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A Study On Infant Formula Industry In Malaysia, Kaun Kwai Jan 2001

A Study On Infant Formula Industry In Malaysia, Kaun Kwai

Student Works (2000-2009)

Since established in 1959, DUMEX (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. is the market leader in infant formula business in Malaysia. Stricter Code of Ethics for Infant Formula Products and increasing market competitiveness however, have awaken the need to examine appropriate marketing strategies in order to remain as number one in the infant formula segment. Marketing strategies proposed for infant formula industry in this study are predominantly based on capabilities of DUMEX (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. DUMEX Nutrition Services Team plays an important role in creating infant formulas awareness among health care professionals. Dilemma of high staff turnover generated a need to determine correlation …

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Case Study : Business Strategy On Siemen's Power Plant Generation In Malaysia, Wai Chee Wong Jan 2001

Case Study : Business Strategy On Siemen's Power Plant Generation In Malaysia, Wai Chee Wong

Student Works (2000-2009)

The power plant producers in Malaysia is dominated by several market players such as Siemens, ABB, General Electric (GE), supplying hardware equipment, software support programs and after sales professional back up services to the Independent Power Producers(IPP) and Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). This study highlights the business strategy on Siemens power plant generation operations in Malaysia. This study analyses Siemens' industry's market share, the competition structure, its product plans, its pricing plans, etc. using relevant business models, making remarks and recommendations in order to strengthen its strategic competitive advantage in order to stay ahead or to remain as a major …

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Application Of Soft System Methodology In A Planned Organisational Change : A Case Study On Chs Ind. Bhd., Chew Choo Chan Jan 2001

Application Of Soft System Methodology In A Planned Organisational Change : A Case Study On Chs Ind. Bhd., Chew Choo Chan

Student Works (2000-2009)

The objective of this study is to gauge the organisation viability and performance by applying the Soft System Methodology, to draw a framework for a planned organisational change in a polywrap packaging material manufacturer. The selection of samples for observation and secondary data was based on census (for organisation level and group level) and probability sampling (for individual level). The stratified sampling method was used to select 30% (70 individuals) from 3 levels of employees in the organisation (which consists of 234 employees). The 5 points Likert Scale was used to measure the magnitude of the variables being evaluated. The …

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The Strategic Management Of A Large Scale Information Technology Project In The Financial Services Sector, Foong Seng Chee Jan 2001

The Strategic Management Of A Large Scale Information Technology Project In The Financial Services Sector, Foong Seng Chee

Student Works (2000-2009)

Information Technology (IT) is one of the essential building blocks of modern organizations. Increasingly, IT is being used by innovative organization to facilitate the re-engineering of their business processes and in some instances to radically change the way in which they conduct business. Therefore, IT is no longer a technical problem but a business issues. IT strategy should be created to serve as a tool to implement an organization's business strategy and provide the company strategic advantage. The main purpose of this dissertation is to explore the issues surrounding IT strategy formulation and implementation especially in term of merging in …

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Teenagers' Acceptance Of Products Endorsed By Ethnicity Of Local Celebrities, See Seng Lim Jan 2001

Teenagers' Acceptance Of Products Endorsed By Ethnicity Of Local Celebrities, See Seng Lim

Student Works (2000-2009)

The world population today is said to be not less than seven billion citizens. It is said that every minute a baby is being born somewhere in the world and unconfirmed statistic reported that a big fraction of the population comprises of the youths. lf the report findings are true there is a huge and lucrative teen market waiting to be tapped yearly that might runs into billions of US$ dollars. No wonder the teenager has been the focus of media attention and commercialization. This paper seeks to explore the Malaysian teen market and their acceptance of celebrity as an …

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Technology, Globalization And Liberalization : The Effectiveness Of Pos Malaysia Berhad To Meet Challenges, Nazirruddin Abd. Rahman Jan 2001

Technology, Globalization And Liberalization : The Effectiveness Of Pos Malaysia Berhad To Meet Challenges, Nazirruddin Abd. Rahman

Student Works (2000-2009)

Technology, globalization and liberalization are new forces that challenge Pos Malaysia Berhad (PMB) government core control business business activity activity and organizational effectiveness. being a government control business entity, the business entity and the institutional and legal set-up to a certain extends limit PMB effective response to the environmental changes. It made more difficult when the entity has to fulfill two divergence objectives; to support some overarching social ideal and to excel in business performance. The interactions of these factors have developed some observable symptoms to PMB organizational weakness. This phenomenon triggered the need to analyze PMB organizational effectiveness to …

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Corporate Strategy For An Enterprise : Case Study On A Local Private Education Company, Sau Keen Wong Jan 2001

Corporate Strategy For An Enterprise : Case Study On A Local Private Education Company, Sau Keen Wong

Student Works (2000-2009)

Recent decades have seen tremendous growth in the number of public and private institutions of higher learning being set up in Malaysia especially by the private sector. The catalyst behind this growth is none other than the Malaysian government; where reputable and financially strong private corporations were encouraged to participate in the establishment of private universities and colleges to address the shortages in supply versus the continuous increase in demand for tertiary education in Malaysia. This will also curtail the increase In outflows of foreign exchanges due to large number of students advancing their studies overseas, which arise directly as …

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A Study Of Consumer Buying Behaviour In The Selection Of Sauces, Chow Sim Cheong Jan 2001

A Study Of Consumer Buying Behaviour In The Selection Of Sauces, Chow Sim Cheong

Student Works (2000-2009)

Sauces are the common product used by most of the household in Malaysia. Every household usually has at least a bottle of Chilli Sauce or Tomato Ketchup or Oyster Sauce. It is interesting to study the selection criteria of Malaysian households on the purchases of sauces by the demographic (such as gender, ethnicity, age, education, occupation and income) and psychographic characteristics (such as social class and lifestyle). Psychographic refers to a set of values or tastes exhibited by a group of consumers, especially as they are reflected in consumption patterns. Purchase behaviour, including store patronage preferences, is also explored. Data …

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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

Student Works (2000-2009)

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

Student Works (2000-2009)

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

Student Works (2000-2009)

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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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

Student Works (2000-2009)

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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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

Student Works (2000-2009)

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

Student Works (2000-2009)

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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Differential Effects Of Incentive Motivators On Work Performance, Alexander D. Stajkovic, Fred Luthans Jan 2001

Differential Effects Of Incentive Motivators On Work Performance, Alexander D. Stajkovic, Fred Luthans

Department of Management: Faculty Publications

In this field experiment, we first compared the performance effects of money systematically administered through the organizational behavior modification (O.B. Mod.) model and routine pay for performance and then compared the effects of O.B. Mod.- administered money, social recognition, and performance feedback. The money intervention based on the O.B. Mod. outperformed routine pay for performance (performance increase = 37% vs. 11%) and also had stronger effects on performance than social recognition (24%) and performance feedback (20%).

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Crafting The Strategy: Concepts And Cases In Sategic Management By Ranjan Das, New Delhi: Tata Mcgraw Hill, 2000., S D Kshirsagar Dec 2000

Crafting The Strategy: Concepts And Cases In Sategic Management By Ranjan Das, New Delhi: Tata Mcgraw Hill, 2000., S D Kshirsagar

IIMB Management Review

This quotation summarises aptly the dichotomy of approaches to strategy as an encompassing concept and to its implementation in a business. If strategy is a science in all its facets, its descriptive or normative theories could be applied to a business situation. Seminal contributions in this respect made by H Igor Ansoff, Kenneth R Andrews and others, established that ‘sustained performance’ is determined by a firm’s ability to find a fit among its intrinsic capabilities, the environmental factors, and the strategy it adopts. In this sense, strategy is not only contextual but also resource specific. It is, therefore, dynamic and …

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An Exploration Into Employee Participation Using A Scaling Approach, James Belohlav Dec 2000

An Exploration Into Employee Participation Using A Scaling Approach, James Belohlav

College of Business Faculty and Staff Works

No abstract provided.

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Corporate Strategies: A Comprehensive Handbook Based On Indian Experience: By Bani P Banerjee, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1998., K R S Murthy Jun 2000

Corporate Strategies: A Comprehensive Handbook Based On Indian Experience: By Bani P Banerjee, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1998., K R S Murthy

IIMB Management Review

These are two very different, but complementary, books on strategy. Strategy is a term used widely with different meanings and in different contexts. It is often also used with various prefixes and suffixes, as in these two books. The basic notion of strategy underlying the two books, and therefore their approaches, differ, and it is important to understand the bias of the authors to be able to use the books properly.

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Making Strategy: The Journey Of Strategic Management: By Colin Eden And Fran Ackerman, London: Sage Publications, 1998., K R S Murthy Jun 2000

Making Strategy: The Journey Of Strategic Management: By Colin Eden And Fran Ackerman, London: Sage Publications, 1998., K R S Murthy

IIMB Management Review

These are two very different, but complementary, books on strategy. Strategy is a term used widely with different meanings and in different contexts. It is often also used with various prefixes and suffixes as in these two books. The basic notion of strategy underlying the two books, and therefore their approaches, differ and it is important to understand the bias of the authors to be able to use the books properly.

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Management Consulting: Perspectives And Prospects; By The Institute Of Management Consultants Of India, New Delhi: Tata Mcgraw Hill, 1998, Balram Avittathur Mar 2000

Management Consulting: Perspectives And Prospects; By The Institute Of Management Consultants Of India, New Delhi: Tata Mcgraw Hill, 1998, Balram Avittathur

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

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Environmental And Psychological Challenges Facing Entrepreneurial Development In Transitional Economies, Fred Luthans, Alexander D. Stajkovic, Elina Stajkovic Jan 2000

Environmental And Psychological Challenges Facing Entrepreneurial Development In Transitional Economies, Fred Luthans, Alexander D. Stajkovic, Elina Stajkovic

Department of Management: Faculty Publications

In the former planned economies, a major result of the economic reform programs has been the resurgence of private entrepreneurship. As these countries have struggled to make the transition to a market-based economy over the past decade, the environment has played an important structural role in entrepreneurial development. However, from a psychological perspective, the environmental structural context affects human action through cognitive processes such as self-regulation. Thus, we first identify and analyze the effect of the political, economic, legal, and cultural environment on the development of entrepreneurship in transitional economies, mainly using the former Soviet Union and particularly the Republic …

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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

Student Works (2000-2009)

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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Environmental Ethical Decision Making In The U.S. Metal-Finishing Industry, Brenda L. Flannery, Douglas R. May Jan 2000

Environmental Ethical Decision Making In The U.S. Metal-Finishing Industry, Brenda L. Flannery, Douglas R. May

Department of Management: Faculty Publications

We investigated the individual and contextual influences shaping the environmental ethical decision intentions of a sample of managers in the U.S. metal-finishing industry in this study. Ajzen's (1991) theory of planned behavior and Jones's (1991) moral intensity construct grounded our theoretical framework. Findings revealed that the magnitude of consequences, a dimension of moral intensity, moderated the relation- ships between each of five antecedents-attitudes, subjective norms, and three perceived behavioral control factors (self-efficacy, financial cost, and ethical climate)- and managers' environmental ethical decision intentions. We then developed implications for theory and practice in environmental ethical decision making.

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The Impact Of Culture On Feedback-Seeking Behavior: An Integrated Model And Propositions, Mary Frances Sully De Luque, Steven M. Sommer Jan 2000

The Impact Of Culture On Feedback-Seeking Behavior: An Integrated Model And Propositions, Mary Frances Sully De Luque, Steven M. Sommer

Department of Management: Faculty Publications

In recent research scholars have addressed the issue of an individual's behavior in feedback-seeking activity and, except in scant studies, have virtually ignored the role of culture in this area. In this article we explore four cultural syndromes, based on past research, to form a cross-cultural model of feedback-seeking behavior. We advance propositions for the study of culture as a moderator to feedback-seeking behavior.

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The Relationship Between Transitory Organizational Structures And Non-Linear Environments, Valentin H. Pashtenko, Matthew H. Roy, Sanjiv S. Dugal Jan 2000

The Relationship Between Transitory Organizational Structures And Non-Linear Environments, Valentin H. Pashtenko, Matthew H. Roy, Sanjiv S. Dugal

WCBT Faculty Publications

Examines non-linear adaptation to change in the high-technology environment of the computer industry. These environments are defined, and the efficacy of different organizational adaptations is assessed with respect to these environments. Results from our analyses show that there is a direct and causal relationship between the employment of non-linear organizational archetypes and organizational effectiveness within high-technology industries.

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Knowledge Management Within Engineering Companies, Ramanathan Narayanan Jan 2000

Knowledge Management Within Engineering Companies, Ramanathan Narayanan

Student Works (2000-2009)

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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Knowledge Management And Organization In Malaysia, Koji Shiota Jan 2000

Knowledge Management And Organization In Malaysia, Koji Shiota

Student Works (2000-2009)

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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Using Strategic Partnerships To Create A Sustainable Competitive Position For Hi-Tech Start-Up Firms, Arnoud De Meyer Oct 1999

Using Strategic Partnerships To Create A Sustainable Competitive Position For Hi-Tech Start-Up Firms, Arnoud De Meyer

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

In most cases these companies chose or were forced to engage in a technology partnership in order to develop and survive. As one would expect, some of these partnerships succeeded whilst others failed. With hindsight it occurred to the author that success or failure was not necessarily a random event, or idiosyncratic to one particular company, but that there seemed to be a pattern. Some partnerships failed because they were a strategic misfit, others probably because they were badly implemented. Based on these clinical case studies, The author addresses these questions: when and under what conditions a partnership is needed; …

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Quality And Work Force Practices: The Managerial Performance Implication, Ravi Kathuria, Elizabeth B. Davis Aug 1999

Quality And Work Force Practices: The Managerial Performance Implication, Ravi Kathuria, Elizabeth B. Davis

Business Faculty Articles and Research

This paper examines the managerial performance impact of work force management practices appropriate for manufacturing environments when quality is highly emphasized. The hypotheses are tested using data from 483 individuals in 99 manufacturing plants in the United States. The results indicate that when the emphasis is high on quality, certain work force management practices seem to play an important role in managerial performance in manufacturing settings.

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Competitive Interaction: The Influence Of Strategic Group Structure, Sherry M. Burlingame Apr 1999

Competitive Interaction: The Influence Of Strategic Group Structure, Sherry M. Burlingame

Theses and Dissertations in Business Administration

The assertion that competitive interaction is a central focus of business strategy emerged from the Strategic Management Research Group (SMRG) at the University of Maryland. The premise of this perspective is that competition among firms can be modeled using communication theory to explain how firms in an industry interact. Competition, in this framework, is represented as the series of actions and counteractions, termed responses, that firms undertake to position themselves in their industry. Thus, in this model, interaction (actions and responses) equates with competition. Studies conducted by the members of the SMRG have outlined the relationship of key variables within …

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