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Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Of Firms Listed On The Klse : Empirical Evidence, Zarina Zakaria Jan 2002

Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Of Firms Listed On The Klse : Empirical Evidence, Zarina Zakaria

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study reports on the results of a study on social responsibility reporting practices of 257 listed companies on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. In addition or providing an up-to-0ate description of such practices, this study also examines some new potential determinants of corporate social responsibility reporting practices, namely the type of audit firm and financial leverage. It replicates a recent New Zealand study (Hackston and Milne, 1996). Makes improvement on other studies in Malaysia by measuring the amount of disclosures as a continuous variables using number of sentences, page measurement and derived page measurement. Consistent with Hackston and Milne …

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Management Of Engineering Consulting Firms In Malaysia : Practices And Problems, Sherena S. Siva Ahnanthan Jan 2002

Management Of Engineering Consulting Firms In Malaysia : Practices And Problems, Sherena S. Siva Ahnanthan

Student Works (2000-2009)

This is a study of engineering consulting firms in Malaysia that aspire to be major players in the competitive local and regional engineering and construction industry. Engineering consulting firms play an important role in the economic growth and development of a country. This is because of the direct contribution of the services to the design and implementation of investment projects, and together with the inter-linkages they produce between the different parts of the economy. The study identifies and evaluates some of the major management practices and problems faced by the industry in general and the companies in particular. A business …

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The Implications Of The Malaysia Bank Merger Exercise, Mersy L. John, Meo Sing Teo Jan 2002

The Implications Of The Malaysia Bank Merger Exercise, Mersy L. John, Meo Sing Teo

Student Works (2000-2009)

The impetus to undertake this research project began about 2 years ago when we commenced our MBA programme. We became aware of the challenges facing the domestic banks in their quest to strengthen the banking sector to be better equipped to respond lo the new and challenging requirements of the local and global economy. The bank merger exercise was inevitable in the face of globalisation and borderless trade. The first step towards enhancing efficiency and alleviating the level of competitiveness was the consolidation of the 54 domestic banking institutions into 10 banking groups. There was significant rationalisation of the wide …

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Total Factor Productivity And Performance Of Resource-Based Industry In Malaysia, Rozilee Asid Jan 2002

Total Factor Productivity And Performance Of Resource-Based Industry In Malaysia, Rozilee Asid

Student Works (2000-2009)

The development of Resource Based Industries (RBIs) in Malaysia since it was first launched in 1984 has seen as turning point of the industry to gain momentum in line with the corresponding industrial policy. By using the two inputs Cobb-Douglass model specifically growth accounting model, this study tries to estimate the total factor productivity (TFP) growth for the periods of 1981-1997 in collaboration to review its development and resilient performance. Using the 3-digit-level industrial classification, it was found that six (out of 14) of the RBIs show a positive gain of TFP growth. In broad categories (5-digit-level classification), 30 industries …

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The Need For A Competition Policy In Malaysia, Coreen Michele Bathman Jan 2002

The Need For A Competition Policy In Malaysia, Coreen Michele Bathman

Student Works (2000-2009)

The paper will address if there is a need for a competition policy in Malaysia. We will start by explaining the basic objectives of a competition policy and why it is important. We will describe the various actions and policies used to curb unfair competition as well as discuss different policy frameworks taken by countries like USA, EU, Korea and Japan. We will also very briefly look at the economic issues that arise from the interaction between competition policies and international trade policies. Once we understand the fundamental concepts above, we will then discuss if there is a similar need …

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E-Commerce And Smes In Malaysia : Challenges And Future Prospects, Ruslan Halim Islahudin Jan 2002

E-Commerce And Smes In Malaysia : Challenges And Future Prospects, Ruslan Halim Islahudin

Student Works (2000-2009)

Electronic Commerce is poised to radically transform the way business is conducted in the future. The advancement of the Information Age has been accelerated by the invention of the Internet, which in tum is turning the whole world into a global village. Globalization will only benefit nations that is well versed in the new rules of the game of the Information Economy. It is imperative for a country like Malaysia to close the digital skill gap by improving the capacity of their workforces to play an active role in the Internet age. Malaysia needs to quickly close the Electronic Commerce …

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Kesan Afta Ke Atas Industri Kereta Nasional (Malaysia), Kanageswary Ramasamy Jan 2002

Kesan Afta Ke Atas Industri Kereta Nasional (Malaysia), Kanageswary Ramasamy

Student Works (2000-2009)

Proton ditubuhkan pada tahun 1985 manakala Perodua ditubuhkan pada tahun 1994. Kini, Perodua dan Proton telah menjadi sebuah indutri kereta nasional yang amat popular di kalangan rakyat Malaysia. Selain itu, mereka juga telah membantu dalam perkembangan industri kereta Malaysia. Justeru itu, kajian dijalankan terhadap kesan AFTA ke atas industri kereta nasional serta keupayaanya dalam menangani cabaran AFT A. Kajian juga menghuraikan bagaimana dasar-dasar dan polisi-polisi kerajaan telah membantu dalam perkembangan industri kereta nasional Malaysia. Akhir sekali, kajian juga dijalankan untuk melihat kemampuan industri kereta nasional dalam menguasai pasaran domestik dan antarabangsa serta strategi-strategi yang dilaksanakan untuk menjamin kedudukannya dalam pasaran …

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Dynamic Interactions Among Stock Prices, Interest Rates, Real Activity And Money In Malaysia, Chin Sieng Chong Jan 2002

Dynamic Interactions Among Stock Prices, Interest Rates, Real Activity And Money In Malaysia, Chin Sieng Chong

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study investigates the causal relations and dynamic interactions among stock prices, real interest rate, real money balances and real activity in Malaysia using monthly data from January 1987 to December 2001. This full sample period is also divided into two sub-periods for analysis. The first sub-period covers January 1987 to August 1998 while the second sub-period covers September 1998 to December 2001. The conventional unit root tests suggest that all variables are integrated of order one. This finding is further supported by the results of the unit root test which allows for a structural break in the series. All …

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Bank Consolidation As A Strategic Response To The Banking Crisis : An Analysis Of The Choice Of Anchor Banks, Talagavathi R. Karapayah Jan 2002

Bank Consolidation As A Strategic Response To The Banking Crisis : An Analysis Of The Choice Of Anchor Banks, Talagavathi R. Karapayah

Student Works (2000-2009)

The financial crisis of 1997 and the result1ng effects showed the weaknesses and vulnerability of the Malaysian banking system. In addition, impending globalization and liberalization of the financial sector has increased the urgency to strengthen the banking sector. Strengthening of the banking sector was to be realized by the merger of banking institutions under 10 anchor banks. The decision to consolidate the banking industry under 10 anchor banks was a necessary decision but the reasons for the choice of these 10 banks were not explained. This paper looked at some of the possible reasons for the selection of the particular …

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Industri Pengeluaran Makanan Di Malaysia : Prospek Dan Cabaran, Hasanah Badrul Jan 2002

Industri Pengeluaran Makanan Di Malaysia : Prospek Dan Cabaran, Hasanah Badrul

Student Works (2000-2009)

Krisis kewangan yang melanda negara pada Julai 1997 sebenarnya telah menyedarkan Malaysia tentang kepentingan bekalan makanan negara. Krisis ini telah mendorong kerajaan mengkaji semula Dasar Pertanian Negara (DPN) bagi tujuan meningkatkan sekuriti bekalan makanan negara. Matlamat kerajaan menjadikan Malaysia sebagai negara pengeluar makanan boleh dicapai melalui beberapa pendekatan, langkah, galakan, polisi dan kerjasama daripada semua pihak sama ada di peringkat nasional, negeri ataupun daerah. Isu sekuriti bekalan makanan merupakan isu yang penting dan berkait rapat dengan industri pengeluaran makanan negara. Industri pengeluaran makanan di Malaysia mempunyai potensi dan prospek masa depan yang cerah. Ini kerana industri pengeluaran makanan telah diberi …

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The Determinants Of Private College Tuition Fees : A Hedonic Approach, Miin See Jan 2002

The Determinants Of Private College Tuition Fees : A Hedonic Approach, Miin See

Student Works (2000-2009)

In the private higher education markets in Malaysia today, education programs are marketed like any other commercial products. The programs are designed, packaged, priced and sold to the consumers - the students. Due to the fact that in these markets, the students are mostly self-funded (without scholarship) pricing strategy is one of the most important marketing tools used by the private higher education institutes (PHEIs). Using the hedonic pricing model, this study has identified several factors that are influential in determining the tuition fee of a degree program offered by a PHEI in Malaysia. This study investigates two markets: the …

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The Role Of Social Capital In Reclaiming Human Capital: A Longitudinal Study Of Occupational Mobility Among Displaced Steelworkers, Allison Zippay Dec 2001

The Role Of Social Capital In Reclaiming Human Capital: A Longitudinal Study Of Occupational Mobility Among Displaced Steelworkers, Allison Zippay

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper examines the employment and income effects of job training, education, and social network contacts over a l0-year period among a random sample of steelworkers who lost jobs to plant closings in the early 1980s in a manufacturing community in Western Pennsylvania. First interviewed in 1987, a majority of the 102 respondents were unemployed or underemployed. A second round of interviews was conducted in 1997 with 87 of the original respondents to examine changes in income and employment status, the types of training and education that had been pursued over the course of 10 years, and their use of …

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Competition In Indian Industries : A Strategic Perspectiveedited By N. Ravichandran, New Delhi: Vikas Publications,1999., Smriti Johri, Sanjyot Pethe Jun 2001

Competition In Indian Industries : A Strategic Perspectiveedited By N. Ravichandran, New Delhi: Vikas Publications,1999., Smriti Johri, Sanjyot Pethe

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

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Industry And Corporate Competitiveness : The Auto Parts Industry In China, Taiwan, South Korea, And India By L. Sridharan, New Delhi: Wheeler Publishing, 1999., L S Murty Jun 2001

Industry And Corporate Competitiveness : The Auto Parts Industry In China, Taiwan, South Korea, And India By L. Sridharan, New Delhi: Wheeler Publishing, 1999., L S Murty

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

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Indian Manufacturing – Where Are We Heading?, Janat Shah, D Krishna Sundar Jun 2001

Indian Manufacturing – Where Are We Heading?, Janat Shah, D Krishna Sundar

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

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Emerging Manufacturing Industry : A Financial Perspective, M S Narasimhan, L S Murty Jun 2001

Emerging Manufacturing Industry : A Financial Perspective, M S Narasimhan, L S Murty

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

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Indian Manufacturing : An Overview, C P Vivek Jun 2001

Indian Manufacturing : An Overview, C P Vivek

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

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An Analysis Of Manufacturing Wages In Selected Malaysian Manufacturing Industries, Lee Peng Ho Jan 2001

An Analysis Of Manufacturing Wages In Selected Malaysian Manufacturing Industries, Lee Peng Ho

Student Works (2000-2009)

A lot of focus has been placed on the importance of the relationship between wages and labour productivity in view of increasing competition due to the globalization of economies. Therefore, this paper attempts to examine whether the increase in real wages is commensurate with higher increase in labour productivity. The model of this study is adapted from Carneiro's (1998) paper which is based on union-firm wage bargaining model. This paper analyses both the long-run and short-run dynamics of wage formation in Malaysian manufacturing as a whole and also 13 sub-selected sectors of manufacturing industry using the Eagle and Granger (1987) …

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Comparative Advantage In Production And Trade In Nigeria., Emmanuel U. Ukeje Jul 2000

Comparative Advantage In Production And Trade In Nigeria., Emmanuel U. Ukeje

Bullion

The Nigerian economy is generally large and very diverse. The country is endowed with a highly productive agricultural base and generally favourable climatic conditions, which provide the potential for intensive production, both for domestic consumption and for exports. This paper reviews the production and trade pattern in Nigeria with a view to identifying major structural changes with regard to the relative comparative advantage enjoyed by the sectors, the other parts of the paper focuses on some theoretical and conceptual issues. The rest of the paper is divided into five sections. Section 2 focuses on some theoretical and conceptual issues. Section …

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Development In The Petroleum Sub-Sector And Their Impacts On Nigerian Economy., I. P. Ojinnaka Jul 2000

Development In The Petroleum Sub-Sector And Their Impacts On Nigerian Economy., I. P. Ojinnaka

Bullion

The development of the petroleum industry has had both negative and positive impacts on the Nigerian economy. Two schools of thought can be examined. First, that positive impacts outweigh the negative, and secondly, the inverse. The paper will examined the impacts and analyzed the positive ones. From the approach of the study it is clear that the petroleum industry has had both negative and positive impacts on the Nigerian economy. Nigeria without petroleum could be like any other country without oil or gas, that is, import dependent. However, Nigeria with oil is the best thing that could have happened to …

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Impact Of Technical Change On Operating Performance: Evidence From Indian Industry, S Chandrashekar Mar 1999

Impact Of Technical Change On Operating Performance: Evidence From Indian Industry, S Chandrashekar

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

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Child Labour: Is There A Competitive Advantage, Ramón A Ramos Arriagada, Cristina Castillo Gatica Mar 1999

Child Labour: Is There A Competitive Advantage, Ramón A Ramos Arriagada, Cristina Castillo Gatica

IIMB Management Review

The Indian experience with Outbound Programmes has clearly been a mixed one.With the initial euphoria passing over,managements are beginning to wonder if management development is getting to be more and more like branded potato chips - puffed up and pricey but the same old stuff inside. Indeed there is every possibility of the Outbound Programme going the way of all other bandwagons: into the clearance sale shelves of the management supermarket. Padaki and Venkatesh attempt to demystify Outbound Programmes (OP) and provide guidelines to organisations contemplating OP, on how to prepare for a worthwhile OP experience, what to look for …

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A Benchmarking Study Of The Lehigh Valley, Jason Faberman, Stephanie Laski Jan 1999

A Benchmarking Study Of The Lehigh Valley, Jason Faberman, Stephanie Laski

University Avenue Undergraduate Journal of Economics

This study benchmarks the Lehigh Valley to nine other metropolitan areas within the United States. These areas represent a wide array of economic growth levels. Charlotte, Portland, Seattle, and Nashville represented high growth cities. Minneapolis and Lancaster represented moderate growth cities. Hartford, Flint, Rochester and the Lehigh Valley represented low growth cities. Three analyses attempted to identify reasons for economic growth. The study period included the years 1970 through 1995. All three analyses looked at regional growth relative to the nation. A study of each region’s industry mix compared the diversity of this mix to the overall employment growth of …

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The Supermarket Supply Chain In Shanghai, Gavin Sinclair, Ananth Iyer, Jane Anderson Jan 1998

The Supermarket Supply Chain In Shanghai, Gavin Sinclair, Ananth Iyer, Jane Anderson

Department of Management Faculty Publications

The authors conducted a series of structured interviews with managers of ten supermarket chains in Shanghai to compare supermarket business practices in Shanghai with those in the United States, emphasizing logistics management issues. Shanghai supermarkets tend to be smaller than U.S. stores, but the store layout and product selection are similar in both countries. While the Shanghai supermarkets have modern scanning equipment, they do little quantitative sales or inventory analysis.

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From Entrepot To Nic: Economic And Structural Policy Aspects Of Singapore's Development, Jochen Wirtz, Thomas Menkhoff Jan 1998

From Entrepot To Nic: Economic And Structural Policy Aspects Of Singapore's Development, Jochen Wirtz, Thomas Menkhoff

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This paper describes the development of Singapore from an entrepot to an industrialized economy and analyzes the role of its structural and industrial policies as one important factor in this success story. The advance of Singapore to an industrialized economy can be structured into four phases. Phase I, the early phase from 1959 to the mid-1960s is characterized by an import substitution policy followed together with Malaysia. Phase II describes the enhanced export-orientation and industrialization from 1967 to 1973. Phase III includes the industrial restructuring from 1973 to 1984. Phase IV describes the development towards diversification of the industrial base …

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Central Bank Of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin, December 1997, Central Bank Of Nigeria Dec 1997

Central Bank Of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin, December 1997, Central Bank Of Nigeria

CBN Statistical Bulletin

Financial data is compiled from documents like balance sheets and financial statements, which are designed for legal and administrative purposes rather than economic analysis. The Financial Statistics Office compiles the analytical CBN balance sheet without major reclassifications or rearrangements. However, due to problems with imprecise definitions, improper classification, inadequate sectorization, inaccuracies, irregular valuation procedures, and errors in data compilation, major revisions were made. The Computer Services Department generates summary and detailed analytical balance sheets based on the end-month BANKOS 302 of the CBN, Lagos branch. The consolidation of accounts of monetary authorities and deposit money banks produces monetary survey accounts. …

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Redefining The Role Of Public Sector Undertakings: The Case Of Iti, S S Motial Oct 1997

Redefining The Role Of Public Sector Undertakings: The Case Of Iti, S S Motial

IIMB Management Review

In keeping with the economic climate, the Government of India changed its long standing industrial policy in 1991, allowing the private sector into areas earlier reserved for public sector units. Telecom equipment manufacture was also thrown open to the private sector, thus ending the monopoly of the protected ITI, the country's oldest PSU. The company suffered heavy losses and in 1996-97, was declared potentially sick. However, rigorous turn-around strategies brought ITI back on its feet by the end of fiscal 1997. Along with an account of ITI's valiant fight back, a new role for PSUs in the changed environment is …

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India’S Software Industry: By Richard Heeks, New Delhi: Sage Publications,1997., V Balakrishnan Oct 1997

India’S Software Industry: By Richard Heeks, New Delhi: Sage Publications,1997., V Balakrishnan

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

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Corporate Governance In India: Disciplining The Dominant Shareholde, Jayanth Rama Varma Oct 1997

Corporate Governance In India: Disciplining The Dominant Shareholde, Jayanth Rama Varma

IIMB Management Review

Corporate governance problems in India are very different from that of, say, the US or the UK where the issue is essentially that of disciplining the management who have ceased to be effectively accountable to their owners. The problem of the Indian corporate sector is that of disciplining the dominant shareholder and protecting the minority shareholders. The role of two such disciplining forces - the regulator and the capital market has been discussed.

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Central Bank Of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin June 1997, Central Bank Of Nigeria Jun 1997

Central Bank Of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin June 1997, Central Bank Of Nigeria

CBN Statistical Bulletin

Financial data is compiled from financial statements and balance sheets, which are designed to meet legal and administrative requirements rather than economic analysis needs. The Finance and Accounts Department prepares the CBN accounting balance sheet data for the Research Department to compile the CBN analytical accounts. However, major revisions were made due to imprecise definitions, improper classification, inadequate sectorization, inaccuracies, irregular valuation procedures, and errors in data compilation on foreign assets. The Computer Services Department uses high-level computing to generate both summary and detailed analytical balance sheets based on the end-month BANKOS 302 of the CBN, Lagos branch. The consolidation …

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