Sitraselvi Chandren · Ayoib Che Ahmad · Zaimah Abdullah ·International Journal of Supply Chain Management ·2018
The purpose of this conceptual paper is to address the link between corporate governance and operating performance during and after GST implementation. With the support of agency theory, this paper develops five propositions for the relatio...
Louise S.L. Teh · Lydia C.L.Teh · Gavin Jolis ·Marine Policy ·2018
This study quantifies the Total Economic Value (TEV) marine turtles contribute to the Semporna Priority Conservation Area in Sabah, Malaysia, based on field surveys conducted in May 2014 with marine stakeholders, including 60 fishing househ...
Richard Harrison · William Scheela · P. C. Lai · Sivapalan Vivekarajah ·Asia Pacific Journal of Management ·2018
Emerging economies are characterized by the presence of institutional voids which challenge and constrain the behavior of economic agents. In this paper we report on one set of agents, angel investors, in Malaysia, which investors fear is e...
Siew Yean Tham · Soo Khoon Goh · Koi Nyen Wong · Ahmad Fadhli ·Emerging Markets Finance and Trade ·2018 ·JEL: F21
In light of a change in the foreign direct investment (FDI) landscape such as the rapid growth of outward FDI from Malaysia since 2007, this article ascertains the possible impact of inward and outward FDI on Malaysia’s bilateral export tra...
Mongi Lassoued ·Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance ·2018 ·JEL: G18; G21; G32; G33
The study of credit risk is a great interest and the debate over the relative credit risk of Islamic banks remains open. The study aims at addressing this key question: Do Islamic banks (IBs) have higher credit risk than conventional banks...
Sallahuddin Hassan ·International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy ·2018 ·JEL: C53; O16; Q41
This study is aimed at exploring the impact of energy consumption, private investment, financial development and economic growth on carbon dioxide (CO2 ) emissions in Malaysia employing the autoregressive distributed lags model for the peri...
Ali Saleh Alarussi · Sami Mohammed Alhaderi ·Managerial Auditing Journal ·2018
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors affecting profitability in Malaysian-listed companies. It has been argued that profitability is the main pillar for any company to survive in the long run. Although profitability i...
Habib Ahmed · Ili Rahilah Ibrahim ·Journal of Consumer Policy ·2018
This paper examines the status of the legal and regulatory framework for consumer protection in Malaysia, an emerging economy. Using leximetrics and notions of incomplete law, the paper explores the financial consumer protection regime in t...
Chee-Hong Law ·Applied Economics Letters ·2018 ·JEL: F21; F31; F40
Some observations have suggested that international reserves contribute to trilemma policy convergence in emerging countries. Nonetheless, this hypothesis needs more solid empirical evidence to determine its validity. This article tests thi...
Zaharah binti Yahya · MarianiAriffin · Sabrina Ho Abdullah ·Resources Policy ·2018
The Malaysian State of Selangor has been blessed with an abundant reserve of granite rocks located in the districts of Kuala Langat, Hulu Selangor, Gombak, and Hulu Langat which supply raw materials to develop physical infrastructures inclu...
Sitraselvi Chandren · Ayoib Che Ahmad · Santhirasegaran Nadarajan ·International Journal of Supply Chain Management ·2018
The implementation of Goods Service Tax (GST) in business processes requires firm to revise their business policies and practices particularly on price setting and cash flow operation that may possibly influence the operating performance. T...
Helena Varkkey · Adam Tyson · Shofwan Al Banna Choiruzzad ·Forest Policy and Economics ·2018
Intensification and expansion are two essential tenets of commercial agriculture. This paper analyses trends of intensification and expansion at the national level, particularly in the oil palm sector in Indonesia and Malaysia. Despite simi...
Rosnani Mohamad · Suhaiza Ismail · Julia Mohd Said ·Journal of Asia Business Studies ·2018
Purpose The objectives of this present study are twofold. First, it aims to investigate the performance objectives of PPP implementation in Malaysia. Second, it aims to examine the differences in the perceptions of two PPP key players – the...
Christopher Richardson · Guat-Hoon Tan · Shaian Kiumarsi ·Journal of Asia Business Studies ·2018
Purpose This paper aims to investigate and reflect upon the effects of personality traits on expatriate adjustment within the context of Malaysia’s multicultural society. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the multicultural personality...
Chwee Ming Tee ·Journal of Multinational Financial Management ·2018 ·JEL: G30; G32; G34; P26
This study extends prior work on the relationship between politically connected firms (PCFs) and the cost of debt in Malaysia. Motivated by the results of Bliss and Gul (2012), this study employs a longer and comprehensive dataset to re-exa...