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The Relationship Between Corporate Social Responsibility Orientation, Marketing Capabilities And Organisational Performance., Wan Kalthom Yahya Sep 2011

The Relationship Between Corporate Social Responsibility Orientation, Marketing Capabilities And Organisational Performance., Wan Kalthom Yahya

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The main objective of this study is to investigate why organisations need to integrate environmental and societal problems into their core business operations, strategies and their contribution towards organisational performance. To achieve this, firstly, this study will examine the elements of antecedents for corporate social responsibility orientation as these elements are considered crucial to organisational corporate social responsibility practices. Corporate social responsibility orientation is important as a basic value, goal and strategy for organisation so as to compete in the marketplace. In addition, it is how organisations handle their social responsibility and performance simultaneously. Secondly, by using the constructs, this …


The Impact Of Islamic Attributes Of Destination On Tourists' Motivation, Satisfaction And Destination Loyalty., Mohamed Mohamed Kamal Battour Aug 2011

The Impact Of Islamic Attributes Of Destination On Tourists' Motivation, Satisfaction And Destination Loyalty., Mohamed Mohamed Kamal Battour

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Most discussions in destination marketing literature have tended to revolve around the theory of push and pull motivation when they want to explain why people travel and select a specific destination. The theory assumes that people are first of all pushed by internal desires or emotional factors to travel and then they are pulled by external or tangible factors (destination attributes). Tourist satisfaction is important to market destinations successfully because it is linked directly to destination choice, consumption of products and service, and repeat visits. Recent researchers supported that these push factors and pull factors influence overall tourist satisfaction, which …


Privatization And Firms Performance : Evidence From Iran., Ali Aghaei Feb 2011

Privatization And Firms Performance : Evidence From Iran., Ali Aghaei

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Our comprehensive study of 87 Iran companies, consist of 26 government-linked (GLCs) and 61 private firms (Non-GLCs) matched for listing date In Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) during 2001-04, covering the period 2000 to 2008 shows significant positive relation between performance of privatized firms and share issue privatization. Controlling for the government ownership change effect after IPO, we suggest that performance improvement in GLCs after listing cannot be attributed all to privatization. However, there was some fairly conclusive evidence of GLCs’ performance measures comparability with those of Non-GLCs that matched by listing date. Since the government linked companies also perform as …


Environmental Ethical Commitment Of The Business Corporations In Malaysia., Maliza Delima Kamarul Zaman Jan 2011

Environmental Ethical Commitment Of The Business Corporations In Malaysia., Maliza Delima Kamarul Zaman

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This study is about environmental ethics and the commitment of manufacturing companies in Malaysia. It is to reduce the gap in the literature in this area, which it is claimed is relatively brief, young as a discipline and has received little attention. Based on the extensive literature and a review of environmental disasters from the past, such as Exxon, Chernobyl and Bhopal, the researcher was impelled to study the environmental ethical concept. Therefore, the main objective of the study is to understand and explain the role of environmental ethics in conjunction with the commitment of the companies. Specifically, the objective …


Corporate Governance, Ownership Structures And Internet Financial Reporting In Malaysia., Yap Kiew Heong Jan 2011

Corporate Governance, Ownership Structures And Internet Financial Reporting In Malaysia., Yap Kiew Heong

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This study looks at the Internet financial disclosure in light of transparency reform following the 1997 financial crisis. The researcher examined the relationship between corporate governance (CG) mechanisms, ownership structures, Internet visibility and the Internet financial reporting (IFR) of Malaysian listed companies. Second, the researcher sought the views of preparers regarding IFR practices. In the first phase of the study, the researcher examined the contents of listed companies’ Web sites by adapting the richer and more comprehensive disclosures/attributes index from FASB (2000). This study used agency theory and institutional theory to develop hypotheses on factors influencing IFR. Multiple regression analysis …


The Impact Of Corporate Rebranding On Organisation's Market Value : Malaysian Perspective., Ee Mei Chin Jan 2011

The Impact Of Corporate Rebranding On Organisation's Market Value : Malaysian Perspective., Ee Mei Chin

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The purpose of this thesis is to explore the impact of corporate rebranding on Malaysian organisation’s market value. Rebranding has been researched widely over the recent years and this could be due to the change in corporate structure of the organisation like mergers and acquisitions. This thesis concentrates on rebranding of corporate brands in Malaysia and observes how the announcement of the change of one of the element creates an impact on the organisation’s market value. The thesis is looked at in theoretical part by reviewing literature related to brands, corporate branding, rebranding and event study methodology. The thesis uses …


Organizational Strategy And Employee Outcomes : A Person-Organization Fit Perspective., Raja Faridatul Adlin Raja Arif Jan 2011

Organizational Strategy And Employee Outcomes : A Person-Organization Fit Perspective., Raja Faridatul Adlin Raja Arif

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The present study has a two-fold effect. Firstly, it examines the relationship between organizational strategy and employee outcomes in terms of organizational commitment and intention to stay taking into account the job alternatives as its moderator from the context of current employee in an organization which they are working for by adopting the person – organization fit framework. Support was found for organizational commitment (H1) hypothesis. The more perceived job alternatives available in the industry or in the workforce and when there exists misfit between the employees‟ characteristics and the organization‟s characteristics, the lower the employees‟ commitment to the organization. …


Technological Innovation Patterns Among Malaysia's Small And Medium-Sized Wooden Furniture Manufacturers : A Sectoral Innovation Systems Perspective., Ng Boon Kwee Jan 2011

Technological Innovation Patterns Among Malaysia's Small And Medium-Sized Wooden Furniture Manufacturers : A Sectoral Innovation Systems Perspective., Ng Boon Kwee

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Science, Technology and Innovation policies can be more effective when they are based on a more comprehensive understanding of the nature of both the low-tech and high-tech industries. Low and medium-tech industries, however, have received little attention from policymakers as well as researchers compared to the more prestigious high-tech industries. This study aims to explore the significant trends of technological innovation activities in Malaysia‘s furniture industry. Malaysia‘s furniture industry warrants an in-depth analysis as it is among the very few full-fledged home-grown low and medium-tech industries that have successfully penetrated the global market. This draws on the theoretical works of …


Factors Influencing The Adoption Of Risk Based Internal Auditing And Its Influence On Internal Auditor's Responsiveness To Risk Management Activities In The Malaysian Context., Hor Puey Wai Jan 2011

Factors Influencing The Adoption Of Risk Based Internal Auditing And Its Influence On Internal Auditor's Responsiveness To Risk Management Activities In The Malaysian Context., Hor Puey Wai

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This research paper examines the impacts of company specific factors on the adoption of risk based auditing by the auditors as well as to establish whether these factors and risk based auditing influence IA‟s responsiveness to risk management activities of their organization. In total, 5 company specific factors are identified for this research and they are i) size of the organisation; ii) the industry which the organisation is in; iii) the sector ie. public or private sector within which the organisation belongs; iv) the extent of internationalisation of the organisation and v) listing status of the organisation. Convenience sampling method …


Relationship Among Service Quality, Food Quality, Perceived Value, Customer Satisfaction And Behavioural Intentions In The Malaysian Fast Food Industry., Seaw Thiam Chin Dec 2010

Relationship Among Service Quality, Food Quality, Perceived Value, Customer Satisfaction And Behavioural Intentions In The Malaysian Fast Food Industry., Seaw Thiam Chin

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Fast food industry generates multi-billion dollars every year worldwide and is still growing, especially in Asia. Malaysian consumers were first exposed to fast food when A&W opened its outlet in Malaysia in 1961. Since then, the fast food industry has experienced dramatic growth in Malaysia. Today, fast food consumption is becoming a part of the Malaysian’s lifestyle. A number of studies have been undertaken to address the service quality and customer satisfaction in fast food restaurants. This can be problematic because some other potential determinants of customer satisfaction such as food quality and perceived value are disregarded. Moreover, most studies …


The Efficiency And Profitability Improvement Of The Rehabilitation Operations And Management Of Non Performing Loans : A Case Study Of Bank Perusahaan Kecil & Sederhana Malaysia Berhad (Sme Bank)., Ridza Ramza Ramli, Mohd Prasad Hanif May 2010

The Efficiency And Profitability Improvement Of The Rehabilitation Operations And Management Of Non Performing Loans : A Case Study Of Bank Perusahaan Kecil & Sederhana Malaysia Berhad (Sme Bank)., Ridza Ramza Ramli, Mohd Prasad Hanif

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The comprehensive study on Rehabilitation Department is conducted to identify which segment within the process flow that requires improvement. The management of Non Performing Loans (NPLs) in a Bank is very crucial as these accounts are actually reflects the performance of the Banks. The Rehabilitation Department main task is to ensure proper administration of Non Performing Loans to be executed in order to maximize the recovery income to the Bank. The department also responsible to provides desirable result in term of manageable and acceptable NPLs rate for the Bank. The current process flow which has been used and practiced by …


The Mediating Roles Of Combinative Capabilities And Explorative Learning In The Prospector Strategic Orientation-Performance Relationship., Nor Liza Abdullah Mar 2010

The Mediating Roles Of Combinative Capabilities And Explorative Learning In The Prospector Strategic Orientation-Performance Relationship., Nor Liza Abdullah

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The aim of this study is to develop and confirm a research model that interconnects strategy to performance by integrating combinative capabilities and explorative learning as mediating variables. In discussing strategy and performance, knowledge is found to be the missing link: an attempt to forge a link between strategy and organisational learning is constrained by the narrow conceptualisation of organisational learning in relation to strategy. Based on Miles and Snow (1978) strategic typology, the study uses contingency framing to investigate the mediation of combinative capabilities and explorative learning in the relationship between prospector strategic orientation and firm performance. A cross-sectional …


Critical Factors In Project Success: A Study Of Public Sector Construction Projects In Malaysia., Wan Maimun Wan Abdullah Jan 2010

Critical Factors In Project Success: A Study Of Public Sector Construction Projects In Malaysia., Wan Maimun Wan Abdullah

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The importance of the construction industry to nation building necessitates that project implemented achieves project success. However, studies and evidence have shown that there is a low probability in consistently achieving project success. Nevertheless, it seems that the definition of project success and how to achieve project success is quite illusive. For more than a century, researchers have been grappling with its definition but the concept remained ambiguous. From the early identification of time, cost and quality as elements of project success, researchers have added many other outcomes and objectives including stakeholders, project manager, communication, leadership, project management, organization structure, …


Influence Of Continuous Improvement (Ci) On Job Satisfaction., Ong Chee Wei Jan 2010

Influence Of Continuous Improvement (Ci) On Job Satisfaction., Ong Chee Wei

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The purpose of this research is to determine the impact of Continuous Improvement (CI) on job satisfaction in Malaysia industry. Based on previous studies, it was anticipated that overall job satisfaction would be higher for employees who are working in companies that implementing Continuous Improvement practices and lower for employees who are working in companies that not implementing Continuous Improvement practices. The instrument of Continuous Improvement was adapted from Culp (1992), Limon (1993) and Ying (2000). In the mean time, employee’s job satisfaction was measured based on Job Satisfaction Survey (Spector, 1985). The collected data was tested with descriptive statistic …


A Study On The Determining Factors Of Operational Efficiencies Derived From Outsourcing : Malaysia As An Attractive Hub., Anbalagi Andy, Jesrina Ann Xavier, Lee Siew Yoong Jan 2010

A Study On The Determining Factors Of Operational Efficiencies Derived From Outsourcing : Malaysia As An Attractive Hub., Anbalagi Andy, Jesrina Ann Xavier, Lee Siew Yoong

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Outsourcing had undergone a massive evolution since 1970s and has changed the way businesses operate in the global market place. Offshore outsourcing, in particular, has become a viable strategic venture and is no longer an exception but rather it is a norm in today’s economy. Many businesses are able to gain various operational efficiencies by embarking into strategic outsourcing initiatives although existing literatures have proven that there are also significant risks associated with this type of venture. It is interesting to note that not all outsourcing efforts have provided positive results for organizations nor proved fruitful. Nevertheless offshore outsourcing has …