The effect of HR practices and organizational engagement on turnover intention: a study in a selected region in Malaysia by Juhdi, Nurita, Hansaram, Ram Milah@Simranpreet Kaur, Pa'wan, Fatimah, Othman, Noor Akmar

“…Organizational engagement was found as a partial mediator between HR practices and turnover intention. The findings imply that any initiative to affect turnover intention, organizational engagement must be addressed first. …”
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Spam e-mail: how Malaysian e-mail users deal with it? by Bujang, Yanti Rosmunie, Hussin, Husnayati

“…A survey was conducted to understand how Malaysian individual perceived spam and what they actually do with the spam e-mail they received in their daily life. The findings indicate that the level of awareness on spam issue in action is still low and need some extra effort by government and relevant agencies to increase their level of awareness. …”
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Foreign portfolio investment inflows and economic performance in Malaysia: a disaggregated analysis by Duasa, Jarita, Kassim, Salina

“…For further inferences, the study adopts an innovation accounting by simulating variance decompositions and impulse response functions. The study finds that there is a significant positive association between Malaysia’s GDP and the UK FPI inflow, particularly in the long run.…”
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Posterior mediastinal abscess secondary to esophageal perforation following fish bone ingestion by Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee, Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah, Mohamad Hashim, Shaharudin, K.S, Sathananthar, Kamarudin, Norie Azilah

“…In one of the cases the patient died because of the presentation was misdiagnosed hence leading to delay in the intervention. Radiological findings and surgical management namely esophagoscopy and neck exploration are briefly described.…”
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Sources of banks’ productivity growth in a developing economy: efficiency change or technological progress? by Sufian, Fadzlan

“…We also explore main sources of EFFCH: either improvements in management practices (pure technical efficiency change) or optimal size (scale efficiency change). The findings indicate that the majority of the medium banks (MED_BNKS) and large banks have exhibited productivity growth, while the majority of the small and MED_BNKS have experienced productivity regress.…”
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Effectiveness of computerized visual screening tool used in driving schools in Malaysia by Abdul Mutalib, Haliza, Md Mustafa, Md Muziman Syah, Mohammad Fadzil, Norliza

“…Results: 250 subjects achieved less than 0.3 LogMAR with their best eye and 83 subjects failed the Ishihara Test after retested using the conventional tool. Conclusion: These finding showed the computerized visual screening test failed to filter some subjects according to the standards set.…”
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Antecedents of banks’ productivity growth in a developing economy: efficiency change or technological progress? by Sufian, Fadzlan

“…This paper attempts to empirically analyse the Malaysian banking sector’s productivity during the period 1995–2004. The empirical findings suggest that the Malaysian banking sector has exhibited productivity regress during the period under study mainly due to technological regress, rather than efficiency decline. …”
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Herd behavior in Malaysian capital market: An empirical Analysis by Duasa, Jarita, Kassim, Salina H.

“…Additionally, we adopt an innovation accounting by simulating variance decompositions (VDC) and impulse response functions (IRF) for further inferences. The findings support the belief that there is a strong herd instinct prevailing among foreign investors in the Malaysian capital market.…”
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Vaccine strategies to induce broadly protective immunity to rhinoviruses by McLean, Gary R.

“…Recent approaches identifying conserved rhinovirus epitopes and better definitions of the immune correlates of protection have raised hope. Here, these newer findings are outlined and the prospects for such a universal rhinovirus vaccine are discussed.…”
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Regulation of labour market intermediaries and the role of social partners in preventing trafficking of labour by Paraskevopoulou, Anna, Fromm, Andrea, Clark, Nick

“…The report brings together research findings on two main areas: how labour market intermediaries are regulated by public authorities in the different Member States, and to what extent social partners’ activities contribute to preventing trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation. …”
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Town centre recovery report by Jamieson, Claire

“…A series of five case are then explored through interviews, exploring each local authority's approach to strategic planning, leadership and governance, funding, community engagement and delivery. The resulting findings, combined with the learnings from the literature review, have been synthesised into a series of eight recommendations, which can help local authorities to ensure better high street recovery and more resilient places.…”
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Haplotype analysis of long-tailed macaques in TNB Bukit Selambau, Peninsular Malaysia, leads to inferences of fissionfusion social structure by Mohd-Isa, Siti Nur Aliah, Abu-Hassan, Nor Amna, Osman, Nur Azimah, Mohamad Khairulmunir, Mohamad Khairulmunir, Md-Shukor, Aisah, Samsul-Bahri, Ayuni, Md-Nor, Shukor, Kayal Vizi Karuppannan, Kayal Vizi Karuppannan, Muhammad Abu Bakar Abdul-Latiff, Muhammad Abu Bakar Abdul-Latiff, Mohd-Ridwan, Abd Rahman, Md-Zain, Badrul Munir

“…Some members of the Kuil group and the Pekan group shared haplotype 1, forming a fission-fusion society. This finding can be used for TNB in mitigation plans involving human– macaque conflict.…”
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Timeliness of annual audit report: some empirical evidence from Malaysia by Shukeri, Siti Norwahida, Puat Nelson, Sherliza

“…The sample includes 300 largest companies listed in the KLSE for the year ended 2009. Findings show that audit report lag is significantly influenced by auditor type, audit opinion and firm performance. …”
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The perception of academic administrators towards the principles of educational leadership in higher education institution: a case study in kuliyyah of economics and management sci... by Salleh, Mohamad Johdi, Al-Hasani, Syed Mahbubul Alam

“…A set of questionnaire were distributed to academic administrators at the Kulliyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Findings of the study revealed that academic administrators corroborated that principles of educational leadership could help enrich excellence in higher education institutions. …”
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The dynamics of communication in ethnically diverse groups: the experiences of academics by A.Manaf, Aini Maznina

“…Drawing on in-depth interviews with forty academic researchers from five universities in Malaysia, it is shown that despite little interaction among members of different ethnic backgrounds on non-task activities, the groups were cohesive and their communication climate was supportive; thus emphasising the practices of collaborative decision making, co-operative problem solving and equal participation in the groups. Based on findings that vary somewhat from the literature, the study concludes that ethnic diversity brings a positive outcome to communication in groups.…”
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A Proposed Study On The Application For Environmental Education As A Tool To Promote Landscape Tourism in Brunei. A case study on Jeju Island, South Korea. by Mohd. Yaman, Maheran

“…This research uses visual analysis as a method to promote perceptions from the research findings to establish the criteria for the proposal. …”
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The temporal variation of organic carbon during the pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons in Pahang river estuary, Pahang, Malaysia by Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Abdurahman, Siti Waznah, Saad, Shahbudin, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Ong, Meng Chuan

“…The average concentrations of organic carbon for both premonsoon and post-monsoon seasons are 1.61% and 0.88% respectively. This finding indicates that the annual seasonal changes that occur in Pahang river- estuary might probably have the important role in regulating the concentrations of organic carbon.…”
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Quality management practices in construction projects in the context of Malaysian construction industry by Tan, Chin Keng, Abdul Rahman, Hamzah

“…It aims to identify the constructs of quality management practices and explore the practices of quality management in building construction projects in the context of Malaysian construction industry through a questionnaire survey. The research findings reveal that there are weaknesses in the practices of quality management at the aspects cost of quality, information and analysis, quality attitude and culture, customer focus, and continuous improvement and sustainability. …”
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The level of awareness towards environmental issues and concern among students in tertiary level: Case study of universities students in Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley of Malaysia. by Ibrahim, Aishah Nadrah, Bachok, Syahriah, Mohamed Osman, Mariana

“…The students have been assessed through a series of questionnaire in order to capture the most precise and meaningful findings. Besides, the study also has identified level of exposure on environmental issues and knowledge. …”
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Investigation of the effect of “Orange Peel” surface texture on the laser sintered part by Wan Yusoff, Wan Ahmad Yusmawiza, A. Nasir, Safwa, Ahmad, Wan Mohamad Hakimi

“…Finally, it was found that parts from recycle powder has poorer surface texture and has a large portion of unsintered powder particles. Based on the findings, a better understanding on powder recycling is defined especially in the scope of surface roughness and microstructure. …”
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