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Detection of Fraudulent Financial Reporting using Ratio Analysis
Get PDFThe main objective of this analysis was to examine the uses of financial ratios as a tool for detecting fraud in financial reporting. This study examines the annual reports of companies that have been reprimanded by the Securities Commission from 2000 to 2009 for submitting false or misleading information. Ratio analysis was performed to see if fraudulent financial reporting were predictable or not. The ratios of leverage, profitability, efficiency, and liquidity with have been tested. This study uses trend analysis to figure out changes of more than 10% which may indicate the possibility of financial mismanagement as a change in the ratio of more than 10% annually can be seen as a sign of financial mismanagement. In conclusion, the findings show that signs of fraudulent financial reporting can be detected much earlier
Graduate on Time: Factors of Failure in UiTM Cawangan Johor
Get PDFThe percentage of diploma students who graduate on time in UiTM Cawangan Johor for each semester was inadequate. Therefore, this study seeks to explore the factors that influence students to be unsuccessfully graduating on time. A sample of 17 extended full-time modes (SML) students in the semester of July – August 2018 (intersession semester) had been utilised as the primary data. In this research, the descriptive analytics study was also used. The students were asked an open-ended question to get the required information based on the objective of the study. In 30 minutes, 97 answers were received and recorded. Based on the answers obtained by the students, there are 10 categories that can be identified according to the similarities of answers given by the students. The 10 categories are then called the factors. It includes (1) learning abilities, (2) attitude towards learning, (3) time management, (4) system, (5) lecturer, (6) strategy, (7) low self-confidence, (8) peer, (9) lack of family support and (10) financial difficulties. This study is important because it attempts to generate research-based recommendations in order to improve the percentage of students who graduate on time in UiTM Cawangan Johor. The findings of the study may suggest new methods of activities or programmes that are needed to be taken into consideration by the university in the future. The increase in GOT students will only materialise if the actions have been taken, which is depending on the findings of this study
The Effectiveness of Peer Tutoring in Elevating the Academic Performance of KUPTM Students
Get PDFIn most higher-learning institutions, peer tutoring is becoming a phenomenon. Peer tutoring is an instructional learning method involving students teaching other students. Students work in pairs to help each other understand a subject or do an academic assignment. Peer tutoring works best when students of different skill levels collaborate. This study's primary purpose was to investigate the effectiveness of peer tutoring in elevating the academic performance of KUPTM students. The research site has been chosen to be conducted within KUPTM due to the samples mostly being in the range of age from 18-31 years old. This will ensure that the researchers will receive answers and responses in a more matured and structured form. Furthermore, this research's specified area is justified to be in KUPTM because the ground objectives of this particular research are to explore the functionality of peer tutoring programs as the element of elevation in the success and performance of KUPTM students
The relationship between anxiety and sleeping disorder among staffs in a selected public university
Get PDFA growing number of studies on anxiety and sleep disorder are becoming a global health concern. The majority of studies were carried on a certain group of people, and a limited number of studies were conducted among the faculty and staff in a public university. Therefore, the study's objectives are to identify the level of anxiety and sleep disorders among academic and non-academic staff and determine the relationship between both levels of disorders. A survey method was applied in this research and involved 102 academic and non-academic staff of a selected public university. The respondents participated in an online survey questionnaire. A series of questions were used to retrieve information from the respondents on their demographic and identify their anxiety and sleep disorder levels. The study results showed a significant relationship between the level of anxiety and the level of sleep disorder at 0.05 level. This points out that public university staff needs intervention and treatment to reduce anxiety in improving their working performance
Working Capital Management and Extent of Influence on Public Listed Firms’ Performance in Industrial Product Industry.
Get PDFDue to the turbulent global environment, effective working capital management has been accentuated ever since the manifestation of the global financial crisis wherein the eventuality of the unforeseen plight is immensely affecting both firms’ profitability and liquidity risk. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of working capital management on firm performance, likewise furnishing insight into the pertinence of the theories that are applicable to exemplify the management of short-term resources in a firm. This study adopts dynamic panel data methodology, a one-step system generalised method of moments (GMM) to capture the endogeneity issues arising from the unobserved time-invariant firm-specific elements as well enhance the data efficiency. Adopting a sample of 156 Malaysian public companies listed on bursa Malaysia in the industrial products economy sector with the time period of 10 years (i.e. from 2007 through 2016), the researcher discovers evidence as follows: the coefficient results implying a significant negative linkage between working capital proxy (i.e. ccc) and firm performance indicators. The firm size has been signified as a remarkable control variable that might affect firm profitability as well as firm market valuation due to the competitive edges that could gain through economies of scale. The novelty verdict endeavours to accommodate intuitions for finance managers as well prospective investors in envisaging the momentous working capital management in trading-off liquidity and returns, particularly in the region of emerging countries such as Malaysia
PENGGUNAAN MEDIA SOSIAL DAN KEMURUNGAN DALAM KALANGAN PELAJAR UPSI
Get PDFMedia sosial memainkan peranan yang besar dalam kehidupan seharian masyarakat masa kini. Media sosial menjadi salah satu media yang mempunyai pelbagai fungsi dan sangat digemari oleh setiap masyarakat berbanding dengan media lain. Kemurungan pula merupakan gangguan mental dimana perasaan seseorang individu tersebut terganggu dan menyebabkan timbulnya perasaan sedih yang berpanjangan, keletihan dan ketiadaan tenaga, cepat marah dan juga hilang minat dalam aktivit harian. Kemurungan juga kerap terjadi dalam kalangan pelajar sama ada di peringkat rendah, menengah mahupun universiti. Kemurungan dapat dikesan melalui tingkah laku pelajar seperti keresahan, tekanan dan stress. Kajian ini dilakukan bertujuan untuk mengkaji perkaitan antara penggunaan media sosial dan kemurungan dalam kalangan pelajar UPSI. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kuantitatif dengan menggunakan borang kaji selidik yang mempunyai 3 bahagian iaitu bahagian A, B dan juga C. Borang ini diedarkan kepada 100 orang pelajar Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) sebagai sampel kajian. Pemilihan sampel kajian berdasarkan pemilihan persampelan mudah secara rawak. Analisis data menggunakan prisian SPSS versi 25. Hasil kajian ini diharapkan dapat memberi pencerahan bagaimana masalah kemurungan dan penggunaan media sosial berkait rapat antara satu sama lain dan juga dapat di atasi melalui kearah mendekatkan diri dengan agama
The Relationship of Perceived Usefulness, Trust and Price with Consumer Purchasing Behavior.
Get PDFThis study aims to determine the relationship between perceived usefulness, trust, and price in Malaysia's customer online purchasing behaviour. The research conducted a pre-test on 100 respondents from Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. The study used a survey to collect the data and applied descriptive and inferential analysis to analyse it. The pre-test finding indicated the instrument is reliable to be used for the actual data collection. According to the pre-test finding, the study foresees that there are high chances for all the factors such as the perceived usefulness, trust and price to be significantly related to the consumer online purchasing behaviour in Malaysia. The research finding is essential to expand the online shopping behaviour literature review and applicable to practitioners for various industries
A Study on the Use of Online Learning System (OLeS) among Academic Staffs in Private Higher Education Institutions.
Get PDFThere is a significant transformation for higher education to confront intense competition, enhance the academic program to meet the challenges of this competition and develop new teaching and learning strategies to fulfil the demand of the global marketplace. Furthermore, the rapid growth of internet-based innovations has resulted in changes in teaching approaches, and learning development manifested in different forms of e-learning. Even the traditional method such as tutorials and face-to-face tutorial lecturers are still strongly dominant, and higher education intensively invests in learning technologies to facilitate greater quality enhancements in students learning experiences. This study was conducted to explore the uses of the online learning system (OLeS) in the teaching and learning process among lecturers in Kolej Poly-Tech Mara Alor Setar. This study employed a qualitative approach; semistructured interviews and online learning records. The population of study consisted of 41 lecturers and was conducted November in 2018. Thematic analysis was used for semi-structured interview data, whereas Descriptive Analysis was utilized to analyse the online learning records. Through the thematic analysis; three main themes were revealed such as management encouragement and support, lecturers’ positive attitudes toward the use of online learning and the benefits of online learning towards students. Overall, the result showed positive attitudes among lecturers toward the uses of online learning due to the management efforts and perceive usefulness. Hopefully, these findings enhance our understanding of the uses of online learning in higher education, indicating several issues to consider while implementing online learning in teaching and learning
The Relationship of Preferred Factors to Choose Make-up
Get PDFThis research paper investigates the relationship between the factors that affect the make-up preference among female students in Kolej Universiti Poly-Tech Mara and their preference in choosing make-up. Make-up preferences among women are derived mainly from investigating social brain research, which is focused on physical attractiveness and showing the self to others. Nowadays, students prefer to wear make-up to enhance their self-confidence. The study aims to determine the factors that affect make-up preference among female students. The study used self-efficacy theory to develop the relevant variables. For this preliminary study, 100 responses were collected. The data were analysed using SPSS to determine the instrument's validity and reliability
Assumptions of Theory Z: A Tool for Managing People at Work
Get PDFManaging people at work is found significant for the survival of enterprises. Researchers and academicians around the globe have established that motivational management "Theory Z" by Dr William G. Ouchi (1981) is an excellent tool for increasing productivity and managing people at work. In the late Bangladeshi business, entrepreneurs are facing tremendous pressure to control and manage workers in their organizations. A focal concern of this study was to understand how best entrepreneurs of textile industries can utilize the assumptions of Theory Z to manage people at work. This study has found three key dimensions (organizational culture, consensus decision-making process, and mutual trust) of Theory Z and tried to find out the relationship of these dimensions with workers management at the workplace. The finding suggests that there is a moderate relationship between the assumption of Theory Z and the human resource management concept in Bangladeshi Textile Industries. The limitation of the research is that it has only three independent variables. Findings may provide business leaders in these contexts with an understanding of the possible adaptation of the concept of William Ouchi's Theory Z assumptions to manage people (the employees) at the workplace with a view to increase productivity and achieve organizational goals. The results of the study supported the predisposition of enterprise managers’ proclivity of accepting or denying to implement Theory Z assumptions to manage people at work. The research recommends the management of Bangladeshi Textile Industries should seek to improve their propensity to implement the assumptions of Theory Z to manage people and increase productivity