Adequacy of contract provision in managing construction failure by Che Kamaruddin, Naadira

“…The methodology adopted for this study includes literature research, interviews and questionnaire surveys with selected professionals in construction industry and legal sector. The findings of the study show that the limitations in current contractual provisions are eminent. …”
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Quality and satisfaction of house owners for industrialised building system and conventional building system by Mohammad, Hairuddin

“…Last but not least, findings from this research may benefited to government agencies such as Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) and other researchers 377$ especially on development of low cost housing schemes…”
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A comparison between Malay and American responses to compliments in English by Md Ngadiran, Nurizah

“…In the process of achieving the objectives of the study, the instruments used in this research were a set of Discourse Completion Test (DCT) and a number of interview questions. The findings suggest that there are a few similarities as well as differences of compliment responses produced by the Malay and the American respondents involved in this research. …”
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Export-Led Growth Hypothesis: Further Econometric Evidence From South Asia (2005) by Shirazi, Nasim Shah, Turkhan Ali , Abdul Manap

“…A feedback effect between imports and GDP was also documented for Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal, as well as unidirectional causality from imports to output growth for Sri Lanka. These and other findings are discussed from the standpoint of the export-led growth hypothesis.…”
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Implications of piety (Taqwa) on organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) from Islamic perspective: a study of professionals in Southeast Asia by Kamil, Naail M., Sulaiman, Mohamed, Osman-Gani, Aahad M., Ahmed, Khaliq

“…The respondents represent prestigious academic institutions and top private organizations. The findings from the interviews led to the following propositions that; (1) there is a nexus between OCB and Taqwa; (2) Taqwa and other Islamic principles may serve as antecedents or enabling factors to OCB; and (3) Taqwa should be operationalized for contemporary business research. …”
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Motivations of paying zakat on income: evidence from Malaysia by Abu Bakar, Nur Barizah, Ab. Rashid, Hafiz-Majdi

“…Based on the mean ranking of those who pay zakat, the findings suggest that social, religious and economic factors prevail over the other relatively ‘self-centered’ factors. …”
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Spiritual and Psychological health of Malaysian youths by Imam, Syed Sohail, Nurullah, Abu Sadat, Makol-Abdul, Pute Rahimah, Abd Rahman, Saodah, Md. Noon, Hazizan

“…Discussion includes implications of the present findings for counseling practice and guidelines for future research.…”
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Sexual identity: effeminacy among university students by Mohd. Noor, Noraini, Farooqui, Jamil, Muhammad Nasr, Ahmad Abd Al-Rahim, Md. Noon, Hazizan, Abd Rahman, Shukran

“…The study consists of an introduction; three chapters on empirical findings pertaining to students' perceptions of effeminate male students, the psychological profile of effeminates in comparison to normal male and female students, and qualitative interviews with both the effeminates and their friends; a conclusion and seven appendices. …”
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Diagnosis and management decision in delayed posterior mediastinal abscess secondary to thoracic esophageal perforation following accidental fish bone ingestion by Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee, Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah, Mohamad Hashim, Shaharudin, K.S, Sathananthar, Kamarudin, Norie Azilah

“…The clinical presentations, radiological findings and surgical management are discussed. Neck exploration and esophagoscopy as the surgical treatment for this problem are illustrated. …”
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Comparison of tropospheric scintillation models on earth-space paths in tropical region by Abdul Rahim, Nadirah, Islam, Md Rafiqul, Mandeep, J S, Dao, Hassan

“…This paper also presents the percentage fractional errors and RMS errors for scintillation fades and also scintillation enhancements. The findings show that the ITU-R has the highest RMS error for scintillation fades with value of 104.1%, whereas OTUNG has the highest RMS error for scintillation enhancements with value of 112.2%. …”
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How divorced women can effectively enforce the financial support orders: the legal and administrative actions by Hasbullah@Abdullah, Muslihah, Mohd Zin, Najibah

“…On the other hand, the administrative machinery was found to have better enforcement power in tracking defaulters. Findings imply the need to boost up the legislative and administrative mechanisms to ensure effective execution of the financial supports order after divorce thus protecting the welfare of the divorced women. …”
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Utilitarianism approach in ethical decision making among Malaysian social entrepreneurs by Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi

“…The study used personal interview technique with open ended interview questions to obtain the views of 20 entrepreneurs regarding the practice of utilitarianism approach in ethics and social responsibility. The findings showed that one thirds of the entrepreneurs perceived that the practice of utilitarianism approach in ethics and social responsibility is acceptable as a concept or thought, but in practice it is almost impossible due to the strong influence of external factors. …”
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The components of spirituality in the business organizational context: the case of Malaysia by Mohammed Kamil, Naail, Al-Kahtani, Ali Hussain, Sulaiman, Mohamed

“…The construct validity of Islamic spirituality led to the major finding of the research, thus, Islamic spirituality in the business organizational context is explained by four determinants; Rituals (Ibadat), Forgivingness/Repentance (Al a’fw), Belief (Iman) and Remembrance of Allah (Dhikrullah).…”
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Methods of teaching preferred by students learning Islamic education: A case study at Jamiyah Education Centre, Singapore by Rustham, Nora, Mamat , Arifin, Abd Rashid, Adnan

“…This study revealed that the teaching methods that are frequently employed by the JEC teachers is the method of lecture. The findings also indicated that the most preferred teaching methods by the students is the use of humor. …”
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IT governance in a Malaysian public institute of higher learning and intelligent decision making support system solution by Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Arshad, Yusri, Ajayi, Binyamin Adeniyi

“…The interviews and documents were analysed to generate themes. The findings show the need for effective IT governance in the university. …”
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Influential factors of KM process adoption: A social-technological based approach by Nor Shahriza, Abdul Karim, Norshidah, Mohamed, Mohamed Razi, Mohamed Jalaldeen, Lili Marziana, Abdullah

“…A quantitative survey research approach was conducted on 313 business executives from the selected industry. The findings suggest the reasonably high level of intention to adopt KM processes among the executives surveyed. …”
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Preliminary analysis on the adoption of agile software development methodology in Indonesia by Al-Kautsar, Emyr, Salleh, Norsaremah, Hoda, Rashina, Asnawi, Ani Liza

“…It identifies the perceptions and level of awareness of software practitioners in using Agile methods. Findings from this study can be used as evidence about Agile adoption and practice in Indonesia and as a roadmap for future Agile-focused research studies.…”
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Terms of trade and economic growth: an estimate of the threshold level of terms of trade for Malaysia by Duasa, Jarita

“…There also exists threshold effects in the relationship with two thresholds are identified and tested. The finding is that the negative impact is very much larger when the terms of trade growth is below the threshold of -1.576% but lesser when the terms of trade growth is higher than 0.0018%.…”
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Evaluating the social support and self-esteem towards work-family enrichment in achieving life satisfaction by Wan Rashid, Wan Edura, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Omar, Azura, Ismail, Izhairi

“…Finally, the implications and recommendations of these finding were discussed.…”
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Exploring the contemporary issues of corporate share waqf model in Malaysia with the reference to the Waqaf an-Nur Corporation Berhad by Mohd Thas Thaker, Mohamed Asmy, Mohd Thas Thaker, Hassanudin

“…Based on the in-depth interview findings, this study reveals that Waqaf An-Nur Corporation Berhad as pioneer of Corporate Share Waqf model faces several issues in their administration and management. …”
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