Empirical research on project implementation success and change management practices in Malaysian Government-Linked Companies (GLCs) by S. Basamh, Saeed, Huq, Md.Najibul, Ahmad Dahlan, Abdul Rahman

“…However, certain facets like “Human Resources” (resource allocation) and “Top Management Support” were found to require more concentration in order to be more compliant to the best practices, and resolve certain Project Team expectations. The findings are discussed and avenues for further research proposed.…”
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Codification or personalization: a consideration on the suitable approach for organizations by Supar, Norizah

“…Based on non-random, criterion, purposive sampling, three higher academic institutions from the Klang Valley area of the State of Selangor, Malaysia were selected to be included in the study. Findings from 194 respondents in the organizations under study indicated that codification is not positively related to knowledge sharing. …”
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Dry machining of brass using titanium carbonitride (TiCN) coated tool by Mohamed Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus, Kamarudin, Mohd Syahidan, Haron, Mohd Amiruddin

“…Wear rates, tool wear intensities and material removal rates (MRR) of TiCN coated tools using both dry and traditional wet machining on brass were studied with the aim in finding the optimum cutting condition from four different cutting speeds (207, 279, 372 and 498 m/min) with two sets of cutting parameters; depth of cut and feed rate (d = 0.1 mm, f = 0.2 mm/rev and d = 0.2 mm, f = 0.4 mm/rev). …”
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Relationships between satisfaction of Muslim Women on financial supports after divorce and ex husband compliance to the supports with post divorce welfare by Hasbullah@Abdullah, Muslihah, Mohd Zin, Najibah, Wok, Saodah

“…However on the contrary to the expectation, the divorced women's satisfaction with the amount of all types of financial supports provided by the ex husbands and their ex husbands' none or partial compliance to all types of financial supports was found to have no significant relationship with depression. The findings also indicated that the assessment of reasonable sum of financial supports and the effective enforcement of court order were significant factors that might augment the welfate of women after divorce.…”
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Does religious fasting affect cognitive performance? by Mohd Yasin, Wardah, Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, Mamat, Nik Mazlan, Mohd Abu Bakar, Wan Azdie

“…The cognition scores were expressed as mean±SD, and repeated measures analysis test was used for differences in fasting and non-fasting days. Findings – As expected, during Ramadan meal frequency was lower and sleeping (nap) frequency was higher with shorter duration at night. …”
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Malaysian parents’ perceptions of children’s play by Badzis, Mastura

“…Many parents are at loss to see educational functions of play and the vast majority of them bought that children get enough play at home while at school they should learn the basic skills of 3R’s performance in a formal learning environment. As a result of the findings, some implications have been advocated concerning the need for rethinking the practice in Malaysian pre-school for improving the policy of educating young children by giving emphasizes on school-parent partnership. …”
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Determinants of food choice among adults in an urban community: a highlight on risk perception by Abdul Rahman, Suzanah, Ali Khan Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar, Mansor, Najibatul Rusyda

“…A self-administered food choice questionnaire was used and data collected were analysed using SPSS Statistic 17.0. Findings – Religion, risk perception and sensory appeal were the most prominent factors affecting food choice of respondents. …”
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Information technology risk management: the case of the International Islamic University Malaysia by Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Arshad, Yusri

“…The analysis draws upon both empirical research and a real case study. The study finds that top management acknowledges the important pervasive role of information technology in organisations and that consequential threats originating and created from the use of IT hardware and software can be detrimental to organisational effectiveness and efficiency. …”
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Exploring the processes and problems in teaching, learning and researching Malay manuscripts by Zulkifli, Zahidah, Abdullah, Noorhidawati

“…The researchers mainly uses printed text for their research; they use the computers mainly to word-process; and felt that online dictionary on classical Malay would help them in their research. The findings on problems and needs express by all three groups are mapped to a proposed framework of online platform for manuscripts studies which includes teaching, learning and researching, utilizing resources provided by MyManuskrip (Digital Library of Malay Manuscripts).…”
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The integration of knowledge among academics at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) by Mamat , Arifin, Hussien, Suhailah, Che Haron, Sueraya

“…A simple descriptive statistical analysis which includes percentages, frequencies and means was used for data analysis. Findings of the study show that respondents have a good awareness about the integration of knowledge in IIUM. …”
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Assessing advertisement impact on consumers’ attitude: young consumers’ perspective by Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir, Kayadibi, Saim, Uddin, ANM Meshquat, Haque, Md. Mahmudul, Highe, Abdul Highe

“…The result of the research shows that young consumers’ are significantly influenced by television advertisement. The findings suggested significant implications that will help fast food restaurants’ formulate better advertisements. …”
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Macro stickiness in strategic planning of Malaysia's higher education by Sarif, Suhaimi Mhd

“…Design/methodology/approach: The study uses personal interview with academic administrators and selected academic staff associations representatives to provide the responses. Findings: Academic administrators and representatives of academic staff associations argued that national unity, economic advantages to attract foreign investment, and sound economic growth influenced the strategic planning of Malaysia’s higher education. …”
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Classification and integration of knowledge: the Qur’anic educational model by Surajudeen, Ahmad Tijani, Awang Mat , Muhamad Zahiri

“…The epistemological and philosophical issues relating to the classification and integration of knowledge will be also explicitly elaborated. The finding from the Qura’anic model of Classification and integration of knowledge with particular reference to Q62:2 identified three divisions of knowledge namely: religious, pure and natural sciences in relation to the sign (ayaatu manzhur and ayaatu mantuq) which form the epistemological foundation of Qur’anic and tawhidic paradigm of integration of knowledge among the contemporary Muslims. …”
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Ah Khaw Goes To Heaven (AKGTH): initiating culturally responsive teaching and identity construction in the Malaysian classrooms by Idrus, Faizah

“…Thematic analysis were performed and the findings suggest that students’ interpretation of CRT were influenced by an orthodox perception of their identity in the classroom and in the teaching and learning process, while teachers were more skeptical and reserved in developing CRT. …”
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Foreign language reading anxiety in a Jordanian EFL context: a qualitative study by Al-Shboul, Murad M., Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Abdul Rahman, Zainurin

“…It was a qualitative exploration of the sources of English language reading anxiety for which observation, semi-structured interviews and diaries were collected from six informants with different levels of English language proficiency. The findings of the study revealed that there were two aspects of foreign language reading anxiety: personal factor and text feature. …”
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Knowledge of green computing among university students and lecturers in a Malaysian public university by Bello, Abdullahi, Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari

“…Results of the t-tests point to a no-significance difference between students and lecturers, but a statistically significant difference between ICT and non-ICT respondents. The findings suggest the importance of conscious training in energy-efficient computing to raise students’ and lecturers’ levels of knowledge in this very important area.…”
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Introducing takaful in India: An exploratory study on acceptability, possibility and takaful model by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Salman, Syed Ahmed

“…Thus, the aims of this study are to examine the acceptability and possibility of offering takaful in India and to propose the most suitable takaful model that should be engaged by the takaful operators and policy holders. The findings from 216 Muslim and 117 non-Muslim respondents show that acceptability of takaful by Indians regardless of Muslims or non-Muslims is very high and there is possibility that takaful products can be marketed in India. …”
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Is Shari'ah corporate governance framework necessary for Islamic capital market? by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Syed, Ahmed Salman

“…This research is based on the library research by reviewing the selected literature. The findings suggest that in the case of Islamic Shari’ah corporate governance, its source of ruling is originated and based on the Islamic teaching. …”
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Student satisfaction and learning needs in distant education: Towards lecturers’ pedagogical strategies and attitude by Syed Hassan, Sharifah Sariah, Abdul Hamid, Siti Rafiah, Ustati, Rusmanizah

“…The qualitative study focused on interviews related to students’ satisfaction based on Michael Moore’s Theory of Transactional Distance related to lecturer and learning management system (LMS). Findings from this study indicated satisfaction in learning at the University via blended mode of distant learning approach. …”
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Growth and total carotenoid, chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b of tropical microalgae (Isochrysis sp.) in laboratory cultured conditions by Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Shamsudin, A.A, Rahman, M.F, Nurzatul , N.Z, Rozihan, M

“…The highest total carotenoid per cell was recorded at day 10 with 0.001932347 mg mL-1, whereas the lowest total carotenoid content per cell was observed at day 4 with 0.000100649 mg mL-1. The finding reveals that it is best to harvest the carotenoid on day 10, when the maximum carotenoid can be obtained. © 2013 Asian Network for Scientific Information.…”
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