This study aims to explore the challenges and the implementation of lean practices by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. It was conducted as a multiple-case study based on six companies that participated in the Lean Transformation Project (LTP) organized by the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC). Data were collectedContinue Reading

Occupational safety varies across countries and industries. This study therefore conducts a Systematic Literature Review to suggest the direction for future work and to identify the effect of safety on individual and organizational outcomes. Articles between 2010-2021 were extracted and screened and a total of 70 articles was reviewed. TheContinue Reading

Performance of hotel operational managers is crucial in delivering quality service to customers. Prior studies claimed that balanced scorecard (BSC) measures can clarify managers’ roles to improve their performance. Thus, this study examines the relationship between the BSC measure, role clarity, and managerial performance in the Malaysian hotel sector. ThisContinue Reading

Religion is no longer isolated from secular activities, including business. Many scholars hold that religious identity plays a vital role in a person’s decision whether or not to be an entrepreneur. However, government favouritism for a particular religion could hinder entrepreneurialism amongst believers of other religions. To provide empirical evidenceContinue Reading

Cybersecurity, as a security management requirement, is essential to understanding data security in higher institutions. This study aims to explore the role of cybersecurity in the performance of Malaysian higher education institutions through semi-structured qualitative interviews with 10 cybersecurity risk management officers from 10 public universities. The data were analysedContinue Reading

Given the lack of research on employees with disability embeddedness in organizations, this study aims to investigate the mediating effects of organizational climate between leader-member exchanges and employees with disabilities’ job embeddedness. A survey involving 282 employees with disability working in public and private Malaysia sectors was performed to testContinue Reading

Ability, Motivation and Opportunity (AMO)-enhancing is essential for the effective implementation of corporate environmental citizenship. However, previous studies neglect the link between AMO-enhancing HRM practices and corporate environmental citizenship. This has motivated the paper studies the influence of AMO-enhancing HRM practices on corporate environmental citizenship via the mediating role ofContinue Reading

Perusahaan Kecil dan Sederhana (PKS) yang terdiri daripada 98.5% perniagaan di Malaysia gagal memenuhi sasaran KDNK negara dan menunjukkan prestasi yang merosot dan lemah yang memerlukan perhatian khusus. Orientasi keusahawanan merupakan faktor yang dirasakan mampu meningkatkan prestasi PKS. Oleh itu, kajian ini mengkaji kesan pengantaraan orientasi keusahawanan terhadap hubungan antaraContinue Reading

Kajian ini menganalisis pengaruh sikap, pengaruh sosial, dan efikasi kendiri teknologi kewangan (fintech) terhadap niat meneruskan pelaburan dalam unit amanah patuh Syariah (UAPS) dalam kalangan pelabur Muslim di Malaysia. Kajian ini mengumpulkan 223 responden melalui edaran soal selidik secara dalam talian ke seluruh Malaysia. Data yang diperoleh diuji menggunakan kaedahContinue Reading