Linking pay level to interactional justice as a determinant of personal outcomes

Human resource development literature highlights that pay level is a crucial compensation design issue. The ability of the management to properly design the level of pay according to external and internal organisational factors may have a signifi cant impact on personal outcomes, i.e. job satisfaction, job commitment,and job performance. More importantly, a thorough review of such relationships revealed that effect of pay level on personal outcomes is indirectly affected by feelings of interactional justice. Although the nature of this relationship is interesting, little is known about the influence of interactional justice in compensation programme models. Therefore, this study was conducted to measure the mediating effect of interactional justice in the relationship between pay level and personal outcomes. A survey research method was used to gather 917 usable questionnaires from employees who have worked in Malaysian institutions of higher learning. The outcomes of stepwise regression analysis showed three important findings: firstly, the relationship between interactional justice and pay level would increase job satisfaction. Secondly, the relationship between interactional justice and pay level would increase job commitment.Third, relationship between interactional justice and pay level would increase job performance. This result confirmed that interactional justice does act as a full mediating variable in the pay system model of the organisation sample. In addition, the implications of this study on compensation theory and practice,conceptual and methodological limitations, and directions for future research are discussed

Learning organisation and job performance among UiTM Perlis staff

The purpose of this study is to investigate the existence of Learning Organisation dimensions in UiTM, specifically in UiTM Perlis and its relationship with Job Performance of the staff, both academic and non-academic. By investigating the effect of the dimension on staff job performance, this study should also determine which dimensions have the most effect on job performance of staff in that campus. 260 respondents were involved in this study. Ultimately, the descriptive analysis result shows that all of the learning organisation dimensions do exist in UiTM Perlis at moderate levels. By using multiple regression analysis, collectively, all seven dimensions are proven to have a positive relationship with job performance of the staff in the campus but individually, it indicates that only three dimensions have a significantly positive relationship with job performance and one with a significantly negative relationship with job performance. The three positively significant dimensions are promote inquiry and dialogue, create systems to capture and share learning, and connect the organisation to its environment. The negatively significant dimension is encourage collaboration and team learning, The three insignificant dimensions are create continuous learning opportunities, empower people toward a collective vision and provide strategic leadership for learning. Using the analysed results, the study discusses the implication of the results and proposes a few recommendations to be considered by the organisation and future researchers

Punishment for rape in Islamic law.

In Islam, rape is considered to be a serious sexual crime. Since it consists of forcible sexual intercourse, most of the classical jurists called it zina bi al-ikrah, that is, forcible unlawful sexual intercourse. The questionarises as to whether rape is part of zina or an isolated crime. This paper focuses on the notion of rape, including a definition of this crime, its punishments and a comparison between rape and zina in Islamic jurisprudenc

Feasibility Study of Transporting Natural Gas as Gas Hydrate

Gas hvdrates are clathrates" where a gas molecule is being caged by a host molecule w1th no chemical bondmg. Hvdrocarbons are noted to be able to create hvdrate. There IS a ce1tain condition where the hydrate can be f(nmed Seen as a potent1al gas source, 1t is also has the potential to be used as a med1um of transporting natural gas 111 solid form. For that a feasibility studv is to be conducted to see its economic feasibility A process is suggested 111 transfonmng the natural gas to gas hydrate. The economics of the proposed process IS evaluated, and comparison to LNG 1s being done Marin transportation analys1s is also conducted to see the feas1bil1tv of transporting hydrate by sea. From the economic analysis on the process, fixed capital and operating cost of hydrate plant is less than LNG liquefaction plant by From the transportation cost analvs1s. 1t is concluded that natural gas hydrate ( NGH) sh1ppmg is a good alternative for small-volume transport on short d1stance. where LNG can be uneconomica

Shari’ah issues in gold trading and gold related scam schemes

Gold trading is very common and prestigious in most of the societies.Recently, many packages or schemes that are related to gold haveappeared and developed in Malaysia, but they are subjected toquestions and disputes, as most of them are not free from riba. Ribahas been discussed extensively by Muslim scholars in thecontemporary issues of Islamic Banking and Finance area. Althoughsome types of riba are not explained clearly in the Quran, there areenormous compilations of hadith that detail out the occurrence ofriba in the trading of the ribawi items, including gold. This paperwill discuss the issues of riba, which arise from gold trading as wellas gold related scam schemes. The research method used in thispaper is by explaining how riba takes place in gold trading withdeferment (riba al-nasi’ah), arguments to allow the deferment andrefutations and some models of gold scam schemes. The majoroutcomes of the paper is to expose to the public the permissible wayof gold trading, tricks used by gold scammers, the models of theprogram, riba issue and other related Shari’ah issue

Railway Wheel Wear Analysis

Wear due to wheel-rail critically influences railway operations. Wear of the wheel alters its profile which compromises the vehicle stability and increases the derailment risk. Past researches have focused on wear prediction due to wheel-rail interaction that crucial for different aspects such as running stability, passenger safety, comfort, life cycle optimization, and maintenance schedule. This research aims to provide an analysis of the comparison wear of the wheel and to analyze and compare the axle against wear rate. The data of wheel wear were measured by using the Calipri device. It is a wheel measurement device that is a highly precise measurement for predictive maintenance. The data obtained were analyzed deeply in order to see the pattern of wear rate of the wheel. The analysis shows that the wear rate increase in a smaller radius of the track curve due to the curve effect that happens because of friction between the wheels and the track. The lubrication system offers a potentially cost-effective means to reduce the wear rate of the wheels thus enhance rail wheels' life

Technology in Mathematics: Students Perspective

Technology is one of the current advances utilized in the learning andteaching of Mathematics. Recently, technology plays a vital role invarious fields and aspects - particularly in mathematics. Technology isan advance paradigm of human civilization since it is one of the newinventions required in the modem world. We view that technology is acatalyst for critical thinking, a vehicle for integralion and a tool forexpediancy. In recent years, mathematics educator employedtechnology and use it as part of teaching aids. The pedagogical notionof "pencil-paper" method has now been replaced by advancetechnological tool such as graphics calculator (GC). This suggests thattechnolory enhance students\u27 performance in Mathematics. This paperexamines the role and use of technology in enhancing students\u27performance in Mathematics. Various examples including computeralgebra system (CAS) and graphic calculator (GC) are discussed inorder to support the idea of integration of technology in mathematics.In this paper, we will also identify the benefit of these current advances(i.e. technology) from many perspectives. Inter-dependent andcollaborative leaming are achieved by integrating conceptualmathematics with technology

Monitoring of Engine Lubrication using Acoustic Emission Technology

This research presents the application of Acoustic Emission (AE) sensor to explore the feasibility of an AE signal in the process of monitoring the engine oil viscosity on different condition of mileage during the engine operation. The viscosity experiment was performed in a prior stage of the experiment using four samples of SAE 5W-30 engine oil with the different condition of mileage. On the next occasion, the AE signal was acquired on three cylinders of a four-stroke gasoline engine with a cooling water system which operates using the previous lubricant sample. In this experiment, the AE sensor was bonded on the outside of the engine block and located at the oil filter and oil sump location. It was found that the AE energy value is capable of determining the variant of the engine oil viscosity. The results from this project show that via AE technology proved to be feasible for the development of a real-time lubricant condition monitoring which was believed to be a new technology in the automotive industry