Use of technology, job characteristics and work outcomes: a case of UNITAR instructors by Juhdi, Nurita, Abu Samah, Ainon Jauhariah, Saad, Hanita Sarah

“…Discussion and recommendation were made based on the survey findings.…”
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Assessment of residential satisfaction with public housing in Hulhumale', Maldives by Mohit, Mohammad Abdul, Azim, Mohamed

“…This paper assesses the residential satisfaction with public housing in Hulhumale’, Maldives, on physical features and service provision within the housing unit, public facilities and the social environment within the housing area and their contributions to residents’ overall housing satisfaction. The findings show that a majority of the residents are only slightly satisfied, though satisfaction levels were generally higher for services provided and public facilities, compared to satisfaction with physical space within the housing unit and the social environment within the housing area. …”
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Assessment of residential satisfaction with public housing in Hulhumale’, Maldives by Mohit, Mohammad Abdul, Azim, Mohamed

“…This paper assesses the residential satisfaction with public housing in Hulhumale’, Maldives, on physical features and service provision within the housing unit, public facilities and the social environment within the housing area and their contributions to residents’ overall housing satisfaction. The findings show that a majority of the residents are only slightly satisfied, though satisfaction levels were generally higher for services provided and public facilities, compared to satisfaction with physical space within the housing unit and the social environment within the housing area. …”
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The problems of learning the Arabic verbal system among the Malay learners in Malaysian Universities by Ali, Asem Shehadeh Saleh

“…The conclusion and recommendations are made based on the findings of this study with the aim of helping students in the learning of the target language. …”
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The people’s Dataran: celebrating historic square as a potential temporary market space by Zakariya, Khalilah, Harun, Nor Zalina

“…From employing methods of observations, mapping and interviews, the findings from this paper reveal how locating temporary market activity at Dataran Merdeka might activate this historic square as a lively social space while tapping into the existing event culture. …”
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Integrating GIS and AHP for land suitability analysis for urban development in a secondary city of Bangladesh by Mohit, Mohammad Abdul, Ali, Mohammad Mahmud

“…Thus, this paper develops a framework for integrating the strengths of GIS and the AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) to incorporate the decision maker's preferences on a range of factors in finding areas/ land suitable for urban development in a secondary city of Bnagladesh. …”
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Expatriate development for Asia-Pacific: a study of training contents and methods by Osman-Gani, Aahad M., Tan, Wee-Liang

“…This paper presents the empirical findings of a study on the relative importance of several training content areas that are crucial for managers to succeed in overseas assignments in the Asia-Pacific region. …”
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The impact of customer satisfaction on purchase intention in Malaysian takaful industry by Abu Hassan, Lailatul Faizah, Wan Jusoh, Wan Jamaliah, Hamid, Zarinah

“…It is expected that findings from this study will contribute to the existing literature to both theoretical and managerial approaches in order to better understand the pattern of customer satisfaction and purchase intention in Takaful industry settings.…”
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Space and sociability: mapping Melbourne’s City Square by Zakariya, Khalilah, Harun, Nor Zalina, Mansor, Mazlina

“…This study employs spatial analysis to examine the relationships between the square’s physical characteristics with people’s activities. The findings reveal that square designs ought to meet evolving social, physical and environmental needs to cater for future requirements and lifestyles.…”
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Barriers of adopting environmental management practices in the micro and small island chalets operation by Jamaludin, Mariam, Yusof, Zeenat Begam

“…This study is applying the quantitative and qualitative approach. The finding shows that lack of green products is the most salient barrier. …”
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Sources of TFP growth in the Malaysian Islamic banking sector by Sufian, Fadzlan

“…During the period of study, the empirical findings suggest that the Malaysian Islamic banking sector has exhibited productivity progress during the earlier years before declining during the latter years. …”
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Teachers’ interpretations on Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) in the inter-cultural English language classroom by Abdullah, Liza

“…This paper explores the interpretations of teachers on the methodology through interviews for data collection. The findings on how teachers feel about the implementation of the methodology in line with their expectations on students at the end of a semester were presented. …”
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The factors contributing to the rise of religious extremism in Malaysia by Akhmetova, Elmira, Aminudin, Rabi'ah

“…It identifies two classes of factors, external and internal, which are contributing to the spread of extremist understanding of religion, including the impact of colonial rule, foreign invasions, politicisation of religion, globalisation, and the consequences of 9/11. It finds that extremism destroys societal wellbeing and national security; thus, any type of extremist ideas and behaviour should be eradicated. …”
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Rights of suspect and accused under Islamic and Malaysian law by Md. Hashim, Ashraf

“…The opinion of the four established sunni schools have also been referred to. The findings are thereafter compared with Malaysian law. …”
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Go home? The politics of immigration controversies by Jones, Hannah, Gunaratnam, Yasmin, Dhaliwal, Sukhwant, Davies, Will, Bhattacharya, Gargi, Jackson, Emma, Forkert, Kirsten, Saltus, Roiyah

“…This book presents their findings, and provides insights into the practice of conducting research on such a charged and sensitive topic.…”
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The power of educational digital storytelling to support teaching and learning at GSBL by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…The aim of this study was to promote experiential learning and explore the impact of EDS on students’ motivation and development of their professional skills (i.e., self-regulation, critical thinking). Findings indicated that EDS facilitated the development of students’ professional skills. …”
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Serendipity: the role of chance and accidents in creativity by Ross, Wendy

“…This review addresses some of the complexities, offers methodological recommendations and surveys some emerging findings.…”
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Migration and innovation at the bottom end: understanding the role of migrant managers in small hotels in the global city by Paraskevopoulou, Anna, Markova, Eugenia, Williams, Allan, Shaw, Gareth

“…The paper examines the role of international migration and innovation in small hotels through a comparative study of migrant and non-migrant owners and managers in London hotels. The findings show the dependence of the sector on international managers whose contribution to innovation is understood in relation to the global environment of London, sectoral particularities and complex processes of mobility amongst both migrant and non-migrant managers. …”

The performance on concrete brick containing Palm Oil Fuel Ash (POFA) as replacing cement by Mohd Zailani, Tarmidzi, Adnan, Suraya Hani, Abdullah, Mohd Sufyan

“…Furthermore, this problem gets attention from some parties in finding an alternative to reduce waste and maintained the natural resources to produce concrete using waste materials. …”
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Beyond individual flow: distributed flow in ice hockey, its antecedents and consequences to performance by Reidelberger, Melissa

“…This dissertation presents three studies that were conducted to identify distributed flow and develop and validate a self-report questionnaire to measure it validly and reliably as well as further exploratory findings of three distributed flow antecedents and two types of metacognitions. …”
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