This paper is concerned with people management practices in companies in Malaysia. It examines the development of the main practice areas of the management of human resources (HR), the HR management (HRM) function and to what extent locallyowned companies (LOC) are influenced by multinational companies (MNC) operating in Malaysia. We found LOCs do not place … Read more
At-risk students in this study are those with low academic achievement and with behavioral problems. The study utilizes the descriptive survey method. The sample of this study comprised of 688 secondary school students who are at-risk and their average age was sixteen. Findings indicate that the mean EQ of at-risk students were rather low. The … Read more
This study analyzes how the off-balance sheet activities of the locally-owned commercial banks affect the banks’ performance in terms of banks’ exposure to various types of risks, bank’s profit, and the banks’ leverage. A panel data econometric regression has been done to achieve the objective. The results indicate that the relationship between the off-balance sheet … Read more
Studies on the Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) industry have noted its impressive exponential growth in the past 30 years in terms of total volume of sales and number of salespersons involved. The purpose of this study is to identify the reasons why Malaysians join and continue to remain in the industry. It was found that the … Read more
The article presents the author’s view on the Malaysian Employees Provident Fund system. The said system was known to be mandatory and contributions are based on monthly income, in which 11% of the employees’ salary will be deducted. Its members are eligible to withdraw their money prior to the age of 55 to assist with … Read more
The article discusses the country of Malaysia’s economic growth in the year 2007 because of domestic demand and public investments. The 2008 gross domestic product projections are examined with risks taken into account such as a U.S. recession, unpredictable financial markets and higher oil and food prices. The Malaysian government’s investment in the Iskandar Development … Read more
This study compares three methodologies for identifying financially distressed companies, multiple discriminant analysis (MDA), logistic regression and hazard model. In a sample of 52 distressed and non-distressed companies with a holdout sample of 20 companies, the predictions of the hazard model were accurate in 94.9 % of the cases examined. This was a higher accuracy … Read more
This report outlines the economic conditions of Malaysia in 2007-2008. Download
This publication discusses the political and economic conditions in Malaysia, as of November 1, 2007. It is predicted that Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will call for an election which is scheduled in April 2009. In 2007, real gross domestic product (GDP) growth is around 6%. Growth in the country will be affected by inflation. … Read more
Malaysia is in the process of changing the medium of instruction for mathematics and science from Malay to English since 2003. To ensure the success of this transition, teachers have to be professional prepared to teach in English. This research aimed to survey the Malaysian science/ mathematics teachers’ perception towards this professional preparation effort. The … Read more