The Importance Of Corporate Social Responsibility On Consumer Behaviour In Malaysia

Malaysian consumers should be more aware that, in pursuing their business objectives, corporations now bear more responsibility towards society and the environment. The awareness level has increased through better education and the increased influence of the media. Corporations also now believe that, to a certain extent, the degree of their involvement in corporate social responsibility (CSR) does have certain effect on consumers' buying behaviour. This paper aims to examine the influence of CSR on the buying behaviour of Malaysian consumers and whether they consider a corporation's CSR initiatives before making any purchase decisions of the products and services. The definition of CSR was adopted from Carroll's definition, which included economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic responsibilities. A total of 220 structured questions were distributed, with 193 returned for analysis. The results showed significant positive relationships between all of the variables used in measuring CSR and consumers' buying behaviour. Malaysian consumers' priority, however, seemed to be different from Carroll's pyramid, where, although economic responsibility remained the utmost priority, philanthropy stood second, followed by ethical and legal responsibility

A Study of the Employability of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Malaysia

The Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) Act, 2008 of Malaysia was established to grant disable people the equitable right of access to employment just as a non-disabled person. Although most of the developed and developing countries have established their own comprehensive education blueprint to support the PWDs, their employability is still doubtful. Therefore, the PWDs are uncertain as to their future employment opportunities. As stated in Item 4.4 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2015 which identified the quality of education. Whereby 2030, there must be a substantial increase in the number of youths and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship. Hence the purpose of this study is to explore the thoughts and opinions of employers, teachers, and parents of PWDs in order to gain a deeper understanding with regard to the employability of PWDs.  For that purpose, a qualitative study approach was systematically applied. The findings of the study showed a mixed opinion in regards to the employability of PWDs

Evaluating the Implementation of Formal Early Childhood Education in Pesantren in South Sulawesi

This article discusses the implementation of the Program Diniyah Formal (PDF) organized by four Islamic boarding schools in South Sulawesi, namely PDF Al-Junaidiyah in Bone Regency, PDF Asadiyah in Sengkang Regency, PDF Mangkoso in Barru Regency, and PDF Nahdatul Ulum in Maros Regency. This research is evaluative research using a discrepancy model. The purpose of this study is to examine whether there is a gap between the standards/criteria for implementing PDF and its actual implementation. The indicators used in this study are derived from the criteria for high school education set by the National Secondary School Accreditation Body (BAN-SM), which is divided into four aspects: graduate quality, learning process, teacher quality, and madrasah management. The instruments used include questionnaires, interview guidelines, and documentation guidelines. Based on the results, the evaluation of the quality of PDF graduates at Islamic boarding schools in South Sulawesi is classified as good. Meanwhile, the evaluation of the PDF learning process at Islamic boarding schools in South Sulawesi is classified as fair. Additionally, the evaluation of the quality of PDF teachers at Islamic boarding schools in South Sulawesi is classified as fair, while the evaluation of PDF madrasah management at these schools is also classified as fair