‘Not Just Another Anonymous Spot’: Government Support for Memory Institutions in Prince Edward Island and Wales by Simon Lloyd

“…In view of the important role that libraries, archives and museums – collectively referred to here as memory institutions – can play in regenerating communities that have faced economic and social difficulties, this essay examines government support for this sector in Prince Edward Island (PEI) through a comparative study with Wales. …”
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Islamic Educational Administration and Management Program, Prince of Songkla University (PSU): Contributions and Challenges for Malay Muslim Community in Thailand by Niloh Wae-u-seng, Abdulhakam Henpiya, Samsoo Sa-U

“…In Thailand context, Faculty of Islamic Sciences (FIS), Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, is one of the higher educational institutions which plays a vital role not only in disseminating knowledge related to Islamic studies disciplines but also serving as an impetus to the development of Muslim community in southern part of Thailand in particular. …”
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Perspectives of institutional investors on the issue of corporate governance. by Sum, Pey Shan., Teo, Lay Hoon., Yap, Geok Hoon.

“…Institutional investors play an increasingly important role in corporate governance nowadays. …”
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Income inequality and crime: evidence from a dynamic panel data approach by Goh, Lim Thye, Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee, Ishak, Suryati

“…The study also provides new evidence that sheds light on the role that institutional quality plays in moderating the relationship between income inequality and crime. …”
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Yu Keping, un politiste en Chine by Émilie Frenkiel

“…It discusses the role local institutional innovations play in the national Chinese context, as models which may be promoted.…”
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How do the Romanians Experience the Process of Transnationalism? Canada and the UK Compared by Claudia Paraschivescu

“…Factors such as length of stay, marital status and the national institutional context play an important role in the development and sustainability of transnationalism. …”
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The perspective of families towards remote activities for early childhood education in times of COVID-19 by Luciana Pereira de Lima, Regiane Sbroion de Carvalho, Ana Paula Soares da Silva

“…Most early childhood education institutions proposed play based remote activities. Due to reconfigurations of domestic environment, meaningful educational experiences for children coexisted with challenges and sorrow in families. …”
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CSCAP: shaping the future of the ASEAN Regional Forum by Desker, Barry

“…Regional multilateral institutions will play a significant role in creating such a new international consensus, especially if both regional states as well as extra-regional powers with a global presence such as the United States are represented in those institutions. …”
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IFRS adoption and economic growth in developing economies by Owusu, Godfred Matthew Yaw, Suppiah, Susela Devi K., Mohd Saat, Nur Ashikin, Law, Siong Hook

“…We examine whether the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) affects economic growth in developing economies and investigate the role that country-level institutional quality plays in the relationship. Using a panel data averaged over three non-overlapping years, from the period 1996 to 2013, for 78 developing countries and employing the efficient two-step system generalised methods of moment (GMM) estimation technique; we find that countries that adopt IFRS experience better economic growth than non-adopting countries. …”
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Civil Society as an Informal Institution in Ukraine’s Judicial Reform Process by Serhii Lashyn, Anastasia Leshchyshyn, Maria Popova

“…We argue that civil society has become an influential informal institution which plays an increasingly important role in judicial reform in Ukraine.…”
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Information asymmetry, mutual funds and earnings management: Evidence from China by Yunhao Dai, Dongmin Kong, Li Wang

“…In this paper, we provide new evidence for the role that institutional investors play in a typical emerging capital market. …”
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Attributes of the Water Supply Program in Soppeng regency, South Sulawesi by Emil Azmanajaya, Chaterina Paulus, Hadi Hermansyah, Ezra H Pongtuluran, Ishak Jumarang, Tuatul Mahmud

“…This research was conducted with the aim of analyzing the constraints faced, program needs, and institutions that play a role in the supply of clean water in Soppeng regency with the Interpretative Structural Modeling (ISM) method. …”
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LIVES IN DEBT AND DISTRESS: A CASE STUDY ON INDEBTEDNESS OF FARMERS IN THE DRY ZONE OF HARYANA STATE, INDIA by Babloo Jakhar, Rohtas Kait, Vijay Kumar

“…Institutional as well as non-institutional sources played main role in loan disbursement to farmers. …”
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Strengthening social cohesion: the impact of SAP schools on cultural awareness and multiracial unity by Erni Ezzanie Binte Abdol Hamid, Shaikhah Haidah Binte Hafsun

“…Additionally, many scholars have identified schools to be one of the essential institutions that play a pivotal role in shaping and influencing the perception of students through social interactions with their peers. …”
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Hospitality management competencies: identifying graduates' essential skills by Abdul Razak, Roshita, Mohd Shariff, Nurhazani, Zainol, Noor Azimin

“…The growth and changes faced by hospitality industry globally has in some way influence the competencies of its personnel.There has been growing concern about graduates‘ competencies as to what requires by the industry.Previous study revealed that hospitality management programmes are not preparing hospitality students adequately with the required competencies to fit in the current workplace.As such, educational institutions should play their roles in developing and embedding graduates with essential competencies thus preparing them towards the competitive workforce.This paper aims to investigate the competencies required by hospitality graduates from the industry‘s perspective.This paper is constructed based from past studies on hospitality management competencies considering competencies from the management competency model and the generic skills framework.A Delphi technique is used to investigate graduates competencies from the viewpoint of the hotel industry.…”
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Protection of youth rights: the role of Human Right Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) by Azhar, Alias, Yeon, Asmah Laili, Ayub, Zainal Amin, Arshad, Rozita

“…Therefore, this study aims to examine efforts of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) as a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI), play an important role in the mainstream of the efforts to ensure the protection and promotion of youth rights.This study is totally a qualitative research study in which it is more exploratory in nature and possibly resulting in the development of concepts and theories. …”
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Exploring the key challenges affecting Iraqi parliamentary institution post remove Saddam Hussein’ regime by Albadry, Ammar Saadoon Salman, Abdullah, Mohd Kamarulnizam

“…The parliament in any democratic political system is the main institution that plays an important role in the expression of the citizens' wills and resolution of policy conflict.One of its main functions is to enact laws in accordance with the will of the electorate as well as ensure accountability while paying attention to the interests of diverse groups.Unfortunately, Iraq has not witness any of these from the country’s parliament.As a result, this paper explores the key challenging factors affecting the functional role of the Iraqi parliament.The paper identified historical, external and internal challenges among others as the key challenging factors affecting the Iraqi parliamentary functional roles.The paper contributes to the literature by a way of broaden the knowledge in this area of study with a model to examine the key challenging factors of the functional roles of the Iraqi parliament.…”
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Protection of youth right:The mandate of national human rights institutions in Malaysia by Azhar, Alias, Yeon, Asmah Laili, zainal Amin, Ayob, Arshad, Rozita

“…Therefore, this paper examines the efforts of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) as a national human rights institution (NHRI), playing an important role in the mainstream efforts to ensure the protection and promotion of youth rights. …”

Protection of youth rights: the mandate of national human rights institutions in malaysia by Azhar, Alias, Yeon, Asmah Laili, Ayob, Zainal Amin, Arshad, Rozita

“…Therefore, this paper examines the efforts of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) as a national human rights institution (NHRI), playing an important role in the mainstream efforts to ensure the protection and promotion of youth rights. …”

‘The barriers that only you can see’: African Australian women thriving in tertiary education despite the odds by Ceridwen Spark, Anne Harris, Mimmie Claudim Ngum Chi

“…The article finishes by recognising that universities and other educational institutions can play a more active role in supporting migrant African women to thrive in tertiary educational contexts. …”
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