Komitmen terhadap Organisasi di Kalangan Guru-Guru Sekolah Menengah Daerah Bandar Baharu, Kedah

The purpose of this study is to examine the factors related to organizational commitment among secondary school teachers in Bandar Baharu district of Kedah. The objectives of this study were to investigate (a) the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment, (b) the relationship between pay satisfaction and organizational commitment, (c) the relationship between administrative climate and organizational commitment, (d) the differences of organizational commitment among the teachers based on their demographic factors, and (e) the influence of independent variables on organizational commitment. 128 teachers from four secondary schools participated in this study. They represented two service categories, namely graduate teachers and non-graduate teachers. A set of questionnaire containing 57 items using five-points Likert-type scale was applied to measure the teachers' responses. Five main hypotheses and 12 specific hypotheses were constructed for this study. Statistical tools such as using Pearson Correlation t-Test, Analysis Of Variance and Multiple Regression were used to test these hypotheses. The result revealed that (a) there was significant relationship between job satisfaction (intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction) and organizational commitment, (b) there was significant relationship between pay satisfaction (salary benefit) and organizational commitment, (c) there was significant relationship between administrative climate (personality interaction, and policy) and organizational commitment, (d) organizational commitment was not significantly different among the teachers based on gender, age, job tenure, service categories, service and salary movement, and (e) job satisfaction and salary satisfaction also showed significant influences on the teachers' organizational commitment. Some suggestions have been offered based on these findings, to enhance organizational commitment among teachers

Framework of trusted wireless sensor node platform for Wireless Sensor Network / Yusnani Mohd Yussoff

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have shown great promise as the emerging technology for data gathering from unattended or hostile environment. The advancement in micro-electro-mechanical sensor technology, wireless communication technology and the recent scavenging energy have gradually expanding the acceptance of WSN related applications. The design of sensors that are small, low cost, low power and combined with its unattended nature has made it more viable and indirectly promotes its popularity for future solutions in various real-life challenges. One of the most challenging yet important security issues in Wireless Sensor Network is in establishing trusted and secured communication between sensor node and base station. While the term trusted has been widely used referring to valid nodes in the group, this thesis refer the term trusted based on Trusted Computing Group (TCG) specifications. With limitations in the present solutions such as late discovery of invalid nodes such in Trust Management System and high energy consumption with external security chip due to the used of Trusted Platform Module chip; a Framework of a Trusted Wireless Sensor Node is presented

Competition, non-financial measures and the effectiveness of management control system

This paper reports the results of an empirical study examining the relationship between the emphasis on non-financial measures and two other variables; the intensity of competition and the effectiveness of a management control system, in a manufacturing company. Two important issues focused in the study are: does competition compel managers to utilize more non-financial measures in decision making and is the emphasis given to non-financial measures worthwhile? Data from 105 manufacturing companies throughout Malaysia were analyzed using correlation and regression analysis. The results of both analyses indicate that the emphasis given to non-financial measures in decision making has a positive correlation with the effectiveness of a management control system and secondly, the intensity of competition faced by an organization is positively correlated with the emphasis on non-financial indicators. Descriptive analysis was also performed to evaluate the distribution of emphasis on non-financial measures by the age, location, ownership, size of an organization and its industry

An exploratory study of customer satisfaction towards homestay programme in Kampung Pulai, Melaka / Sofinah Yussoff

Satisfaction is the customers' evaluation of a product or service in terms of whether product or service has met their expectations. Although satisfying customers may not be the ultimate goal for business, customer satisfaction is essentially associated with the financial performance. Therefore, it is important to understand customer expectation in purpose to deliver the right products or services over time. This research is about an exploratory study of customer satisfaction towards Homestay Programme in Kampung Pulai, Melaka. Service attributes are terms to be studied which includes programme, activities, facilities, food, service provider, place, and amenities and be investigated whether or not those attributes have significant relationship with customer satisfaction. The survey is conducted at Homestay Kampung Pulai, Melaka. Data obtained using the method of secondary data. There have 50 respondents is selected as sample size. Respondents are required to answer the questionnaires that include the statements regarding relationship between service attributes and customer satisfaction towards the Homestay Programme in Kampung Pulai, Melaka. After necessary data has been collected, all data and information will be coded, analyzed and summarized in a readable and easily interpretable form. The Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) version 14.0 has been required in order to analyze the data. The results are in the form of reliability testing, descriptive, frequency, and correlation. Based on this research, the result indicates hat there are significant relationship between all the elements of service attributes as stated above. Additionally, based on the mean and standard deviation, the first rank that gives the highest significant level according to their relationship with customer satisfaction is facilities. It is followed by food, service provider, amenities, place, programme, and lastly the seventh one is activitie

Creating Sustainable Competitive Advantage Through Service Innovation: A Case Study Of Poslaju In Pos Malaysia Berhad

POS Malaysia Berhad is a premier postal service provider in Malaysia. POS Malaysia Berhad provides postal services throughout Malaysia; handling million of mail and items per day through a network of over 1,000 touch points countrywide includes Pos Malaysia Outlets, Pos Minis, Pos24 (Self-service Terminal), Post-On-Wheels (Mobile Outlets), postal agents and stamp agents. The evolution of technology over the years saw the emergence of digital media or internet changing the customer behaviours. According to annual report 2013, POS Malaysia Berhad service changed from traditional postal services to becoming one-stop provider of communications

Physical characteristics of the Chief Executive Officer and firm accounting and market-based performance

Despite the key role of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), extant literature pays little attention to the physical characteristics of the CEO. Therefore, this paper investigates certain physical characteristics - such as age, gender, ethnicity and nationality of the CEO in relation to accounting (ROE) and market-based (market value) firm performance. The paper applies OLS with robust standard errors to a panel composed of 1600 firm-year observations of non-financial Malaysian listed companies between 2010 and 2014. The results reveal that the ethnicity (Chinese) and nationality (foreign) of a CEO have a significant positive association with both proxies of firm performance, while the age of the CEO has no significant effect. Moreover, a female CEO has an insignificant and significant positive relation with ROE and firm market value, respectively. Alongside contributing to the limited literature that exists in relation to the subject, the paper provides important insights for regulators, shareholders, investors, banks, corporate boards and financial institutions in regards to the evaluation of firms and the allocation of economic resources

Cadangan merekabentuk ruang dalaman Honey Cafe di Lot A dan B 26 Jalan Greentown 10, Business Centre, 31350 Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan / Mohd Amin Mohd Yussoff

Kajian akhir yang dilakukan adalah untuk mewujudkan sebuah kafe yang menyajikan makanan berasaskan madu ,pada masa yang sama honey kafe ini mempunyai konsep yang jelas yang akan di ungkapkan dalam sudut rekabentuk dalaman . lanya akan diterapkan secara simbolik mahupun secara terus bagi menjayakan rekabentuk kafe in i. Antara kajian yang dilakukan termasuk kajian pemilihan tapak ,temuramah .pemerhatian .kajian kes dan soal selidik . Tujuan kajian ini dilakukan adalah untuk mengkaji kelemahan yang terdapat pada cara pemakanan dan rekabentuk dalaman kafe serta pengurusan sesebuah kafe masa k in i. Kajian -kajian dan proses pengumpulan data akan diterapkan didalam proses merekabentuk agar memperolehi rekabentuk ruang yang selesa dan menarik, di samping itu ia dapat mewujudkan satu imej yang baru yang lebih menarik. Antara masalah yang terdapat disepanjang projek ini dijalankan adalah untuk menerapkan konsep ke dalam ruang yanag akan di rekabentuk