Board Gender Diversity, Board Independence and Firm Performance in Malaysia
Qian Long Kweh
· Norazlin Ahmad
· Irene Wei Kiong Ting
· Cheng Zhang
· Hasahudin Hassan
·Institutions and Economies ·2019 ·JEL: G34; L21
This study investigates the influences of board gender diversity and board independence on firm performance. Ordinary least squares, two-stage least squares and generalised method of moments are employed to test the relationships among boar...
Environmental Goods and Services Sector in Malaysia: Regulatory Shortcomings and Policy Constraints
Muralitharan Paramasua
· Evelyn S. Devadason
· Pardis Moslemzadeh Tehrani
·Institutions and Economies ·2019 ·JEL: H70; P48; P45
Environmental regulation is a key driver for the growth of environmental goods and services (EGS), while trade facilitates the diffusion of these goods and services. There has been no shortage of initiatives to develop the EGS sector in Mal...
EXPLORING THE UNDERSTANDING, ROLE AND PARTICIPATION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES) ON DIGITAL ECONOMY IN MALAYSIA
Maya Puspa Rahmana
· Nurfatihah Senusia
·Malaysian Journal of Consumer and Family Economics ·2019
This study explores the understanding, role and participation of the SMEs on digital economy, in line with the aspiration by the Malaysian government to have higher growth contribution coming from this segment. The primary data is collected...
Factors Influencing Directors’ Remuneration Disclosure in Malaysia PLCs
Mohd Yassir Jaafar
· Anuar Nawawi
· Ahmad Saiful Azlin Puteh Salin
·Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities ·2019
This study is intended to examine the levels of directors’ remuneration disclosure among public-listed companies in Malaysia. It further aims to examine the relationship among total directors’ remuneration, directors’ education level, size...
The Linkage Between Tourism Development and Economic Growth in Malaysia: A Nonlinear Approach
Mohammad Sharif Karimi
·International Economic Journal ·2018 ·JEL: C22; O11
In this study, we examine the nonlinear relationship between international tourism arrival and economic growth of Malaysia by using asymmetric models over the periods 2000:1–2015:4. The results show that the tourism arrival is positively re...
A Study of Green Factory Practices in Malaysia Manufacturing Industry
Md Fauzi Ahmad (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM))
· Siti Norziah Ismail (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM))
· Mohd Fahrul Hassan (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM))
· Chan Shiau Wei (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM))
· Norhadilah Abdul (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM))
· Ahmad Nur Aizat Ahmad (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM))
· Mohd Nasrun Mohd Nawi
· Nor Aida Abdul Rahman
·International Journal of Supply Chain Management ·2019
Green Factory is a management tool for eliminate environment burden such as waste, chemical and pollution. Economic development grew too fast has effected major impact to environment. Carbon dioxide, loss of biodiversity, degradation of nat...
Are Islamic and conventional capital markets decoupled? Evidence from stock and bonds/sukuk markets in Malaysia
Habib Ahmed
· Ahmed H. Elsayeda
·Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance ·2019
This study examines the decoupling hypothesis between Islamic and conventional capital markets by analysing the dynamic interdependencies among conventional stock, Islamic stock, bonds and sukuk markets in Malaysia over the period January 3...
Carbon Emission Pinch Analysis: an application to the transportation sector in Iskandar Malaysia for 2025
Ahmad Fakrul Ramli
· Zarina Ab Muis
· Wai Shin Ho
· Ahmad Muzammil Idris
· Aminullah Mohtar
·Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy ·2019
The energy sector has grown significantly over the years, causing an increase in carbon emission that has led to serious global warming problems. Consequently, electric vehicles (EVs) have become a favourable solution in the transportation...
China–Malaysia Trade, Investment, and Cooperation in the Contexts of China–ASEAN Integration and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Construction
Emile Kok-Kheng Yeoh
· Le Chang
· Yemo Zhang
·The Chinese Economy ·2019
With trade volume registering more than US$10 billion in recent years, Malaysia has already been China’s largest Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) trading partner since 2008 and its third biggest Asian trading partner after Jap...
Determinants of capital structure and firm financial performance—A PLS-SEM approach: Evidence from Malaysia and Indonesia
Nur Ainna Ramli
· Hengky Latan
· Grace T.Solovida
·Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance ·2019 ·JEL: G14; G10; M41
We examine the impact of capital structure determinants on firm financial performance together with the mediation effect of firm leverage in Malaysia and Indonesia over the period of 1990–2010. Our results show that certain of the capital s...
Determinants of green product buying decision among young consumers in Malaysia
Christine Nya Ling Tan
· Adedapo Oluwaseyi Ojo
· Ramayah Thurasamy
·Young Consumers ·2019
Purpose This study aims to investigate the factors, which may potentially influence green product buying decision among young consumers in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach A perceived lack of intention to buy green products observed am...
Discharging Accountability: A Case Study of a Zakat Institution in Malaysia
Norfaiezah Sawandi
· Norazita Marina Abdul Aziz
· Ram Al Jafri Saad
·International Journal of Supply Chain Management ·2019
The objective of the study is to explore and examine the forms and means employed by one zakat institution in Malaysia in discharging its accountability to the stakeholders. Case study approach was used in the study involving the use of bot...
Effects of Diverse Property Rights on Rural Neighbourhood Public Open Space (POS) Governance: Evidence from Sabah, Malaysia
Gabriel Hoh Teck Ling
· Pau Chung Leng and Chin Siong Ho
·Economies ·2019 ·JEL: D01; D02; D23; D62; K11; O21; P25; Q24; Q26
There are severe issues of public open space (POS) underinvestment and overexploitation. However, few studies have been conducted on the property rights structure and its impacts on rural commons governance, specifically concerning local ne...
Factors Eliciting Corporate Fraud in Emerging Markets: Case of Firms Subject to Enforcement Actions in Malaysia
Abdul Ghafoor
· Rozaimah Zainudin
· Nurul Shahnaz Mahdzan
·Journal of Business Ethics ·2019
This study investigates the key factors that elicit financial reporting fraud among companies in Malaysia. Using enforcement action releases issued by the Security Commission of Malaysia (SC) and Bursa Malaysia, we identify a sample of 76 f...
Factors that Influence Customers’ Intention to Visit Green Hotels in Malaysia
Kartini Muniandy
· Suzari Abdul Rahim
· Aidi Ahmi
· Nor Aida Abdul Rahman ( Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology (UniKL MIAT))
·International Journal of Supply Chain Management ·2019
In recent years, the hospitality Industry has overcome numerous challenges to initiate green practices. Greater interest in customers green behaviours has led the hotel industry to practice more environmentally friendly activities. Therefor...