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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Negative impacts of riba banking on performance of Islamic banking by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Abdul Aziz, Mohammed Zahid, Hamat, Musthpha

“…It is hoped that this study will trigger similar studies to further prove its findings. It is the unashamed hope of the researcher that one day Muslim nations can bury riba banking and build on its ashes a sole and single Islamic banking system that upholds and embodies the true demands of the Quran and Sunnah.…”
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Servant leadership’s values and staff’s commitment: policy implementation focus Abdul Raufu by Ambali, Abdul Raufu, Eissa, Garoot Suleiman, Bakar, Ahmad Naqiyudin, Hashim, Rozalli, Tariq, Zahrah

“…Therefore, this study bridges the gap to complement Gilbert’s study and finds SLA’s direct relationship with OCS as well as the extent to which it can influence OCS. …”
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Learning barriers in adopting ICT among selected working women in Malaysia by Hashim, Junaidah

“…The questionnaires were administered face-to-face to a total of 315working women, who participated as respondents in this study. Findings – The findings revealed that the working women in Malaysia possess only average level of ICT skills. …”
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The prognostic value of the CT scan in Primary Intracerebral Haemorrhage by Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Abdul Rashid, Mohd Amran, Che Abdullah, Shahrin Tarmizi

“…Their clinical and CT scan findings were correlated with the clinical outcome using modified Rankin scores (mRS) of 0-5 at discharge and during 6 months follow-up. …”
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Fracture strength and fractographic analysis of zirconia copings treated with four experimental silane primers by Mustafa, Ammar A., Jukka Pekka , Matinlinna, Andy H., Choi, Abdul Razak , Abdul Aziz

“…This study evaluated and compared the effect of new four experimental silane coupling agents on ‎the fracture strength of zirconia copings. The findings were supported with fractographic and ‎finite element analyses. …”
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The Impact of Customer Satisfaction on Word-of-Mouth: Conventional Banks of Malaysia Investigated by Jan, Muhammad Tahir, Abdullah, Kalthom, Shafiq, Ali

“…Policy makers of service industry in general and financial service industry in particular may benefit from the findings of this study. Originality/value – Importance of word-of-mouth is not new to the organisations. …”
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