Conceptualising Islamic Hospitality Management.

Sektor perkhidmatan merupakan salah satu sektor utama yang menyumbang kepada ekonomi negara. Bidang yang memberi sumbangan yang paling besar dalam ekonomi negara dalam sektor perkhidmatan ini ialah pengurusan hospitaliti. The service sector is one of the main sectors that contribute the most to the economy. Becoming the dominant segment of the economy proves that it has contributed greatly in developing the growth of the economy at a fast pace. One of the most contributed areas in service management is hospitality management

Sustainable business eventsand usage of information technology / Norol Hamiza Zamzuri … [et al.]

Sustainable business events demand the commitment of event practitioners. Information technology is used in mitigating the process of sustainable business events. Thus, the aim of this study is to explore the role of information technology in the process of organizing a business event as it was found that there is lack of knowledge on how to organize a sustainable business event in the Malaysian context. It was found that using information technology assists the process of organizing an event through the use of several technological devices and reducing the use of paper. For this reason, inductive methods with 14 informants were studied involving company directors, event managers, venue providers, event delegates and event suppliers. It was found that the role of information technology is important to mitigate the process of organizing a business event. Triangulation was used to ensure the reliability of the findings and members’ check and interview protocols were used for validation purposes. The constant comparison on method of analysis was used to analyze information that result from semi-structured interview. Keywords: Sustainable business event, process, inductive, constant comparison and information technolog

Event sustainability practices among professional company organizers: an exploratory study

The growth of business event results in a potential impact to the environment if the waste from event materials is not properly managed by event organizers. The waste from event materials can create negative impact to the environment. This problem leads to the emergence of several sustainable strategies practiced by stakeholders, however, little is known on the issues involve in the process of organizing a sustainable event. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore the issues involved during the process of organizing a sustainable event. Inductive method was used in this study as it gives better insight on the real phenomenon. The data were collected from event organizers through in-depth interviews

Salvinia molesta dan Pistia stratiotes sebagai agen fitoremediasi dalam rawatan air sisa kumbahan

Akumulasi logam berat dan bahan pencemar ke dalam ekosistem akuatik memberi impak negatif kepada alam sekitar dan organisma akuatik. Salvinia molesta dan Pistia stratiotes merupakan spesies yang mempunyai kadar pertumbuhan yang cepat dan berkemampuan dalam mengakumulasi logam berat dan menyerap nutrien menjadikan ia sesuai digunakan untuk merawat air sisa melalui kaedah bioteknologi iaitu fitoremediasi. Kajian ini dijalankan untuk menentukan kualiti air sisa kumbahan sebelum dan selepas rawatan menggunakan kaedah fitoremediasi. Selain itu, objektif kajian ini juga adalah untuk menilai keberkesanan Salvinia molesta dan Pistia stratiotes sebagai agen fitoremediasi bagi rawatan air sisa. Sampel tumbuhan akuatik berbeza berat iaitu 10, 20 dan 30 g diuji untuk rawatan tersebut. Ujian ANOVA satu hala menunjukkan perbezaan kadar pengurangan jumlah pepejal terampai dan ammoniakal nitrogen yang bererti (p<0.05) bagi 10, 20 dan 30 g Pistia stratiotes dan Salvinia molesta sepanjang kajian dijalankan iaitu daripada hari 0 sehingga hari ke-7. Keputusan kajian juga menunjukkan 30 dan 20 g Pistia stratiotes dan Salvinia molesta dapat menyingkirkan jumlah pepejal terampai dan ammoniakal nitrogen dengan lebih cepat berbanding berat tumbuhan 10 g. Ujian ANOVA satu hala juga tidak menunjukkan perbezaan yang bererti bagi kadar pengurangan jumlah pepejal terampai dan ammoniakal nitrogen antara Pistia stratiotes dan Salvinia molesta

The impact of Islamic capital market on Malaysian real economy

The primary purpose of the financial sector of an economy is financial intermediation. Financial intermediation activities of channelling funds from surplus to the deficit units in the economy including through capital market affect the economic growth of a country. The role of Islamic capital market in the process of affecting the growth of an economy is another dimension in finance-growth nexus. This study empirically examines the impact of Islamic capital market on Malaysian economy. It employs the ARDL bounds test approach for cointegration. The results revealed that in the long-run, Islamic capital market contributes to the Malaysian economy by way of capital formation and the efficiency of the capital served as channels of transmitting growth. However, in the short run, only Islamic capital market measure of Islamic stock market turnover contributes to the economy with productivity of capital as the only channel of transmitting growth. Moreover, there is evidence of causality between the Islamic capital market turnover and the Malaysian economy. The findings imply that the Islamic capital market effectively channelled and pooled funds to productive investment activities. It further proves the notion that in general, Islamic finance is more inclined towards real sector growth as compared to conventional counterpart due to the emphasis on equity-based financing as opposed to debt-based financing

Pahang food terminologies: Young generations’ understanding and usage / Khairunnisa Mohamad Abdullah ... [et al.]

This paper empirically examines the level of understanding of Pahang food names terminologies and its influence on the usage among the young Malay generation with the age range of between 18 to 30 years old. A causal research design using a quantitative through crosssectional approach was used for data collection. The results revealed that majority of the respondents have a relatively little understanding and usage of the terminologies. Relevant authorities either public or private sector should undertake actions and efforts to improve the understanding and the usage of the terminologies especially among the young generation besides preserving the Pahang foods, language and heritage at the same time