Key influencing factors for technopreneur development and incubation program

Technopreneurial potential of graduates has become one of the national agenda and has been attracting the interest of policy makers, educationists and development agencies. In Malaysia, the numbers of graduate students participate in technopreneur development and incubation programs (TEDIP) are still far below the expectation and financial allocation by the government. This study aims to identify the key influencing factors among participants to participate and to remain in the TEDIP, also to construct new theories that contribute to the knowledge on technopreneur development (TED).Mix method research was applied in the study.The samples were chosen based sampling frame which comprise Master of Science Technopreneurship participants in Malaysian IHLs for quantitative study; and judgment sampling i.e. government and Malaysian IHLs key informants for the qualitative study.The result highlighted Seven (7) primary factors and Ten (10) secondary factors that have influenced the TEDIP participants to participate, as well as Eighteen (18) primary factors to remain in the program.On the basis of finding, the model developed will hopefully help the TED organization to increase the number of participants in TEDIP.The policy makers and the TED agencies may utilize this result to develop further TED program in the country

Halal International New Ventures (INVs) as a special case of SMEs internationalization

With the globalization of business, Internationalization of SMEs has become an essential requirement for competing in global markets. Globalization created a new and dynamic world economy and the “International New Ventures” (INVs) phenomenon as especial cases of SMEs internationalization.However, very little is known about INVs and their significant role of them in international business performance.In addition, the literature is depicted few investigations in Malaysian international new ventures from the perspective of SMEs internationalization.Therefore, the general objective of this study is to introduce Halal International New Ventures (INVs) and the effective role of them in Malaysian international business performance as SMEs internationalization. To achieve the objectives of the study is made possible through discussion on the conceptualization and definition of INVs, history and the globalization of Halal, Halal SMEs internationalization and serious challenges that are faced in international markets.The study is concluded that Halal INVs can have the significant role in achieving the national goals as SMEs internationalization.Consequently, it is also given an instruction to the managers of INVs through supplying valuable perceptions into how they can deal with dynamic global marketplaces. Vision and strategy are provided to the policy makers in planning to overcome the shortages of developing exports

Effective Factors on Project Management Performance in Small and Medium Enterprises

The purpose of this paper is to focus on project management performance through absorptive capacity and dynamic capabilities. Project management (PM) considers as an attempt of a particular team of professional members working together to combine proper techniques through appropriate managerial procedures to accomplish a project with perseverance on delivering at the right time. Since firm capabilities including absorptive capacity and dynamic capabilities are believed to be a behavioral orientation toward integration and recreation of the resources which could be associates with the performance of projects in companies, according to such great significances, it is worth to investigate how to manage them and support their impact on the businesses. This study presents a conceptual framework for the importance of effective factors to enhance project management performance. Key words: Absorptive Capacity, Dynamic Capabilities, Project Managemen

Determining Controllability Level of Project Issues in Malaysian Landscape Architectural Projects

The study aims to examine current project issues and the level of controllability in Malaysian landscape architecture projects. The data collection fieldwork was conducted via a semi-structured interview with twenty-four landscape architect professionals in the Klang Valley region. Content and thematic analysis were used to analyse the collected data. Found that project issues are controllable if the project can anticipate and treat them in advance. Nonetheless, issues continue to occur due to insufficient action taken in response to predicted issues affecting project outcomes. The study recommends developing a process for systematically forecasting, evaluating, and treating future issues. Keywords: landscape architecture; project issues; controllability; Malaysia eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i18.305

University spin-off for economic development in Malaysian universities

The role of universities has been noticed in the last two decades in immediate economic context. Traditionally, universities have emphasized on teaching, research for development, creation and transfer the knowledge. Some universities have taken more active role of starting new businesses and some still are not successfully developed and fulfill their role and demands, because of different factors. In order to develop new entrepreneurial skills and capabilities they need to adopt and learn advanced technologies and market uncertainties and convert this knowledge as an effective tool in spin-off companies. These spin-off companies able to progress capabilities to capitalize knowledge and collaborative network for economic development. In this paper we review Malaysian trend in this context and role of different universities and identifying the abilities they have had to develop and assess their capabilities with organizations networks for their operations. We also illustrated the universities role in economic development and shed a light on government policies and initiative toward university spin-off companies

Modal insan dan penemuan peluang keatas eksploitasi peluang keusahawanan di kalangan usahawan-usahawan luar bandar

Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk meneroka proses peluang keusahawanan luar bandar di Malaysia. Secara khususnya kajian ini cuba mengenal pasti hubungan di antara eksploitasi peluang keusahawanan, penemuan peluang keusahawanan dan modal insan usahawan luar bandar, dan juga untuk menentukan kesan langsung dan bersama modal insan keusahawanan ke atas eksploitasi peluang usahawan luar bandar di Malaysia. Untuk mencapai objektif kajian ini, tinjauan secara kuantitatif telah dijalankan ke atas 345 responden iaitu usahawan-usahawan luar bandar di Malaysia. Data yang diambil daripada kaji selidik telah dianalisis menggunakan SPSS versi 20 untuk analisis deskriptif dan SmartPLS perisian versi 2.0 untuk analisis inferensi untuk penerokaan hubung kait pembolehubah-pembolehubah yang berkaitan. Dapatan kajian ini mendedahkan bahawa adalah signifikan pada aras keertian 0.01 di mana, modal insan mempunyai hubungan yang positif dengan eksploitasi peluang keusahawanan dan kesan langsung kepada penemuan peluang keusahawanan. Rumusan kajian ini menyatakan bahawa modal insan dan penemuan peluang keusahawanan memainkan peranan penting dalam menyumbang kepada penciptaan usahawan baharu dalam bidang keusahawanan luar bandar. Kajian ini memberikan sumbangan penting pada bidang keusahawanan luar bandar, terutamanya dalam bidang peluang keusahawanan di luar bandar

Effects of Watching Violence Movies On The Attudes Concerning Aggression Among Middle Schoolboys (13-17 years old) at International Schools In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Violence is one of the global concerns today in all segments of the world.Antisocial behaviour in human beings is accepted to be associated to a number of physiological, psychological, domestic, and cultural aspects. The learning environments which a child is exposed are also assumed to contribute to the increase of aggressive behaviour and attitudes. Media violence as one of specific learning condition is believed to be a potential contributor to the growth of antisocial behaviour in children and youth. Many studies have been conducted in the area of media violence and its effects on the young viewers. A major focus has been the relationship between media violence and aggressive behaviour but, interestingly, research regarding the relationship between media violence and attitudes about aggression is limited. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to contribute to the state of the research by predicting and comparing attitudes about aggression among adolescent boys on the basis of their exposure to violence in movies. This study used a survey research design. Two hundred and sixteen adolescent boys aged 13-17 were selected from seven international schools located in Kuala Lumpur. The data were collected using four instruments: the Demographic Questionnaire, the Media Viewing Habit Questionnaire, the Affection toward movie violence scale, and the Attitudes concerning Aggression Scale. The results indicated that adolescent boys spend a significant amount of time watching movies on TV and DVD/CD as well. In addition, they are Effects of Watching Violence Movies on the Attitudes Concerning Aggression among Middle Schoolboys (13-17 years old) at International Schools in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 142 exposed to substantial amounts of media violence. At the same time, parental involvement with their adolescents’ movie viewing is relatively limited. Further results showed that there is significant difference between heavy and light viewers of movie violence in any dimension of their attitudes about aggression.Adolescents with “violent” movies preferred, however, were significantly more supportive of the attitude that aggression is acceptable and warranted, as compared to those who prefer movies with little or no violence. Additional results demonstrated that the "aggressionacceptable" attitude was significantly related to a set of variables. The strongest predictors of this attitude in adolescent boys were affection toward movies, movie viewing habits, and the adolescents' movies preferred. The results obtained in this research are discussed in terms of implications for both violence-prevention programs and media-awareness programs. Suggestions for future research are also presented

TRANSFORMATION VARIABLES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

The higher education sector faced increasingly tense to transform due to the digitization that reshapes the world in the 21st century to strengthen and improve the teaching and learning environment. The present critical success factors driven by global-profit-making reform institutions are affected by both external and internal issues. This systematic article review expounds on the instrumental transformation variables that influence higher education institutions globally. The exploration of these variables is not a new phenomenon in this research field and has long gained numerous scholars' attention. However, most of these past inquiries overlooked the effects of cultural and contextual components, where the higher education landscape perspectives are often underrepresented. Hence, this study aims to fill this gap by critically reviewing a considerable amount of past studies on the changes in Asian educational institutions. The Systematic Review approach was adopted for data analysis, accessing main journal databases and search engines through Elsevier, ResearchGate, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, Scopus, Emerald and EBSCO. The search efforts resulted in a corpus of 33 articles were reviewed. As a result of the thematic analyses, eight main themes were formulated namely, Globalization, Income Generation and Financial Implication, Institutional Policies, Knowledge Management, Learning Innovation, Governance in Institutional Restructuring, Synergy, and Leadership as dominant variables for the higher education sector. Several recommendations were also presented for the reference of relevant parties and future scholars.   Article visualizations

Development Of Municipal Solid Waste Generation And Recyclable Components Rate Of Kuala Lumpur: Perspective Study.

This paper presents a forecasting study of municipal solid waste generation (MSWG) rate and potential of its recyclable components in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. The generation rates and composition of solid wastes of various classes such as street cleansing, landscape & garden, industrial & constructional, institutional, residential and commercial are analyzed

Processing and characterization of proton conducting material based on cerate-zirconate ceramics

Solid electrolyte based on cerate-zirconates have been widely investigated world-wide as proton conductor for potential applications in electrochemical devices such as fuel cells, electrochemical sensors, reactors, and devices. The most conventional physical method to prepare these ceramic electrolytes is via solid-state reaction (SSR). However, chemical method or known as wet chemical method (WCM) such as a sol-gel process has become a reliable route in terms of producing high purity and homogenous ultrafine powders. Tailoring the microstructure of the ceramics electrolyte can be achieved as sol gel process produces single perovskite phase of cerate-zirconates at lower processing temperature. This lower heat treatment produces the ceramics with improved quality for instance ultra-fine and agglomerate free powders with narrow size distributions. Subsequently, the innovative procedures generates high relative density of the electrolyte with improved quality and performance. Within the scope, in this paper we summarize our recent results on the synthesis of doped Ba(Ce,Zr)O3 nanopowders by a modified sol-gel routes using metal nitrate salts as precursor