The Preliminary Results on the Push Factors for the Elderly to Move to Retirement Villages in Malaysia
Farah Ajlaa Julaihi
· Asmah Alia Mohamad Bohari
· Mohd Azrai Azman
· Kuryati Kipli
· Sharifah Rahama Amirul
·Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities ·2022
Many countries are witnessing a rise in the ageing population, which has become a global phenomenon that all nations must address. As the population of greying people is expected to increase in Malaysia, the demand for senior citizen accomm...
JOB EMBEDDEDNESS AND RETENTION: A STUDY AMONG TEACHERS IN PRIVATE ISLAMIC SCHOOLS IN MALAYSIA
Nurita Juhdi
· Junaidah Hashim
· Rozailin Abdul Rahman
·Malaysian Journal of Consumer and Family Economics ·2019
Malaysia is in the midst of embracing the Industrial Revolution 4.0 and is working hard to strengthen the educational sector so that the future human capital possesses high ethical values and morality. Term like internet of things become th...
Ostrom’s Collective-Action in Neighbourhood Public Open Space: Evidence from Sabah, Malaysia
Gabriel Hoh Teck Ling
·Institutions and Economies ·2019 ·JEL: P48; D23; D02; D62; H4; K11
Within a housing estate, neighbourhood public open spaces (NPOS) are typically governed and managed under the state property regime. However, issues of NPOS overexploitation, mismanagement, and underinvestment persist, which consequently co...
Service Quality Perception and Its Impact On Customer Satisfaction In Islamic Banks of Malaysia
Hasnan Baber
·Malaysian Journal of Consumer and Family Economics ·2019
The study is aimed to investigate the gap between the level of service quality expectations and perception and its impact on customer satisfaction in Islamic banks of Malaysia. Shariah Compliance dimension was included in the SERVQUAL model...
The Effects of Stock Split Announcements on the Stock Returns in Bursa Malaysia
Chin Chun How
· Wong Hock Tsen
·Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia ·2019
This study investigated the presence of abnormal returns surrounding stock split announcements and the determinants of cumulative abnormal return and the split factor. This study utilized the fnancial data of 45 corporations that had exerci...
The Role of Globalisation in Improving Human Development in Malaysia
Nur Syazwani Mazlan
· Farah Yushanis Fadzilah
· Saifuzzaman Ibrahim
·Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia ·2019
This paper examines the impact of globalisation on the level of human development in Malaysia. It also investigates the roles of other potential determinants of human development such as foreign direct investment (FDI), trade openness and i...
An Analysis of Price Disparity: Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah
Siti Marsila Mhd Ruslan
· Kasypi Mokhtar
·Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia ·2020
This study examines the price differences between Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah from 2004 using quantitative and qualitative methods. For quantitative research, we employ disaggregate monthly consumer price indices for nine types of goods a...
Household Debt and Household Spending Behavior: Evidence from Malaysia
Cai Yunchao
· Selamah Abdullah Yusof
· Ruzita Mohd Amin
· Mohd Nahar Mohd Arshad
·Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia ·2020
Using data collected from urban households in the Klang Valley, Malaysia, this study examined the impact of household debt on urban household consumption decisions. The findings revealed that household debt does not generally affect consump...
Modelling Economic Effects of Reducing Non-Tariff Measures in the Food Processing Sector of Malaysia Using Computable General Equilibrium
Vickie Siew-Hoon Yew
· Abul Quasem Al-Amin
· Evelyn S Devadason
·Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies ·2020 ·JEL: F14, F10, F19
The import intensive food processing sector in Malaysia is highly regulated with non-tariff measures (NTMs) from the import side. However, the ad-valorem equivalents (AVEs) of those NTMs vary substantially across the subsectors of food proc...
Competitiveness of Malaysian Fisheries Exports: A Constant Market Share Analysis
Bee Hui Soh
· Ghee-Thean Lim
· Soo Y Chua
·Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies ·2021 ·JEL: B27, F14, O13, Q17, Q22
Malaysia, one of the global major fish producers, has highly traded fisheries products given its many water bodies. Nonetheless, it faces a serious fish trade deficit, implying that the Malaysian fisheries sector might lose its competitiven...
Return-on-Investment Measurement and Assessment of Research Fund: A Case Study in Malaysia
Nur Azura Sanusi
· Noor Hayati Akma Shafiee
· Nor Ermawati Hussain
· Zuha Rosufila Abu Hassan
· Mohd Lazim Abdullah
· Nor Hayati Sa’at
·Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business ·2021 ·JEL: E47, G17, H52, I123
This study estimates the financial value of return on investment (ROI) of research funds. Four simulation estimations are employed to measure ROI finance value that considers the outputs, outcomes, impacts and total ROI from the allocation...
The Influence of Directors’ Diversity and Corporate Sustainability Practices on Firm Performance: Evidence from Malaysia
Mohammad Shahansha Molla
· Mohammad Tariq Hasan
· Mahadi Hasan Miraz
· Mohammad Tahlil Azim
· Md. Kaium Hossain
·Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business ·2021 ·JEL: M1, M4, M48, Q56
This study aims to examine the relationship between directors’ diversity (DIRDIV) and financial performance (FP) with a particular focus on the moderating effect of corporate sustainability practices (CSP). The study analyzes a sample of 10...
Use of Social Media in Planning Domestic Holidays: A Study on Malaysian Millennials
Krishna Moorthy
· Nik Mohamad Zaki Nik Salleh
· Ang Xin Jie
· Chan Shu Yi
· Lau Shin Wei
· Loo Yian Bing
· Yee Zhao Ying
·Millennial Asia ·2021
This study examines the social media usage of Malaysian millennials in planning their domestic holidays. This study integrated the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and technology acceptance model (TAM) variables by adding electronic word-o...
Were Foreign Exchange Markets Reacting Negatively to Political Events? The Case of Malaysia
Hon Chung Hui
·South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance ·2021 ·JEL: F31, D72, D73, O38
This article explores the effects of political events on foreign exchange returns in Malaysia. We identify five political events in recent history, namely the 13th General Election (GE13), the imprisonment of a key opposition politician, th...
External and Internal Shocks and the Movement of Palm Oil Price: SVAR Evidence from Malaysia
Mohd Azlan Shah Zaidi
· Zulkefly Abdul Karim
· Noor Amirah Zaidon
·Economies ·2022
Movements in palm oil price give important signals to various stakeholders of the palm oil industry in Malaysia. Thus, understanding external and internal factors that may affect the palm oil price is vital to the industry players for susta...