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Why does waste Separation at Source Initiative (SSI) did not fully commission in Malaysia? An exploratory preliminary study
Full text linkThe Separation at Source Initiative (SSI) was launched and became effective in September 2015 under the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 (Act 672). Malaysian households were required to participate by implementing waste separation at home, which fell under the classification of waste minimization and production goals. This qualitative research attempted to explore why the Separation at Source Initiative (SSI) did not fully commission in Malaysia. A content analysis approach was conducted to explore the obstacles and challenges of the citizen's participation in the SSI program in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Five individuals participated in this pilot study where data was collected using in-depth interviews. Several open-ended and probing questions were asked to elicit responses and experiences from the participants. Data collected was then analysed using Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis, where units of meaning were identified from the participants’ responses. Creation of initial codes and categories were then developed and several themes had emerged from the data analysis process. Findings revealed that lack of enforcement, facilities, awareness and incentives as some of the barriers for participating in the SSI. Suggestions for better participation in SSI were also proposed to the rightful stakeholders in ensuring successful implementation of the program.
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Keywords: Separation at Source Initiative (SSI); waste minimization; waste management; Solid Waste Management (SWM); Municipal Solid Waste (MSW); Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Razi, H. H. M., Roslly, K. A., Jurimi, S., & Sharkawi, S. (2022). Why does waste Separation at Source Initiative (SSI) did not fully commission in Malaysia? An exploratory preliminary study. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 10(2), 86–109.  
Assessing the Moderating Role of Organization Culture Effectiveness in Human Resource Management Practices and Organizational Innovation
Full text linkThe goal of this article is to investigate the role of human resource management (HRM) on innovation, organisational culture, and effectiveness. Firms' competitiveness and economic performance suffer when they are unable to expand and maintain their innovation capabilities. Malaysia's innovation capacity remains low. Furthermore, the lack of research and development (R&D) and innovation capabilities in the country shows significant hindrance. The ability of information and communications technology (ICT) enterprises to innovate is understudied despite the number of studies on the issue, specifically on ICT SMEs in Malaysia. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries have received little attention in previous studies on Malaysian innovation because those studies have mostly focused on the manufacturing sector and include only large corporations from the West. A survey technique is applied to gather information from the owners, CEOs, and managers of ICT SMEs. This study plan to receive and evaluated 200 responses in total. The research models and hypotheses were evaluated using the Partial Least Squares (PLS) method. This research addresses the gap between Human Resource Management and innovation The study's goal is to improve and evaluate a theoretical framework that connects HRM and inventive potential. The study's objective is also to enhance and test a theoretical framework linking HRM and innovative capability. This research addresses the gap between Innovative Centric Human Resource Management and innovation, as well as the connection between HRM and organization culture in the context of innovation.
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Keywords: HRM Practices; Innovation; Organizations Culture; Effectiveness
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Yusof, A. N. B. M., & Jamal, H. Z. B. (2022). Assessing the Moderating Role of Organization Culture Effectiveness in Human Resource Management Practices and Organizational Innovation. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 10(2), 127–138
The Influence of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation Factors on Employee's Performance at Pecca Leather Sdn. Bhd. as Mediated by Job Satisfaction
Full text linkEmployee performance has been a topic of interest for researchers and practitioners in the field of industrial or organizational psychology for decades. There is no single solution for the problem related to this topic. The present study is meant to investigate the factors that might contribute to increasing employee performance at Pecca Leather Sdn. Bhd. To further explain the relationship between the predictors and the outcome variable, job satisfaction was included as the mediating variable. The results indicate that task significance and growth, and task execution have significant direct relationship with job performance. Meanwhile, job satisfaction acts as a quasi-mediator on the relationship between task significance and growth and job performance and between task execution and job performance. Top management at the company must consider these two factors in motivating their staff to achieve high job performance. Other implications are discussed in the paper.
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Keywords: Extrinsic; Intrinsic Motivation; Job Performance; Job Satisfaction; Case Study
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Othman, A. K., Abdullah, M. Z., Aziz, N. F., & Tobi, S. N. M. (2022). The Influence of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation Factors on Employee's Performance at Pecca Leather Sdn. Bhd. as Mediated by Job Satisfaction. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 10(2S1), 28–52
Organizational Performance From Happiness Perspectives: Futuristic Measurement
Full text linkThis paper propagates that organizational performance should be evaluated through more relevant measures other than conventional financial and non-financial measures. The past study stressed that the practical organizational performance evaluation system should ensure the balance of financial and non-financial performance measures. In addition, organizational performance measures need to be chosen according to the context of the organization as they may have different outcomes in terms of performance. The appropriate selection of organizational performance measures is seen as a crucial factor in effectively accomplishing organizational strategic objectives. Therefore, this paper introduces the futuristic organizational performance measurement through happiness perspectives covering employees’ happiness, customers’ happiness and shareholders’ happiness. Non-financial performance could be measured through employee and customer happiness, whereas financial performance can be measured through shareholder happiness. Future research could confirm and enhance further the findings and contribution of organizational performance from happiness perspectives
Determinants of Takaful Performance in Malaysia
Full text linkThis paper intends to find out the factors influencing the company’s performance in Takaful industry in Malaysia. It is done by investigating on the micro level factors such as liquidity and firm size. For macro level factors, the study employs inflation and gross domestic product to know their influence towards performance of Takaful companies. The data for this research were gathered from the annual report of the company itself and from the World Bank website. The duration of the study is from year 2011 until 2020. The sample size of the study is five Takaful companies, and it makes the observations become 50. Panel Data Analysis is used to analyse the data. As a result, it shows that liquidity, size of the firm and GDP have significant relationship with the performance of Takaful companies in Malaysia. It is hope that the findings from this study will give impact and contribution towards the existing body of knowledge. Furthermore, it will give better understanding to the managerial level in order for them to improve their firm’s performance, thus will improve takaful industry performance in Malaysia.
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Keywords: Takaful performance, return on asset, size of the firm, liquidity, GDP
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Sahudin, Z., Abdullah, H., Abdul Rahim, H., Bahrudin, N. Z., & Pardi, F. (2022). Determinants of Takaful Performance in Malaysia. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 10(2S2), 1–17
Banks Fragility: Does It Matter To Diversify Their Income? A Cross-Countries Evidence
Full text linkIncome diversification sounds like more invulnerable yet, it is not always the case. Income diversification in banking could be advantageous or disadvantageous. This is because at one hand, income diversification mitigates the risk exposure, and on the other hand, it exposes the banks to more vulnerable financial health. Using unbalanced panel data of cross-countries that spans from 2009 to 2018, the study aims (i) to investigate the factors that influence banks' fragility; (ii) to compare significant differences in banks' fragility levels between Islamic and conventional banks and; (iii) to assess the interaction effects of income diversification on the relationship between size and banks fragility. The study employs a random effect model with cluster standard error in order to rectify the heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation issues. The study discovers capital level, cost efficiency, credit risk and size are the driven factors for banks fragility. Higher capital level and credit risk hamper the banks fragility. Corroborating to the too-big-to-fail theory, larger banks are more exposed to vulnerable of banks fragility. Interestingly, it is proven that different level of income diversification interacts the relationship between size and banks fragility differently. It is proposed for smaller banks to less focus on diversifying their income. Instead, the smaller banks should focus on the traditional banking businesses in which, accepting deposits and providing financing. Meanwhile, the larger banks are proposed to follow portfolio theory by diversifying their income in order to mitigate the banks fragility exposure.
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Keywords: Bank, Diversification, Liquidity, Stability, Financial Risk
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Amran, N. H., & Ahmad, W. (2022). Banks Fragility: Does It Matter To Diversify Their Income? A Cross-Countries Evidence. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 10(2S1), 144–16
Application of Artificial Intelligence in FinTech: The Decision of Youth Investors to use Robo-Advisor Platform as Micro-investing Alternative
Full text linkIn light of the emergence of artificial intelligence in financial technology and the fourth industrial revolution, this study aims to propose a research framework on the decision of youth investors in Malaysia to use robo-advisors. This study will examine the youth investor characteristics and robo-advisor characteristics that may influence youth investors' usage of robo-advisor platforms. Technological advances and knowledge-intensive activities increasingly drive economic growth; therefore, research on factors affecting the use of robo advisors should be performed to understand why more young people are investing in digital platforms. This objective will be answered using logistic regression throughout the study.
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Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Financial Technology, Logistic regression, Micro-investing, Robo-advisor
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Ruslan, R. A. H. M., Ibrahim, M. A., Abd Hamid, N. H. (2022). Application of Artificial Intelligence in FinTech: The Decision of Youth Investors to use Robo-Advisor Platform as Micro-investing Alternative. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 10(2S2), 38–54.  
The Mediation Effects of Tax Avoidance between ESG And Cost of Debt, Firm Value: Evidence from ASEAN Listed Corporations
Full text linkThe object of this research is to explore whether environmental, social, and governance (ESG) activities have an influence on capital structure, tax avoidance, and firm value in the context of Southeast Asia. Also, examining whether existing two mediating effects of corporate tax avoidance between ESG activities and the cost of debt, and between ESG activities and firm value. The researchers applied regression models and the Sobel test with a total of 1105 samples that are existing listed companies reporting ESG on the Refinitiv data stream from 2018-2021. The results pointed out that ESG has a positive significant impact on tax avoidance, firm performance, and the debt of the firm. It also showed a positive correlation effect between tax avoidance and the value of the firm. Tax avoidance plays a partial mediation role between ESG and firm value. Therefore, research findings contribute to the related literature and associated partitioners and investors could apply the results for managing corporations and understanding corporations’ operating strategies in the ASEAN region.
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Keywords: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG); Tax avoidance; Firm value; Cost of debt
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Duong, T., & Huang, Y. (2022). The Mediation Effects of Tax Avoidance between ESG And Cost of Debt, Firm Value: Evidence from ASEAN Listed Corporations. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 10(2S2), 201–232.  
The influence of sustainable logistic practices and supplier support on logistics transport performance: An empirical review on Malaysian logistics service providers
Full text linkThe article aims to focus on sustainable logistics practices and how their transport service providers performance is while offering transport services to manufacturers. The literature on sustainability indicators integrating social, environmental and economic dimensions are seldom appeared in the literature particularly in the logistics freight transport segment. In fact, the social aspect of sustainability practices was totally neglected in the literature and hence a study of this nature is initiated. The mediating effect of buyer supplier relationship between practices and performance has been further investigated. The framework has been developed from extensive synthesis of literature related to Sustainable Logistics Practices and Logistics Transport Performance with the mediating effect of supplier support. The study highlights on the manufacturers’ perceptions on transport logistics services. The existing research gaps on sustainable logistics were critically evaluated and is addressed through the research framework. This paper used triple bottom line approach to gauge the performance of trasnport service provider, TBL approach was less explored, therefore this research helps to address the gap identified under the sustainability logistics. In particular, most of the research on logistics practices either focus on individual dimension or combination of two dimensions based on environmental and economic aspects only. The present paper is among the few studies to conceptualize sustainability logistic practices for logistic freight transport sector in developing a holistic business model which includes social dimension as well.
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Keywords: Sustainable Logistics Practices; Logistics Transport Performance; Logistics Service Provider; Supplier Support
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Kumar, K. M. (2022). The influence of sustainable logistic practices and supplier support on logistics transport performance: An empirical review on Malaysian logistics service providers. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 10(1), 141–176. 
The Influence of funds on the Organizational Performance of SMEs in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana
Full text linkSmall and medium enterprises (SMEs) are critical to the economy's and industry's overall growth. However, in the long run, funding will be required to improve their performance, necessitating the need to fund their operations. This paper examined SMEs access to funds to finance their businesses and its effect on their performance in Tamale Metropolis. A Quantitative approach was used, and questionnaires were administered. The research data were collected from 92 respondents through a simple random sample technique. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyzed. The study found that the main source of funding for SMEs in the Tamale metropolis in Northern Ghana are: self, family and friends; funds sourced from these sources to a large extent did not have much effect on the performance of the SMEs. To enhance the SMEs opportunities to access funds from financial institutions, there is the need for trainings, workshops on business registrations, and entrepreneurship skills building. This will make them more attractive to financial agencies to lend them money to finance their businesses.
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Keywords: Funds; Small and Medium Scale Enterprise; SMEs Performance; Ghana
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Abubakari, A., Abdulai, M. S., & Adam, A. (2022). The Influence of funds on the Organizational Performance of SMEs in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 10(1), 109–140