The new blueprint : Moving towards university knowledge city

All knowledge is a form of tradition, whether ingrained in its structure, content, or the value that people attribute to it. Civilized societies have great traditions of knowledge, and the post modern era which discovered print and digitalization gives leverage to the value of those traditions not only in transforming them into intellectual assets but also the means by which they can systematically improve the way society live, work and continue to change in creative and dynamic ways. Cities-their infrastructure, economies and culture are all being transformed by knowledge. The university is a micro knowledge city, and it needs to develop a larger blue print to sustain its growth as a knowledge city. The university must be aware of the importance to capture knowledge assets within the micro-culture and practice of its academic, professional, pastoral, social and cultural services; the sharing of those knowledge assets; and the transformation of those knowledge assets to leverage life experiences of citizens in the campus knowledge-city, and beyond

Corporate governance reporting of top 250 companies: Recent evidence from emerging economic

Abstract The aim of the research is to determine the intensity of corporate governance reporting and disclosure by the top 250 public listed companies (PLCs) in Malaysia. Subsequently, this study determines whether corporate governance reporting has any significant relationship with firm's performance. Using the corporate governance disclosure index, top 250 public listed company's annual report is examined and the scores are recorded for each disclosure item stated. Finding of the study revealed that there is no specific pattern on corporate governance reporting among the Top 250 PLCs in Malaysia and the disclosure index. Some companies had provided a concise and detailed disclosure on every aspect of governance matters as compared to others. The findings also show that there is a very weak negative relationship between the governance score and firm's performance. This finding indicates that corporate governance mechanism in Malaysia is not specifically for the purpose of enhancing the firm performance but as an important element for directors to perform their oversight responsibilities and efficiently monitor the management