Discovering Malaysian state e-government maturity stage : Implementation process and progress / Mas Anom Abdul Rashid, Mohd Noor Azman Othman and Narehan Hassan

This paper is aimed to discover the current Malaysian state e-government maturity stage. The method used in this study was content analyses of 16 state government portals and websites based on the criteria given by MAMPU for the years 2007- 2013. These findings were then compared to the UN-ASPA e-Government Maturity Model to determine the current state e-government level to ensure continuous improvement is carried out in the interest of the citizens. The findings suggested that Pahang state e-government is progressing where the state government portals and websites have improved to seamless or integrated maturity level. However, the result also indicated a fluctuation in maintaining the performance of the state e-government websites

The Roles of Emotional Intelligence in Developing Optimism among Public University Students in Perak, Malaysia

When Covid-19 hit the globe, Malaysia was specifically affected by the implementation of MCO which restricted its citizens from having their normal daily activities. Malaysian students are especially distressed by the implementation of online learning, whereby they need to cope with the burden of learning without having physical consultation with their lecturers while indulging the ‘nuisance’ of the home environment. This cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the relationship and impact of emotional intelligence which comprised self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management components toward optimism among public university students in Perak, Malaysia. Convenience sampling was applied as the sampling technique in selecting the required sample size of 441 respondents. A set of questionnaires comprised of three sections was used as the instrument and was virtually distributed to the respondents via Google form through their acquaintances. Descriptive analysis findings have demonstrated male students have greater levels of emotional intelligence and optimism as compared to female students. Meanwhile, results from correlation analysis projected each component of emotional intelligence has a large relationship with optimism except for social awareness with a medium relationship. Subsequently, the multiple regression analysis revealed that self-awareness was the strongest predictor of the dependent variable. This study has achieved all research objectives and the hypotheses were supported by the findings. Therefore, a few recommendations for educational institutions as well as future researchers were suggested accordingly

The inluence of leader power on interpersonal conflict among employees of government linked companies, Malaysia / Rozilah Abdul Aziz … [et al.]

Organizational conflict is partly depended on the magnitude of power exercised by superiors in the workplace. The need to investigate how manager’s power affects subordinates’ interpersonal conflict is crucial so that managers can change or maintain their power to achieve optimum result in organization. Hence, the purpose of this study is to examine the influence of leader power towards interpersonal conflict at Government Linked Companies (GLCs), Malaysia. A total of 388 questionnaires were distributed to employees of GLCs, Malaysia. A Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) analysis revealed that forty-one percent of the variation in interpersonal conflict can be explained by the power possessed by managers. It also revealed there is a strong positive, linear and significant relationship between leader power and interpersonal conflict. Therefore, management should be concerned with the authority given to managers as power could lead to a devastating interpersonal conflict

The effects of technostress creators and organizational commitment among school teachers / Narehan Hassan … [et al.]

In the fast-paced world, information is retrieved and stored efficiently using IT technologies. Due to the constant change and advancement in technology, technostress has become a critical issue in many organizations especially for those who are IT illiterate. This scenario is especially true for school teachers in Malaysia where students’ information is stored and retrieved using a database system and posted online for quick accessibility of files and student management. However, for those who are not IT-skilled, this type of work demand can influence both the employee’s motivation and work commitment. School teachers in Malaysia are found to be overworked and most had to take home their work, especially in updating students’ information. The changing work demands and the need to perform both teaching and administrative duties have resulted in teachers facing a stressful working environment. This is especially true for senior teachers, whose IT skill is often lagging compared to their younger counterparts; hence the term technostress is coined -- not only to teachers but to those who are lacking in IT-related skills. Teachers’ commitment is of utmost importance to produce better workforce for the future. Hence, this study was conducted to examine both the relationship and the effects of techno-stress creators and organizational commitment among school teachers. This study was carried out at six schools in Selangor involving 173 school teachers. The findings revealed that two dimensions of techno-stress creators which were techno-uncertainty and techno-insecurity had positive and significant influence on organizational commitment while all other three elements of techno-stress creators which were techno-overload, techno invasion and techno complexity did not predict teachers’ organizational commitment. The findings also revealed that certain amount of techno-stress can enhance the level of teachers’ commitment

Factors influencing the intention to donate blood: the application of the theory of planned behavior

A question about current availability of the blood has lifted up the concerns on how to keep the world population survive in the future. This has created the necessity to realize the underlying causes rely behind the scenario. The purpose of this study is to investigate the significant application of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in determining an individual intention and the actual behavior to involve in blood donation specifically in Perlis, Malaysia population. The questionnaire is adapted from prior researches on the application of the TPB. The findings indicated that, the TPB is relevant to the prediction of the intention to donate blood. Besides, among the three factors, Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC) is proved to be the best predictor. As well, the presents of blood donation experience also is said to have influence on an individual’s intention since those who ever donated their blood in the past have more intention to donate blood in future than those who are not. The findings from this study are very critical since they can help the authority to improve the current blood donation program and formulate a new strategy to call for more blood donors in the future

The intention to donate blood: an analysis of socio-demographic determinants

The current trends of blood supply shortage have raised the concern about the ability to meet the blood product demand in the future. At the time of high demand for blood products especially during festive seasons, Malaysia is unable to encounter the demand. As a result, the quality of human life is affected. This has created the prerequisite to understand the scenario and recognizing the factors that may influence people’s intention to donate blood. The purpose of this survey-based study is to investigate the implication of socio-demographic factors in measuring the intention of the public to involve in a blood donation program specifically in Perlis population, Malaysia. The findings indicated that, among the socio-demographic factors, gender is predicted to have the greatest association with intention to donate blood than others. Besides, individuals who have blood donation experience in life were more desired to do again their behavior in the future than those who are not. The new discoveries generated are believed to be valuable for future research as well as in designing future blood donation program in order to encourage the participation of the public

Relationship between the Dark Triad, Anomia, Negative Affectivity and Counterproductive Work Behaviours

<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Despite the fact that some researchers have gained notoriety by employing certain approaches and focusing on Counterproductive Work Behaviours (CWBs) in particular, this study focused on examining the correlation of individual personalities that motivate people to engage in CWBs. The Dark Triad consists of Machiavellianism, Narcissism and Psychopathy, together with Anomia and Negative affectivity were considered as independent variable; meanwhile CWBs that consists of Type S, O and was dependent variable. It was found that all the variables were correlate among others, despite the degree of their relationship varies.  588 respondents were involved in this study, and online questionnaires were deployed for data collection.</p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>The Dark Triad, Anomia, Negative Affectivity, Counterproductive Work Behaviours</p><p><strong>JEL Classification Number: </strong>M00, M14</p><p> </p&gt