Labour issues on constructive dismissal / Mazlina Ahmad Zayadah

Constructive dismissal is unlike any other form of termination in that the employer takes the initiative by leaving his employment and yet, a dismissal is considered to have taken place. How is this possible? The industrial law recognizes the right of an employee to walk off the job when the actions and behaviours of the employer are so unacceptable and unreasonable that they amount to a breach of contract. This paper will discuss labour issues on constructive dismissal especially on the differences between constructive dismissal and unfair dismissal; circumstances that may give rise to a claim for constructive dismissal; and procedures on how to deal with the constructive dismissal issues

Faktor-faktor penyumbang kepada masalah penghijrahan dan implikasinya kepada masyarakat Felda: satu kajian di Felda Gugusan Jengka, Lepar, pada tahun 2006 / Shaiful Azlan Abdul , Mazlina Ahmad Zayadah dan Maziah Mohamed Arif

Kajian ini mendedahkan kepada umum apakah faktor-faktor yang menyumbang kepada masalah penghijrahan dan menjelaskan apakah implikasi yang timbul daripada penghijrahan tersebut samada positif atau negatif. Kajian ini hanya ditumpukan di Gugusan Jengka dan sebahagian kecil gugusan Lepar. Pensampelan yang digunakan dalam kajian ini adalah Stratified Random Sampling dimana rancangan FELDA terpilih ditentukan dulu dan 10 orang responden bagi setiap rancangan akan ditentukan oleh pihak FELDA tersebut.Pengkaji menggunakan analisis mudah dari jadual cross-tabulasi ringkas iaitu menggunakan nilai mean, std. error of mean, median, mode, std. deviation,variance, skewness, std. error of skewness, kurtosis, std. error of kurtosis, range dan sum untuk menghuraikan situasi yang ditunjukkan oleh responden seramai 133 orang. Dapatan menunjukkan jelas bahawa generasi muda sebahagian besarnya berhijrah kerana peluang lebih banyak di kota dan kurangnya peluang pekerjaaan di rancangan itu sendiri. Walaupun begitu responden berpendapat amat penting tenaga muda ini dapat membantu orang tua mereka demi pembangunan FELDA di masa akan datang. Ternyata penghijrahan memberikan kesan negatif yang lebih besar daripada kesan positif

Comparison of the business sustainability perception of Malaysian manufacturing SMEs / Yusmazida Mohd Yusoff... [et al.]

The objective of this study is to determine the comparison of business sustainability practices according to demographic profile of manufacturing SMEs. The model of the survey is a descriptive survey model. There are 22 items on business sustainability that formed a part of a questionnaire using a five-point interval scale. Data were gathered from 168 respondents who were chosen by purposive sampling. A survey form was used as the data-gathering tool in the study. The data analysis in the study was conducted by using SPSS 23 package software. In the data analysis, descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis H Tests were used. It was discovered that economic sustainability practices have statistical differences between gender and industry. In regards to social and environmental sustainability, there were no statistical differences according to demographic profile, except for age group and industry. This study helps to increase understanding of manufacturing SMEs about business sustainability

IT Usage, Perceived Knowledge Usefulness, Learning Culture and Intention to Share Knowledge among Business Students in a Malaysian Public University

AbstractThis research investigates the factors that influence the intention to share knowledge among students of a public institution of higher education. Data were collected from 169 students of a business faculty in a public university in Malaysia. The research findings showed that two factors, which are learning culture and perceived knowledge usefulness, have significant relationship with the intention to share knowledge. The study is significant in providing guidance of the factors that influence knowledge sharing intention among students. Specifically, the findings will assist institutions of higher education to have better knowledge in understanding the learning culture and promoting its value so that academics could establish supportive and conducive environment in promoting the right attitude towards knowledge sharing

Self Efficacy, Self Esteem and Intrinsic Motivation to Learn: A Perspective of Malaysian Business Students

Intrinsic motivation is driven by internal rewards that are satisfying to the individuals. In the context of learning, intrinsic motivation is imperative as the outcome of the learning process was found to be more sustainable and high quality. Since intrinsic motivation comes from within individual, thus it is interesting to explore self-concept variables that lead to intrinsic motivation. Thus, the aims of the study are firstly, to determine the relationship between self- efficacy and instrinsic motivation to learn; secondly, to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and instrinsic motivation to learn. Data were collected using questionnaire survey to 200 bachelor degree program students in a public university in Malaysia. Data were then analyzed using SPSS Statistics. Findings of the study indicate that out of the two independent variables, only self-efficacy was found to influence intrinsic motivation to learn among students. This study is imperative to the educators and higher learning institutions in identifying self-concepts variables that are significant in motivating students intrinsically. This study also provides insights in designing relevant policies, programs and workshops for the students in increasing self-efficacy among students. </jats:p