Knowledge management in public university: Empirical relationships between learning organization and knowledge management process of tacit knowledge

Universities have long been recognised as avenues for teaching and learning, research and discovery, as well as providers of services to the society through the application of knowledge. To strive for academic excellence, it is imperative for public universities to become a learning organization (LO).This can be done by integrating the conceptual relationship between learning organization and knowledge management process (KMP) to enhance the academic excellence of the public universities. Hence, this paper attempts to develop an empirical research model which examines the relationship between learning organisation and knowledge management process of tacit knowledge in a public university in Malaysia. The objective of this research project is to empirically investigate the conceptual relationship between the seven dimensions of the LO and the transfer process of tacit knowledge through knowledge management (KM) concept.A survey questionnaire was employed as the main instrument to collect data from the academicians in this university.The empirical findings of this study provide an initial step forward in identifying the significant conceptual relationship between the relevant dimensions of a learning organisation and the effective knowledge management process of tacit knowledge which can drive the future value for academic excellence of a public university

Encouraging factors for whistleblowing in public sector: Malaysian case evidence

The objective of this study is to examine the extent of encouraging factors of whistle blowing intention in the public sector organisations in Malaysia, particularly in the selected case study organisation.The survey questionnaire was adopted to explore what are the factors that would encourage whistle blowing in this selected public sector organisation.Research questions such as to what extent do predictive factors such as 1) Consequences of Wrongdoing, 2) Management Reaction to the Report and 3) Witness Protection have to be addressed in understanding the whistle blowing behavior.The consequences of wrongdoings were found as a predictive variable of whistle blowing intention in this selected case study organisation

Fraud profile and fraud prevention in public sector: Internal audit perspective

This paper examines the fraud profile in public sector and fraud prevention strategies in the fight against fraud as perceived by the internal audit staff in the Malaysian Ministry of Defence (MINDEF).The research objectives are to understand the fraud profile in MINDEF and to examine the effectiveness of fraud prevention and detection measures as perceived by the internal audit staff in MINDEF.The research methodology is based on both qualitative and quantitative approaches which include survey questionnaires to the internal audit staff of Internal Audit & General Investigation Department in MINDEF supported by an interview with the Chief Internal Auditor.This perception based study on Fraud Profile and Fraud Prevention in public sector is adapted from the study by Gloeck and Jager (2005). The findings on the fraud profile in MINDEF do raise some concern especially when fraud are perceived to be on the rise and committed at the highest level and by top management in the MINDEF.The top five most effective fraud prevention and detection measures are 1) increased involvement of internal auditors 2) implementation of Islamic values 3) improved internal control 4) top management to model appropriate behaviour and 5) establishing whistle blower policy

Accrual accounting in government: Is fund accounting still relevant?

The main purpose of public sector accounting is to act as the trustee to protect and manage public moneys and discharge accountability.Fund Accounting is used as the rational response to serve as a reliable control technique for such purposes.With the emphasis of accrual accounting which is more reliable than cash accounting in measuring financial performance of government activities, this study therefore attempts to evaluate the relevance of the Fund Accounting in the planned adoption of accrual accounting by the Federal Government in Malaysia.Thus, the objective of this paper is to provide literature evidence to support on the relevance of Fund Accounting for the adoption of accrual basis of financial reporting in the Federal Government of Malaysia

Pengukuran kepuasan pelancong terhadap kualiti perkhidmatan di destinasi pelancongan Pulau Kapas: pendekatan faktor analisis

Artikel ini disasarkan kepada kajian yang bertujuan untuk mengukur kepuasan pelancong terhadap kualiti perkhidmatan termasuk alam sekitar yang ditawarkan oleh Taman Laut Pulau Kapas (TLPK). Sejumlah 46 pembolehubah perkhidmatan dan alam sekitar yang berkaitan telah dinilai dengan menggunakan kaedah analisis faktor dengan model Service Quality (SERQUAL). Hasil daripada analisis faktor yang dilakukan terhadap pembolehubah tersebut menghasilkan lima bentuk perkhidmatan yang akan dinilai dari segi kepuasan pelancong iaitu: i) imej destinasi, ii) perkhidmatan sokongan dan keselamatan, iii) kebersihan dan keseluruhan lawatan, iv) kepelbagaian produk pelancongan dan v) infrastruktur. Dapatan ini disokong oleh nilai Cronbach alfa yang tinggi iaitu bernilai lebih daripada 0.80. Dari segi kepuasan terhadap perkhidmatan yang ditawarkan didapati kepuasan sebenar pelancong adalah lebih rendah dengan nilai min antara 3.93-4.44 berbanding kepuasan yang mencatat min antara 4.43-4.87. Namun, nilai ini adalah melebihi min toleransi yang boleh diterima oleh pelancong

Knowledge management in electronic government : an exploratory study of local authorities in Malaysia / Kalsom Salleh and Syed Noh Syed Ahmad

Public sector organizations in developing countries have not received much attention in the research literature of Knowledge Management (KM). The potential impact of KM in the public sector organizations affecting the stakeholders is greater compared to private sector organizations. This paper explores the role of KM in Local Authorities in the broader perspective towards achieving the Electronic Government (E-Government) orientation in Malaysia. This research used a survey questionnaire distributed to all senior and middle management government officers in a multiple case study of three types of Local Authorities located in the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory and the state of Selangor. These officers are responsible for strategic policies and operational management in various departments of the Local Authorities. The responses from the questionnaires will provide answers to two critical areas: awareness and readiness of KM adoption in terms of physical assets (KM technology) and intellectual assets (ICT skills and ICT trainings provided to management staff) and also the perceived opportunities and challenges in using KM as a strategic tool in developing knowledge - based civil service and the implementation of E-Government

KM strategy for E-Government: An exploratory study of local authorities in Malaysia

This paper explores the role of Knowledge Management (KM) in Local Authorities in the broader perspective towards achieving the Electronic Government(E-Government) orientation in Malaysia.This research used a survey questionnaire distributed to all senior and middle management government officers in three types of Local Authorities located in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and the State of Selangor.These government officers are responsible for strategic policies and operational management in various departments of the Local Authorities.The responses from the questionnaires will provide answers to two critical factors of KM strategy of the Local Authority which are human resources and technology infrastructure in developing knowledge based civil service and the implementation of E-Government

Diversity and morphological characteristics of Aspergillus species and Fusarium species isolated from cornmeal in Malaysia

Corn is a vital food component that serves as a nutritional diet element for human and feedstuff for livestock. Despite its vast importance, corn frequently faces contamination problem caused by a range of microbes especially fungi. For the purpose of this study, cornmeal samples were collected from nine states in Malaysia, and were cultured onto Peptone Pentachloronitrobenzene Agar (PPA) to isolate the fungi. Single spore isolation was done on Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) to obtain the pure culture. A total of 314 isolates of microscopic fungi were obtained, 284 isolates belonging to the Aspergillus species, namely A. flavus (241), A. niger (24), A. nidulans (14) and A. fumigatus (5). Another 30 isolates were Fusarium species, identified as F. verticillioides (14), F. semitectum (10) and F. proliferatum (6). The diversity of the fungi was determined by using Shannon-Weiner Index. The diversity index indicated that A. flavus was the most abundant, recorded as 0.203

Encouraging factors for whistleblowing in public sector: Malaysian case evidence

Abstract The objective of this study is to examine the extent of encouraging factors of whistleblowing intention in the public sector organisations in Malaysia, particularly in the selected case study organisation. The survey questionnaire was adopted to explore what are the factors that would encourage whistleblowing in this selected public sector organisation. Research questions such as to what extent do predictive factors such as 1) Consequences of Wrongdoing, 2) Management Reaction to the Report and 3) Witness Protection have to be addressed in understanding the whistleblowing behaviour. The consequences of wrongdoings were found as a predictive variable of whistleblowing intention in this selected case study organisation

Funding trends of research universities in Malaysia

Research findings from previous studies had pointed out that many public universities in different countries had been facing with decreasing trend of government funds to finance their operational and research expenditures.As such, this study attempts to provide the funding trends of five Research Universities in Malaysia over the period of five years from 2006 until 2011.The objectives of study are to identify the types of funding sources and to analyse the funding trends of five Research Universities in Malaysia in financing their operational and research activities