Fishermen and ICT: towards creating knowledgeable fishermen in Malaysia

The significant relationship between ICT and community development in Malaysia cannot be denied. Groups such as farmers, students, teachers, rural administrators and entrepreneurs have benefited a lot from the advantages that ICT offers. Besides this fact, do the fishermen as one of the major groups in Malaysia have benefited from ICT? This is a qualitative study and which used the data gained through literature and document analyses. Based on the analysis it was found that ICT development in Malaysia is well managed and planned. This can be seen through the establishment of several initiatives such as Rural Internet Center, Rural Info Center, National Information Technology Agenda and National Broadband Initiatives. Further analysis has discovered that there are a lot of benefits that fishermen could obtained through ICT. However, to ensure the fishermen will gain the benefits of ICT, a number of problems and obstacles related to ICT usage must be overcome

Determinants of information and communication technology usage among village administrators in Malaysia using extended technology acceptance model

ICT projects in Malaysia have been one of the impetuses for achieving development in this country. Parallel with the ICT development in Malaysia, ICT usage among the Malaysian has increased significantly. Nonetheless, things are different in the rural areas where past studies have shown that ICT usage among the rural community in Malaysia is still discouraging. Albeit this fact are the same situation can be identified among the village administrators and what are the factors that impinge their ICT usage? Purportedly, as the leaders of the rural community they should use ICT in order to encourage the rural community to use ICT. This quantitative study used questionnaire to gather information. Through a multi-stage random sampling, a total of 240 village administrators from four states in Peninsular Malaysia have been selected as the respondents. In general, ICT has been used moderately among the village administrators. All of seven factors of Extended Technology Acceptance Model studied have been detected to be positively and significantly related with ICT usage while self-efficacy was identified as the main contributor towards ICT usage. A number of recommendations and discussions have been highlighted and expectantly it can aid the concern parties and policy makers in drawing plans for strengthening the ICT usage among the rural community leaders

Factors that influence attitude towards ICT usage among rural community leaders in Malaysia

Rural communities in Malaysia have been encouraged to develop themselves with ICT skills and knowledge. Mega ICT projects such as Rural Internet Center, Rural Info Center and National Broadband Initiatives have been introduced to encourage rural people to use ICT. To encourage rural people to use ICT, they must have positive attitude towards it and this study would specifically investigate the rural community leaders attitude towards ICT usage. This is a quantitative study. A total of 240 rural community leaders comprising Village Development and Security Committee were selected as the respondents. Using SPSS, descriptive and inferential analyses were performed to fulfill the objectives determined. Based on the results gained, it can be concluded that Village Development and Security Committee have a moderate level of attitude towards ICT usage. It was also identified that the self-efficacy, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, subjective norm, compatibility and job relevance have positive and significant association with attitude towards ICT usage. Further analysis done have proved that self-efficacy was the major significant contributor for attitude towards ICT usage. To further develop Village Development and Security Committee attitude towards ICT, it is recommended that rural community access and exposure to ICT must be strengthened

Fishermen and ICT: Towards creating knowledgeable fishermen

Abstract: The significant relationship between ICT and community development in Malaysia cannot be denied. Groups such as farmers, students, teachers, rural administrators and entrepreneurs have benefited a lot from the advantages that ICT offers. Besides this fact, do the fishermen as one of the major groups in Malaysia have benefited from ICT? This is a qualitative study and which used the data gained through literature and document analyses. Based on the analysis it was found that ICT development in Malaysia is well managed and planned. This can be seen through the establishment of several initiatives such as Rural Internet Center, Rural Info Center, National Information Technology Agenda and National Broadband Initiatives. Further analysis has discovered that there are a lot of benefits that fishermen could obtained through ICT. However, to ensure the fishermen will gain the benefits of ICT, a number of problems and obstacles related to ICT usage must be overcome

Empowering marginalized community with an innovative technology

AbstractThe Malaysian government is aggressive in its innovations in information and computer technology. However, the senior citizens are left behind, mainly due to fear of technology or having low or zero ICT literacy. This paper reports on the usage of a simplified technological device and its impact at two sites in Malaysia. The respondents’ fear towards technology was reduced and they developed interests and needs to seek information online. To conclude, to ensure people's acceptance and ICT adoption, any initiatives to bridge digital divide must consider the A4I2 framework which was developed to prosper the initiative of bridging digital divide in Malaysia which include access, adaptability, acceptance, attitude, innovation and inclusion

Socio-demographic factor that impinge youth acceptance towards agriculture: the case of contract farming in Malaysia

Contract farming has been identified as one of the agriculture branches that have a huge potential to attract youth participation in agriculture based on its bigger profits and easiness to conduct. This study intends to investigate socio-demographic factor that affect acceptance towards contract farming among youth in Malaysia. A total of 400 respondents were involved in this study. The respondents were selected from four universities in Malaysia and all of them are either in Agriculture, Economic or other courses (social science and pure science). From the ANOVA test conducted it can be concluded that zone have significant difference with acceptance towards contract farming while Pearson Correlation employed indicates that age and monthly expenditure have no significant relationship with acceptance towards contract farming

Analisis Pengaruh Likuiditas Terhadap Mispricing Pada Saham Yang Terdaftar Di Bursa Efek Indonesia Periode 2010-2013

This research aims to test and analyze the effect of stock liquidity on stock mispricing which listed at Indonesia Stock Exchange. The applied sampling method is purposive sampling. The sample in this research is banking firms registered during January 2010 up to December 2013.The analysis method applied to analyze the influence stock liquidity on stock mispricing is descriptive analysis. Stock liquidity uses three measure: amihud illiquidity, amihud risk and share turnover. This research uses multiple regression and panel data with 22 banking companies listed which based on criteria of research at Indonesia Stock Exchange as a sample. The result of this research shows during Januari 2010 – December 2013 that size and book to market ratio have negative effects and not significantly influence on banking's stock mispricing in Indonesia. Stock liquidity measured by amihud illiquidity shows that liquidity has positive and significantly influence banking's stock mispricing in Indonesia. Stock liquidity measured by amihud risk shows that liquidity has negative and not significantly influence banking's stock mispricing in Indonesia. Stock liquidity measured by amihud share turnover shows that liquidity has positive and significantly influence banking's stock mispricing in Indonesia

A Study on the Usage of Instructional Tools : Towards Meaningful Teaching and Students' Appreciation in Literature

Literature component have been as an essential and popular components of languages courses in the Malaysia English Second Language (ESL) context. Curriculum Development Centre, Ministry of Education (MOE) has implemented the literature component for English Language Subject in secondary schools. The incorporation of literature in the curriculum of English Language Teaching (ELT) also has been noteworthy over the last 20 years. Studying literature educates students to appreciate the literature and enhance their English Language Skills in total. In the new era of information and communications technology, teaching and learning English literature can be more meaningful and attract students to participate well in the lessons. Students’ participation is important element in achieving the desire learning outcomes. Therefore, the usage of the instructional tools in teaching literature is an advanced towards in generating students’ participation and learning outcomes. Thus, this study is purposely to determine students’ learning outcomes and their participation when teacher using these technologies in the classroom. Besides that, the researcher also wanted to determine similarities and differences of the learning outcomes when teacher applying any instructional tools in teaching literature. The findings of the study, obtained via qualitative approach are hopefully can further positive impact towards student appreciation in learning literature

The long-term performance of acquiring companies in Finland

This research paper concentrates on evaluating the long-term post-merger performance of Finnish mergers and acquisitions completed during 1995–2006. As the overall wealth effects related to acquisitions are enormous, their performance and success has been immensely studied both by researchers and corporate managers. This research though has mainly concentrated on observing the announcement period returns while the long-term studies have been scarce. The purpose of this study is to test how and if the pre-merger valuation of the acquirer influences the eventual three-year post-merger performance. Using an event study method, the aim is to find out if high-valuation “glamour” firms are the primary cause of the long-term performance. The effects of the chosen payment method and acquirer size are also studied in order to offer a more comprehensive view of the factors affecting the mergers and acquisitions. Attention is also given for recent findings of the short comings of long-term event-studies and especially the problems which might present themselves. These findings imply that measuring problems associated to the use of the conventional t-test for long-term event-studies might have been a source of the negative underperformance of some of the earlier studies. The results clearly show that Finnish acquirers which undertake mergers and acquisitions perform poorly afterwards, but a majority of the poor performance can be accounted for high-valuation “glamour” acquirers. Low-valuation “value” firms also underperform but no statistical significance is found. The evidence also suggests that the chosen method of payment affects the long-term performance as acquisitions financed using equity only fared considerably worse than those financed with cash only. The acquirer size had also effect on the eventual performance of the merger. All size groups underperformed but statistical significance was only found for medium and small acquirers.fi=Opinnäytetyö kokotekstinä PDF-muodossa.|en=Thesis fulltext in PDF format.|sv=Lärdomsprov tillgängligt som fulltext i PDF-format

COVID-19 aftermath: study of implication to Indonesia industries performance

This study aims to analyze the difference in market performance value and fundamental performance before the pandemic, during the pandemic, recovery period, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This study uses a descriptive methodology to characterize the results of the analysis of market performance variables, namely share return, MBR, and PER. Then the fundamental perforance consists of ROA, CR, and DER for all components. The data of this study are secondary. The objects of this study are 11 industrial sectors recorded on the IDX through a sample selection process with conditions determined by the author. Data were tested using ANCOVA test through a process of descriptive, normality, and homogeneity testing. The results showed that Market to Book Ratio (MBR) that has significant differences is the main cyclicals sector, consumer non-cyclicals, financial, main industrials, infrastructures, technology, transportation & logistics and energy. Then the price earning ratio (PER) which has significant differences is the main industrial sector, the technology sector and the transportation & logistics sector. The variable share return that has significant differences is the cyclicals sector and the consumer non-cyclicals sector. Profitability variables that have significant differences are the main cyclicals sector, healthcare sector, main industrial sector, infrastructures sector, properties & real estate sector, Transportation & Logistics sector, energy sector. Liquidity variables that have significant differences are the basic materials sector, the main industrial sector, the technology sector, the transportation & logistics sector. Solvency variables that have significant differences are the main cyclicals sector, the property & real estate sector and the energy sector