A Case Study On RN Konsult Sdn. Bhd.

RN Konsult Sdn Bhd was set up in 1995 by its founders; Abdullah and Dennis from UK. The company was set up to provide engineering consulting services for the construction and other related industries. The company's founders had hoped to establish RNK as a centre of excellence for Bumiputra professionals to service the domestic as well as the regional markets. The SWOT analysis had revealed encouraging opportunities for the company on most of its external environmental factors. And most of the internal factors analysed were also found to have contributed to the strength of the company. The SPACE analysis had positioned the company in a competitive posture where it was operating in an unstable and competitive environmental conditions. It was recommended that the company adopt a pause strategy or proceed with caution in a short term and in a long term adopt a growth strategy through concentration via horizontal integration. It was also recommended for the company to team up with DSP, UK and venture into specialised high-tech projects such as the IT industry and the MSC related sectors

The Antecedents And Consequences Of Work-Family Conflict Among Doctors In Public Hospitals In Peninsular Malaysia

Kajian ini menghasilkan dan menguji satu model konflik kerja-keluarga kalangan doktor melalui tiga cara. This study developed and tested a model of work-family conflict (WFC) among dotors in three ways

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS): Towards Maximizing the potential of its Human Resource Development (HRD)

As strategic education agenda works to prepare competent graduates, human resource development has become crucial for uplifting the internal strength of the university. University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) relatively a ‘young’ university has been engaged in establishing learning interaction among its staffs towards excellence. This paradigm is paramount to the strategic human resource provider as it allows not only the students who will be graduating but the young faculty members and its administrative staffs to excel. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the keys to successful university undertaken by UMS. In less than ten years, the faculty members as well as the administrative staffs manage to position the university at par to that of other established higher learning institutions in the nation. With the establishment of learning interaction, human resource development of UMS have shown some impact for promoting educational excellence among Malaysians. Indeed competent human resource plays an important role to meet the vision and the mission of UMS- strive to excel.Human Resource Development; Higher Education

HEAT ENERGY HARVESTING FOR PORTABLE POWER SUPPLY (PosHEAT)

First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to God for giving me the strength and health to complete this project. Not forgotten to my parents and all my family members for providing everything, such as money and advises, which is most needed in this project. I would like to thank my supervisor, Dr Nursyarizal Mohd Nor for sharing his knowledge and giving me the support and guidance throughout the project. I also would like to thank lecturers, especially Dr Taib Ibrahim and Jr. Faris Abdullah for assisting me to design the project. My appreciation also goes to Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS especially Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, by providing me the necessary assets and resources, not only to accomplish my task, but to enrich my knowledge further. Last but not least, I offer my regards to those who support me especially all my friends and technicians in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department for contributing their assistance and ideas for this project

Strategic Approaches to Enhancing School Performance through Instructional Leadership in Malaysia

The Nominal Group Technique (NGT) was employed in this study to suggest ways to enhance the performance of Malaysian schools. By relying on the opinions and consensus of experts, the study has tackled the problem of school performance using this technique. The nine suggestions for enhancing the school's performance were outlined in the summary of the experts' recommendations. Given that the NGT approach involves experts debating and voting on components derived from literature reviews, the validation of elements can be achieved straightforwardly

Online Payment Choice, Customer Trust and Accessibility of E-Commerce in Somalia

Electronic payment refers to the use of electronic means of cash and related transactions, usually involving the use of computer networks such as the Internet and digital preserved value systems. Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa lack statistical information on the current state of the e-commerce market. Besides, a lack of trust in service providers also hinders the development of e-commerce. As such, this paper aims to examine e-commerce payment choice among e-commerce users and to determine the relationship between the factors to assess e-commerce payment and the accessibility of e-commerce in Somalia. The research method used is quantitative with a survey design. The questionnaire was distributed to 384 respondents, who are Hormuud Telecom subscribers residing in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. The findings indicated that there is a positive relationship between online payment choice and accessibility of e-commerce, as well as a positive relationship between customer trust and accessibility of e-commerce. In conclusion, this study suggests that electronic payment can replace the paper payment method and customer trust plays an important role in e-commerce accessibility in Somalia

A review of the effects of active learning on high order thinking skills: a meta-analysis within islamic education

This study aims to ascertain the impact of the Active learning method on high-order thinking skills (HOTS) within the realm of Islamic education. Our primary contribution is the comprehensive meta-analysis of various preliminary and university educational studies. Using RStudio, we analyzed the differences in effect sizes, variations, and groups among studies. The findings indicate that the Active learning method significantly enhances HOTS, with the mixed learning method showing the most pronounced effect. We adopted a systematic approach, examining diverse learning methods like genre-based learning and blended learning model. Our research design entailed a meticulous meta-analysis of pre-existing literature rather than primary experimental or survey-based methods. However, we identified high heterogeneity in effect sizes as a limitation, suggesting the need for more nuanced studies in varied contexts. This research underscores educators' need to adapt learning strategies suited for specific educational levels, pointing towards a brighter horizon for tailored pedagogical interventions

Goal-oriented approach to business intelligence requirement analysis for Malaysian rural healthcare center

Despite the advancement in the Malaysian rural healthcare centers operations, the healthcare delivery is currently facing some challenges caused by the techniques in collecting the data for analyzing their performances at the end of the day.It is posited that healthcare centers can take advantages of these data and explore analytic s as a competitive tool provided by Business Intelligence (BI).However, several surveys indicate that a significant percentage of business intelligence projects fail to meet business objectives or are outright failures.One of the reasons for this is that requirement analysis is typically overlooked in real BI project.The objective of this paper is to explore a goal-oriented approach to BI requirements analysis for Malaysian Rural Healthcare Centers.The goal-oriented method proposes for the study is Goal-oriented Requirement Analysis (GRAnD).GRAnD is based on the Tropos methodology.GRAnD adopts two different perspectives for requirements analysis: organizational modeling and decision modeling. The proposed methodology is described with reference to a real case study

An analysis of the good faith bargaining practice in the trade union recognition process: reform of the Malaysian trade union legal framework

The trade union recognition process is a pre-requisite to the collective bargaining action of a trade union. The recognition is important to ascertain the competency of a trade union and the acceptance by the workers to represent them in the collective bargaining action with the employer. However, the ambiguities in the existing legislations on the trade union recognition process in Malaysia and the anti-union practices of the employer are currently depriving the workers of their rights to negotiate for better working conditions. The primary focus of the present work is to identify the weaknesses of the recognition legal framework and the anti-union practices of employers in the recognition process of trade unions. Secondly, is to critically analyse the good faith bargaining practice in other countries and its significance to the recognition process in Malaysia. To explore the anti-union tactics perpetrated by employers, semi-structured interviews have been conducted to analyse the trade unions’ experience in their recognition claims. This research employed a qualitative approach as the instrument to study the good faith bargaining practicesinthe Australian and New Zealand labour law framework. The findings reveal that the good faith bargaining practicesinAustralia and New Zealand have improved the oddsfortrade unions to represent the workers in negotiating collective agreements. The study finally concludes that in order to reform the recognition process of trade unions in Malaysia, the good faith bargaining practice should be implemented in the nation’sindustrial relations law framework

Travelling Distance for Evacuee in Multi-Storey Residential Building

The study on evacuation safety often an emphasis on the total evacuation time where only few research consider the distance and path needed for evacuee to evacuate the building. Thus, this study focuses on the maximum and average travelling distance need for the elderly and other evacuees in the multi-storey residential building. Pathfinder software is used in this study, and 162 simulations were tested. Results show that the escape route design and staircase condition plays a significant contribution towards occupant travel distance. Other factors such as occupancies and elderly resident also contribute to the increase in travelling distance. Keywords: Multi-Storey, Escape Route Design, Evacuation eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bsby e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI3.254