Analysis of residential location of ICT sector employees in a liveable city: a case of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Mohit, Mohammad Abdul, Adnan, Muaz

“…The study intends to provide an understanding of residential location factors of ICT sector employees in Kuala Lumpur and a basis for further empirical research. Findings from this are expected to assist in land use planning, housing and infrastructure policies formulation and also to provide a general idea of future housing demand for the private developers and other relevant agencies.…”
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Determinant of mobile devices acceptance for learning among students in developing country by Shittu, Ahmed Tajudeen, Madarsha, Kamal Basha, Michael, Fakomogbon O., Mukhtar, Alhaji Liman

“…T-test and Multiple regression analysis was conducted. The findings of the study shows that there is no significant difference in acceptance to use mobile device for learning among science and non-science students but there is significant difference in acceptance to use mobile device for learning among male and female students. …”
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The behavioral intention of Malaysian students toward accounting discipline by Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza, Naysary, Babak, Say, Sok Kwan

“…Several implications and recommendations are also discussed in the light of our findings.…”
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GIS/GIS identification of potential bus stop locations and passenger's access and egress points by Bachok, Syahriah, Ponrohono, Zakiah, Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Bohari, Zulfadly Azizi

“…This research aims to analyse these empirical data to estimate the possible location of new bus stops within certain distance ratio s . From this findings, public bus operators and authorities can determine/allocate/distribute the bus stop loc ations that may reduce the waiting time . …”
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Disclosure of organizational information on social media: Perspectives from security managers by Abdul Molok , Nurul Nuha, Chang, Shanton, Ahmad, Atif

“…This paper aims to fill in this research gap. It reports the findings of a qualitative multiple-case study to unravel information security issues that OSN might bring to organizations. …”
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Lecturer’s perspective on self-efficacy towards research: ‘push or not to push’ by Velu, Jeya, Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Zainurin

“…Lecturers in teacher training institute are encouraged to conduct research and are given the opportunities to present the research findings in conferences or to publish them in journals. …”
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Callus cultures: an alternative research tool to study regulatory mechanisms od carotenoid biosynthesis by Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra, Othman, Rashidi, Mohd Hassan, Norazian

“…Via HPLC analysis, it was found that different strain of callus cultures accumulated different types of carotenoids as compared to intact plants. The finding from this study suggested that researchers would be able to assess what are the key factors which involved in regulatory mechanisms of individual carotenoid biosynthesis in a particular biology system. …”
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Moderating effects of personal characteristics on intention to be involved in KM process by Mohamed Razi, Mohamed Jalaldeen, Nor Shahriza , Abdul Karim, Norshidah, Mohamed

“…Furthermore, the study found that gender moderates the relationship between ‘ICT use and support for search and sharing’, ‘performance expectancy of KM’ and intention to be involved in KM process. The findings suggest that if the policy makers in the industry are planning to implement KM initiatives, they should consider gender differences of the executive and the strategies should be formulated accordingly.…”
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Some evidence of environmental reporting by Shari'ah compliant companies in Malaysia by Annuar, Hairul Azlan, Sulaiman, Maliah, Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli

“…Further, size and environmental sensitivity, unlike profitability, do not affect the level of environmental disclosure of SharÊcah approved companies. These findings are inconsistent with the results of prior studies (Berthelot et al., 2003; Deegan and Gordon, 1996). …”
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Evaluating the effects of road hump on traffic volume and noise level at Taman Keramat residential area, Kuala Lumpur by Rosli, Nur Shazwani, Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez

“…Measurement on noise levels such as LAeq, LAFmax and LAFmin and traffic volume were undertaken for about 12 hours. The findings show that the highest traffic volume (563 vehicles per hour)and the highest noise level (75dB(A))was measured at Road 1. …”
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Factors influencing corporate voluntary disclosures in Malaysia by Ahmed Haji, Abdifatah, Mohd Ghazali, Nazli Anum

“…However, profitability and government ownership which were statistically significant at the 5% and 10% levels respectively in 2006 were no longer significant in 2009. The finding on profitability implies that during times of financial crisis, whether a company is operating profitably or otherwise does not have an impact on voluntary disclosure practices. …”
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Does quality child care centre shape children's behaviour? a case study of IIUM Educare by Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie

“…Results indicated that the aspect of caregiver child interaction significantly associated with children social competency. Findings also suggested that the role of quality child care varied as a function of family variable. …”
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Critical factors of service quality in a graduate school of Malaysia by Ahmad, Khaliq, Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah, Ahmad, Selim

“…The research data were analyzed by using exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, independent samples t-test, and multiple regression analysis. Findings – Results indicate IIUM GSM students have positive and significant perception on administrative service, tangibles, delivery teaching and assurance, but they do not have significant perception on academic programmes, academic staff and empathy of academic staff. …”
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Asymmetric adjustment of diesel or petrol retail prices to crude oil price movements: New Zealand evidence by Alom, Fardous, Neil, Ritson

“…The study uses both standard and hidden asymmetric cointegration methods. The major findings are as follows: the prices of diesel and petrol maintain both short- and long-run relationships with crude oil prices although the pass-through rates differ. …”
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Customer decision making vis-à-vis halal branding by Mohd. Israil, Khaliq Ahmad

“…In the Malaysian context, the findings of the research do not completely support all the dimensions of Aaker’s (1991) brand equity model. …”
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Development of high quality speech compression system for Quranic recitation based on modified CELP algorithm by Gunawan, Teddy Surya, Kartiwi, Mira

“…Next, we optimize CELP algorithm based on previous findings by modifying the original stochastic codebook. …”
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Customer satisfaction and switching behavior in Saudi Islamic banks: an exploratory study by Abduh, Muhamad, Altwijry, Othman Ibrahim

“…Importance and performance analysis (IPA) method is employed to achieve the objective of this study. The finding of this study indicated that, internet banking, shariah compliance, confidentiality, bank’s type, accuracy of bank statement, new technology adoption, and front-line friendliness dimensions fall under the quadrant of “keep up the good work” with high level of performance and importance. …”
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Evaluating the effects of exclusive bus lanes on passenger ridership and travel time in Kuala Lumpur city roads by Meliti, Samira, Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez

“…The differences between mean travel time of buses and motorcars were statistically tested by using T-test. The findings showed that the bus passenger ridership is generally low and the effect of exclusive bus lanes on passenger ridership is insignificant. …”
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Analysis of traffic flow characteristics in a university setting by Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez

“…Additionally, questionnaire survey was administered to ascertain perceptions on existing traffic circulation system on-campus among IIUM community. The findings on traffic flow characteristics in IIUM, Gombak campus are described in this paper. …”
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Customers' perceptions on the objectives, characteristics and selection criteria of Islamic bank in Thailand by Lateh, Nasrina, Ismail, Suhaiza, Mohd. Ariffin, Noraini

“…The study surveys a sample of 462 respondents. The empirical findings show that the Thai customers know that the essential characteristic of the islamic bank is interest prohibition. …”
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