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...
Kim-Leng Goh · Nai-peng Tey ·China; cooperation; investment; Malaysia; trade ·2018
Many studies on income disparities in Malaysia tend to use household data, focus on mean income, and ignore the distribution of income. The linkage to some of the characteristics of the individuals has not been examined. Using nationally re...
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...
Syed Shahzad Hasan · Chia Siang Kow · Dalia Dawoud · Omneya Mohamed · Darrin Baines · Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar ·Value in Health Regional Issues ·2018
Medicine price directly affects affordability and access to medicines particularly in countries where a major portion of pharmaceutical spending is through out-of-pocket payment, such as in the Asia Pacific region. We have undertaken a deta...
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...
Scott A. McDonald · Amirah Azzeri (University of Malaya · Fatiha Hana Shabaruddin · Maznah Dahlui · Soek S. Tan · Adeeba Kamarulzaman · Rosmawati Mohamed ·Applied Health Economics and Health Policy ·2018
Introduction The World Health Organisation (WHO) has set ambitious goals to reduce the global disease burden associated with, and eventually eliminate, viral hepatitis. Objective To assist with achieving these goals and to inform the develo...
Nor Azimah Chew Abdullah (Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)) · Nazlina Zakaria (Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)) ·International Journal of Supply Chain Management ·2018
This study aims to investigate factors like driving anger, support for counter measures and situational factors affect drivers’ driving behavior. One important reason for studying driver’s aggression is that it has been cited as a frequent...
Moau Yong Toh · Christopher Gan · Zhaohua Li ·Emerging Markets Finance and Trade ·2018 ·JEL: E44; G10; G21
This article examines the impact of stock market liquidity on bank liquidity creation in Malaysia. Our results indicate that a stock market enhances the liquidity creation of banks both on and off the banks’ balance sheets when the market l...
Gabriel M.S.Vianna · Mark G.Meekan · Abbie A.Rogers (The University of Western Australia · Marit E.Kragt · James M.Alin · Johanna S.Zimmerhackel ·Marine Policy ·2018
This study estimated the economic value of the shark-diving industry in Semporna, the most popular diving destination of Malaysia, by surveying the expenditures of diving tourists and dive operators through the region. A willingness-to-pay...