreneurial orientation (EO), the influence of Jordanian Government’s EO intervention towards the performance of the local small business industry as well as the impact of the intervention. A survey was conducted using questionnaires. The questionnaires were distributed to 384 entrepreneurs from a Jordanian entrepreneurial body known as ERADA. Questionnaire survey results indicate that Jordanian small business owners are in need to adopt EO to realize better business performance. Questionnaire survey result also suggested a check on the influence of Jordanian Government’s intervention on the relationship between EO and business performance
E-marketing is a crucial factor in the development of an export market for many organizations; it... more E-marketing is a crucial factor in the development of an export market for many organizations; it helps the firms to enhance their export performance in order to grab maximum international market share.Moreover, to validate the effectiveness of e-marketing, the current study will investigate the impact of technological factors on the export performance of the firms in developing countries.Though, use of e-marketing is widely spreading around the world but still several e-marketing tools have not been implemented properly that can contribute in many ways to achieve firm performance in terms of increased global market share and operational inefficiencies.E-marketing has appeared to be one of the essential factors in maintaining the competitive advantage for any company despite of its size.In this study, TOE (Technology-Organization Environment) framework has been established to see the impact of following predictors, which are: Technology Orientation; Top Management Support; Pressure ...
Counterfeit products are defined as identical copies of authentic products and account for at lea... more Counterfeit products are defined as identical copies of authentic products and account for at least five percent of the world’s trade. Counterfeit products have been found to be a serious problem around the world.It is a lame issues from a long time ago that are never resolved. Various studies were carried out to find the underlying reasons why consumer purchase counterfeits product. This paper sets out to examine to what extend does behavioural intention influences consumers to purchase counterfeit products. An intercept survey approach involved 390 respondents was conducted at hot-spot areas selling counterfeit products in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Baharu. A self-administered questionnaire was designed using established scales. A variety of statistical techniques were used to analyze the data. Analyses conducted reveals that consumer intention explains large percent of the variation in consumer purchase behavior of counterfeit products. This indicates that consumer intention ...
Excessive occupational stress is an imperative issue in any organizations because it prohibits we... more Excessive occupational stress is an imperative issue in any organizations because it prohibits wellness that deters employees’ optimal performance. Correctional staff are among occupation most affected by occupational stress despite gender differences. In high risk and harsh workplace environment, correctional staff’ wellness and occupational stress are two interrelated issues. Nevertheless, gender differences are always appealing issues due to developmental difference between male correctional staff and female correctional staff. The difference is causing protruding quandary to female correctional staff in order to survive in the men’s world at some extent especially in the traditionally male dominated workplaces such as prison organization. The gender difference has certainly caused both genders to experience and perceive their occupational stress differently. Hence, this study seeks to examine significant differences of occupational stress level between male and female correction...
The logistics industry environment is continuously changes with intense competition and demanding... more The logistics industry environment is continuously changes with intense competition and demanding customers. Hence, appropriate firm culture that initiates firm innovativeness is required. At present, innovativeness research on logistics companies is still limited. Yet, empirical research showed firm innovativeness provide companies capabilities to achieve lower cost while rendering higher quality services that meet all requirements of potential customers, introduce new products, services, business, environmental issues and maximum utilization of information technology. Although there is general impression on low level of innovativeness in SMEs around the world, this research aims to demonstrate that there is potential higher degree of innovativeness within Malaysia’s logistics sector. Hence, this study objective is to gauge firm culture relationship with firm innovativeness. The study used simple random sampling technique where 226 companies were selected from total population of...
At prison, the front line warders would continually confront both sustaining wellness and control... more At prison, the front line warders would continually confront both sustaining wellness and controlling strenuous stress at work.Prison warders’ wellness was irrefutable due to intense pressure conditions at the workplace that continuously faltered their wellness.Gradual wellness fluctuation due to excessive stress would severely tarnish performance of prison warders and prison department. Nevertheless,their personality played an important role in conserving their wellness level despite continuous overrun of stress during work. Therefore this paper elaborated on prison warders’ personality and work stress in order to maintain their wellness at work.This research examined the relationship between prison warders’ wellness, their personality and work stress in Prison Department of Malaysia. Pertinent question of the study was to look at influence of prison warders’ personality and work stress on their wellness degree.These findings were significant since prison warders’ wellness, their p...