Are there barriers to independent non-executive directors' effectiveness in performing their roles? by Annuar, Hairul Azlan

“…The sampling frame was made as large as possible and for the purpose of this study, consisted of board members who sit on the main board of Malaysian-owned PLCs. Findings – The interviews revealed that a majority of the interviewees perceived that the barriers were either non-existent or at least manageable. …”
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Why do Malaysian customers patronise Islamic banks? by Abdullah, Nurdianawati Irwani, Dusuki, Asyraf Wajdi

“…Originality/value – The paper reports findings from the first nationwide study carried out in the area of Islamic banking selection criteria.…”
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The role of media in advocating learning disability programme in Malaysia : pre-and in-service teacher perception by Saad, Supiah, Nayan, Nordina, Ibrahim, Haniz

“…The implications of these findings for inclusion and resources for IE and future research in Malaysia are provided.…”
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Internal customer satisfaction towards HRM practices and its influence on external customers and organisational outcomes by Wok, Saodah, Hashim, Junaidah

“…There were 575 internal customers and 600 external customers participated in this study. The findings revealed that employees are satisfied with the HRM practices of their organisation. …”
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Performance management practices in the Saudi Arabian public sector by Alkahtani, Moshobab, Abdullah, Nur Anisah, Lawrie, Gavin

“…This paper presents findings from a recent study of performance measurement and management practices in the Saudi Arabian public sector. …”
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A Study of Paraoxonase (PON-1) Activity and Concentration in Coronary Artery Disease Patients in Kuantan, Pahang by Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, Muhammad Musa, Nur Ashikin, A.Talib, Norlelawati, Nik Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon

“…A multicentre study may be required to confirm our findings in Malaysian population.…”
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Establishing linkages between religiosity and spirituality on employee performance by Osman-Gani, Aahad M., Hashim, Junaidah, Yusof, Ismail

“…The study administered and received all the 435 completed sets of questionnaires (435 employees, 870 peers, and 435 supervisors). Findings – SEM analysis showed that religiosity and spirituality have a significant positive relationship with employees’ performance. …”
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An empirical investigation of factors influencing Islamic websites use and their positive impact from Muslim user perception by Aliyu, Mansur, Mahmud, Murni, Md. Tap, Abu Osman, Muhammed Nasser, Rasheed

“…On the other hand, the findings show that out of the seven factors extracted, only the content reliability factor and Islamic ethical values factor have a weak influence on the use of Islamic websites. …”
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Hospital designs in tropical Malaysia: towards a green agenda by Mohd Nawawi, Norwina, Sapian, Abdul Razak, Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Aripin, Srazali

“…Significance of the findings will contribute to the criteria for healthcare building Green requirement in tropical Malaysia. …”
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Students’ acceptance using facebook as a learning tool: a case study by S.M. Mali, Alaa, Syed Hassan, Sharifah Sariah

“…Further enhancement of the quantitative finding was supported from the interviews where challenges and barriers are discussed.…”
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Malaysian ICU nurses’ constructive response to critical ill patients transition/ experience: Qualitative analysis by Mohamed Ludin, Salizar, Parker, Steve, Arbon, Paul

“…Method: An interpretive descriptive research approach was used to describe and interpret the findings from an ethnographic stance. In this study, focus group (n=25), and in-depth individual interviews (n=10) were conducted sequentially in four Malaysian tertiary hospitals (7ICUs) within a seven month period, in 2008. …”
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Recognition of promoters in DNA sequences using weightily averaged one-dependence estimators by Htike@Muhammad Yusof, Zaw Zaw, Win, Shoon Lei

“…Therefore, recognizing promoters is a one step towards gene finding in DNA sequences. Promoters also play a fundamental role in many other vital cellular processes. …”
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Examining the innovative minds of Takaful consumers: the case of Malaysia by Hassan, Rusni, Kassim, Salina, Ab Rashid, Hafiz-Majdi, Salman, Syed Ahmed

“…This was performed in order to reduce the data to a manageable size. Findings: The findings show that, three predictors out seven predictors significantly contributed to the model and these are social and religious factors, product features, and marketing and promotion. …”
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Theory appraisal in Islamic economic methodology: purposes and criteria by Furqani, Hafas, Haneef, Mohamed Aslam

“…Practical implications – The findings of this paper will give insights of the criteria to distinguish truth over false notions in theories, between valid theories and invalid ones as well as the acceptance or rejection of theory in Islamic economics theory appraisal. …”
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Effect of credit cards on customers' spending behavior: a comparative analysis of Islamic and conventional credit cards by Idris, Umar Muhammed, Jan, Muhammad Tahir

“…First, descriptive analyses were conducted followed by reliability tests and factor analysis. Findings – The findings of this research revealed that there is no effect of religion on the usage of credit card whether Islamic or conventional. …”
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HRM strategies for managing employee commitment: a case study of small construction professional services firms by Mohyin, Nur Affah, Dainty, Andy, Carillo, Pat

“…Finally, we conclude with limitations and implications of the findings that provide directions for future research. …”
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The effectiveness of Sulh on matrimonial asset division after death of spouse by Sahari, Noorul Huda, Mohd Zin, Najibah, Ibrahim, Norliah, Saidon, Rafeah

“…The findings also discovered that exclusive ownership of matrimonial asset especially matrimonial home to the deceased’s wife could provide adequate security and protection for her survival after the death of husband. …”
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Long-roofed houses of northeastern peninsular Malaysia: sustainability of its identity in the built environment by Kamaruddin, Zumahiran

“…A few methods used to study this dimension of the house architecture include document review, face to face interviews with experts and on-site surveys and observation. The findings of research elucidate different patterns in continuing the existence of the house architecture since the 19th century until today. …”
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Household decision-making in Malaysia: the ethnic dimension by Abdullah Yusof, Selamah

“…The data is obtained from a random survey of 672 Malaysian urban households of which the selection of sample was strictly determined by the Department of Statistics Malaysia to ensure randomness. The findings show that there are differences across households of different ethnicity. …”
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Confirmatory factor analysis : the validation of mathematical values inculcation among secondary school mathematic teachers in north-eastern Nigeria by Liman, Mukhtar Alhaji, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Shittu, Ahmed Tajudeen

“…The use of Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) on researches based on certain theoretical frame-work in both social sciences and education cannot be over-emphasized, as such this study employed the confirmatory factor analysis in an attempt to validates the mathematical values inculcation path measurement model among secondary schools mathematics teachers in the north-eastern part of Nigeria with aim of finding whether or not the data fit the model for the purpose of inference generalization. …”
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