An assessment of the levels of ethical perception among public University student in Malaysia

Ethics is indeed crucial because we will not survive the 21st century with the 20th century ethics. With the onset of globalization, many hands guide the controls and many decisions move those hands whose core values play an instrumental role in creating a stable and peaceful future for the world (Institute of Global Ethics, 1999).Denhardt (1999) suggests that ethics should be concerned with providing normative guidance, standards for behavior and goals for policy and practice at all levels.Colleges and universities are custodians of knowledge. Because possession of knowledge is the source of power, understood here as the ability to influence decisions in contemporary society, these institutions are also the gateway to power, significantly affecting the quality of economic and social life throughout the world. Thus, insofar as colleges and universities create and disseminate knowledge within a particular society,they are institutions with moral responsibilities to maintain the well being of that society (Wilcox and Ebbs, 1992). Ethics is not merely another subject or discipline taught at a university for the University is a community of scholars from a variety of disciplines who come together [uni-verto = turn into one because they are ultimately concerned with the common good of society, not merely the good of individuals (Curtin University, 2001). Today that concern extends to the ethical dilemmas currently faced by the global community.Thus, ethics should play a central role in a university and not merely a cosmetic role (i.e. as a set of rules to disciplinary misconduct). Education and training is the primary communications vehicle that a university can utilize to promote and instill core values so that students are able to recognize and respond to ethical dilemmas in personal, professional and global life. Globalization, liberalization and higher mobility made possible through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) revolution and the Internet amplify the role that the university play in producing individuals who can and will search within themselves to ensure that the power and responsibility bestowed upon them are factored into ethics i.e., Justice, Responsible Care and Respect for Persons.Students on today’s campuses encounter a variety of complex situations for which they are often ill prepared by experience or individual development. The relationship between students’ attitudes and values and the environment that supports or challenges them stands as a dynamic dialectic of confirmation and rejection that affects the ethical positions and choices of both the individual and the institution.Ethics can be defined as the rules and principles that define right and wrong conduct (Davis & Frederick, 1990). Whether an individual acts ethically or unethically is a result of complex interaction between the individual stage of moral development and several moderating variables including individual characteristics, organization structured design, organizational culture and the intensity of the ethical issues

Kesan kewujudan hypermarket ke atas peniaga Melayu di Johor

Industri peruncitan di Malaysia merupakan salah satu industri yang sedang pesat berkembang. Kewujudan pasar raya besar semakin mendapat tempat di hati para pengguna. Sejak akhir-akhir ini penubuhan pasar raya besar atau hypermarket boleh diibaratkan seperti cendawan tumbuh selepas hujan. Sambutan yang begitu menggalakkan daripada pelanggan tempatan, mendorong lebih ramai pelabur asing untuk membina lebih banyak pasar raya besar di negara ini. Oleh yang demikian, persaingan dalam industri peruncitan juga akan meningkat. Ini secara tidak langsung memberi kesan terhadap golongan peruncit tempatan khususnya peruncit Melayu. Lantaran itu, kajian ini dijalankan bagi mengenal pasti kesankesan kewujudan pasar raya besar terhadap golongan peruncit Melayu di Negeri Johor. Di samping itu, kajian ini juga bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti persepsi responden terhadap dasar kerajaan, kewujudan pasar raya besar dan corak perniagaan masa kini. Soal selidik telah digunakan sebagai kaedah pengumpulan data dan diedarkan kepada 150 orang responden yang terdiri daripada peruncit Melayu di sekitar Johor Bahru. Data yang diperolehi dianalisis dengan menggunakan perisian Statistical Packages For Social Science (SPSS) 10.0. Secara keseluruhannya, hasil kajian menunjukkan pembukaan hypermarket memberi kesan yang sederhana terhadap perniagaan responden. Ini menunjukkan kebanyakan responden merasakan kedudukan perniagaan mereka dari segi ekonomi tidak begitu tergugat dengan kewujudan hypermarket. Begitu juga dari segi kesan psikologi dan kemahiran, ternyata kewujudan hypermarket memang mempengaruhi mental, fizikal dan sikap peniaga. Majoriti responden bersetuju bahawa hypermarket mempunyai sistem pengurusan yang sistematik dan lebih baik dan ini merupakan salah satu faktor yang menyumbang kepada kejayaan hypermarket dalam menguasai industri peruncitan tempatan. Majoriti responden juga amat bersetuju bahawa peniaga Melayu mampu bersaing dengan peniaga bukan Melayu dalam dunia perniagaan masa kini sekiranya mereka diberi peluang yang saksama oleh kerajaan. Kesimpulannya, kewujudan hypermarket memberikan kesan pada tahap yang sederhana terhadap peruncit Melayu dari segi ekonomi, psikologi dan kemahiran

The implementation of learning organization elements and their impact towards organizational performance amongst NPOs in Singapore

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how Learning Organization Elements (LOE) was implemented amongst non-profit human social service organizations in Singapore. Through a self-administered survey and in-depth interviews, organizational performances of 60 non-profit organizations NPOs were evaluated, whilst the extent to which the LOE were carried out within these NPOs were also discussed. Specifically, elements such as clarity of mission and vision, experimentation and intrinsic motivation, leadership commitment and empowerment, and organizational learning practices were deemed to be essential for NPOs in Singapore to be transformed into a learning organization. In addition, individual learning and team-problem solving and organizational learning practices were also mentioned by the interviewed respondents as important elements toward NPOs‟ performance.Implications of the study including the applications of those LOE together with a strategic dimension in order for NPOs to become learning organizations, as well as to achieve superior organizational performance were also highlighted

Handbook on managerial selection techniques

This books presents critical selection techniques that are employed by companies in choosing the right managers. Typical techniques such as application forms, curriculum vitae (CV), interviews, psychological (cognition and personality) tests are described and the validity of each technique is discussed and substantiated by research evidences. This handbook also offers useful tips from the practitioners´ perspectives in the process of filtering unsuitable candidates and choosing the most qualified ones. This book is suitable as a supplementary reference for students as well as researchers in Human Resource Management and for practitioners who have been interests in developing their skills in selection techniques

Panduan mudah analisis data menggunakan SPSS WINDOWS

Buku ini menggunakan satu pendekatan baru untuk menerangkan langkah-langkah yang terlibat dalam sesuatu prosedur SPSS. Cara membaca output dan membuat analisis statistik terhadap output diperjelaskan dengan ringkas melalui petunjuk. Bentuk data dalam perisian ini juga akan dipaparkan dan dibekalkan melalui laman web http://www.penerbit.utm.my. Justeru itu, diharapkan agar buku ini dapat digunakan sebagai sumber rujukan dalam membantu pembaca memahirkan diri dengan perisian ini secara cepat dan mudah

Analisis data menggunakan SPSS Windows

Buku ini menerangkan langkah-langkah yang terlibat dalam sesuatu prosedur SPSS. Di samping itu, buku ini turut menampilkan juga rajah kotak dialog beserta dengan contoh penggunaannya, menjelaskan maksud maklumat-maklumat yang diberikan oleh output daripada sesuatu prosedur statistik. Malah penulis menjelaskan cara membaca output dan membuat analisis statistik terhadap output turut dibincangkan. Justeru itu, buku ini sesuai untuk pelajar di peringkat Ijazah Sarjana Muda dan peringkat Sarjana yang terlibat dalam penyelidikan sama ada berbentuk projek atau tesis

Relationship between organizational learners attributes and organizational performance : a study of non-benefit organizations in Singapore

Organizational learning is the process of creating, retaining, and transferring knowledge within an organization. An organization improves over time as it gains experience. From this experience, it is able to create knowledge. This knowledge is broad, covering any topic that could better an organization. Examples may include ways to increase production efficiency or to develop beneficial investor relations. Knowledge is created at four different units: individual, group, organizational, and inter organizational

A study on sexual harassment in small and medium enterprises of Malaysia

A study was conducted to analyze the problem of sexual harassment in small and medium enterprises in Malaysia. The aim of the study is to gain an understanding on the nature of sexual harassment at Malaysian workplaces. Its objectives are: to determine the level of sexual harassment awareness; to determine the types of sexual harassment and to identify type of actions normally taken by victims of sexual harassment. A quantitative study using survey methodology was employed whereby modified questionnaires designed by the DEOC Task Force on Discrimination and Sexual Harassment, USA was randomly distributed to 1000 various small and medium scale industry in the southern, central and northern industrial zone of Malaysia. The overall results show that the level of sexual harassment awareness amongst the employees in the said industries is low. Four types of sexual harassment were identified i.e. crude/offensive behavior, unwanted sexual attention, sexual coercion and sexual assault. The types of actions (if any) taken by the victims of sexual harassment consist of less serious forms such as avoiding the harasser or ignoring the behavior of sexually exploitative manners to a more serious form of action such as confronting the harasser or reporting it to the internal authorities. Though most of the victims of sexual harassment were women, men not only have reported incidences of sexual harassment but also have reported more incidences of sexual assault than the women. The study also found that there same patterns in sexual harassment in relation to certain demographic variables such as ethnicity, martial status and length of employment at a particular workplace. Various suggestions were also made to improve the working environment of the Malaysian corporate world

Application of intellectual capital in management accounting practices

Intellectual capital literature devotes considerable growing attention to its valuation, measurement and reporting, but far less attention to its implications for managerial accounting. This study concerns the impact of IC on management accounting practices (MAP) and corporate performance. It examines whether, and how, the degree and form of IC influences MAP, specifically performance measurement, budgeting, capital budgeting, and economic exposure management. It explores the greater likelihood of firms investing heavily in IC emphasising non-financial measures and adopting a non-accounting style, focusing more on strategic, and less on financial issues. Furthermore, whether they are better able to respond to unanticipated economic and market changes, and whether they have high culture of trust. Data were collected through a postal survey of companies and six case studies in Malaysia. These included both accounting and non-accounting executives. Quantitative data analysis used principal component, correlation, and multiple regression analyses. Case studies data were analysed based on propositions developed for the study. New empirical evidence indicates relationships between (1) IC and (a) MAP (b) high culture of trust (c) economic exposure management, (2) IC, MAP, and high firms’ performance. Suggestions are also provided for future research

Rawatan muzik mozart untuk meningkatkan masa belajar mahasiswa: satu kajian rintis

Proses pembelajaran seringkali menimbulkan permasalahan, baik dikalangan pelajar mahupun mahasiswa. Banyak kaedah digunakan untuk menyelesaikan masalah dalam pembelajaran ini diantaranya rawatan muzik. Kajian sebelum ini menunjukkan bahawa muzik klasik karya Mozart dapat digunakan untuk mengurangkan penderitaan pesakit dan sekaligus mengurangkan tekanan. Kajian yang dijalankan ini bertujuan untuk mengenalpasti kesan Muzik Klasik karya Mozart dalarn meningkatkan masa belajar mahasiswa. Kajian yang dijalankan adalah kajian eksperimental dan seramai lima mahasiswa terlibat sebagai responden. Muzik yang digunakan dalam kajian ini adalah Muzik Klasik karya Mozart dan Muzik Rock daripda lcumpulan Sepultura. Ukuran kesan muzik terhadap masa belajar diukur menggunakan lamanya masa atau tempo membaca buku. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah nonparametrik ujian Friedman dan ujian Wilcoxon. Hasil kajian menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan tempo membaca buku bacaan fiksyen dan bukan fiksyen yang signifikan semasa diberi rawatan muzik klasik dan muzik rock. Tempoh membaca buku bacaan fiksyen lebih lama dibandingkan tempoh membaca bacaan bukan fiksyen. Kajian ini juga membuktikan bahawa tempo membaca bacaan bukan fiksyen lebih lama semasa diberi muzik klasik berbanding semasa diberi muzik rock. menunjukkan bahawa muzik klasik karya Mozart tidak berkesan untuk meningkatkan tempo belajar mahasiswa