Evaluating the dynamic Sino-Japanese security relations after the Cold War by Zhang, Qiannan

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How political regimes influence global industrial competitiveness: an examination of the shipbuilding industries in China and South Korea. by Su Mon Thazin Aung

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Are cognitive skills relevant in gender earnings decompositions? by Sakellariou, Christos

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Complying with Unwelcome Rules? Developing Countries and the TRIPs Agreement by S. Winanty, Poppy

“…Leading developing countrygovernments vigorously resisted the conclusion ofthe agreement for philosophical and economic reasons, but under heavy pressure from developed countrygovernments eventually accepted it. …”
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Role of Pakistan poverty alleviation fund's micro credit in poverty alleviation: a case of Pakistan by Shirazi, Nasim Shah, Khan, Aman Ullah

“…With a view to enhance the access of the low-income communities to socio-economic services, the Government of Pakistan has set up an independent and professionally managed unit, the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF). …”
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Critical success factors of the nine challenges in Malaysia's Vision 2020 by Islam, Rafikul

“…These challenges are: (1) Establishing a united Malaysian nation, (2) Creating a psychologically liberated, secure, and developed Malaysian society, (3) Developing a mature democratic society, (4) Forming a community that has high morale, ethics, and religious strength, (5) Establishing a mature, liberal and tolerant society, (6) Establishing a scientific and progressive society, (7) Establishing a fully caring society, (8) Ensuring an economically just society, and (9) Establishing a prosperous society. …”
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Innovation and productivity in the Malaysian food processing industry: an empirical analysis using a system generalised method of moments approach by Mohamad Kamal, Sarah Nursyazmin, Ismai, Normaz Wana, Ahmad Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi

“…This hypothesis is examined for a panel dataset of the food processing industry in Malaysia from 2000 until 2015 (according to Economic Census- Manufacturing). Using a System Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) approach, empirical analysis suggests that innovators performed better than non-innovators in terms of labour productivity. …”

Does financial literacy improve financial inclusion in developing countries? A nonlinearity and quantile regression analysis by Md Jamil, Abd Rahim, Law, Siong Hook, Sabri, Mohamad Fazli, Afham, Mohamad Khair

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Effects of government expenditure on the poverty level: a nonlinear ardl approach by Yusoff, Saharudin, Law, Siong Hook, Mohamed Nor, Norashidah, Ismail Normaz, Wanda

“…The Malaysian government should therefore consider how crucial it is to allocate public funds effectively and make sure that the emphasis on spreading development gains across all economic sectors must have an influence on the poverty level.…”

The effect of exchange rate on bilateral trade balance: new evidence from Malaysia and Thailand by Baharumshah, Ahmad Zubaidi

“…This paper attempts to identify the major economic factors that influence the bilateral trade balances of Malaysia and Thailand with the US and Japan. …”
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Bank regulatory capital and performance: evidence from Sub Saharan Africa by Yahaya, Adamu, Mahat, Fauziah, Matemilola, Bolaji Tunde

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Market Discipline and Bank Risk Taking: Evidence from the East Asian Banking Sector by Hamid, Fazelina Sahul, Yunus, Norhanishah Mohd

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Governance of Non-Profit Organizations: A Case of Zakat Institutions in Malaysia by Saad, Ram Al Jaffri, Md Idris, Kamil, Shaari, Hasnah, Sawandi, Norfaiezah, Derashid, Chek

“…Malaysia, like any other Muslim country, considers the zakat institutions as one of the important contributors to economic development and society in the country.However, there are unresolved issues surrounding zakat institution.Among them is the issue of the inefficiency of the institutions in managing zakat collections.Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine three aspects of the zakat management in Malaysia, namely the collection and distribution of zakat fund performance, zakat governance and zakat collection and distribution innovation.The data were obtained through secondary sources and 14 zakat institutions were selected as a sample.The result of the study shows that the governance of zakat institution was not reached at optimum level where there is a significant surplus of non-distributed zakat funds and less innovation have been done to improve its collection and distribution. …”
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Providing micro-finance service for micro-enterprise: Performance of selected micro-finance institutions in Malaysia by Majid, Rahimah, Abdul Hakim, Roslan, Noor, Mohd Saifoul Zamzuri, Zainal Abidin, Faudziah

“…The microfinance programs as an approach taken to eradicate poverty is believed to be able in helping the poor to expand their economic activities and thus increase their income level as it open up the accessibility of the poor to credit. …”
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Managing change for radical business process improvement: effects on Islamic banks performance by Razalli, Mohd Rizal, Hasnan, Norlena

“…The banking industry is one of the main economic drivers of any nation, and banks have been experiencing drastic changes in their operations. …”
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The interaction effect of personality factor on capability and competence requirement by Popoola, Oluwatoyin Muse Johnson, Ahmi, Aidi, Mansour, Ala'a Zuhair

“…The continuation of such fraudulent activities in the public sector impedes national economic developments and growth. This study's main objective is to have a practical and effective way of reducing the incidences of fraud in the Jordanian public sector. …”
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Efficiency measurement model of product based on non-parametric method by Ku-Mahamud, Ku Ruhana, Abdullah, Fader, Mat Kasim, Maznah, Abd Ghani, Nor Farzana, Ahmad, Faudziah

“…In the wake of the economic crisis, IT companies being totally dependent on project-based business, need to find ways to score higher profit with minimum resources usage. …”
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The impact of welfare reform and welfare- to-work programmes: an evidence review by Hudson-Sharp, N, Munro-Lott, N, Rolfe, H, Runge, J

Investment and the role of tax incentives by Devereux, M, Bond, S, Denny, K

Hidden disciplines: The role of business history in a multi-disciplinary framework by Yacob, S.P.

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