Potential benefits of ICT towards rural positive youth development in Malaysia

Information Communication Technology (ICT) offers an abundance of benefits to users especially in socio-economic aspects. Rural youth are one group of users that has experienced such benefits. They are able to access more opportunities due to their superior ICT knowledge and compatibility. This study aims to identify the potential benefits of ICT usage for rural youth development. Through document analyses and review of literature, it can be concluded that the benefits offered from ICT usage towards youth development can be categorized in the aspects of competency, character, confidence, caring, connection and contribution. With all of these aspects of potential benefits in place, it is hoped that consistent involvement from youths in rural development can be ensured

Teori Tingkah Laku Berencana dan Tingkah Laku Menyokong Perubahan: Satu Sorotan

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Sokongan pekerja semasa pelaksanaan perubahan organisasi berencana adalah penting untuk memastikan perubahan organisasi yang dilaksanakan berjaya. Oleh itu, kajian ini cuba menjelaskan fenomena tingkah laku menyokong perubahan dengan mengintegrasikan Model Tiga Langkah Perubahan Lewin dan Teori Tingkah Laku Berencana. Tinjauan literatur terhadap model-model perubahan organisasi berencana yang dibangunkan oleh penyelidik-penyelidik sebelum ini berdasarkan Model Tiga Langkah Perubahan Lewin telah dilakukan sebelum model perubahan bagi kajian ini dibangunkan yang melibatkan tiga fasa perubahan iaitu motivasi untuk berubah, komitmen untuk berubah, dan tingkah laku menyokong perubahan. Berasaskan model perubahan tersebut, Teori Tingkah Laku Berencana digunakan untuk menjelaskan hubungan antara pemboleh ubah di mana jangkaan manfaat dari perubahan (sikap), sokongan penyelia (norma subjektif) dan efikasi kendiri berkenaan perubahan (jangkaan kawalan tingkah laku) di jangka akan mempengaruhi komitmen afektif untuk berubah (niat tingkah laku), yang seterusnya memberi kesan terhadap tingkah laku individu untuk menyokong perubahan (tingkah laku). Seterusnya, kajian ini mencadangkan model konseptual berdasarkan literatur terkini untuk dilaksanakan kajian empirikal yang mendalam bagi menguji model yang dicadangkan

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In the recent past, the role of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in promoting socio-economic development and sustainable livelihoods has become the subject of heated debate. Nevertheless, an insufficient number of studies have systematically reviewed the growing influence of ICTs. In the present study, a systematic review is conducted to evaluate and examine qualitative studies that have explored the role of ICTs in contributing to sustainable livelihoods. Researchers performed a systematic literature review of studies written in English and published between January, 2007 and April, 2014. Inclusion and exclusion principles were employed to identify studies of any qualitative design that examined the concept of sustainable livelihoods through the lens of accumulation of assets in order to evaluate the purposes for which ICTs are utilized and also to review the impact that ICTs have had on various aspects of life. Researchers screened and retrieved all titles and abstracts and potentially relevant studies to establish whether the study met the inclusion criteria, yielding a total of 15 primary studies. Researchers then extracted the precise findings of studies that were relevant to the review through ATLAS.ti7 software in order to allow us to code the key themes, sub-themes and inter-relationships. The results of the review reveal that ICTs have certain influences on sustainable livelihoods and that this influence applies to human, social, financial, physical and natural assets. This review has the potential to address managerial problems by creating a reliable knowledge base that accumulates findings from the selected studies and highlights opportunities for further research

Structural equation modeling test for relationship between selected leadership competencies and effective academic leadership styles

How can an academic leader become more effective? This research question is examined in the context of middle-level leadership in Malaysian research universities as World Class Universities. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between six leadership competencies and their relationship to four Effective Academic Leadership Styles (EALS) in the present context of globalization and academic excellence. Based on results in Structural Equation Modeling, contributions of leadership competencies depend on leadership styles in certain situations. Most of the competencies have relationships to EALS, except for two dimensions,organizational strategy and communication. Finally, systematic leadership development programs should be developed in research universities

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Attention has been paid in Malaysia to the potential for information communication technology (ICT) being a key driver of competitive advantage, and the opportunity to benefit rural youth entrepreneurs. Thus, the aim of this study is to develop additional constructs, or 'entrepreneurial knowledge' (EK), to the entrepreneurial potential model (and thus validating it in the context of ICT) in order to augment factors influencing rural youth entrepreneurs' intention to use ICT. In this research, the data from 400 rural youth entrepreneurs were examined using SEM to analyse hypothesised causes as suggested in our proposed model. Results showed that attitude and EK significantly influenced the Malaysian rural youth entrepreneurial intention (EI) to use ICT. This paper demonstrates that the new model is capable of evaluating the causal flow that leads to the intentional behaviour between the suggested external factors and also makes useful contributions to the literature on EI, which could assist policymakers in creating successful ICT intervention strategies to support Malay rural youth entrepreneurs

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