The Role of Universities in Fostering Research and Development of Social Innovation in Malaysia
Social innovation is a new discipline that aims to bridge the gap between societal requirements and modern technology. The use of social innovation is a strong component for universities that are committed to producing, disseminating, and making knowledge more meaningful. This paper examines the rol...
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| author | Nurhazliyana Hanafi Mohamad Pirdaus Yusoh Jalaluddin Abdul Malek Mohd Yusof Hussain Muhamad Azahar Abas Madzlan Abet Muhammad Fuad Abdullah Ang, Kean Hua |
| author_facet | Nurhazliyana Hanafi Mohamad Pirdaus Yusoh Jalaluddin Abdul Malek Mohd Yusof Hussain Muhamad Azahar Abas Madzlan Abet Muhammad Fuad Abdullah Ang, Kean Hua |
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| description | Social innovation is a new discipline that aims to bridge the gap between societal requirements and modern technology. The use of social innovation is a strong component for universities that are committed to producing, disseminating, and making knowledge more meaningful. This paper examines the role of universities in supporting social innovations into research and development activities through support from the universities. Using quantitative method through descriptive statistical analysis on the data collected. In the present study, a total of 237 lecturers from eight public universities in Malaysia completed the questionnaire. Result showed, the university's strong support for research that satisfies the requirements of social innovation. The University's role is also to contribute with various types of resources and inputs to foster new social innovation ideas. Therefore, researchers and stakeholders must use the platform to establish collaboration with community to ensure that the research conducted fits societal demands and solves its issues. |
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| spelling | ums.eprints-379042024-01-10T03:28:32Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37904/ The Role of Universities in Fostering Research and Development of Social Innovation in Malaysia Nurhazliyana Hanafi Mohamad Pirdaus Yusoh Jalaluddin Abdul Malek Mohd Yusof Hussain Muhamad Azahar Abas Madzlan Abet Muhammad Fuad Abdullah Ang, Kean Hua LA173-186 Higher education LG173 Malaysia Social innovation is a new discipline that aims to bridge the gap between societal requirements and modern technology. The use of social innovation is a strong component for universities that are committed to producing, disseminating, and making knowledge more meaningful. This paper examines the role of universities in supporting social innovations into research and development activities through support from the universities. Using quantitative method through descriptive statistical analysis on the data collected. In the present study, a total of 237 lecturers from eight public universities in Malaysia completed the questionnaire. Result showed, the university's strong support for research that satisfies the requirements of social innovation. The University's role is also to contribute with various types of resources and inputs to foster new social innovation ideas. Therefore, researchers and stakeholders must use the platform to establish collaboration with community to ensure that the research conducted fits societal demands and solves its issues. Res Militaris 2023-01 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37904/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37904/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Nurhazliyana Hanafi and Mohamad Pirdaus Yusoh and Jalaluddin Abdul Malek and Mohd Yusof Hussain and Muhamad Azahar Abas and Madzlan Abet and Muhammad Fuad Abdullah and Ang, Kean Hua (2023) The Role of Universities in Fostering Research and Development of Social Innovation in Malaysia. Social Science Journal, 11 (2). pp. 1203-1213. ISSN 2265-6294 |
| spellingShingle | LA173-186 Higher education LG173 Malaysia Nurhazliyana Hanafi Mohamad Pirdaus Yusoh Jalaluddin Abdul Malek Mohd Yusof Hussain Muhamad Azahar Abas Madzlan Abet Muhammad Fuad Abdullah Ang, Kean Hua The Role of Universities in Fostering Research and Development of Social Innovation in Malaysia |
| title | The Role of Universities in Fostering Research and Development of Social Innovation in Malaysia |
| title_full | The Role of Universities in Fostering Research and Development of Social Innovation in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Universities in Fostering Research and Development of Social Innovation in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Universities in Fostering Research and Development of Social Innovation in Malaysia |
| title_short | The Role of Universities in Fostering Research and Development of Social Innovation in Malaysia |
| title_sort | role of universities in fostering research and development of social innovation in malaysia |
| topic | LA173-186 Higher education LG173 Malaysia |
| url | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37904/1/ABSTRACT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37904/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf |
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