Pusat Pembangunan Kelestarian SDG ESG berkunjung ke Tanah Makmur Berhad TMB

KUANTAN, 1 Februari 2024 – Delegasi daripada Pusat Pembangunan Kelestarian (SDC) dan Fakulti Pengurusan Industri (FPI), Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah baru-baru ini telah berkunjung ke Tanah Makmur Berhad (TMB) di KotaSAS Kuantan

Technological capability perception for sustaining competitive advantage: a case study in DRB-HICOM University of Automotive Malaysia

DRB-HICOM University, formerly known as International College of Automotive, offers programmes that focus more on automotive technology. The recent transition from a College to a University requires the staff to experience change management in the organization. The purpose of this study was to examine the attitude of students and staff, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control effect of technological capability perception towards sustaining competitive advantage and change management in DRB-HICOM University. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) was adopted with the introduction of technological capability perception as the moderator in this study. The mixed data collection (quantitative and qualitative) method was used to collect data from the students and the staff. A total of 287 questionnaire were distributed to the students in semester three and above, and 273 responses were deemed usable. The data were analysed using SPSS and SmartPLS. A focus group interview was conducted among the staff, for qualitative data, and ATLAS.ti was used to analyse the data. The quantitative data showed that students’ attitude and subjective norms have a positive relationship. Meanwhile, perceived behavioural control has a negative relationship with intention of DRB-HICOM University to sustain competitive advantage. The qualitative data collected also found that attitude and perceived behavioural control have a positive relationship and subjective norms have a negative relationship with intention of DRB-HICOM University to sustain competitive advantage. Besides, technological capability perception positively moderates the relationship between attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control, and intention of DRB-HICOM University to sustain its competitive advantage. Furthermore, the students’ perception of intention towards sustaining competitive advantage mediates the attitude and subjective norms in the actual behaviour. The limitations of the study and recommendations for future research are also discussed in this study

Factors Affecting Employees’ Turnover Intention in Construction Companies in Klang, Selangor

This research is about factors affecting employees’ turnover intention in construction companies. Employees’ turnover intention is known as the organization’s workers’ intent or plan to leave their current working place’s position. Malaysia has scored third highest voluntary turnover rate, which is 9.5% in Southeast Asia year 2015. Most of the construction projects are difficult and complex to manage it. High employees’ turnover rate may influence the construction companies’ productivity and performances. There are many factors that will affect employees’ turnover intention, such as colleague relations, organizational commitment, organizational justice, organizational reputation, communication, and organizational politics. In order to address the issues above, this research was aims to identify the factors affecting employees’ turnover intention and to determine the relationship between the factors and employees’ turnover intention. Therefore, in order to achieve these objectives, a questionnaire survey involving 160 employees conducted to Grade 7 construction company in Klang, Selangor. There was 73 companies’ worker who responded to the survey. The data analysis conducted using SPSS and SmartPLS, and the results showed that organizational politics were mostly caused employees’ turnover intention in construction companies. The findings also showed that communication and organizational politics had a negative relationship with employees’ turnover intention. Results from this research can provide the evidence and bring convince for the construction companies in Malaysia to reduce employees turnover rate. In the future, the scope of the study can be expanded to other states of Malaysia to improve the reliability of this study.   Keywords: Employees, turnover intention, construction compan

Dilema kesihatan fizikal dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran secara maya

Masyarakat pada masa kini melihat pandemik COVID-19 daripada pelbagai perspektif. Ada yang melihatnya sebagai ancaman yang telah memberi kesan kepada pendapatan bulanan isi rumah. Ada pula yang mudah menyesuaikan diri dengan gaya hidup baharu kerana banyak masa yang terluang untuk menyelesaikan tugas dan kerja yang tertangguh

Factors Influencing the Effective Leadership Succession Planning: Study on A Malaysian GLC

Factors influencing effective Leadership Succession Planning (LSP) of one main Malaysian Government Linked Companies (GLC) becomes the focal scope of this research paper. The need to understand external factors, among others, on Malaysian economic policy itself, has a great influence on LSP program. It is not sufficient for the leaders in GLCs to only master their business operations knowhow. With the great interest to discover the actual practice of a successful GLC, researcher took this subject as this qualitative research is aimed to study the current factors and the gap that is influencing the effectiveness of current LSP initiatives by a service-oriented of GLC, and to highlight some key critical factors as proposed in the literature. Factors influencing the effectiveness of LSP are also subject on the ability of the leaders to adopt to external changes particularly in the era of a borderless economic and faster rate of technology changes, and there are some differences among the industries and organizations, subject to the nature of the business and their stakeholders. Nevertheless, some important concept in LSP can be used as guidelines and practices be it from the primary data or the research literature. In view of this, the researcher is determined to conduct a qualitative study in meeting the research objectives and to answer the research questions. An interview with the Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of one GLC, who is the subject matter expert. The recording from the interview was transcribed and further analyzed using ATLAS.ti software. The findings evidence that there is the current practice of leadership succession planning in the company, anyhow there is a gap between the aspirations of the Group CEO and the availability of C-level replacement from within, and between the reality and the theories. Results of the findings identify the outcomes that need to be taken into action for a more effective LSP program. In the future, similar research approach can be conducted to other GLCs in order to analyze the similarities and complementary aspirations with regards to LSP

Save it for a rainy day! Lean strategies for cost saving: the role of lean maturity

Purpose: This study investigates the effect of lean implementation on production cost reduction and the moderating role of lean manufacturing maturity. Design/methodology/approach: This study employed a cross-sectional survey, of which the samples were drawn using a cluster sampling procedure from 151 middle and top-level management of medium and large manufacturing companies gathered from the Federation of Manufacturers Malaysia (FMM). Data were analyzed using the PLS-SEM approach through SmartPLS4 software. Findings: The result revealed that lean implementation does not leverage production cost reduction as the lean journey requires long-term orientation, which finally leads to valid cost reduction. The moderating role of lean manufacturing maturity was significant and positive in the relationship between lean manufacturing implementation and production cost reduction. Research limitations/implications: Future research should include longitudinal settings as this study is cross-sectional, and future research might put the present model to the test in multiple industries and regions, including a cross-country comparison to improve the generalizability of the findings. Additionally, further studies could extend this study using a mixed-method approach. Practical implications: By offering a holistic perspective, this study expands the existing literature, contributes to knowledge of integrated lean implementation and supports the management in planning their path towards cost-cutting performance. Originality/value: This study answers the inconclusive finding between lean implementation and operational performance in terms of production cost reduction. The study contributes to the body of knowledge and, most importantly, to the practitioners in planning their lean journeyPeer Reviewe

Empower halal cosmetics sector

LETTERS: MALAYSIA is under the spotlight from the perspective of the halal pharmaceutical market

Trash for Cash Programme supports UMPSA Sustainability Agenda

GAMBANG, 11 January 2024 - Universities are hubs for knowledge and innovation. However, with a large amount of waste generated within universities, it becomes the university's obligation to enhance UMPSA community's commitment to minimizing waste while preserving the environment

Program Sampah untuk Tunai sokong Agenda Kelestarian UMPSA

GAMBANG, 11 Januari 2024 - Universiti adalah hab untuk pengetahuan dan inovasi. Namun, dengan jumlah sisa yang besar yang dijana dalam universiti, ia menjadi satu kewajipan universiti untuk meningkatkan komitmen komuniti UMPSA dalam meminimumkan sisa sekaligus melestarikan alam sekitar

Movers and shakers: Leadership attributes for a successful lean manufacturing implementation

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the leadership attributes for successful lean manufacturing implementation. Design/methodology/approach: This study employed a case study in European automotive manufacturing plants through a series of interviews with six informants from four countries. The six informants represent each subgroup from the job responsibilities. Findings: The result comprises four main lean leadership attributes for successful lean manufacturing implementation. First, management commitment, involvement, and engagement, followed by management mission and vision. In addition, management coaching and effective communication were highlighted as important attributes of lean leaders. Research limitations/implications: Further studies could extend this study using a mixedmethod approach. Applying both methods will contribute significantly to providing a holistic view, providing a breadth and depth to understanding phenomena that neither qualitative nor quantitative research approaches alone could support. Practical implications: This study contributes to expanding the boundary of the existing literature and contributes to the body of knowledge while providing insights to practitioners in tailoring strategies to strategize the roadmap, ensuring the implementation is ongoing by integrating the leadership role to reap the maximum benefit of lean implementation. Originality/value: Although several studies presented positive relationships of leaders and the characteristics, skills, and behaviors of leaders that facilitate lean success from a case study, this study examines the leadership attributes from various contexts to facilitate a deeper comparative analysis