The Current and Future State of the Indian Pharmaceuticals Industry

India’s pharmaceuticals industry is growing at a very fast pace. At present, this industry is the second largest growing industry within India, and in terms of size, it is the third largest in the world, crossing the US$20 billion threshold by the year 2015. Having said so, the industry is also currently in a transition phase from process re-engineering (duplication of patented generic drugs) to new product research and development. This paper examines the current state of the industry as well as key future trends. Strengths and weaknesses of the industry are outlined, and potential risks to the industry are identified as well

The Current and Future State of the Indian Pharmaceuticals Industry

India’s pharmaceuticals industry is growing at a very fast pace. At present, this industry is the second largest growing industry within India, and in terms of size, it is the third largest in the world, crossing the US$20 billion threshold by the year 2015. Having said so, the industry is also currently in a transition phase from process re-engineering (duplication of patented generic drugs) to new product research and development. This paper examines the current state of the industry as well as key future trends. Strengths and weaknesses of the industry are outlined, and potential risks to the industry are identified as well

Online Purchasing Trend in the Retail Industry in Saudi

The concept of online shopping is very popular in the present market scenario. The current trend is indicating the fact that people prefer to shop online because it is easier ad convenient for them. Organizations can easily understand the buying behaviour of the customers by considering different theoretical approaches. The study has indicated that in Saudi Arabia the current trend of online purchasing is at the higher level. People frequently shop online and it is expected that the rate of online shopping in the retail industry in Saudi Arabia will growth further. This study was carried on by using the primary data, which was collected through survey. Survey was conducted with 100 customers in the retail industry in Malaysia. The study used the positivism philosophy for the investigation. The findings in this study are highly important for understanding the latest scenario in the retail industry in Saudi Arabia. The study showed the fact that the people in Saudi Arabia are fond of online shopping. The people are highly motivated for online shopping because of several reasons or benefits that they can enjoy. The findings will be used in the future researches for understanding how the online retail market in Saudi has been developed. This will help to understand the reasons for which the people in this country prefer to shop online. This will also indicate the growth opportunity in the online retailing in Saudi Arabia. The overall findings in this study are highly useful for getting a clear knowledge about the online retailing in Saudi Arabi

Mediating Effect of Customer Satisfaction on Service Quality and Trust Relationship in Malaysian Banking Industry

The aim of this study is to develop a mediating effect understanding of customer satisfaction on service quality and trust relationship in Malaysia commercial banking industry. The model was developed and later tested by adopting the partial Least Square (PLS) procedure on data collected from a survey that yielded 512 usable questionnaires. The findings showed that service quality boosts satisfaction in Malaysia commercial banking. It was also exposed that satisfaction partially mediates the relationship between service quality and trust. In future, more research needs to be carried out to explore the role of satisfaction in Malaysia banking industry. It is important to do the study utilizing experimental design by capturing longitudinal data in Malaysia banking industry using robust measures. The findings suggest that the relationship between satisfaction and profitability may reside in satisfaction’s influence on trust, and that satisfaction plays a crucial function within the Malaysia banking industry. This research is one of the first known attempts to use PLS to test a mediation effect. (Abstract by author

Enhancing Motivation among Online Distance Learning Students during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Malaysia

The study was undertaken to assess the essential peer influence and tutor performance as key drivers in students’ motivation with the role of self-efficacy as a mediator in online distance learning higher education institutions in Malaysia during the Covid-19 pandemic. For data collection, the previously developed scales of peer influence, tutor performance, self-efficacy, and motivation in the context of online distance learning higher education institutions in Malaysia were distributed among the students in online distance learning higher education institutions. In total, 231 completed surveys were collected from the respondents and 12 outliers were detected through data screening using the Mahalanobis distance technique in SPSS, which left 219 clean data samples ready for analysis. The results from data analysis have shown that peer influence has no significant direct relationship with motivation but has significant indirect relationship with motivation, with self-efficacy as a mediator. Tutor performance has a significant direct relationship with motivation and also a significant indirect relationship with motivation, with selfefficacy as a mediator. Moreover, the implications of the findings were discussed, and future directions were recommended

A Study on the Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Creativity and Innovation from an Organisational Perspective: A Conceptual Model

This study aims to understand a conceptual model on the relationship between transformational leadership and creativity and innovation among Malaysian telecommunication mobile operators. The problem addressed in this study is the rapid technological changes that need telecommunication service providers, similar to other industries such as education, to be innovative from an organizational standpoint to adapt and achieve competitive advantage. A transformational leadership style is seen as the catalyst for creativity and innovation, which are influenced by strategy, structure, behaviour, and support mechanisms within an organisation. Although leadership has been routinely covered in reviews of creativity and innovation, it is usually covered briefly and noted as an area for future research, especially in technology-dependent industries such as telecommunication and education. These two variables are seen as essential to any organisation that wishes to sustain its competitive advantage in today’s world of accelerated globalisation. The main objectives of the model are to determine the relationship of transformational leadership (covering intellectual stimulation, individual consideration, idealised influence, and inspirational motivation) with creativity and innovation (organisational factors). This paper attempts to offer significant theoretical and practical contributions and can be adapted in the education industry which is going through a massive digital paradigm shift with online learning. (Abstract by authors

Foundations of Islamic antidrug abuse education

Among the basic objectives of the Islamic SharÊ‘ah is to protect the human life and human intellect ‒ as such, the consumption of mind-altering and intoxicative substances is prohibited in Islam. Furthermore, Islam imposes criminal penalties on those who consume intoxicative substances such as wine. Muslim jurists (fuqahā) have provided descriptive accounts on the foundations of the Islamic antidrug abuse teachings, categories of mind-altering substances, and preventive laws. They a so identified three categories of mind-altering substances: al-muskirāt, al-mukhaddirāt, and al-muftiraāt. This paper aims to explore the rationale and jurisprudential foundations of Islamic antidrug abuse education. While highlighting the philosophical background of the Islamic antidrug teachings, the paper presents the jurisprudential foundations of the legal penalties for drug abusers. The Qur’ānic terms and the Prophetic statements related to the subject will be referred to, while the opinions of Muslim jurists and theologians on the subject will be unveiled

Empirical investigation on continuous usage of mobile video technology by customers in China: An extended TAM

Mobile usage in the field of mobile payment, mobile e-commerce, and mobile gaming have increased considerably in China, however the usage of mobile videos has not been increasing considerably. Thus, the main purpose of this study is to investigate the continuous usage of mobile video technology by the customers in China. Quantitative research method was applied to get an appropriate view of customers using social media as the mode of interactions in China. Additionally, SPSS 22.0 & SmartPLS 3 to offer statistical evidence that the relationship among the constructs would be statistically significant. This research findings has indicated several important findings regarding the interrelationships between quality dimensions, service quality from the customers' perspective, their satisfaction, service, system and information quality and intention for future service usage, the results have enhanced the understanding of the service quality, system quality and information quality of the media industry of China, especially for the young generation who are heavily influenced by technology. From the management’s perspective, management practices need to be taken into consideration as they also affect customer perceptions of service quality. Managers of service quality need to develop practices which help in managing employees and service processes. (Abstract by authors

Determinants of The Intention in Becoming an Online Enterpreneur Among Online Distance Learning Students in Malaysia

This study is aiming to evaluate of entrepreneurial education, self-efficacy and social influence on attitude and direct effect of attitude on intention to become online entrepreneur among students in online distance learning (ODL) higher institutions in Malaysia. The Structural Equation Model (SEM) technique was employed to analyse the casual relationships among entrepreneurial education, self-efficacy, social influence, attitude and intention. Partial Least Square (PLS) procedure was used to analyse the developed model by assessing the data obtained from a questionnaire survey that produced 272 usable questionnaires. The results showed that entrepreneurial education, selfefficacy and social influence have a positive and significant influence on attitude and attitude has a positive and significant influence on intention among students in Malaysian ODL tertiary institutions. The results suggest that ODL institutions should give greater emphasis on strengthening entrepreneurial education, self-efficacy, social influence, attitude to ensure their ODL students have strong intention to become online entrepreneur