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The Competitiveness Of Malaysia Palm Oil Export By The Year 2005, Wee Chen Liew Jan 2001

The Competitiveness Of Malaysia Palm Oil Export By The Year 2005, Wee Chen Liew

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The palm oil production in Malaysia has been on the increased trend since it was first commercially produced. In the last 10 years its contribution towards Malaysia GDP also is shadowing the trend of the production and export. Malaysia palm oil industry is getting more competitive in recent years. Indonesia, the second largest producing country is posing a huge threat to Malaysia with their vast land and cheaper labor. Hence, it is crucial to understand the competitiveness of Malaysia palm oil industry in relation to Indonesia as well as other major oils and fats producing country. Porter Five factor analysis …

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Sumatec's Survival Strategy In The Construction Sector Of Oil And Gas Industry, Kin Wah Phoon Jan 2001

Sumatec's Survival Strategy In The Construction Sector Of Oil And Gas Industry, Kin Wah Phoon

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The oil and gas industry worldwide is experiencing a rapid growth of demand in its petroleum products. In line with this, the growth in construction sector of oil and gas industry is relatively high too. It demands for high quality and safety standards of works and it offers premium price to its contractors. Due to the higher profitability as offered by the construction sector of oil and gas industry as compared to other general industries, many firms are striving to become one of its contractors. In Malaysia, its demand for high quality and safety standards to be performed by the …

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Administration Of Tourism In Nigeria, Roddy Igwebuike Nwokeabia Jan 2001

Administration Of Tourism In Nigeria, Roddy Igwebuike Nwokeabia

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As the title suggests, this research study focuses on the administration of tourism in Nigeria. Tourism, because it is one of the most neglected sectors of the troubled Nigerian oil dominated economy. In addition, tourism is the world's largest growth industry with no signs of slowing down in the 21st century and employs and estimated 100 million people around the world. Foreign currency receipts from international tourism reached US$ 423 billion in 1996, outstripping exports of petroleum products, motor vehicles, telecommunications equipment, textiles or any other product or service (World Tourism Organisation, 2001). It has also been observed that although …

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Time-Of-The-Month Effect In The Trading/Services Sector Of The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, Say Yong Ng Jan 2001

Time-Of-The-Month Effect In The Trading/Services Sector Of The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, Say Yong Ng

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Numerous studies have reported the existence of calendar anomalies in stock returns. In this study, we investigate the calendar anomalies of forty stocks of the trading/services sector in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) over the period of 3 January 1995 to 2 November 2000. The calendar anomalies such as the pre-holiday effect, half-monthly effect, and time-of-the-month effect are examined. The parametric and nonparametric tests are used in this study for testing the existence of calendar anomalies. Nonparametric tests are resorted to when the assumption of normality is not satisfied. The results of this study indicate that there is no …

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Seasonality Of Volatility And Returns And Their Causal Relationship In The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, Hock Chai Toh Jan 2001

Seasonality Of Volatility And Returns And Their Causal Relationship In The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, Hock Chai Toh

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The primary objective of this study is to investigate the presence of seasonal variation in stock volatility and trading return across the days of the week and their causal relationship in the Malaysian stock market for period 3 July 1995 to 30 June 2000. The study revealed that there is no strong evidence to indicate the persistent presence of seasonal variation in stock volatility across the days of the week for the entire sample period and the three sub-periods, which correspond with a stable, declining and rising stock market. This finding does not concur with the previous findings on the …

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The Economic Implication Of Private Higher Education In Malaysia, Yee Ting Ngoo Jan 2001

The Economic Implication Of Private Higher Education In Malaysia, Yee Ting Ngoo

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This study attempts to examine the economic impacts of private higher education in Malaysia. It begins with a review on the background and development of private higher education which has become one of the most important industries in the world. Chapter two reviews the literature on private higher education and its impact Chapter three deals with the evolution of the private higher education in Peninsular Malaysia from the 1960' s to the present day. This chapter contains a detailed study on the growth and development of the private higher education in Malaysia. Besides that, it also discussed about the demand …

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Penerbitan Buku Tamil Di Malaysia : Suatu Kajian Dari Sudut Penerbitan Dan Pemasaran, Balachandran Murugasan Jan 2001

Penerbitan Buku Tamil Di Malaysia : Suatu Kajian Dari Sudut Penerbitan Dan Pemasaran, Balachandran Murugasan

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Book publishing Is a continuing process since Guttenburg founded the moving publishing machine. From that period It grew with various technological changes. The book publishing process makes our civilization more meaningful, by giving more evidence on social, economic and political development. Since Independence, Tamil book publishing has been facing more dilemma In the process to develop the business. Facing problem In this Industry Is common as many entrepreneurs willing to choose It as a career. After Independence, only two Tamil publishing company have been Identified as still moving In the business. However, only one company Is actively playing Its role …

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A Study On Customer Relationship Management In The Banking Sector In Malaysia, Donny Yhew Chjuan Lim Jan 2001

A Study On Customer Relationship Management In The Banking Sector In Malaysia, Donny Yhew Chjuan Lim

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In this era of marketing, which is known as the relationship era, customers are identified as the main determinant of success for a business. Hence, corporations are tailoring their products and services to suit their customers' need and demand. This leads to the introduction of Customer Relationship Management (CRM). CRM is best defined as a technology based business strategy whereby companies leverage increased customers' knowledge to build profitable relationships, based on optimising value delivered and realised from their customers. With the introduction of the CRM concept to the banking industry, it was perceived that the responses to customers' queries have …

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The Economic Implication Of Private Higher Education In Malaysia, Y. T. Ngoo Jan 2001

The Economic Implication Of Private Higher Education In Malaysia, Y. T. Ngoo

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This study attempts to examine the economic impacts of private higher education in Malaysia. It begins with a review on the background and development of private higher education, which has become one of the most important industries in the world. Chapter two reviews the literature on private higher education and its impa(lt Chapter three deals with the evolution of the private higher education in Peninsular Malaysia from the 1960' s to the present day. This chapter contains a detailed study on the growth and development of the private higher education in Malaysia. Besides that, it also discussed about the demand …

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The Development Of Private Higher Education In Malaysia Over The Last Three Decades : Achievements, Challenges And Future Prospects, Santhi Ramanathan Jan 2001

The Development Of Private Higher Education In Malaysia Over The Last Three Decades : Achievements, Challenges And Future Prospects, Santhi Ramanathan

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Education in Malaysia, as an industry, is currently undergoing tremendous change and growth. The increasing demand for tertiary education and the escalating cost of pursuing it overseas has led to the establishment of numerous private higher education institutions (PHE1s). While such development augers well with the current endeavor to make Malaysia as a global center of educational excellence and with the national human resource development objectives, it has brought about the need to study on how the Malaysian higher education expands, especially the private higher education (PHE) sector over the last three decades. The Private Higher Education (PHE) in Malaysia …

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Socio-Economic Determinants Of Childbearing In Peninsular Malaysia, K.T. Chan Jan 2001

Socio-Economic Determinants Of Childbearing In Peninsular Malaysia, K.T. Chan

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The present study describes and examines trends and differentials in cumulative fertility according to seven socio-economic factors based on data availability and findings from past studies. Data show that fertility is still on the declining trend among Malaysian women. The salient findings of the study reveal that fertility differentials in terms of number of children ever born persist between the following population subgroups: Malays and non-Malays; rural and urban; East region and other regions. The high fertility among Malays is related to delayed termination in childbearing compared to other ethnic groups. Among the non-Malays, the fertility rate of Indian women …

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Factors Affecting Age At First Birth In Peninsular Malaysia, M. Jayasutha Jan 2001

Factors Affecting Age At First Birth In Peninsular Malaysia, M. Jayasutha

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The main aim of this study is to examine the changes in age at first birth among Malaysian women, based on data from the 1994/95 Malaysian Population and Family Survey. Trends and patterns of age at first birth across cohorts are analyzed by using selected socio-demographic variables. Pronounced differentials in age at first birth can be observed across women's educational level and premarital work experience. Age at first birth is lowest among the Malays, those with no schooling and living in rural areas, as well as those who did not work prior to marriage. Much of the differentials in age …

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Factors Affecting Academic Performance Of Upper Secondary School Students In Selected Subjects, S. Vikaneswari Jan 2001

Factors Affecting Academic Performance Of Upper Secondary School Students In Selected Subjects, S. Vikaneswari

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This study explores the various factors that affect academic performance of upper secondary schools students in three subjects namely Bahasa Malaysia, English, and Mathematics at the SPM examinations. The purpose of the study is to examine the performance of students in the three subjects and investigate the factors affecting academic performance of students in these subjects. The data for this study was obtained from the survey conducted by University of Malaya in 1989 (Chew et al., 1995) The findings of this study show that prior achievement (SRP subject grades) exert the greatest influence on performance of students in the SPM …

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Sistem Pengurusan Salun Kecantikan, Shaharin Nor Afiza Jan 2001

Sistem Pengurusan Salun Kecantikan, Shaharin Nor Afiza

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Pada hari ini, kemajuan teknologi maklumat semakin berkembang pesat di kalangan organisasi yang menggunakan sistem berkomputer untuk melicinkan lagi kerja yang dilakukan setiap hari. Sistem Maklumat Pengurusan Salun Kecantikan ini diperkenalkan bagi memudahkan kerja penyimpanan dan pengurusan maklumat di salun-salun kecantikan, supaya kerja yang dilakukan berjalan dengan lancar.Laporan ini bertujuan memberikan penerangan serta gambaran tentang projek yang dijalankan ini. Diharap sistem ini mampu memberikan manfaat dan alternatif kepada salun-salun kecantikan di Malaysia.

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Advisory System On How To Start Small Computer Business, Amran Ahmad Mawardi Jan 2001

Advisory System On How To Start Small Computer Business, Amran Ahmad Mawardi

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‘Computer Business Advisory System’ merupakan satu sistem berasaskan web di mana ia membantu pengguna dalam pemilihan pernigaan, maklumat pernigaan dan mengetahui perkara-perkara asas berkaitan perniagaan. Kertas cadangan projek ini memperkenalkan projek dan sistem yang akan dibangunkan dan penerangan-penerangan mengenai segala keperluan yang diperlukan dalam membangunkan projek dan ‘Computer Business Advisory System’ ini. Ia terdiri daripada lima bab iaitu pengenalan, kajian literasi, metodologi, analisis sistem dan rekabentuk sistem. Metodologi pembangunan sistem yang digunakan untuk membangunkan Computer Business Advisory System ini ialah Macromedia Dreamweaver dan Active Serve Pages. Di bahagian analisis sistem, gambarajah aliran data digunakan sebagai rekabentuk logikal. Rekabentuk logikal membantu …

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Lembaga Tabung Haji : Suatu Kajian Sumbangan Terhadap Ekonomi Umat Islam Di Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Tengku Aziz Raja Abdullah Jan 2001

Lembaga Tabung Haji : Suatu Kajian Sumbangan Terhadap Ekonomi Umat Islam Di Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Tengku Aziz Raja Abdullah

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TENGKU AZIZ BIN RAJA ABDULLAH - Pilgrimage Fund: An analysis on its contribution to Muslim community in Federal Territory, Kuala Lumpur. Dissertation for Usuluddin Faculty, Islamic Academy University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Pilgrimage Fund is a statutory body established to provide services among Muslim community in Malaysia especially in the haj management. The fund was set to assist Muslim in saving their money gradually to eventually perform haj or umrah. It was also responsible in expanding the saving through profitable investment for the benefit of depositors. Indirectly it has assisted in improving the economic level of Muslim community. To achieve this, …

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Penerbitan Ensiklopedia : Tumpuan Kepada Penerbitan Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka, Rosnah Awang Jan 2001

Penerbitan Ensiklopedia : Tumpuan Kepada Penerbitan Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka, Rosnah Awang

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Kajian ini cuba menghuraikan secara ilmiah sejarah awal perkembangan penerbitan ensiklopedia di dunia umumnya, dan di Malaysia sejak tahun 1960. Secara khususnya, pengkaji memberi tumpuan kepada penerbitan ensiklopedia DBP. Dalam konteks kerja-kerja pembinaan dan penerbitan ensiklopedia, prosedur kerja yang diberi perhatian dalam kajian ini ialah proses perancangan, perolehan, pemprosesan (editorial), dan penyebaran. Menerbitkan ensiklopedia adalah satu kerja yang rumit dan tidak menguntungkan jika dibandingkan dengan kerja menerbitkan buku lain. lni adalah kerana penerbitannya melibatkan kos yang tinggi, pengawasan perolehan bahan yang teliti, penjadualan yang ketat, dan keperluan pengemaskinian fakta yang terancang. Sebagai sebuah badan penerbit kerajaan, DBP mempunyai sumber-sumber yang …

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School Facilities Management System (Sfms), Hui Hoon Gan Jan 2000

School Facilities Management System (Sfms), Hui Hoon Gan

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Computer information system and computer applications are very important to all the organizations. Thus the government is introducing the MSC or Multimedia Super Corridor. It is meant to develop Malaysia into a regional and international technology and telecommunications hub in 2020. The MSC will propel the transfer of technology and become the test bed for R&D in high-tech industries. There are seven-flagship applications in MSC, and Smart School is one of the seven flagship applications in MSC School Facilities Management System will be an example of what the function of facilities management in Smart School will be like. The facilities …

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Leave Management System (Lms), Chun Hoo Lee Jan 2000

Leave Management System (Lms), Chun Hoo Lee

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This project is carried out based on the study of the Leave Management System (LMS) in Faculty of Science Computer and Information Technology (FSCIT). The study shows that the above system implemented in FSCIT is inefficient and most of the documents are not well organized. Therefore a further study has been done to determine the feasibility of the LMS in FSCIT. At the end of this report, it is clear that, by computerizing the existing leave application process through the business process reengineering, overall performance will be boosted and it will help to promote a paperless environment, revolutionizing the way …

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Online Reservation System (Ors) For A Travel Agency, Chit Yee Long Jan 2000

Online Reservation System (Ors) For A Travel Agency, Chit Yee Long

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This online reservation system for travel agency will be develop for the use of administrator of travel agency and also for the worldwide enthusiasts travellers highly quality web page will be built using tools which can create exciting, high Quality web pages with state of art Web technology The objective for this project will be to keep track the travel agency user information, facilitate online reservation for accommodation and transportation, provide information about places of interest in Malaysia and help promoting Malaysia tourism industry. All data will be kept in database and can be retrieve easily. Basically, this user-friendly system …

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Student Information System (Online Course Registration System), Wai Keong Har Jan 2000

Student Information System (Online Course Registration System), Wai Keong Har

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This Student Information System (SIS) will be developed with the objectives of utilizing the computer and Information technology to provide an easy and converuent online course registration system for the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology. This system promises a new dimension, which transcends across time and space. Time and space no longer are barriers. Students can register their courses at a different location and at a different time zone. SIS is a web-based application that uses to keep track of students' information. SIS consists of two sections that are student section and administrator section. Student section will be …

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A Competitive Analysis On The Metal Packaging Coatings Industry In Malaysia, Mee Lin Yang Jan 2000

A Competitive Analysis On The Metal Packaging Coatings Industry In Malaysia, Mee Lin Yang

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Numerous studies had been carried out in the past, on various industries in Malaysia, but none could be found with regards to the metal packaging coatings industry. The market environment and size of the industry have remained broadly unknown. Statistical reports by the statistic department often include the output of this industry under the paints and varnish production category. This research was an attempt to study and consolidate as much information as possible, pertaining to the market environment and market size of the metal packaging coatings industry in Malaysia. In order to achieve this, a market survey was conducted by …

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Disaster Recovery Planning : Local And Remote Data Backup System, Chin Seng Low Jan 2000

Disaster Recovery Planning : Local And Remote Data Backup System, Chin Seng Low

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This dissertation studies about the disaster recovery planning focusing on data backup and which there is a data recovery capability in the event of a sudden, severe and unplanned disruption in an organization with network computing environment. The planning must ensure continuity of all the critical data and functions with minimum disruption and recover quickly during such calamity. The elements of a comprehensive and complete disaster recovery planning must include risk analysis, business impact analysis in order to recommend a suitable disaster recovery strategy. Hence, Local and Remote Data Backup System is the designed strategy based on the literature review …

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Conundrum Of Executive Decision Making In The Public Sector; Looking From The Perspective Of The Organization Culture And Individual Decision Making Behaviour : A Case Study At The Ministry Of Primary Industries, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Azlan Haji Ali Badri Jan 2000

Conundrum Of Executive Decision Making In The Public Sector; Looking From The Perspective Of The Organization Culture And Individual Decision Making Behaviour : A Case Study At The Ministry Of Primary Industries, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Azlan Haji Ali Badri

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In the nation strive to realign the wings of its public sector in order to be more efficient and effective, a lot have been done and going to be done to make it a reality . Along this journey, we may have to pause and check back for unforeseen circumstances that could have slipped our ambitious mind. In this simple study, we try to look at two of the main subject areas in the public sector which are (i) organization culture, and (ii) decision making behavior. Most of the time we do not to realize that as we become part …

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Gender Bias In Management : A Case Study In Employees Provident Fund (Epf), Ushabhanu Suppiah Jan 2000

Gender Bias In Management : A Case Study In Employees Provident Fund (Epf), Ushabhanu Suppiah

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The development in this day and age is extremely drastic. Tremendous growth is seen in all sectors of industries to match the rapidly changing needs of society. This change is also coupled with rapid technological advancement. In order to meet these developments the labour market should continue to experience growth as well. This is because in most sectors its most valuable asset in an organization is its human resources. And as such special attention needs to be given to this area of management. An in depth look at the breakdown of labour force indicates an almost equal number each gender …

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Knowledge Management Within Engineering Companies, Ramanathan Narayanan Jan 2000

Knowledge Management Within Engineering Companies, Ramanathan Narayanan

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One hundred and thirty seven executives of major engineering companies involved in the oil & gas and power industries in Malaysia completed the questionnaires concerning knowledge management within their organisations. The level of knowledge management were studied with respect to competitiveness, organisation factors and employee attitude. Respondents' views on the challenges facing knowledge management within their organisations were also examined.

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A Study Of The Planning And Organisation Structure-Issues / Problems Of Council Of The City Of Kuching South (Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selantan), Joon Kit Lee Jan 2000

A Study Of The Planning And Organisation Structure-Issues / Problems Of Council Of The City Of Kuching South (Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selantan), Joon Kit Lee

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This thesis is the case study of Council of the City of Kuching South (Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan or MBKS). In this study, I will only touch on the planning and organisation structure- issues/problems faced by MBKS especially in Administration, Public Work, Building and Landscaping and Public Health Division. In the chapter 1 of this thesis, I will touch on the reasons for the selection of MBKS for my study; the objectives of my project; the scope of my study; type of research design and methodology that I used and the limitation of my study. I will touch on the …

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A Case Study On Strategies Adopted By A Medium Sized Property Development Company In Response To The Economic Crisis In 1997-1998, Thin Choy Woo Jan 2000

A Case Study On Strategies Adopted By A Medium Sized Property Development Company In Response To The Economic Crisis In 1997-1998, Thin Choy Woo

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Epic is one way of describing Asia's economic development over the past decades. The once poverty stricken Asian countries metamorphosed into world class producers and dynamic markets. However, equally epic was the fall. In one almighty crash, the once mighty Asian economies toppled over as the next millennium grew closer. The prides, the hopes and the expectations buijt up by all those years of prosperity lay in shambles amid the accusatory pointing by critics who variously attributed the crisis to greed, over expansion, fiscal imprudence, corruption and deteriorating Asian values. It seemed that in the last two years, Asia could …

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Knowledge Management And Organization In Malaysia, Koji Shiota Jan 2000

Knowledge Management And Organization In Malaysia, Koji Shiota

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The term 'Industrial society' has been a proper one to explain the wide and deep influence of the industrialization to the society and the wealth of the country in 20th century. Its related concepts and theories such as division of labour, specialization, standardization, mass-production, learning curb, scale economy and others explained well the corporate competitiveness especially from the viewpoint of 'efficiency' and '(financial) capital'. After 1960s some people began to describe the new paradigm such as Daniel Bell's 'Post­industrial society' and Albin Tofler's 'The third wave.' These three decades we have seen the shift from industrial economy to service economy …

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Health Care Financing In Malaysia, Zafar Ahmed Jan 2000

Health Care Financing In Malaysia, Zafar Ahmed

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As the time passes the health care provision is getting more and more expensive. Traditionally the health care provision has been the duty of the governments, but because of increase in the cost of health care and fluctuation in the cost of health care, it is getting more difficult for the governments to maintain their role as health care provider. The governments want to become the regulators of health care services, rather than health care provider. The same is true for Malaysian government as well. This change of role is not that easy. Government has to consider many factors, the …

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