Factors affecting the ethical judgment of business ethics’ students by Ismail, Suhaiza, Mohd Redza, Zaza Eliza

“…Practical implications: The findings of this study may assist accounting practitioners and future employers in recruiting prospective employees. …”
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Understanding ITO decisions and implementations in Malaysia public healthcare sector: the evidence from a pilot case study by Arshad, Yusri, Ahlan, Abdul Rahman

“…The research finds that public sector lacks IT resources competences and capabilities while relationship exchange varies from one case to another. …”
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The Relationship between Vocabulary Size and Reading Comprehension of ESL Learners by Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza, Isarji, Sarudin, Ainon Jariah, Muhamad

“…The findings provide useful insights into the prediction of ESL students’ performance in reading and the teaching of vocabulary in the ESL context. …”
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Liberalisation of services in malaysia: is malaysian professionals ready to compete? by Alavi, Rokiah

“…A case study was done on consultant engineers in Malaysia using survey and questionnaire research methods. The findings show that though majority of the respondents are aware of the liberalisation announcements, they have low level of understanding on the actual implications of liberalisation exercise. …”
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Dilemma in the preservation practice of traditional Malay houses by Abdul Latip, Nurul Syala, Sulaiman, Norhafizatullakmar, Kamaruddin, Zumahiran, Mansor, Mazlina, Harun, Nor Zalina

“…The research discussed the findings of the initial study towards preservation practices on traditional Malay houses in Kuala Kangsar. …”
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The extent of audit report lag in the Islamic banking institutions in Malaysia by Kaaroud, Mohamed Ahmed, Mohd Ariffin, Noraini, Ahmad, Maslina

“…However, the findings also showed an increase in the mean ARL from 56 days in 2008 to 73 days in 2014. …”
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Native English: ESL learners’ perceptions of female speakers’ accents by Pilus, Zahariah, Zakaria, Nur Shahida, Zakaria, Muhamad Khairul

“…This paper presents some preliminary findings of a study which investigates undergraduate ESL learners’ perceptions of British, American, Australian and New Zealand English accents. …”
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Can Islamic microfinance alleviates poverty in Indonesia? an investigation from the perspective of the microfinance institutions by Ginanjar, Adhitya, Kassim, Salina

“…The findings of this study highlight specific dimensions to improve financial inclusion among the poor. …”
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Issues and challenges in financing the poor: lessons learned from Islamic microfinance institutions by Satar, Norizan, Kassim, Salina

“…While structural issue such as reliance on subsidies could jeopardise the sustainability in the long run, human resource is highly critical in ensuring smooth functioning of the IMFIs as well as their sustainability even in the short run. Findings of this study contribute to highlight the critical factors to be emphasized in ensuring sustainability of IMFIs.…”
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Development and validation of triz-based module for enhancing problem solving skills in tvet final year project by Wan Abu Seman, Sh Zainaf

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Market orientation in higher education and innovativeness as a mediating variable by M. Algarni , Abdullah Mohammed

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From mixed embeddedness to transnational mixed embeddedness by Bagwell, Sue

“…Design/methodology/approach Interviews with the owner managers of a sample 24 Vietnamese businesses in London were undertaken to develop an understanding of how micro (individual resources: social, financial and cultural/human capital, and history of migration), meso (local, regional and national markets) and macro (politico-institutional) factors in the UK and overseas influenced business development. Findings The findings illustrate how business development is influenced not just by the interaction of the local (UK) opportunity structure and the entrepreneur’s resources, as suggested by the mixed embeddedness thesis, but also by institutional regimes, economies and markets in key countries of the diaspora, and the interaction of these. …”

Welfare experiments as tools for evidence-based policy making? The political debate on Twitter about the basic income trial in Finland by Parth, Anne-Marie, Nyby, Josefine

“…Using a unique dataset of Finnish MPs’ Twitter tweets on the basic income trial in Finland from 2017 to 2018, this article finds that Members of Parliament (MPs) neither waited for new empirical findings nor argued in a constantly coherent way. …”

The lived experience of HIV positive immigrant African mothers in the UK: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Levitt, Deborah

“…Implications of study findings: The findings could help to develop specialist training for healthcare professionals around engaging these women and their families in early testing for HIV, adherence to treatment, and challenge stigma. …”
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The impact of employment skills support and inequalities at work on incentives to migrate: a case study of Kosovo by Berbatovci-Sojeva, Vlora

“…It illustrates the importance of the state in supporting workers in accessing jobs and in implementing labour law. It finds that there are, in addition to purely economic incentives, interfering factors that favour migration from Kosovo, such as nepotism, favouritism, and corruption. …”
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Becoming multidimensional: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of client's experiences of transformation with teacher-led Pilates by Scarpellini, Desiree A.

“…The findings offer unexpected insights that seem to problematise key assumptions that underpin empirical psychology, psychotherapy and Pilates. …”
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A qualitative study exploring psychological therapists' experiences of working psychotherapeutically with individuals diagnosed with dementia by Blythe, Philippa M.

“…The implications of the findings for clinical practice, service provision and training were highlighted. …”
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How do individuals make sense of positive voice hearing experiences?: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by North, Holly

“…There were three superordinate themes identified from the IPA: “Engaging in a complicated world: The voice in repetition or reparation of relational trauma”, “Response-ability, in interpretation and action” and “Fracturing identities: The self and society’s acceptance of voice hearing”. Three main findings were identified from the analysis: 1) Participants experience a relationship with their voices, which could both compensate for and repeat, experiences of relational difficulties, 2) finding meaning in the voice hearing experience is of fundamental importance for the participants and 3) there is a complex interplay between society and the individual in the acceptance and understanding of voice hearing experiences. …”
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"I was just in this bubble of the course" : An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Young Final Year Female Trainees’ Experiences of Stress in Counselling Psychology by Sykorova, Eva

“…The themes are considered in relation to relevant existing literature. Conclusions Findings imply that young female trainees perceive stress as an integral element of training, which is both destructive and promoting their growth. …”
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Using translanguaging and English as a Lingua Franca to promote an inclusive multilingual approach towards comprehension in assessment in Higher Educational Institutions in the UK by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…The current study employed a mixed-methods approach using classroom observations, focus group discussions, students’ pre- and post-tests and anonymous learning journals to explore the impact of translanguaging and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) on students’ writing performance when a multilingual approach towards comprehension in assessment is used with learners in higher education in the UK Findings indicated that students overall had a very positive attitude towards translanguaging and ELF in terms of a multilingual approach towards comprehension in assessment as they facilitated content and language learning and enhanced students’ intercultural and multilingual awareness Moreover, they had a significant impact on students’ academic performance Finally, the article argues that monolingual ideologies should be abandoned due to the increasing drive towards globalization in Higher Education…”
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