Contemporary Business Issues in Malaysia: How does this “Tiger Cub” feel today?

Malaysia has played an important role in the economy of South-East Asia in last decades and is among the most successful economies in developing countries of the region. Of course, there are some concerns on the speed of growth, change and economic share of competing economies in this vital economic region. Malaysia has started new initiatives to speed up the process of growth both in economic and human capital dimensions. This is why there is a need to know more about the current status of the business ecosystem of this country. Getting a better and more comprehensive view of the business ecosystem in Malaysia guided us to a broader scope for this special issue. In this special issue, all researchers are invited to submit their research articles in different aspects of Malaysia’s business environment mainly investigating cases in Malaysia. Research paper  Keywords: Entrepreneurship; New Venture Creation; Psychology; Competencies; E-Commerce Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Salamzadeh, Y., Radovic Markovic, M., & Khajeheian, D. (2019). Contemporary Business Issues in Malaysia: How does this “Tiger Cub” feel today?, Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 7(2s), 1–6.  &nbsp

Contemporary Business Issues in Malaysia: How does this “Tiger Cub” feel today?

Malaysia has played an important role in the economy of South-East Asia in last decades and is among the most successful economies in developing countries of the region. Of course, there are some concerns on the speed of growth, change and economic share of competing economies in this vital economic region. Malaysia has started new initiatives to speed up the process of growth both in economic and human capital dimensions. This is why there is a need to know more about the current status of the business ecosystem of this country. Getting a better and more comprehensive view of the business ecosystem in Malaysia guided us to a broader scope for this special issue. In this special issue, all researchers are invited to submit their research articles in different aspects of Malaysia’s business environment mainly investigating cases in Malaysia. Research paper  Keywords: Entrepreneurship; New Venture Creation; Psychology; Competencies; E-Commerce Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Salamzadeh, Y., Radovic Markovic, M., & Khajeheian, D. (2019). Contemporary Business Issues in Malaysia: How does this “Tiger Cub” feel today?, Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 7(2s), 1–6.  &nbsp

El efecto de la convergencia de los medios de comunicación en el aprovechamiento de oportunidades empresariales

This paper sheds light on specific aspect of Media Convergence which is not only about convergence and similarity, but about divergence in different aspects and opportunities which bring up for entrepreneurial activities. Problem area of this study is to understand how media convergence provides new business opportunities in media markets and how media entrepreneurs can exploit those opportunities for proposing value to target customers. This paper follows a quantitative research design. Therefore, 119 cofounders of small and medium media firms answered an online questionnaire, and the data was analyzed by SPSS. Regression analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings reveal that four types of divergence, including media distribution channels, media content producers, audiences, and advertisers, affect exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities in small and medium sized media firms.Este documento arroja luz sobre aspectos específicos de la convergencia de los medios de comunicación, que se trata solamente de convergencia y similitud, sino de divergencia en diferentes aspectos y oportunidades que se presentan en las actividades empresariales. El área problemática de este estudio es comprender cómo la convergencia de los medios de comunicación brinda nuevas oportunidades de negocio en los mercados de los medios de comunicación y cómo los empresarios de los medios pueden aprovechar esas oportunidades para proponer valor a sus clientes objetivo. Este trabajo realiza un diseño de investigación cuantitativa. Por lo tanto, 119 cofundadores de pequeñas y medianas empresas de medios respondieron un cuestionario en línea, y los datos fueron analizados a través del programa estadístico SPSS. El análisis de regresión se utilizó para analizar los datos. Los hallazgos revelan que cuatro tipos de divergencias, que incluyen los canales de distribución de medios, los productores de contenido de medios, las audiencias y los anunciantes, afectan el aprovechamiento de oportunidades empresariales en pequeñas y medianas empresas de medios

THE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE-ENTREPRENEURSHIP NEXUS

Resilience is an emerging concept used to examine economic performance and responses to exogenous shocks such as the financial crisis and recession. Relying on a review of the literature on emerging academic articles in this field, the article explores how entrepreneurship is key to maintaining a dynamic economy and shows that it stands out in expert debates as a key aspect in creating more resilient economies. Namely, through the development of a conceptual framework we considered the links between economic resilience and entrepreneurship. In line with this economic resilience is analyzed at different levels. As a final result of this analysis, we came to the conclusion that the entrepreneur plays a decisive role in achieving the firm's resilience and economic systems

Floristički sastav i prinos biomase travnjaka Danthonietum calycinae pod uticajem đubrenja i kalcizacije

The aim of this study was evaluated change of botanical composition and dry matter yield influenced by different fertilizers (control, P60K60, N.60P60K60) and lime (without lime and 1000 kg ha-1 lime) of Danthonietum calycinae grassland type, in central part of Serbia. Nitrogen fertilisation treatments led to an increase of grass species, but also decreased plants from other families. Tretmant P60K60 with lime stimulated an increase of legumes in biomass in first and second year of investigation. Aplication of nitrogen increase forage yield in both years of investigation. Effect of P60K60 tretmans and lime on increasing dry matter yield was observed in second year.Cilj rada je bio ispitivanje uticaja đubrenja i kalcizacije na floristički sastav i prinos biljne zajednice Danthonietum calycinae, u centralnom delu Srbije. Ispitivani su tretmani đubrenja (kontrola, P60K60 i N60P60K60) i kalcifikacije (bez kreča i 1000 kg ha-1). Na tretmanina na kojima je unešen mineralni azot došlo je do porasta udela trava, a pada udela biljaka ostalih familija. Najpovoljniji uslovi za razvoj leguminoza bili su na tretmanima PK sa krečom, u obe godine istraživanja. Povoljan uticaj mineralnog azota uočen je već u prvoj godini, dok je unošenje fosfornih i kalijumovih đubriva dalo efekta na prinos tek u drugoj godini istraživanja

Acceptance and Use of Lecture Capture System (LCS) in Executive Business Studies: Extending UTAUT2

Adoption of latest technological advancements (e.g. lecture capture system) is a hallmark of market-driven private universities. Among many other distinguishing features, lecture capture system (LCS) is the one which is being offered to enhance the flexibility of learning environment for attracting executive business students. Majority of foreign universities are offering the facility of lecture capture system (LCS) to their students in offshore campuses established in Malaysia. Yet, very petite is known about perception and behaviour of executive business students towards acceptance and use of this facility. Therefore, in order to bridge the identified gap in academic literature, this study is an effort to explore the causal relationship between existing constructs of extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2), personal innovativeness (PI), intention and use behaviour towards lecture capture system (LCS). Moreover, this study makes significant theoretical contribution by extending the extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2) by introducing a new variable namely personal innovativeness (PI) in the domain of information technology (IT)

Social Inequality as Global Challenge

Доступ до книги на сайті видавництва (copyright) https://www.riverpublishers.com/book_details.php?book_id=922У цій книзі обговорюються чинники нерівності, закладеної в наші соціальні, економічні та політичні системи. Соціальна нерівність особливо проявляється в секторах послуг у відмінності в доступі до охорони здоров’я, освіти, соціального захисту, системи житла, догляду за дітьми, догляду за літніми тощо. соціальним статусом певної групи, мовою, релігією, звичаями та нормами є ще одна поширена проблема. Ця книга намагається представити точну картину цих проблем на прикладах з різних країн. Здебільшого, коли ми говоримо про нерівність, акцент робиться на економічній нерівності; однак зберігається значна нерівність, особливо дискримінація за статтю, віком, походженням, етнічною приналежністю, інвалідністю, сексуальною орієнтацією, класом та релігією. Щоб покласти край цій ситуації, необхідно провести соціальні, економічні та політичні реформи. Поки маргіналізовані групи не отримають повноваження, проблему нерівності неможливо вирішити чи навіть мінімізувати. На основі різних тематичних досліджень ця книга заохочує нас переосмислити розвиток суспільства через призму зростаючої нерівності та диспропорції. У книзі представлені нові ідеї для оцінки прогресу соціального розвитку. Книга висвітлює сучасні проблеми соціальної нерівності. У сукупності ця збірка відредагованих статей дає комплексне розуміння питання «чому суспільство нерівне»? Ця книга націлена на тих зацікавлених сторін, які хочуть змінити та побудувати нерозділене, соціально інклюзивне суспільство або внести свій внесок у них, а також для тих, хто хоче зробити свій внесок у розширення прав і можливостей суспільства у ХХІ столітті.В этой книге обсуждаются факторы, лежащие в основе неравенства, присущего нашим социальным, экономическим и политическим системам. Социальное неравенство особенно заметно в секторах услуг - в различиях в доступе к здравоохранению, образованию, социальной защите, жилищным системам, уходу за детьми, уходу за престарелыми и т. д. Другой широко распространенной проблемой является социальный статус конкретных групп, их язык, религия, обычаи и нормы. В этой книге делается попытка представить точную картину этих проблем на примерах из разных стран. На основе различных тематических исследований эта книга побуждает нас переосмыслить социальное развитие через призму растущего неравенства и неравенства. В книге представлены новые идеи для оценки прогресса в социальном развитии. В книге освещаются современные проблемы социального неравенства. В совокупности этот сборник отредактированных статей дает комплексное понимание вопроса «почему общество неравно»? Эта книга адресована тем заинтересованным сторонам, которые хотят внести свой вклад в изменения и построить неразделенное, социально инклюзивное общество, а также тем, кто хочет внести свой вклад в расширение прав и возможностей общества в XXI веке.This book discusses the factors behind the inequalities embedded within our social, economic and political systems. Social inequalities are especially seen in the service sectors â  in the differences of access to healthcare, education, social protection, housing systems, childcare, elderly care etc. Cultural inequality, which segregates people from the mainstream based on recognition problems with a specific groups' social status, language, religion, customs and norms, is another widespread issue. This book tries to present an accurate picture of these issues with cases studies from various countries. Mostly, when we talk about inequality, the focus is on economic inequality; however, much inequality persists, especially discrimination due to gender, age, origin, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, class, and religion. To end this situation there is a need for social, economic, and political reform. Until or unless the marginalized groups are empowered, the inequality issue cannot be solved or even minimized. On the basis of various case studies, this book encourages us to rethink societal development through the lens of growing inequalities and disparities. The book presents new insights for evaluating the progress on social development. The book highlights the current challenges of social inequality. In combination this collection of edited papers gives an integrated understanding of the question of “why is society unequal”? This book is aimed at those stakeholders, who want to make or contribute to change and build an undivided, socially inclusive society, and to those who want to contribute to empowering society in the Twenty-First century

VIRTUAL ORGANISATIONS: EMPLOYEE COMPETENCY AND MANAGERIAL ISSUES

New technologies have led to a new information and knowledge based economy. In this context, technology has changed the work environment, where organisations have become increasingly complex and competitive. Namely, the technologically induced a “virtual” environment has resulted in the adoption of new organisational structures and work skills and practices. On the one hand, the workplace increasingly requires employee to work in teams,collaborating across companies, communities, and continents. These changes and the new organisational structures have also made an impact on role of managers and their management styles, on the other hand. In line with this, there a very rich collection of thinking and empirical research findings on the subject. The goal of our research was to recognize the importance of certain factors in motivating employees in organisations by managers . The other purpose was to investigate the job related motivation factors among senior and junior employees as well as explore issues in the workplace that may affect work demoralization. Furthemore, we explored the relationship between employees motivation and their competences.We also contributed to the topic in our research project-book with the new model of competency. Furthemore, we expect that our methodology will be implemented in practice. However, it should be also a good basis for further improvements in this area

The Effect of Media Convergence on Exploitation of Entrepreneurial Opportunities

This paper sheds light on specific aspect of Media Convergence which is not only about convergence and similarity, but about divergence in different aspects and opportunities which bring up for entrepreneurial activities. Problem area of this study is to understand how media convergence provides new business opportunities in media markets and how media entrepreneurs can exploit those opportunities for proposing value to target customers. This paper follows a quantitative research design. Therefore, 119 cofounders of small and medium media firms answered an online questionnaire, and the data was analyzed by SPSS. Regression analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings reveal that four types of divergence, including media distribution channels, media content producers, audiences, and advertisers, affect exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities in small and medium sized media firms.Este documento arroja luz sobre aspectos específicos de la convergencia de los medios de comunicación, que se trata solamente de convergencia y similitud, sino de divergencia en diferentes aspectos y oportunidades que se presentan en las actividades empresariales. El área problemática de este estudio es comprender cómo la convergencia de los medios de comunicación brinda nuevas oportunidades de negocio en los mercados de los medios de comunicación y cómo los empresarios de los medios pueden aprovechar esas oportunidades para proponer valor a sus clientes objetivo. Este trabajo realiza un diseño de investigación cuantitativa. Por lo tanto, 119 cofundadores de pequeñas y medianas empresas de medios respondieron un cuestionario en línea, y los datos fueron analizados a través del programa estadístico SPSS. El análisis de regresión se utilizó para analizar los datos. Los hallazgos revelan que cuatro tipos de divergencias, que incluyen los canales de distribución de medios, los productores de contenido de medios, las audiencias y los anunciantes, afectan el aprovechamiento de oportunidades empresariales en pequeñas y medianas empresas de medios