Employers’ Expectation and Preference of Graduates in Malaysia

Abstract: The objectives of this study are to examine the causes of graduates’ unemployability, preferences of employers, employer expectation towards graduates, the most essential skills and good quality graduates in terms of attitudes towards work and personality in Malaysia. Qualitative method is engaged whereby semi-structured interview is conducted among eight selected employers who are big and medium-size organizations in Malaysia. Interview data obtained are analyzed according to themes. The results show that the leading cause of unemployability of graduates is lack of soft skills especially communication skill. Type of university, whether local or overseas, is the preference of the graduate to be employed. Employers expect graduates to be equipped with social skills, whereby communication skills top the list. Good quality graduates as perceived by employers as important are emotional intelligence, long-life learning and fast learner.  Some solutions are proposed by employers to mitigate the problem. Keywords: Employability, Preference, Expectation, Graduate, Malaysi

Amalan Pengurusan Sumber Manusia Berteraskan Kompetensi Dan Kualiti Perkhidmatan Dalam Organisasi Awam Di Malaysia : Kesaling Bergantungan Tugasan Sebagai Penyederhana

Kebanyakan penyelidikan PSM-prestasi berkisar kepada kajian amalan PSM tradisi-prestasi kewangan dan prestasi pekerja di sektor swasta. Most researches on HRM-performance studied the traditional HRM practices and their impact on the financial performance and employees’ performance in the private sector

The relationship between demographic towards the achievement of a successful Muslim entrepreneur in Malaysia

Previous studies have shown that demographics factors are among the factors that influence the success of an entrepreneur. Therefore, this research aims to examine the relationship between demographic variable that comprises of ages, the length of running a business and business capital towards the achievement of a successful Muslim entrepreneur in Malaysia. Pearson Correlation test is used to identify the relationship between ages, the length of running a business and business capital, whereas ANOVA Test and T Test is used to used to determine the relationship differences between ages, the length of running a business and business capital towards the achievement of a successful Muslim entrepreneur in Malaysia. This research verified that there is a significant relationship between ages, the length of running a business and business capital towards the achievement of a successful Muslim entrepreneur in Malaysia. However, only age and business capital has a significant effect with the achievement of successful entrepreneur in Malaysia. Therefore, the results of this study demonstrate that demographic factors influence the achievement of successful Muslim entrepreneur in Malaysi

Entrepreneurs' social responsibilities from Islamic perspective: A study of Muslim entrepreneurs in Malaysia

The success of an entrepreneur from an Islamic perspective is not only measured in terms of material success. This is because human needs are not subjected just to the property they own, but encompasses all aspects required by the maqasid al-Shariah - namely religion, intelligence, life, honor as well as physical property. Therefore, an assessment of whether the entrepreneur succeeds or fail is based on the concept of maqasid al-Shariah. This study aims to examine the social responsibility of a Muslim entrepreneur in Malaysia in fulfilling maqasid al-Shariah aspects with regards to their responsibilities to family members, the poor as well as their responsibility towards the Muslim community by providing employment opportunities to society, doing business in accordance with Islamic law and create an economic system based on Islamic's sharia. This study will focus on the relationship between the achievement of Muslim entrepreneurs in Malaysia and their social responsibility by using Pearson's correlation test. The study found a significant relationship between the achievement of Muslim entrepreneurs in Malaysia with social responsibility undertaken by them

Job satisfaction level of non-government Islamic religious school teachers

Job satisfaction is a factor that influences ones intention to leave an organization. Sekolah Menengah Agama Rakyat (SMAR) is a religous school that is organized by the public. Thus, it lacks many facilities as well as face mismanagement. Hence, the purpose of this study was to assess the level of work satisfaction of religious teachers of SMAR in Malaysia based on the notions of work, relationship with colleagues, work environment, administration, level of income, promotion, welfare, recognition, workload and supervisory leadership by age, gender, marital status, education level, length of service, teaching, and income. The respondents were 278 SMAR teachers in Malaysia. Teacher Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (TJSQ) was used as an instrument. It consists of 71 items covering nine sub-scales, namely (a) present work, (b) relationship with colleagues, (c) work environment, (d) policies and administration, (e) income, (f) welfare, (g) recognition, (h) workload, and (i) supervision. Methods of t-test and ANOVA were used to analyze the data. The study found that there are significant differences on job satisfaction based on length of service and income level. The overall job satisfaction of these SMAR teachers is good. SMAR is an important institution in the development of human capital. The involvement and seriousness of SMAR teachers in the primer education system despite the fact that all the shortcomings demonstrate the sincerity and clear direction to guide and educate SMAR students to succeed in this world and hereafter

Brand Switching Behaviour of Muslim Consumers: Development of a Conceptual Model

The purpose of this study is to develop a model to investigate the impact of brand image and religious beliefs on Muslim consumers switching intention. Moreover, it also intends to examine, how switching intention affect the customer equity of international branded products. This study seeks to expand the body of knowledge in consumer behaviour research with emphasis on religious beliefs (Islamic beliefs). The benefits that will be yielded from this study will not only provide guidelines to business researchers, but will also enhance the current understanding of Muslim consumers. It studies how the Muslim consumer’s brand switching behaviour is influenced by religious beliefs of Muslim consumers and image of a brand, yet previous studies have only attempted to understand brand switching without considering the religion specifically Islam

PEMAHAMAN NASABAH BANK MUAMALAT INDONESIA BANDA ACEH TERHADAP AKAD MUDHARABAH

Knowledge and understanding of mudharabah products in Islamic banking is necessity for the customers. Mudharabah is one of banking products pose a great risk, because this involves both the investors and the costumers. For the case of Bank Muamalat Indonesia, customer’s lack of understanding on the mudharabah contract may elevate disputes related to the financing offered by the bank as investor and consequently to the consensus of profit sharing ratio. This study aims to discuss and identify the link between the understanding and the conflicts that occur in Bank Muamalat Indonesia Banda Aceh branch. This is a field research that utilized a quantitative approach in gathering data. The results obtained are analyzed using the SPSS software. The finding shows that there is a link between the understanding and the conflicts that occur in Bank Muamalat Indonesia Banda Aceh. The higher level of customer’s understanding towards the product, the smaller risk of conflict may occur. Thus, the data analysis concludes that there is a small positive relationship between customers' understanding of the mudharabah contract and the disputes possibility. =========================================== Pengetahuan dan pemahaman nasabah terhadap produk mudharabah dalam perbankan syariah sangat diperlukan oleh semua nasabah. Mudharabah adalah salah satu produk perbankan yang menimbulkan resiko yang besar, ini karena akad ini melibat dua pihak, yaitu investor dan nasabah. Pada kasus Bank Muamalat Indonesia, kurangnya pemahaman nasabah terhadap produk Mudharabah akan mendatangkan kemungkinan timbulnya sengketa berkaitan pembiayaan yang dikeluarkan oleh bank sebagai shahibul maal dan kesepakatan nisbah pembagian keuntungan. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membahas dan mengenal pasti kaitan antara kepahaman dengan konflik yang terjadi di Bank Muamalat Indonesia cabang Banda Aceh. Kajian ini merupakan kajian lapangan dengan menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dalam mendapatkan data. Temuan data lapangan dianalisis dengan menggunakan SPSS. Kajian ini mendapati bahwa ada kaitan di antara kepahaman dengan konflik yang terjadi di Bank Muamalat Indonesia Banda Aceh. Semakin tinggi tingkat pemahaman nasabah maka semakin kecil risiko terjadi konflik. Analisis data tersebut menunjukkan hubungan positif kecil antara pemahaman nasabah terhadap akad mudharabah dengan risiko konflik

The Nexus of ‘Cool’ Motivation and Credit Card on Impulse Buying Behavior: A Conceptual Study

The issue of impulse buying behavior has been studied in numerous marketing fields particularly in buying behavior. Impulse buying behavior has been considered as one type of buying behavior frequently exercised among consumers in this modern age. There is a growing stream of research on impulse buying behavior, particularly from the retail purchasing context which revealed factors that contribute to this behavior. Generally, previous studies on impulse buying focused on three perspectives, namely individual factors (e.g. lack of self-control), product factors (e.g. low and high price), and situational factors (e.g. store environment). However, there are scarce conceptual and theoretical knowledge in marketing studies which discusses the influence of ‘cool’ motivation and credit card on impulse buying behavior. Therefore, the purpose of this conceptual paper is to review the relationship between ‘cool’ motivation and credit card on impulse buying behavior which in turn is expected to reveal a new perspective on the study of consumer behavior. It is essential to explore the relationship between ‘cool’ motivation (CM), credit card (CC) and impulse buying behavior (IBB) as less attention has been paid to this matter. Therefore, the results of this study will contribute to the current body of knowledge and provide additional valuable information to marketing practitioners which then will allow them to create effective and efficient marketing strategies

Competency-Based Pay And Service Quality: An Empirical Study Of Malaysian Public Organisations

A higher number of complaints have been filed by the public due to delays by public sectors in taking action and providing services to the public. This suggests that service quality is not being delivered as expected by customers. With competency-based pay being offered in the public sector under the System Saraan Malaysia (SSM), which aims to produce capable workers who are responsive to customers' demands by providing quality services, one would expect that there would be an improvement in the general quality of the services rendered. Thus, this research aimed to investigate the relationship between the extent of competency-based pay practices and service quality. The findings suggest that there is a positive relationship between competency-based pay practices and service provision, one of the SERVQUAL dimensions found in this study. Thus, Malaysian public organisations should offer this type of pay as frequently as possible in order to motivate civil servants to provide quality services to the public