Family-owned businesses: towards a model of succession planning in Malaysia by Abdullah, Moha Asri, Abdul Hamid, Zarinah, Hashim, Junaidah

“…This paper argues that to a certain extent, SME owners face some dilemmas while various factors such as business challenges, managerial capabilities, trustworthiness, loyalty, flexibility etc. are related to succession attributes. The findings generally indicate that the respondents agree to adopt succession planning in their businesses even though only half of them have succession planning. …”
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Features influencing Islamic websites use: a Muslim user perspective by Aliyu, Mansur, Mahmud, Murni, Md Tap, Abu Osman

“…The measurement model and empirical results provide valuable indicators for the direction of future research and also suggest guidelines for developing Islamic websites that will easily influence many Internet users to visit them in order to learn about Islamic teachings and practices. The findings are also of considerable importance as they contribute to the present body of knowledge on Islamic websites’ evaluation and for practice in designing and developing quality Islamic websites.…”
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Stressors and well-being in Low SES Malaysian adolescents: the role of resilience resources by Noor, Noraini M., Alwi, Azlin

“…Results of the structural equation modelling also showed these resilience resources to act both as mediator and moderator in the relationship between stressors and well-being. These findings are discussed with respect to the current literature on resilience and well-being. …”
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Mobile learing acceptance among students of Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand by Madarsha, Kamal Basha, Matha, Wanchat

“…The quantitative method was applied to collect primary data from 200 Ramkhamhaeng University (RU) students who use m-learning. The findings reveal that only three factors contributed significantly towards adoption of m-learning among RU students. …”
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Measuring consumer based brand equity sportswear market in Malaysia by Mohd. Israil, Khaliq Ahmad, Islam, Rafikul

“…This study also focuses on the study of brand equity in the context of Malaysian environment, followed by the results to obtain accurate use of information based on the research findings and analysis for marketing decisions by the sportswear products.…”
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Analysis of commute characteristics and residential location choice of IIUM Gombak Campus employees of Malaysia by Mohit, Mohammad Abdul, Mustafa, Mootaz Munjid

“…This paper, therefore, attempts to identify an array of factors and the extent to which these factors influence commute and residential attributes of the employees of IIUM Gombak Campus. Findings of this study reveal that there is a significant relationship between commute behaviour and residential characteristics and a number of other factors normally overlooked by the mainstream residential location choice models. …”
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Barriers to ICT use in science teaching: a comparative analysis of Malaysian and Saudi science teachers by Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah

“…The results corroborated previous findings that teacher factors tend to outweigh school factors in promoting or hindering teachers’ uptake of technology. …”
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Between school factors and teacher factors: what inhibits Malaysian science teachers From using ICT? by Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah

“…The results corroborated previous findings that teacher factors tend to outweigh school factors in hampering teachers’ uptake of technology.…”
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The independent directors of Malaysian listed firms and their busyness by Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar

“…Hence, by virtue of their training, a majority of them are independent and objective. Findings also show that the largest shareholders of the sample firms are as follow: families (66%), government (4%); institutions (8%). …”
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Cross country mean and volatility spillover effects of food prices: Evidence for Asia and Pacific by Alom, Fardous, Bert, Ward, Baiding, Hu

“…Mean and volatility spillover effects of food prices are examined across a full (1995-2010) sample and two subsamples (1995-2001 and 2002-2010), using daily food price indices. Main findings of the study are as follows: (1) there is no strong evidence of cross country mean spillover effects of food prices across all samples, (2) the recent subsample of sharp rise of food prices shows more evidence of mean spillover effects than the early subsample, (3) evidence of volatility spillover effects is stronger than mean spillover effects, (4) mixed evidence of volatility spillover effects is reported and (5) no exact direction of spillover effects between exporters and importers is evident; rather mixed evidence of spillover from exporter to importer, exporter to exporter, importer to exporter and geographical proximity can be documented.…”
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The pull factors of minority students' participation in sports by Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura, Abd Rahim, Badruel Hairiel

“…Data collected through FGI has been processed using qualitative analysis. Our findings show that there are four factors such as training sessions, sports competitions, family tradition in sports and teachers’ role triggered social integration among students of different ethnic groups in sports. …”
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International law and the legal history of Malaysia: an analysis of the sovereign status of the Malay states in the colonial era by Ahamat, Haniff

“…This paper hypothesizes that under international law, transfer of sovereignty to the British had taken place despite the choice of protectorates by the British for the Malay States. This paper finds that there was no total loss of sovereignty by the Malay States as the Malay Rulers were recognized as sovereign in the British courts of law and they maintained exclusive control over Islam and the Malay custom. …”
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Influence of Islamic work ethics on organizational commitment amongst construction professionals by Nur Syamimi , Baharudin, Mohyin, Nur Affah

“…It is apparent that the application of Ihsan plays an important role in pursuing the values and placing positive commitment in individuals who practise them. The findings conclude that by showing full commitment to work, the employees can improve their job performance and improve productivity and also efficiency of an organization.…”
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Shariah observation advertising practices of Bank Muamalat in Malaysia by Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul, Mohd. Israil, Khaliq Ahmad, Irfath Jahan, Syeada

“…A total of 40 different advertisements were assessed as well as staff and personnel from 30 branches were interviewed. Findings – The paper reveals that customers remain unaware of the Islamic banks’ products. …”
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Translation, validation and psychometric properties of Bahasa Malaysia version of the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS) by Musa, Ramli, Fadzil, Mohd Ariff, Zain, Zaini

“…Further studies are required to support these findings. Key words: depression, anxiety, stress, reliability, validity, Bahasa Malaysia.…”
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Comparison of family environmental scale (FES) subscales between Malaysian setting with the original dimension of FES by Bujang, Adam, Musa, Ramli, Haniff, Jamaiyah, Muhammad, Noor Azimah, Omar, Khairani

“…Results: Two distinct factors were extracted across the four subscales consisted of Cohesion, Conflict and Organization in factor 1 and only Control in factor 2. Conclusion: The finding indicated that element of Cohesion, Conflict and Organization has a good indicator of a good family relationship. …”
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Enhancement of zakat distribution management system: case study in Malaysia by Lubis, Muharman, Yaacob, Nurul Ibtisam, Omar, Yusoff, Ahmad Dahlan, Abdul Rahman

“…Practically, the management of zakat has some issues that need much attention, which based on the findings of previous study indicated high percentage of zakat recipients also zakat payers are not satisfied with the management process. …”
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The use of English derivational forms by Malaysian ESL learners by Md Enzai, Ida Malina, Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah

“…Neutral and non-neutral affixes underlie the classifications of the derived forms. The findings, which come with theoretical and pedagogical implications, indicate that neutral affixes are more prevalently used. …”
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Thermal imaging based affective state recognition by Abd Latif, Muhammad Hafiz, Md. Yusof, Hazlina, Sidek, Shahrul Na'im, Rusli, Nazreen

“…However, some of these approaches require sizeable and expensive equipment which might hinder free movement. Recent finding shows that facial cutaneous temperature and its topographic distribution exhibited specific features clearly correlated to emotional arousal and associated measures of standard physiological signals of the sympathetic activity. …”
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Management development programs and the aspired management style: a study in Malaysia by Juhdi, Nurita, Wan Jusoh, Wan Jamaliah, Supar, Norizah, Juhdi, Noor Hasni

“…They were either professionals or holding middle to higher level positions. Findings: Only mentoring had significant relationships with all the seven management styles. …”
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