School of Business Innovation and Technopreneurship (Articles): Recent submissions
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Effects of oil price shocks on the economic sectors in Malaysia
(EconJournals, 2013)This paper aims to examine the effects of oil price shocks on economic sectors in Malaysia. A unit root test was conducted, in which data were shown to be non-stationary in all levels, and stationary in the first difference ... -
Determinants of foreign direct investment in Iran: Assessing the standard factors
(Inderscience Publishers, 2014)This paper examines the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) of the Islamic Republic of Iran based on those of Malaysia that have been successful in attracting FDI since the early 1980s. The model adopted was ... -
Staff selection problem under uncertainty condition
(Medwell Journals, 2013)Hiring the right person for the right position is the core to the success of an organisation. Some organizations have suggested to create an ideal candidate that fulfilled all requirements which needed for a particular ... -
Hamming and hausdorff distance measures for staff selection problem: A comparison
(Medwell Journals, 2013)Selecting the right person to a particular job needs a lot of considerations, especially in a growth company. To solve this problem, many organisations have created an ideal candidate that fulfils all requirements for a ... -
Some fuzzy techniques for staff selection process: A survey
(AIP Publishing LLC, 2013)With high level of business competition, it is vital to have flexible staff that are able to adapt themselves with work circumstances. However, staff selection process is not an easy task to be solved, even when it is ... -
Imagination may be more important than knowledge: The eight types of imagination we use
(Addleton Academic Publishers, 2013)This article considers the concept of imagination and the role it plays in constructing our reality. The author postulates that there are eight types of imagination, being effectuative imagination, intellectual imagination, ... -
The psychosis of organizations
(Addleton Academic Publishers, 2013)This paper discusses the influence of psychosis upon organizations, postulating that an organization can develop psychotic traits that influence perception, beliefs and values at an organizational level. Cognitive distortion ... -
Sustainable porous materials for gas adsorption applications; A concise review
(Trans Tech Publications, 2013)Many new sustainable porous materials were developed for gas adsorption applications. Common materials such as activated carbon, clay materials and metal organic framework (MOF) that utilized as potential porous adsorption ... -
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) for global market access: a Malaysian case study on small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
(MAXWELL Science Publication, 2013-01)The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a powerful tool or channel for ensuring greater market access and enables a better engagement in the global market. The study examines how Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ... -
Microcredit impact on children's education and women empowerment: A review experience of grameen bank microfinance schemes in bangladesh
(Maxwell Scientific Organization, 2013)This study reviews empirical evidence on the common findings from the existing literature on Grameen Bank microcredit performance on the borrower's literacy of children and empowerment in Bangladesh. The study collected ... -
The environmental risk and water pollution: A review from the river basins around the world
(AENSI Publications, 2013-01)"Water for Life" has declared as the International Decade (2005 to 2015) for Action for water by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005. Because of the rapid increase in demand for water, and increase in occurrences ... -
A study of sustainability of continuous improvement in the manufacturing industries in Malaysia: Organizational self-assessment as a mediator
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2013-04)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of six variables: strategic focus; monitoring continuous improvement development; integration of continuous improvement; management of continuous improvement; ... -
A study on malaysian food and beverage manufacturing SMEs practices of pre-development process
(Trans Tech Publications, 2013)Product innovation is an important driver for organizations to improve their performance. Large-scale organizations have received full attention from many researchers with respect to efficient pre-development implementation ... -
The determinants of audit timeliness: Evidence from Malaysia
(American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information, 2012-07)Timeliness of corporate annual financial reports is considered to be a critical and important factor affecting the usefulness of information that is made available to external users. The length of the audit process highly ... -
A review of the perceived barriers within the Health Belief Model on Pap smear screening as a cervical cancer prevention measure
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2013-06)Aim: This study reviews the impact of perceived barriers on Pap cervical smear screening within the Health Belief Model (HBM) as an important prevention programme. Background: This research proposes to study perceived ... -
The use of cointegration and error correction modelling to investigate the influence of diabetes and associated medical services expenditure on economic growth in Malaysia
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2013-06)This paper reports on a frontier study undertaken to examine the influence of mortality rates due to diabetes (DBT) and medical services expenditure (EXP) on economic growth (RGDPP) in Malaysia. The results of the Johansen ... -
The relationship between shareholders and shubuhat: A study on the Islamic banks in Malaysia
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2013-06)One of the most important factors that affect the policies of banks is controlled by an investor or a group of investors, and a large proportion of the shares of the banks; this is so-called concentration of property ... -
The analysis of economic integration among ASEAN-5 with Japan and USA
(AENSI Publications, 2012-03)This study examines the existence of economic integration among the five founding member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore. It ...