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Pengaruh kepimpinan Islam dan amalan pengurusan kualiti menyeluruh (TQM) terhadap komitmen organisasi dalam kalangan guru di Sekolah Yayasan Islam Kelantan
No full textSistem Pendidikan Malaysia (PPPM, 2013-2025) perlu ditambah baik bagi meningkatkan kualiti pendidikan di Malaysia. Penerapan Kepimpinan Islam yang menekankan integriti dan kualiti berlandaskan prinsip Islam masih bergerak perlahan dan memerlukan penambahbaikan dalam pelaksanaan. Pelbagai program pembangunan Kepimpinan Islam telah dijalankan, namun isu kepimpinan Pendidikan masih wujud, termasuk cara pelantikan dan polisi yang tidak menekankan TQM. Ini menjejaskan komitmen dan kefahaman guru tentang pengurusan kualiti. Kajian ini bertujuan mengenalpasti bagaimana Kepimpinan Islam dan amalan TQM mempengaruhi komitmen organisasi dalam kalangan guru di Sekolah Yayasan Islam Kelantan (YIK). Soal Selidik berstruktur yang digunakan dalam kajian tinjauan secara keratan rentas ini mengandungi tiga bahagian iaitu soal selidik Kepimpinan Islam, Komitmen Organisasi dan amalan TQM. Seramai 360 guru YIK terlibat sebagai responden. Data kuantitatif analisis ujian-t, korelasi dan aplikasi SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) AMOS versi 23.0 telah digunakan untuk menganalisis factor konformatori kedua-dua pengaruh langsung dan tidak langsung antara pemboleh ubah. Dapatan menunjukkan terdapat pengaruh langsung yang signifikan antara elemen Kepimpinan Islam terhadap amalan TQM dan Komitmen Organisasi. Selain itu, amalan TQM berfungsi sebagai mediator separa yang menunjukkan peranan pengantara dan pengaruh tidak langsung yang signifikan antara elemen Kepimpinan Islam dan elemen Komitmen Organisasi. Kajian ini merupakan pengiktirafan dan merit kepada YIK ke arah meningkatkan kualiti pengurusan dan pentadbiran. Kesimpulannya, kajian ini menunjukkan TQM sebagai agenda penting dalam memacu kecemerlangan pendidikan. Amalan Kepimpinan Islam dan TQM yang tinggi berperanan sebagai moderator yang signifikan, mempengaruhi komitmen organisasi dan mengelakkan brain drain melalui pengiktirafan guru. Peningkatan pengetahuan dalam TQM serta Kepimpinan Islam mengukuhkan hasrat YIK dalam pelaksanaan Pelan Strategik YIK 2021-2025. Kepimpinan Islam yang berlandaskan akidah tauhid, keadilan, syura, dan ihsan dapat meningkatkan komitmen guru. Sehubungan itu, pendekatan ini harus diberi perhatian sewajarnya dalam setiap peringkat pengurusan pendidika
An enhanced integration of fuzzy measure and convolutional neural network for multimodal sentiment analysis
Get PDFMultimodal Sentiment Analysis (MSA) is an evolving field in Natural Language Processing (NLP) that extends traditional Sentiment Analysis (SA) by analyzing opinions and emotions across multiple modalities, like video, rather than relying solely on text. The challenge of MSA lies in interpreting complex relationships within and across these diverse data types, referred to as intra- and inter-modality dynamics. While recent advances in machine learning (ML), particularly deep learning (DL), have improved MSA’s performance, handling the dynamics across multiple modalities remains a significant obstacle. A key limitation is the inability of current approaches, such as convolutional neural networks (CNNs), to fully understand and leverage these complex dynamics. The study addresses the challenge of understanding modality dynamics in MSA using a fuzzy strategic approach, particularly the Choquet fuzzy integral. The methodology involves using CNNs to extract features across multiple modalities and integrating a fuzzy integral strategy (Choquet) to enhance interpretability and feature ranking. Benchmark datasets—including RADVESS, SAVEE, MOSI, and Chest X-Ray—were utilized to evaluate the model. Key procedures focused on integrating CNN with the Choquet fuzzy integral for improved feature importance ranking and feature pattern interpretation. The study found that the Choquet fuzzy integral significantly enhances CNN’s ability to handle complex, crossmodal relationships, improving sentiment analysis accuracy. The fuzzy integral approach allowed for a 33% improvement in feature extraction capability and an 18% reduction in model parameters compared to baseline models, indicating enhanced performance and efficiency in handling MSA tasks. The study contributes to MSA by integrating the Choquet fuzzy integral with CNN-based models, offering a novel integration that enhances interpretability and feature ranking and effectively handles intra- and inter-modality dynamics. The findings suggest that the Choquet fuzzy integral technique can be effectively applied in NLP to enhance the performance of DL models, particularly in multimodal contexts, contributing practical insights for developing more robust sentiment analysis models in real-world application
Tracking system accuracy, delivery speed and timeliness of updates affect the customer experience in e-commerce
Get PDFThe aim of this research is to investigate the tracking system accuracy, delivery speed and timeliness of updates affect the customer experience in e-commerce during purchase goods or services through the e-commerce. The existence of this advanced technology has created various types of e-commerce that are used for various jobs for example to study and purchase goods or services through e-commerce platform. The quantitative technique was used in this study to investigate how far the tracking system accuracy, delivery speed and timeliness of updates affect the customer experience in e-commerce. The population to be researched in this study is the people who are purchase goods or services through the e-commerce platform that stay in Kedah. There are about 368 online buyers from 12 districts (Baling, Bandar Baharu, Kota Setar, Kuala Muda, Kubang Pasu, Kulim, Langkawi, Padang Terap, Sik, Yan, Pendang, Pokok Sena) in the State of Kedah, Malaysia was participated in this study. According to the finding in this research, the e-commerce platform is very important for online buyers in surveys and purchase goods or services. As a result, the ANOVA analysis support the hypothesis where there is a positive relationship between the tracking system accuracy, delivery speed and timeliness of updates with the customer experience in e-commerce
Exploring leadership styles of leaders in relation to the homestay programme perfomance in Langkawi
Get PDFA homestay programme is one of the initiatives taken by the government through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) to improve the lifestyle and the economic progress of the rural population. The programme managed by local leaders serves as a platform for villagers to generate side income by selling local products, besides introducing the village and its surrounding natural beauty to tourists. However, the existing homestay programme operators face several obstacles in generating lucrative income due to programme inactivity, thus resulting in their withdrawal from the programme. This has become a challenge for programme leaders in ensuring the success of the programme and in gaining continuous support from programme hosts. As such, this study identified the leadership styles of homestay programme leaders in managing and influencing hosts towards a successful implementation of homestay programme in Langkawi. This qualitative study deployed the purposive sampling techniques to capture feedback from a host of respondents involved in three active homestay programmes in Langkawi, namely Desa Wang Tok Rendong Homestay. Kampung Padang Lalang Homestay, and Pulau Tuba Homestay. In total, thirteen respondents (ten hosts and three leaders) were interviewed based on a semi-structured format to gather primary data. The secondary data, which comprised of relevant supporting documents, were analysed. The results revealed that cooperation and networking, use of resources, tourist arrivals and total programme income are some success indicators of the homestay programmes in Langkawi. A number of challenges faced by the participants when implementing the programme were identified. The leadership styles practised by the leaders of the three homestay programmes were linked to their vision, decision-making process, and leader-host relationship. With the cooperation received from MOTAC, the Institute for Rural Advancement (INFRA) could organise more leadership courses for homestay hosts. In addition, technology courses are available to encourage the participants to use technology as a medium to digitally promote the homestay programme. These initiatives offer vast opportunities and platforms for various parties, such as MOTAC, INFRA, homestay programme leaders, and programme hosts, to work together in ensuring the success of homestay programme, particularly in Langkawi and generally in Malaysi
Kesan intervensi modul trauma terhadap perkembangan kognitif, sosial, emosi dan identiti agama dalam kalangan mangsa konflik pasca damai di Aceh
Get PDFPada era pasca damai, masyarakat Aceh mengalami pelbagai trauma yang menjejaskan perkembangan kognitif, sosial, emosi, dan identiti agama mereka. Pelbagai intervensi diperlukan untuk mengatasi trauma yang dialami mereka. Sehubungan itu, kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti kesan intervensi modul trauma terhadap perkembangan kognitif, sosial, emosi dan identiti agama antara kumpulan kawalan dan kumpulan rawatan dalam kalangan mangsa konflik pasca damai di Aceh. Kajian ini juga bertujuan mengkaji perbezaan tahap perkembangan kognitif, emosi, sosial dan identiti agama mangsa pasca damai antara Kumpulan rawatan dan kumpulan kawalan. Reka bentuk kajian ini adalah kuasi eksperimen yang melibatkan dua kumpulan iaitu kumpulan kawalan dan rawatan. Seramai 99 orang responden terlibat dalam kajian ini dan dipilih menggunakan Teknik persampelan bertujuan. Kajian ini menggunakan empat instrumen iaitu Inventori Kognitif Postraumatik (PTCI), Inventori Kefungsian Psikososial (IPF), Skala Pemaafan Emosi (EFS), dan Inventori Personaliti Keagamaan Islam (MRPI). Analisis data bagi kajian ini menggunakan Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA). Dapatan kajian menunjukkan terdapat peningkatan tahap perkembangan terhadap kognitif, sosial, emosi, dan identiti agama bagi Kumpulan rawatan berbanding dengan kumpulan kawalan. Selain itu, hasil kajian mendapati terdapat perbezaan kesan intervensi modul trauma terhadap perkembangan kognitif, sosial, emosi, dan identiti agama bagi kumpulan rawatan berbanding dengan kumpulan kawalan. Justeru, intervensi modul trauma didapati berkesan dalam meningkatkan perkembangan kognitif, sosial, emosi, dan identiti agama mangsa konflik di Aceh. Oleh itu, kajian ini menyokong penggunaan intervensi modul trauma untuk membantu mangsa konflik di Aceh dalam tempoh pasca damai dan menggalakkan pemulihan dan pembangunan mereka pada masa hadapa
Influence of gratitude, forgiveness, resilience, grit, and spirituality on mental health of postgraduate university students from Punjab, Pakistan: Mediating role of mindfulness and meaning in life
Get PDFRecently, the decline in mental health among university students has become a global concern. However, there is a lack of evidence in the Pakistani context compared to the extensive literature from Western perspectives. This research aims to examine the influence of gratitude, forgiveness, resilience, grit, and spirituality on the mental health of postgraduate students in universities in Pakistan. Additionally, mindfulness and meaning in life are treated as mediating variables. Furthermore, this study also aims to measure gender differences across all these variables. A total of 1527 students were selected using multistage random sampling from 10 public universities in Punjab, Pakistan. Eight instruments were used for the study namely Gratitude Questionnaire, Heartland Forgiveness Scale, Brief Resilience Scale, Short Grit Scale, Spirituality Scale, Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised, Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and Mental Health Inventory. The results of the bivariate correlation showed that gratitude, forgiveness, resilience, grit, and spirituality have a significant positive relationship with mental health and psychological well-being, while negatively correlated with psychological distress. Structural Equation Modeling showed that gratitude, forgiveness, resilience, grit, and spirituality served as both direct and indirect predictors of mental health. Additionally, mindfulness and meaning in life were identified as significant partial mediators in the relationship between gratitude, forgiveness, resilience, grit, and spirituality with mental health. The independent samples t-test results showed significant gender differences, with female students showing significantly less psychological distress and higher levels of gratitude, forgiveness, resilience, grit, spirituality, mindfulness, meaning in life, and overall mental health (including psychological well-being) compared to male students. This research concludes that gratitude, forgiveness, resilience, grit, and spirituality, along with mindfulness and meaning in life as mediators, may improve the mental health of postgraduate students. The findings have numerous implications for clinical psychologists, counsellors, mental health professionals, and parents concerning the mental health of students
The role of accessibility, accommodation, amenities, and ancillary services for tourism growth in Dubai, UAE
Get PDFThe main aim of this study is to investigate the impact of accessibility,
accommodation, facilities, and ancillary services on the growth of tourism in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Problems with accessibility, accommodation, amenities, and ancillary services such as poor quality, inadequate accommodation services, limited dining options, recreational activities, or cultural attractions less attractive to visitors can adversely affect tourism growth. Therefore, a survey
instrument (questionnaire) was developed by adapting existing literary works to align with the specific parameters of the study. This study involved n=229 respondents who were tourists in Dubai, and employees in tourism-related sector, such as tour guides and commercial marketing department in Dubai have facilitated the distribution of questionnaire. For statistical analysis, this study incorporated a comprehensive inferential analysis of ANOVA, correlation, and regression with a descriptive methodology and approach. The result shows that the dependent variable (tourism
growth) have significant predictive power. The independent variables (accessibility, accommodation, facilities, and additional services) in the proposed model explain 69% of the change in Dubai tourism growth. The study recommends conducting similar studies in other places such as other emirates or neighbouring countries. The study also recommends conducting similar studies using a different methodology such as the qualitative approach, which may infer additional variables that have not been included in this research
Artificial intelligence diffusion among audit firms in northern Malaysia
Get PDFResearch on the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) within audit firms, particularly in Northern Malaysia (Penang, Kedah, and Perlis), remains sparse. The objective of this study was twofold: to investigate the determinants of AI adoption and to analyze the impact of factors within the Technology, Organisation, and Environment (TOE) framework on AI adoption within audit firms operating in this specific region. Utilising the TOE framework, the study developed a research framework, focusing on six variables: relative advantage, compatibility, top management support, organisational readiness, competitive pressure, and regulatory support, with government support included as a moderator variable. Data were collected via Google Form from 108 participants. Results indicate that four variables (compatibility, government support, organisational readiness, and relative advantage) exhibit significant relationships with AI adoption. This research contributes to the literature by providing empirical insights into AI adoption in audit firms, offering practical implications for auditors, policymakers, and organisational leaders. The study concludes with suggestions for future research and considerations for audit practices amidst the rise of AI-driven decision support tools
The impact of Institutional Quality on Poverty, Income Inequality and Unemployment in Sub-Saharan African Countries
Get PDFDespite numerous policies and initiatives implemented by Sub-Saharan African countries to address developmental challenges such as poverty reduction, income inequality, and unemployment, these issues persist as significant obstacles to progress in these countries. The limited success of these efforts underscores the critical importance of examining the role of institutional quality in achieving these development goals. This study investigates the impact of institutional quality on poverty levels, income inequality, and youth unemployment in Sub-Saharan African countries. Utilizing secondary data spanning from 1984 to 2018, the research employs the advanced second-generation estimation technique developed by Driscoll and Kraay. The findings reveal that strong institutional quality arrangements reduce poverty and income inequality in Sub-Saharan African countries. Corruption exacerbates poverty, while improved bureaucratic quality, government stability, and overall institutional quality contribute to poverty reduction. However, stronger law and order and increased corruption are associated with higher inequality, whereas government stability, democratic accountability, and overall institutional quality help mitigate it. Additionally, various institutional factors, including corruption, bureaucratic quality, government stability, democratic accountability, and the institutional quality index, positively correlate with youth unemployment. The governments and policymakers of Sub-Saharan African countries should design and implement robust policies to enhance their institutional frameworks. Furthermore, national policies should explicitly incorporate pro-poor strategies in economic growth, trade openness, and financial development. Establishing a credible policy framework that bolsters institutional arrangements is essential to support economic development and effectively address the persistent challenges of poverty, income inequality, and youth unemployment in Sub-Saharan African countries. This study aligns with the institutions-augmented Solow growth theory, stating the vital role of institutional arrangements in achieving sound economic developmen
Gaya pembelajaran KOLB terhadap pencapaian Matematik dalam kalangan murid orang asli
Get PDFThe learning style employed by the Orang Asli pupils play an important role in determining their learning patterns in classroom. By employing suitable learning styles for the Orang Asli pupils, this approach may improve their understanding in Mathematics. This study aims to examine the Kolb Learning Styles practiced by the male and female Orang Asli pupils, and its impact on their Mathematics performance based on gender. This study employed a quantitative approach which consisted of a sample of 76 Year Six Orang Asli pupils at five primary schools in the district of Sungai Siput, Perak. This study used stratified sampling to select a total of 76 from a total population of 160 Orang Asli pupils. Two instruments, namely the Kolb KLSI- 3.1 learning style questionnaire, which contained 40 items, and a mathematics test, which included 20 items, have been adopted for this study. Descriptive statistics and a one-way ANOVA tested to analyze the collected data and determine the difference between the means of more than two groups' Kolb Learning Styles. The findings showed that there was no significant difference in the mathematics performance between male and female Orang Asli pupils. Furthermore, this study found that most male pupils adopted the assimilation learning style, that is, solving mathematical problems based on riddle. On the other hand, most female pupils adopted the divergent learning style. The implication of this study practically can be used as a guide for Malaysian Mathematics teachers to evaluate traditional teaching and learning methods in Mathematics and encourage the development of inclusive pedagogical strategies that meet the appropriate learning styles among Orang Asli pupils. Future studies can be directed toward case study research which involve qualitative data that can explain the learning style of Orang Asli pupils in Mathematic