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Conceptualising entrepreneurial orientation and professionalism of human resource for business sustainability in the digital era
No full textLink to publisher's homepage at https://ijbt.unimap.edu.myBusiness model innovation has provided a new space for the dynamic development of networks driven by the evolution of digital technology as a modern approach to the realisation of business sustainability (BS). Specifically, in modern business, technology supports the new digital economy, which places increasing demands on human intelligence. However, BS should be seen in the context of efforts to build competitive advantage by using an ethical approach to support innovative solutions that have a positive impact on society. The achievement is not only the result of careful analysis but also 'responsibility'. Consequently, in the digital era, professionalism is not only in terms of knowledge or skills related to technology adoption; professional ethical standards determine BS. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore the extent to which EO (EO), through its components, formulates BS in the digital era through the role of professionalism in human resource as a mediator. A literature review method was applied in this study to provide a new model for the issue discussed. This study implies that EO encourages businessmen to become successful entrepreneurs in establishing BS in the digital era, mediated by the professionalism of human resource. Finally, this study provides a new approach to business problems as a strategy for anticipating the current dynamic environment. Besides, this study presents literature on the concepts of EO and BS for preparing professional human resource in the business sector to face the high competition in the digital era
Anugerah Seri Gemilang 2022
No full textAnugerah Seri Gemilang UniMAP 2022 berlangsung pada 14 Mac 2023 di Dewan Kecemerlangan, Kampus Alam UniMAP, Pauh Putra, Perlis, Malaysia
Simulation of breast cancer imaging using magnetic induction tomography
No full textMaster of Science in Biomedical Electronic EngineeringIn order to reduce the physical trauma caused by breast compressions, exposure to
radiations and the high price of diagnostic tests, a new cost effective magnetic induction
tomography (MIT) system is proposed to identify and locate tumors among the
heterogeneous breast tissues. This technique operates in a non-invasive and contactless
manner with the breasts. The numerical simulation imaging system consists of 16 sensor
coils with 1 coil acting as the transmitter and the rest as receivers at a single time period,
leading to a total of 240 receiver readings. The receiver readings and 240 generated
sensitivity matrices were then used to reconstruct the images of the breast using linear back
projection (LBP) algorithm after a careful comparison has been made on the algorithm with
newton one-step error reconstruction (NOSER) and truncated singular value decomposition
(TSVD) algorithms. The reconstructed images were assessed in terms of three essential
error metrics which are the resolution (RES), magnification (MAG), and the position error
(PE). The average errors are 0.004728, 13.7793, and 45.1929 for the RES, MAG and PE
metrics respectively. Nonetheless, the average error metric values for the images of tumors
located deepest, at the origin (0,0), show better results in terms of PE, that is -2.5356. A
strong correlation between the MIT sensor readings and the size of simulated breast tumor
was also observed from the adjusted R square value which is 0.998, indicating that the data
fitted are very close to the regression line. The obtained results verify that the proposed
MIT design and image reconstruction algorithm provide a promising alternative for breast
cancer imaging although further studies are required to validate the simulation MIT data
Design and development of free space optic (FSO) communication haze and rain weather conditions
No full textMaster of Science in Communication EngineeringThis research was conducted to study the effects of haze and rainfall on the improved
performance of FSO system. An FSO system is an optical wireless system which use
atmosphere as the transmission medium. Despite excellent advantages of high
bandwidth, secured, low cost and flexibility, it is vulnerable towards weather conditions
such as haze and rain as these phenomena cause signal attenuation due to the
atmospheric scattering. An FSO system with improved performance under these heavily
attenuated conditions was selected from three different proposed designs of FSO
system. These three designs of FSO system were made and simulated using simulation
software called OptiSystem. Compared to the basic design of FSO system which only
has one FSO channel, Design 1 has been installed with two optical channels. Then the
effects of rain and haze were studied on the design based on the Bit Error Rate (BER)
and Q Factor achieved. From the result analysis, Design 2 was proposed as an effort to
improve the system performance of Design 1. Compared to Design 1, Design 2 has two
CW lasers as optical source installed and just one optical channel. The two-beam link
and single FSO channel have improved the system performance in term of the BER and
Q Factor. The BER reduced and the Q Factor increased. Based on the simulation
analysis of Design 1 and Design 2, Design 3 has been ultimately proposed as a measure
to create the best improved FSO system which could operate the most efficiently in
haze and rain conditions compared to the previous designs. Design 3 was installed with
an optical amplifier at both transmitter and the receiver sides to amplify the optical
signal and maintain it at a high level. The design has also been installed with five
optical channels to increase the scattering attenuation on the system for study purposes.
Despite that, the system still operated at high performance and still has a better
performance than Design 1 and Design 2. In the study, several parameters were altered
for the purposes of the research, namely bit rate, effective received power, link distance,
aperture diameter and attenuation. Bit Error rate and Q Factors of the proposed designs
were analysed to study the improved performance of FSO system in rainy and hazy
days. Theoretical analysis was done on the data collected from the meteorological
centre and the results were used for the simulation analysis using Optisystem
Innovation performance, market orientation, technology orientation and firm performance in Northwestern Nigeria: the role of business environment
No full textMaster of Science in Entrepreneurship and TechnopreneurshipWith increasing globalization and fast pace of technology advancement in recent decades, there is a need to instil innovation, market orientation and technology orientation spirit amongst Nigerian SMEs as Nigeria is striving to become an among the top 20 leading economies in the world. According to World Trade Report (2016) SMEs in Nigeria faced with several challenges namely: lack of skills and technology, innovations and regulatory uncertainty make it difficult for SMEs to survive in the competitive environment. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of innovation performance (IP), market orientation (MO) and technology orientation (TO) that will lead to better firm performance. This study also examines the moderating role of business environment on the relationship of between innovation performance, market orientation, technology orientation and SMEs performance in the North-western Nigeria. The samples of 266 were obtained from SMEs registered with Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN). The Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the study hypotheses. This study found that innovation performance, market orientation, and technology orientation are an important strategy for SMEs performance in Nigeria. The findings reveal a significant positive relationship between IP, MO, TO, BE and firm performance. Similarly, the study found that business environment strengthens the degree of the relationship between innovation performance and market orientation. Contrary, the findings of the study indicate that business environment does not moderate the relationship between technology orientation and firm performance. The findings provide important insights to owner/managers of SMEs, policy makers, and researchers to further understand the effects of innovative performance, market orientation, technology orientation and firm performance on SME performance. Similarly, the findings has contributed several practical implications in the context of entrepreneurship, understanding the influence of IP, MO, TO and BE is important to policymakers such as Small and Medium enterprise development agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Central Bank of Nigeria, Civil societies, Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and Northwest State Government in designing the policies and programs on entrepreneurship programs in the country through applying innovation performance, market orientation, technology orientation and as well as creating enabling business environment that will support SMEs to improve performance