Malaysian Journal of Science Health & Technology
Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic is still spreading rampantly in almost e... more Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic is still spreading rampantly in almost every country in the world, causing around 1.5 million dead at the point of time, and the death rate is still going up even though inoculation of vaccine has started. It is widely recognized that this pandemic Covid-19 is caused by infectious pathogens from the animal. Aim: This study investigates the relationship of biodiversity loss and zoonotic disease pandemic. The main reason for this migration is habitat (biodiversity) loss which is primarily caused by deforestation. Subject and Methods: Using Pooled Ordinary Least Square (POLS) models and worldwide data collected by using biodiversity in 170 countries. Results: It was found that biodiversity loss is positively related to the emergence of contagious disease. Conclusion: This verifies once for all that deforestation must be controlled so that the chance of emergent of next pandemic is mitigated.
International Journal of Business and Society, 2017
The importance of financial literacy in promoting good financial behaviour has been established i... more The importance of financial literacy in promoting good financial behaviour has been established in Malaysia. Nonetheless, a study that specifically analyses youth is still needed. This study focuses on Malaysian youths’ financial literacy and financial behaviour. It is alsoexpected that financial behaviour and financial literacy significantly among those from different parental, gender and income backgrounds. A quantitative approach was adopted, utilising questionnaire survey as the research instrument. The male respondentswere more financially literate. Findingsindicated that parent backgrounds, predicted students’ financial behaviour. This study provides valueable results reflecting parental influence had a significant influence on financial behaviour. This study suggests awareness programmes to enhance the general financial literacy especially among youths.
The primary aim of this paper is to provide description and interpretation of the implementation ... more The primary aim of this paper is to provide description and interpretation of the implementation of decision support system in enterprise resource processes, especially in SAP which interfaces with a warehouse management system. This study identifies collaborative works in the supply chain and integration information in the value chain. This study examines how a regional distribution center extracts valuable information by utilizing a data warehouse. This study illustrates data mining for knowledge that enables decisionmakers to uncover valuable patterns in data leading to effective resource utilization. The application of data mining for knowledge management in a regional distribution center will be highlighted. Single-case study approach is applied in this study to understand the system. This study examines the expectations of data warehousing and its support for storing and retrieving the knowledge. To adopt the system, it is necessary to have corporate culture that supports comp...
Financial Technology and Disruptive Innovation in ASEAN, 2020
This chapter explores the concept of Financial Technology (FinTech) and how it has progressed to ... more This chapter explores the concept of Financial Technology (FinTech) and how it has progressed to where it is today. This understanding is further supplemented with the applications of FinTech and the challenges it has to tackle in order to continue to evolve in a favourable manner. Being a key player in the FinTech sector, this chapter also delves into the concept of blockchain technology (BCT) to comprehend how it holds the power to impact society through revolutionary applications. As the world heralds an era of FinTech, this chapter aims to give insights on the potential of FinTech and how it cross borders to change the lives of many.
Malaysia has realised the importance of renewable energy (RE) in the energy mix and continuously ... more Malaysia has realised the importance of renewable energy (RE) in the energy mix and continuously reviewing its energy policy to ensure sustainable energy supply. The use of RE is among the options although the RE capacity is still underutilized. Malaysia achieves 5.5% share of RE in the energy mix by 2015, and the RE sector is expected to double by 2020 with strong growth in the solar photovoltaic (PV), biomass and biogas markets. Beyond 2020, it is predicted that solar energy will surpass all other forms of RE for Malaysia and other countries, and the solar power will be the long term source of energy supply. After an investigation on the RE policy, the domestic solar PV manufacturing scenario is elaborated in this paper. This includes the solar PV manufacturing, issues and trade disputes, and the way forward. Among the key findings from this paper include: the foreign direct investment (FDI) related to RE sector especially from the US and lately China, have increased rapidly, and ...
Rice is a staple food and also a food culture for Malaysian. Availability of reasonable priced-qu... more Rice is a staple food and also a food culture for Malaysian. Availability of reasonable priced-quality rice at the right time is ultimate important to the livelihood of the people. Supply Chain Management (SCM) was coined in the early 1980s and since then SCM has increased its attractiveness both in industrial goods as well as in agriculture. In rice supply chain, products change in their appearance and quality from primary production to the final consumer. Supply chain formation within agri-food system is driven by the desire to improve competitiveness. The growing importance of food security requires dramatic changes in agri-food systems. Agri-food systems link from producers through consumers with an increasingly dominant role being played by retailers. The key to be successful in agri-food distribution will be driven by the capacity to establish seamless partnership that serves consumers. The basic background and recent development in the SCM of agri-food products in Malaysia will constitute the first part of the study. The study then describes the mismatch between supply and demand, and the sourcing and responsiveness problems faced by the Malaysian rice supply chain. The researcher considers size of domestic production and imports in the presence of various types of constraints. The study describes the need for improvement of an efficient and robust supply chain for the Malaysian rice sector. In the study, the researcher addresses a number of options to mitigate these problems. The study proposes a framework of public policy choices and strategies for the development of an innovative rice supply chain involving farmers, collectors, rice millers, importers, wholesalers and retailers. The study concluded that an integral approach is essential to develop robust solutions for competitive SCM for rice.
The occupational accidents in Malaysia showed a continuous decline from the 2000 to 2008. However... more The occupational accidents in Malaysia showed a continuous decline from the 2000 to 2008. However, the statistics seemed stagnant since 2009. Construction industry and manufacturing industry accounted for 37% and 22% of all fatal injuries investigated by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH). Hearing and back diseases accounted for 34% of the occupational diseases. Occupational diseases caused by chemical agents was 4% of all cases. In the year of 2011, the number of investigated accidents involving loss of life is about 7% or 176 cases out of 2,429 cases. This paper highpoints the problems in the Malaysian workplace i.e. the high occupational accidents which is probably due to lack of safety culture and non-compliance of the requirements of Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994. The aim of this study is to review the occupational accidents occurrence in the Malaysia workplace. The documentary analysis was used as a method for data collection. Malaysia aimed to reduce the fatal accidents by 20% by 2015. In order to achieve this goal, the government should continue to focus on vulnerable employee groups. This aspect helps in better analyzing accidents in workplace and in identifying areas prevention efforts should be directed to prevent occurrence of accidents.
The main purpose of this study is to examine the risk management practices used by Malaysian bank... more The main purpose of this study is to examine the risk management practices used by Malaysian banks. A content analysis was conducted to 9 commercial banks listed in Bursa Malaysia.This study tries to ascertain the transparency and public disclosure and the understanding of the bank’s risk profile. Furthermore, the Malaysian banks have implemented some effective risk strategies and risk management frameworks.In addition, the credit risk exposure methods are still underused by the Malaysian banks.Similarly, collateral and guarantees continue to be the most commonly used risk mitigation methods to provide support to credit facilities in Malaysian banks.The paper discusses and analyses the current practices in risk management of Malaysian banks.It identifies the tools used in managing credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk and operational risk by Malaysian banks.
... Lim, Chee, Kandiah, Yahya and Shuib [24] report that morbidity was high (85.5%) of the electr... more ... Lim, Chee, Kandiah, Yahya and Shuib [24] report that morbidity was high (85.5%) of the electronics women workers with reporting of chronic health problem ... [8] McLeroy, Kenneth R.; Bibeau ... Hui-Nee Au Yong / OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development 02:11 (2011) ...
Malaysian Journal of Science Health & Technology
Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic is still spreading rampantly in almost e... more Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic is still spreading rampantly in almost every country in the world, causing around 1.5 million dead at the point of time, and the death rate is still going up even though inoculation of vaccine has started. It is widely recognized that this pandemic Covid-19 is caused by infectious pathogens from the animal. Aim: This study investigates the relationship of biodiversity loss and zoonotic disease pandemic. The main reason for this migration is habitat (biodiversity) loss which is primarily caused by deforestation. Subject and Methods: Using Pooled Ordinary Least Square (POLS) models and worldwide data collected by using biodiversity in 170 countries. Results: It was found that biodiversity loss is positively related to the emergence of contagious disease. Conclusion: This verifies once for all that deforestation must be controlled so that the chance of emergent of next pandemic is mitigated.
International Journal of Business and Society, 2017
The importance of financial literacy in promoting good financial behaviour has been established i... more The importance of financial literacy in promoting good financial behaviour has been established in Malaysia. Nonetheless, a study that specifically analyses youth is still needed. This study focuses on Malaysian youths’ financial literacy and financial behaviour. It is alsoexpected that financial behaviour and financial literacy significantly among those from different parental, gender and income backgrounds. A quantitative approach was adopted, utilising questionnaire survey as the research instrument. The male respondentswere more financially literate. Findingsindicated that parent backgrounds, predicted students’ financial behaviour. This study provides valueable results reflecting parental influence had a significant influence on financial behaviour. This study suggests awareness programmes to enhance the general financial literacy especially among youths.
The primary aim of this paper is to provide description and interpretation of the implementation ... more The primary aim of this paper is to provide description and interpretation of the implementation of decision support system in enterprise resource processes, especially in SAP which interfaces with a warehouse management system. This study identifies collaborative works in the supply chain and integration information in the value chain. This study examines how a regional distribution center extracts valuable information by utilizing a data warehouse. This study illustrates data mining for knowledge that enables decisionmakers to uncover valuable patterns in data leading to effective resource utilization. The application of data mining for knowledge management in a regional distribution center will be highlighted. Single-case study approach is applied in this study to understand the system. This study examines the expectations of data warehousing and its support for storing and retrieving the knowledge. To adopt the system, it is necessary to have corporate culture that supports comp...
Financial Technology and Disruptive Innovation in ASEAN, 2020
This chapter explores the concept of Financial Technology (FinTech) and how it has progressed to ... more This chapter explores the concept of Financial Technology (FinTech) and how it has progressed to where it is today. This understanding is further supplemented with the applications of FinTech and the challenges it has to tackle in order to continue to evolve in a favourable manner. Being a key player in the FinTech sector, this chapter also delves into the concept of blockchain technology (BCT) to comprehend how it holds the power to impact society through revolutionary applications. As the world heralds an era of FinTech, this chapter aims to give insights on the potential of FinTech and how it cross borders to change the lives of many.
Malaysia has realised the importance of renewable energy (RE) in the energy mix and continuously ... more Malaysia has realised the importance of renewable energy (RE) in the energy mix and continuously reviewing its energy policy to ensure sustainable energy supply. The use of RE is among the options although the RE capacity is still underutilized. Malaysia achieves 5.5% share of RE in the energy mix by 2015, and the RE sector is expected to double by 2020 with strong growth in the solar photovoltaic (PV), biomass and biogas markets. Beyond 2020, it is predicted that solar energy will surpass all other forms of RE for Malaysia and other countries, and the solar power will be the long term source of energy supply. After an investigation on the RE policy, the domestic solar PV manufacturing scenario is elaborated in this paper. This includes the solar PV manufacturing, issues and trade disputes, and the way forward. Among the key findings from this paper include: the foreign direct investment (FDI) related to RE sector especially from the US and lately China, have increased rapidly, and ...
Rice is a staple food and also a food culture for Malaysian. Availability of reasonable priced-qu... more Rice is a staple food and also a food culture for Malaysian. Availability of reasonable priced-quality rice at the right time is ultimate important to the livelihood of the people. Supply Chain Management (SCM) was coined in the early 1980s and since then SCM has increased its attractiveness both in industrial goods as well as in agriculture. In rice supply chain, products change in their appearance and quality from primary production to the final consumer. Supply chain formation within agri-food system is driven by the desire to improve competitiveness. The growing importance of food security requires dramatic changes in agri-food systems. Agri-food systems link from producers through consumers with an increasingly dominant role being played by retailers. The key to be successful in agri-food distribution will be driven by the capacity to establish seamless partnership that serves consumers. The basic background and recent development in the SCM of agri-food products in Malaysia will constitute the first part of the study. The study then describes the mismatch between supply and demand, and the sourcing and responsiveness problems faced by the Malaysian rice supply chain. The researcher considers size of domestic production and imports in the presence of various types of constraints. The study describes the need for improvement of an efficient and robust supply chain for the Malaysian rice sector. In the study, the researcher addresses a number of options to mitigate these problems. The study proposes a framework of public policy choices and strategies for the development of an innovative rice supply chain involving farmers, collectors, rice millers, importers, wholesalers and retailers. The study concluded that an integral approach is essential to develop robust solutions for competitive SCM for rice.
The occupational accidents in Malaysia showed a continuous decline from the 2000 to 2008. However... more The occupational accidents in Malaysia showed a continuous decline from the 2000 to 2008. However, the statistics seemed stagnant since 2009. Construction industry and manufacturing industry accounted for 37% and 22% of all fatal injuries investigated by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH). Hearing and back diseases accounted for 34% of the occupational diseases. Occupational diseases caused by chemical agents was 4% of all cases. In the year of 2011, the number of investigated accidents involving loss of life is about 7% or 176 cases out of 2,429 cases. This paper highpoints the problems in the Malaysian workplace i.e. the high occupational accidents which is probably due to lack of safety culture and non-compliance of the requirements of Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994. The aim of this study is to review the occupational accidents occurrence in the Malaysia workplace. The documentary analysis was used as a method for data collection. Malaysia aimed to reduce the fatal accidents by 20% by 2015. In order to achieve this goal, the government should continue to focus on vulnerable employee groups. This aspect helps in better analyzing accidents in workplace and in identifying areas prevention efforts should be directed to prevent occurrence of accidents.
The main purpose of this study is to examine the risk management practices used by Malaysian bank... more The main purpose of this study is to examine the risk management practices used by Malaysian banks. A content analysis was conducted to 9 commercial banks listed in Bursa Malaysia.This study tries to ascertain the transparency and public disclosure and the understanding of the bank’s risk profile. Furthermore, the Malaysian banks have implemented some effective risk strategies and risk management frameworks.In addition, the credit risk exposure methods are still underused by the Malaysian banks.Similarly, collateral and guarantees continue to be the most commonly used risk mitigation methods to provide support to credit facilities in Malaysian banks.The paper discusses and analyses the current practices in risk management of Malaysian banks.It identifies the tools used in managing credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk and operational risk by Malaysian banks.
... Lim, Chee, Kandiah, Yahya and Shuib [24] report that morbidity was high (85.5%) of the electr... more ... Lim, Chee, Kandiah, Yahya and Shuib [24] report that morbidity was high (85.5%) of the electronics women workers with reporting of chronic health problem ... [8] McLeroy, Kenneth R.; Bibeau ... Hui-Nee Au Yong / OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development 02:11 (2011) ...
The First Africa-Asia Dialogue Network International Conference (AADNIC 2019), 2019
Over the past decades, bilateral relations have deepened and trade soared between Malaysia and Ch... more Over the past decades, bilateral relations have deepened and trade soared between Malaysia and China. China has become Malaysia's largest trading partner in the last decade. Now, the two countries are more closely linked. Hence, this study attempts to look into the past achievement particularly in enhancing the ties between Malaysia and China in trade and investment. These policy initiatives are analyzed with connections to multinational corporations (MNCs) strategies and governments' developmental objectives in Malaysia. Recommendations are drawn not only for Malaysia but for other developing nations.
Background: This study focuses on the macroeconomic, environmental, and socioeconomic determinant... more Background: This study focuses on the macroeconomic, environmental, and socioeconomic determinants that would bring an impact towards the healthcare. The ASEAN countries' economic growth, carbon emissions, urban population, and energy consumption are hypothesized to correlate with healthcare expenditure. This study aims to investigate the impact of each factor affecting healthcare expenditure in these six ASEAN countries. Methods: The study looks into six ASEAN countries, i.e. Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei Darussalam for the period of 2010-2014. A panel data analysis was conducted to meet the objectives of this study. To test the stationarity of the data, panel unit root tests including Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test and Phillips-Perron (PP) test were conducted. Next, Poolability F-test, Hausman test and Breusch-Pagan Lagrange Multiplier test had been carried out in order to select the best estimation model out of the three models which are Pooled Ordinary Least Square (POLS), Fixed Effect Model (FEM) and Random Effect Model (REM). Results and Discussions: Both ADF test and PP test suggested that all the variables are in stationary at second differencing with trend and without trend at the significance level of 1%. The following results of Poolability F-test, Hausman test and Breusch-Pagan Lagrange Multiplier test revealed that REM is the best estimation model to be applied in this study. Based on the REM findings, it denotes a negative relationship between economic growth at 1% significant level and HE that does not reflect Wagner’s Law in the context of this study. The finding of an insignificant relationship between carbon emission and HE at 1% significant level also does not reflect the Social Capital Theory which suggests that poor environmental quality and subsequent health damages lead to higher government health spending. Conclusion: The conclusion of this study had inferred that both economic growth and urban population have a negative significant impact towards healthcare expenditure in countries where private healthcare services, especially those located in urban centres, play important roles in complementing public healthcare services in serving the population. Meanwhile, carbon emission and energy usage are found insignificant to healthcare expenditure.
In Malaysia, related environment laws to comply is mainly Environmental Quality Act 1974. The Cra... more In Malaysia, related environment laws to comply is mainly Environmental Quality Act 1974. The Cradle to Cradle concept is practiced, where recycling and recovery are considered useful resources. The scheduled waste recycling companies are mostly located in Selangor, Pulau Pinang and Johor. Majority of the license issued is of the type of electronics waste. Regulated industries are expected to implement the environmental safety and health management programme to maintain their competitive edge. Hazard control actions are such as scheduled waste control and emission control. Safety management programmes must be integrated into the company daily activities. Workplace hazard is mandatory to be communicated to those who work with the risk. The employees must be trained to handle hazardous waste. Companies have to prepare emergency and crisis management against potential hazardous waste emergencies. Consequently, the benefits gained through improvement with technological investment offset are the main drivers for environmental management programme. In other words, this programme can improve the environmental aspects and performance using industrial engineering, improve natural resource efficiency, reduce energy costs as well as the costs of handling and disposing of hazardous waste, reuse alternative materials and reduce release of pollutants by recycling of waste. This study looks into the quantity of hazardous waste generated, as well as DOE court cases. The study shows the increasing trend of environmental protection expenditure especially on waste management, even though the chemical industry is generating lesser scheduled waste. DOE court cases are mainly related to licensing and water pollution. Many companies engage the services of scheduled waste facilities are located in Selangor, Johor and Pulau Pinang, though Cenviro operates the first integrated hazardous waste management centre in Malaysia. With the positive relationship between environmental performance and environmental care, the higher level of environmental performance achieved, the better will become the environmental quality. Environment performance of the manufacturing sector could be further improved by promoting environmental management programmes.
One year after Japan became a “super-aging society” in 2007, Japan began to receive foreign nurse... more One year after Japan became a “super-aging society” in 2007, Japan began to receive foreign nurses and caregiving workers into its labor market. These international nurses and caregiving workers in Japan are required to sit for professional medical qualification test in Japanese Language. In main Commonwealth countries, Occupational English Test (OET) is a language test used to assess health practitioners’ English language proficiency in medical and health context. It is designed to ensure that English language competency is assessed in a relevant professional context. Purpose: This paper attempts to deepen the understanding of the international health workforce mobility and the role of language in Japanese healthcare sector. Methodology: This paper uses content analysis techniques based on secondary data and other information available in public domain. Findings: The result shows requirements on Japanese language and professional examinations in Japan and other factors do not seem to encourage sufficient number of South East Asia nurses and care takers to work and stay in Japan. The paper suggests that Japan may refer the practices of some Commonwealth countries that recognize the expatriate nurses’ professional qualifications obtained from their home countries and the use of OET to fulfill language requirements. The paper suggests that Japan may look into the feasibility of mutual professional qualification recognition and provision of an occupational Japanese test specifically for the healthcare sector. Social implications: Growth of demand for nurses in Japan should not lead to ‘brain drain’ of the developing countries. Limitations: For the qualitative analysis of this paper, the findings should be interpreted with caution.
The study focused on the perception of healthcare professionals on safety compliancein Malaysian ... more The study focused on the perception of healthcare professionals on safety compliancein Malaysian healthcare sector. Among manyfactors, human factors are critical for improving safety performance and quality care. Self-determination theory focuses itsattention on social-contextual factors that influence motivation, self-regulation, mental health andwellbeing. The study aims to assess safety performance among healthcare professionals. The study examines factors affecting safety performance among healthcare professionals in Malaysia. The results will provide insights into the provision of safety management program for effective safety performance and quality care. The survey was conducted in November 2017 to January 2018; the respondents were from various departments of medical centreslocated in Malaysia. Themostimportant factors impacting the safety performance was safety practices, while there was a moderate impact to quality care. The study shows opinion of professionals working in the healthcare sector. With the positive relationship between safety performance and quality care, the higher level of safety performance achieved in the healthcare, the better will become the patient's quality care. Safety performance among medical professionals inMalaysia couldbefurtherimproved by promoting safety management programmes. It is recommended that optimising the work system and encouraging the active and adaptive role of healthcare professionals are key principles for improving safety performance and quality care.
The 6th International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics 2018
Malaysia’s public transportation system has significantly improved over the years. With the intro... more Malaysia’s public transportation system has significantly improved over the years. With the introduction of several railway corporations, the Malaysian transportation system, particularly, that of Kuala Lumpur (KL) has seen a massive refinement. In the successful establishment of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) 1 and 2 initiatives, road transport death rates, air, and noise pollution, intense traffic congestions, and road associated health issues have faced a tremendous decrease in recent years. However, these initiatives have caused the Malaysian government an overwhelming amount of financial capital and have likely increased her national debt. Considering recent proposals to initiate another new MRT3 (MRT Circle Line) initiative, the Malaysian government is thus, in a dilemma of either enjoying the myriad benefits of the MRT3 initiative or redeeming itself from another potentially disturbing huge financial costs and national debt. It is hence, unclear how much of the Malaysian populace in KL intend to utilize a new MRT3 or save their national budget. This study, therefore, attempts to investigate the significance of the MRT3 initiative, and why it should be given considerable attention for plausible execution by the Malaysian government. The results show that Social Influence (SI), Effort Expectancy (EE), Performance Expectancy (PE), and Facilitating Conditions (FC) have positive influences on Behavioral Intentions (BI) of the KL populace. While BI largely predicts the MRT3 Use, it also mediates the positive impacts of SI, EE, PE, and FC on MRT3 Use. Likewise, FC has no direct influence on MRT3 Use. Policy implications and recommendations are also discussed.
2018 International Conference on Economic Theory and Applications
The aim of this research is to investigate the employment competitive advantages in five sectors ... more The aim of this research is to investigate the employment competitive advantages in five sectors which are agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and services in Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak from 2005 to 2015. The employment across sectors in Sabah and Sarawak has been the major concern that urges us to conduct this research. Specifically, this research studies the effect of sector gross domestic product (GDP) on regional employment conditions. In analysing towards the employment competitive advantages, shift share analysis was utilized. The result shows that from 2005 to 2015, Sarawak has its competitive advantage shift from manufacturing to construction and services sector while maintain in mining and quarrying sector. Whereas in Sabah, the employment competitive advantage appears in almost all sector while competitive disadvantage shift from manufacturing to mining and quarrying from 2005 to 2015. The finding recommends that government should emphasis in improvement of infrastructure for better regional development. Other than that, it is suggested that government should have efficient capital allocation in expansion of high value added industries, goods and services while promoting tourism development.
2nd Conference on Technology and Operation Management
The global market value of the creative economy is approximate US$1.6 trillion. The main objectiv... more The global market value of the creative economy is approximate US$1.6 trillion. The main objective of this paper is to perform review to development of Malaysia as a hub for creative content technologies. Malaysia has been identified as one of the top cultural producers among developing countries. Malaysia's digital economy is expected to exceed its target of contribution to the country's gross domestic product of 18 per cent by 2020. Content analysis method was used to analyse the various literatures in this subject matter. The Government provides support such as Malaysia Animation and Creative Content Centre grants and Film in Malaysia Incentive incentives. Successful industry players are fully utilising intellectual property rights and expanding from the success of the animation series to film, and move on to games, licensing and merchandising. Creative Content and Technologies has well-spread development from Cyberjaya to other parts of Malaysia especially Penang, Perak, Sabah and Sarawak. In conclusion, the industry needs the talent of whom with art skills, story writing and directing, as well as TV channel that caters primarily for children. The main contribution of this paper is to provide an alternate study focusing on development and achievement of the creative content and technologies clusters.
Background of the Research: This study examines the factors influencing housing prices in Malaysi... more Background of the Research: This study examines the factors influencing housing prices in Malaysia. The study explores qualitatively whether there is housing bubble in Malaysia, and whether the housing prices are associated with changes in construction cost, land cost, compliance cost, housing speculation, and mortgage rate. Methodology: The paper is exploratory in nature. The data were collected via focus group discussions among nine property industry players in Malaysia and were analysed using qualitative research methodology. Main Findings: The study reaches the qualitative outcomes that rising housing prices are mainly due to cost factors and housing speculation but may not necessarily be influenced by mortgage rate. The findings suggest that the residential property market is currently not facing housing bubble issue. However the problem is partly due to PTPTN blacklisted borrowers. Conclusion: It is imperative for the Malaysian government to put in further efforts to control housing prices in order to maintain affordability of homeownership.
This study evaluates low-carbon emission economic development in ASEAN to suggest whether the reg... more This study evaluates low-carbon emission economic development in ASEAN to suggest whether the region should adopt aggressive renewable power generation. Differences in economic structure and growth are analysed in the case study of ASEAN countries. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the impact on renewable energy consumption by applying Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence and Technology (STIRPAT) over the period of 1996–2015. The study involves analysis on carbon emissions by urbanisation, economic growth, renewable energy sources, trade and economic structure. Urbanisation has an important impact on household energy use. Initially, the unit root test will be applied, and then Hausman Test will be used to examine the cointegration relationship between the variables. In long-run, gross domestic product and urban population affect carbon emission at level of significant of 1%. In short-run at 1% significant level, a low level of trade balances can mitigate the increase in carbon emissions, especially in advanced nations, and a higher level of renewable energy consumption can mitigate the increase in carbon emissions, especially in a high middle-income country. However, a higher level of gross domestic product growth increases carbon emissions, in developing countries. At 1% significant level, the industry, trade, gross domestic product and carbon emission have a unidirectional causality run to urban population. On the other hand, the industry has a unidirectional causality run to renewable energy consumption. The findings of the study provide some policies in order to reduce the carbon emission with clean technology and provide references for the development of low carbon economy in ASEAN on the use of renewable energy. There is vast mitigation potential especially by improved energy intensity in urban centres, economy structural changes and utilisation of renewable sources in energy generation. ASEAN countries should balance the sources of electrical supplies from renewable resources to ensure that people will not suffer from environmental degradation.
Sharing of health information which is related to health becomes easier with the introduction of ... more Sharing of health information which is related to health becomes easier with the introduction of new technologies such as Web 2.0 social media networks. Social media networks represent a rather innovative way of online information and knowledge repositories. On the other hand, many non-communicable diseases are caused by unhealthy urban lifestyle. Hence, the practice of the healthy lifestyle behaviors should be promoted for sustainability. Besides, in order to cut down the chronic diseases, workplace is one of the key channels for the delivery of interventions among adult populations. Latest development in information and communication technologies (ICT) has given positive influences in health communication. The new technology is believed to be more engaged because it involves visual, audio and animation simultaneously, thus it is more reachable and collaborative. This paper reviews strategies to manage health promotion. Nevertheless, improvement is still needed to achieve successful health promotion. This paper also provides insights of issues and poses future topics of health promotion to consider.
The Malaysian government has made efforts on executing safety and health policies. However, past ... more The Malaysian government has made efforts on executing safety and health policies. However, past record indicated that the present Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) situation in the workplace is still very much adverse and below expectation. Research into safety in logistics has provided information about approaches to logistics safety. This paper further examined the relationship between individual factors and workplace factors that contribute to the safety. This paper outlines conceptual approaches from social psychology which are applicable for studying logistics safety measures. Approaches described relate to self-efficacy, technology support, government support and moral obligation. This study was conducted in Malaysia involving the logistics personnel. Based on one hundred and three respondents, analysis was conducted at the survey. We concluded that technology support, government support and moral obligation dimensions. The result of the study expected to improve the level of awareness towards safety and health needs at workplace. In addition, the firms shall identify what are the common elements that contribute to the safety among their employees. The firm may also review the psychic, sociological and economic cost incurred. The firm shall further evaluate the occupational safety and health programs conducted to prevent accident at the workplace.
The concept of occupational safety and health management is increasingly drawing the attention of... more The concept of occupational safety and health management is increasingly drawing the attention of researchers and practitioners. The concepts of occupational safety and health vulnerability and its managerial counterpart occupational safety and health management are still in their infancy. There are not many research articles that provide an overview of occupational safety and health in logistics. This paper
assesses the impact of occupational safety and health measures in logistics. The existing literature on occupational safety and health management is reviewed. It analyses a body of literature on occupational safety and health issues. The authors examined various papers and have classified based on a suitable scheme. In addition, gaps that would provide hints for further research have been identified. Opportunities
are identified for integration and cross-fertilisation between research papers in disciplines such as logistics and occupational safety and health management and between the varieties of research methods used. This paper identifies future research directions. Specific research activities to meet these challenges are suggested in the paper. The paper ends with concluding remarks.
Workers in the logistics industry suffer high rate of occupational accidents as reflected in cons... more Workers in the logistics industry suffer high rate of occupational accidents as reflected in considerable share of occupational fatalities and lost-time injuries. Workers should be integrated into the management plans so as to yield the benefits of high efficiency workforce. This paper discusses the current safety and health status of the logistics industry. Previous studies of the organizational psychology have been developed to test factors influencing the acceptance of information technology. Similarly, while safety climate has been studied in numerous industrial settings, few studies limited attention has been given to the logistics sector. In the background of limited previous studies focused for injuries and fatalities in the logistics sector, the current studies will try to extend the findings in relation to the application of Decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior (DTPB). This paper proposes the decomposed theory of planned behavior to explain the relationship between safety behavior and performance. This paper provides a framework that identifies the factors affect safety performance. The framework will be tested empirically using data collected from logistics companies in Malaysia.
The initial Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) legislation in Malaysia was constructed by the
B... more The initial Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) legislation in Malaysia was constructed by the British administration. Malaysia continued to improve the legislation's scope to ensure that it continues to support the nation's growth. Workers in the warehousing and storage industry or third party logistic providers in some cases suffer high rate of occupational accidents as reflected in considerable share of occupational fatalities and lost-time injuries. OSH of workers should be integrated into the management plans so as to yield the benefits of high efficiency workforce. The main OSH national policy in Malaysia is the enactment of Factories and Machinery Act (FMA) 1967 and Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994. Other legislation was also formulated to address specific issues and concerns. This paper reviews their implementation and various impacts on OSH in Malaysia. Data were obtained from official sources. This paper discusses the current OSH status of warehousing and storage industry. The OSH problems are tied largely to the companies' organization and how the work is performed. Occupational accidents happened which resulted from many factors including poor OSH management system, inadequacies in access to information, inadequate training of personnel, machinery was not provided with appropriate tools and improper adoption of personal protective equipment, while the employees lacked awareness and knowledge of OSH and emergency response. Recommendations to improve OSH level are discussed in the paper. Potential solutions are such as enhancement in labor-management OSH planning and management, training of employees, adoption of new technologies, up-to-date regulation, and continuous health monitoring.
Malaysia's Labour Force Participation Rate is at 67.8 % in June 2017 with the female labor partic... more Malaysia's Labour Force Participation Rate is at 67.8 % in June 2017 with the female labor participation rate at 54.3%. The target of Malaysia is to have women's representation of 30% in senior decision-making positions and on boards by 2016 as to accelerate the development of high-potential women leaders in the labour market and in decision-making positions across all industry sectors and business functions. Malaysia has achieved 10.7% across all public listed companies and 14% for the Top 100 companies by market capitalisation according to Bursa Malaysia. The purpose of this paper is to look at various facets of corporate governance, notably the effectiveness of boards of directors and the composition of boards. In this context, the current study gauges the effects of women directors regarding firm performance issues and the benefits of female representation on boards. The research purpose is to examine the effect of board gender diversity and independence on firm performance in Malaysia's listed companies in consumer products and properties sectors covering a 5-year period from 2011 to 2015. This study also examines number of female and directors affecting the firm performance in terms of Return on Asset (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE) specifically in two sectors which is consumer products and properties. Quantitative data was collected from the Bloomberg website and annual reports of the public listed companies in Bursa Malaysia. The findings may provide some implications for future research regarding the effectiveness of board of directors towards firm performance. Nevertheless, the finding may not reflect the true picture since the percentage of female directors quite constant in Malaysia. It is recommended to promote gender equality in terms of recruiting women into the corporate board and increase the participation of women in the labor force.
Background: The study focused on the perception of health care professionals on compliance of org... more Background: The study focused on the perception of health care professionals on compliance of organization of healthcare systems. The aim of the study was to examine the effects of healthcare compliance with regard to patient safety. The study uses a qualitative design based on focus group discussions (FGD) to explore perceptions regarding the health care system and health service. This study presents the aggregated opinions, expectations and priorities of professionals along some main dimensions of quality in health care. Methods: As a part of the research project, a FGD has been conducted with hospital staff on the research topic of compliance with safety practices among hospital professionals. Through FGD, we attempted to explore the degree of compliance with safety practices and its determinants. The FGD questions were open-ended questions in order to get reliable answers from the participants. The data sets collected during the focus group discussions were evaluated using the method of thematic analysis. Results: The participants to the FGD were from different departments of a Malaysian private hospital. Together with three-member research team, seven hospital workers attended the discussion. The focus group panels included the following: representatives from Quality, Pharmacy, Nursing, Rehabilitation, Imaging, Nursing Education and Security departments. This study shows that incompliance in healthcare procedures that can often have an effect on patient safety. Findings of the thematic analysis were summarized along organizational safety climate. Conclusion: This study shows opinion of professionals working in the healthcare. It serves as source of criteria with relevance to everyday practice. Hence, healthcare compliance has to start with awareness programs focusing on duty of care.
This study analyses low-carbon emission economic development in Malaysia amidst transformation of... more This study analyses low-carbon emission economic development in Malaysia amidst transformation of economy to advanced economic development and manufacturing, of the impact of population growth, gross domestic product per capita and industrial structure on Malaysia’s carbon emission. The objective of this study is to investigate the impact on carbon emission by applying Regression on Population, Affluence and Technology (STIRPAT) in the case of Malaysia over the period of 1970–2013. After testing using the unit root test, cointegration approach are applied to examine the cointegration relationship between the variables. Cointegration results indicate a co-movement between variables in the long-run. The results from the Granger causality test show that the urban population unidirectional causality run to carbon emission. On the other hand, the urban population together with value added (industry) have also a unidirectional causality run to gross domestic product. Furthermore, the regression results show that urban population is the significant cause of increase in carbon emission. Based on the results, the study offers some directions to reduce the carbon emission and provides policy reference for the development of green economy in Malaysia on the use of renewable energy (RE) and green technology. The Government should consider these when constructing long-term strategies for carbon abatement.
There has been clear evidence from empirical studies in recent years by scholars that the Chinese... more There has been clear evidence from empirical studies in recent years by scholars that the Chinese renminbi (RMB) has made its presence felt as the dominant reference currency in Asia. The role of the RMB in Asian exchange rate determination has increased after the global financial crisis in 2008/2009. Since then, China has become the largest destination of exports from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Australia and had posted chronic trade deficits with these trading partners and may have therefore opened the door of RMB via trade channel if these trades are settled in RMB. On 1 October 2016, International Monetary Fund added RMB to the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) Baskets, joining USD, euro dollar (EUR), the Japanese yen (JPY) and the British pound (GBP). This move may result in substantial increase in the internat ional use and trading of the RMB and RMB in determining the exchange rate of the Asian currencies after 1 st October 2016. In the past studies, Frank el and Wei have developed a technique to estimate implicit de facto weights of a basket peg with inferring weights and flexibility (Jeffrey Frankel & Wei, 2008). However, with the high correlation between US dollar (US D) and RMB movements, the application of Frankel-Wei regressions method to determine the weights of the US D and RMB could suffer from endogeneity problems. This may produce upward bias currencies. Therefore, we shall adopt a similar ap (Chow, 2014) where she reviewed the evidence by applying country-specific Vector Autoregression (VAR) models to daily exchange rate from nine Asian economies. However, in this paper we will only use eight Asian economies namely Indonesia, India, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Taiwan; leaving out Hong Kong as China has been using Hong Kong as a gateway for its import and export to the rest of the world. The findings of this study will provide a better understanding role of RMB in determining the exchange rate of the Asian currencies, and recommend measures that the related countries may c onsider.
This study analyses low-carbon emission economic development in Malaysia amidst economy transform... more This study analyses low-carbon emission economic development in Malaysia amidst economy transformation of economy to developed nation. The focus is on the impact of urban population, gross domestic product, industrial structure, foreign direct investment and trade openness on Malaysia’s carbon emission. The objective of this study is to investigate the impact on carbon emission using data from 1970 to 2013 and applying Regression on Population, Affluence and Technology (STIRPAT). Once completed the unit root test, cointegration approach that indicates a co-movement between variables in the long-run is used to evaluate the cointegration relationship between the variables. The results from the Granger causality test show that the urban population unidirectional causality run to carbon emission. On the other hand, the urban population has a unidirectional causality run to gross domestic product and while foreign direct investment has a bidirectional causality run to urban population. Trade openness found to have unidirectional causality urban population and foreign direct investment. Variables such as gross domestic product, urban population have unidirectional causality urban population foreign direct investment. From the results, the study provides some indications to the means to reduce the carbon emission and provides policy recommendation for the sustainable economy in Malaysia such as planning for sustainable urban living. The policy makers should take these into consideration when deploying policies for carbon abatement.
With a rapid growth of Muslim population in the world, the Malaysian Government is taking the ini... more With a rapid growth of Muslim population in the world, the Malaysian Government is taking the initiative to standardise the Halal logistics sector. Having the globally well-respected and recognised Halal certification, Malaysia possesses a strategic first mover advantage in a Halal supply chain system. This chapter reviews the consumer perceptions of Halal logistics, including their awareness and demand on Halal logistics of meat products and the effect towards the development of transport and logistics industry. An extensive and comprehensive review of Halal logistics in Malaysia has been made and presented through the six subtopics in this chapter. This chapter critically covers transport and logistics industry, Halal industry and Halal logistics, consumer perception on Halal logistics in Malaysia, and issues and opportunities of Halal logistics in Malaysia. This chapter highlights issues related to internal and external business environments of logistics firms and interactions among the stakeholders. These issues bring new opportunities in Halal logistics and Halal certification training programmes as well as overseas business expansion. This chapter will contribute to the existing knowledge on Halal logistics and provide some practical implications in enhancing Halal logistics in Malaysia. Furthermore, the growth of Halal logistics should not lead to over-regulation.
Financial Technology and Disruptive Innovation in ASEAN, 2020
This chapter explores the concept of Financial Technology (FinTech) and how it has progressed to ... more This chapter explores the concept of Financial Technology (FinTech) and how it has progressed to where it is today. This understanding is further supplemented with the applications of FinTech and the challenges it has to tackle in order to continue to evolve in a favourable manner. Being a key player in the FinTech sector, this chapter also delves into the concept of blockchain technology (BCT) to comprehend how it holds the power to impact society through revolutionary applications. As the world heralds an era of FinTech, this chapter aims to give insights on the potential of FinTech and how it cross borders to change the lives of many.
Creativity and Innovation: Keys to Productivity, 2019
There is great potential in developing the creative economy. In UNCTAD reports creative economy h... more There is great potential in developing the creative economy. In UNCTAD reports creative economy has been indicated as the means to spread economic equality among the developed and developing countries. UNCTAD has identified Malaysia as one of the top cultural producers among developing countries. Malaysia is also promoting high value-added services in digital economy through MDEC. Contribution of copyright industries to GDP of Malaysia was still below world average. Among the creative goods, the development of art crafts, new media, performing arts and visuals arts need more effort. Even though the industry has been developing well especially on the export market, there are still challenges that need much attention such as awareness and enforcement issues. Nevertheless, in the creative industry, human capital is still an essential area of concern on the creative aspects, and the discipline work hard for achievement. The baseline is developing the technology education employing latest 4IR technologies so that the graduates will be made familiar with the latest technology and meets the industry demand. Finally, Malaysia has to invest to ride on the digital economy and move on to create value and be continue to be competitive in the flat world.
Emerging Technologies for Supply Chain Management, 2018
Industry 4.0, which started with the computerisation/automation of the manufacturing environment ... more Industry 4.0, which started with the computerisation/automation of the manufacturing environment is now spilling onto the supply chain area. The following sections will elaborate on the robotics and innovations occurred at DB Schenker, scrutinisation into the emerging trends of robotics and automation in the supply chain sector, and followed by the discussion held during the SCM Seminar held on 12 and 13 February 2017.
Occupational safety and health (OSH) issues have become a major concern to many corporations in M... more Occupational safety and health (OSH) issues have become a major concern to many corporations in Malaysia since the enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994. While safety management system has been researched, only limited literatures have given attention to warehousing. The development of effective partnerships between customers and vendors to identify opportunities for enhancing safety management system. Employee safety behaviour in the workplace is crucial in approaching towards safety compliance and safety performance indicators. The main objective was to test the safety behaviour of the workers. Data were collected throughout the warehousing processes of a multinational electronics manufacturer in Malaysia. A questionnaire has been filled-up by the warehousing employees. This study proposes the theory of planned behaviour were to explain the linkage between customer - vendor partnership and safety behaviour. Respondents were questioned partnership with its customers to systematically improve safety behaviour. Usually most of the occupational accident or disease took place in the material handling operations and activities with cargo interface. The findings of this study show that customer-vendor partnership has a significant and positive relationship on safety behaviour. This approach to be examined for improved safety ownership and the possibility that enhancements would become an essential part of the vendor’s processes, systems, and culture. This customer-vendor partnership approach will develop safety improvements for next heights of success. SPSS was applied for processing the data. It was found that information dissemination and collaboration with the client are important. Employees should participate in the safety program as required by the clients so as to obtain the merits of high performance workforce.
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moral obligation dimensions. The result of the study expected to improve the level of awareness towards safety and health needs at workplace. In addition, the firms shall identify what are the common elements that contribute to the safety among their employees. The firm may also review the psychic, sociological and economic cost incurred. The firm shall further evaluate the occupational safety and health programs conducted to prevent accident at the workplace.
assesses the impact of occupational safety and health measures in logistics. The existing literature on occupational safety and health management is reviewed. It analyses a body of literature on occupational safety and health issues. The authors examined various papers and have classified based on a suitable scheme. In addition, gaps that would provide hints for further research have been identified. Opportunities
are identified for integration and cross-fertilisation between research papers in disciplines such as logistics and occupational safety and health management and between the varieties of research methods used. This paper identifies future research directions. Specific research activities to meet these challenges are suggested in the paper. The paper ends with concluding remarks.
British administration. Malaysia continued to improve the legislation's scope to ensure that it continues
to support the nation's growth. Workers in the warehousing and storage industry or third party logistic
providers in some cases suffer high rate of occupational accidents as reflected in considerable share of
occupational fatalities and lost-time injuries. OSH of workers should be integrated into the
management plans so as to yield the benefits of high efficiency workforce. The main OSH national
policy in Malaysia is the enactment of Factories and Machinery Act (FMA) 1967 and Occupational
Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994. Other legislation was also formulated to address specific issues
and concerns. This paper reviews their implementation and various impacts on OSH in Malaysia. Data
were obtained from official sources. This paper discusses the current OSH status of warehousing and
storage industry. The OSH problems are tied largely to the companies' organization and how the work
is performed. Occupational accidents happened which resulted from many factors including poor
OSH management system, inadequacies in access to information, inadequate training of personnel,
machinery was not provided with appropriate tools and improper adoption of personal protective
equipment, while the employees lacked awareness and knowledge of OSH and emergency response.
Recommendations to improve OSH level are discussed in the paper. Potential solutions are such as
enhancement in labor-management OSH planning and management, training of employees, adoption of
new technologies, up-to-date regulation, and continuous health monitoring.
understanding is further supplemented with the applications of FinTech and the challenges it has to tackle in order to continue to
evolve in a favourable manner. Being a key player in the FinTech sector, this chapter also delves into the concept of blockchain
technology (BCT) to comprehend how it holds the power to impact society through revolutionary applications. As the world
heralds an era of FinTech, this chapter aims to give insights on the potential of FinTech and how it cross borders to change the
lives of many.