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Trust of Information Technology Governance in High School Institution (HSI): A Conceptual Framework
Get PDFThis study aims to build a conceptual framework for previous research. This research is related to High School Institution (HSI) readiness and usability for using the Information Technology Governance Trust (ITGT) model. The findings based on the literature review provide the initial construction and subsequently become a model conceptual framework. The comparison results with previous research indicate an influence between readiness and usability to user trust when implementing Information Technology Governance (ITG.) in an institution. The
impact was identified through past literature, namely assessing the relationship between the Readiness domain and the Usability domain towards ITG. By testing
HSI users, a trust will appear through testing to develop a framework model researc
Success Factors of Women Entrepreneurs in the Digital Economy
Get PDFA ceaseless and often heated debate about gender-bias businesses continues to perpetuate a slanted but popular portrayal of male-prowess in successful business ventures and male-dominated corporate stewardship in every conceivable aspect of operating, managing, driving and growing business, technology and innovation every time and any time since yesteryears and until today. This paper, not seeking to challenge the mendacity of this pervasive-myth of male entrepreneurship start-ups nor diminishing its leadership-dominant influence, attempts to reinforce the verity about women entrepreneurs, whose insidious but unannounced entry into various business ventures in the threshold of exclusive male-entrepreneurship domain has already started over the years. The purpose of this paper therefore is to verify the determinants of women entrepreneurial success in terms of ascertaining skills development (business attributes), entrepreneurial competencies (entrepreneurial practices) and personal traits of target-respondents through a self-administered google-form usage questionnairesurvey in the Klang Valley of Malaysia. A pilot study and subsequent survey-findings analysis using the Cronbach’s α test was conducted to test the reliability of the data collected, including a correlation analysis using the SPSS software to validate the acceptance or rejection of the research hypotheses. The results suggested that entrepreneurial competencies, out of the three-factor determinants of women entrepreneurial success, is ranked most influential among women-owned SMEs in Malaysia. A breakdown analysis suggests that 67 percent of the majority respondents asserted diligence (‘hard work’) as the first personal trait accountable for entrepreneurial success, followed by 65 percent respondents on the ability to endure challenges during economic or business downturn, and 64 percent of the respondents on willingness to take risks. Furthermore, formal education - irrespective of its level and specialization including literacy and ability to identify opportunities and market trends - is cited as a significant factor affecting entrepreneurial ventures. The accepted hypotheses confirm that the successful women entrepreneurs - from diverse ethnic backgrounds and life experiences - have common certificated qualifications, family support and network-social relationships to acquire skills-set to explore entrepreneurial opportunities. These determinants of their success, abetted by a blend of personality traits and behavioural orientation, can provide useful pointers for policy-makers and business community to further engage and strategize potential women entrepreneurs for country economic wealth creation
Does Entrepreneurship Education, Motivation, Ability, Attitude and Social Factors Influence Entrepreneurship Intentions in Indonesia?
Get PDFThe high unemployment in high school and university graduate students is a problem that must be solved by the Indonesian government. Various methods are used to reduce the unemployment rate for college students, one of them is by fostering students' intention in entrepreneurship. College students Entrepreneur intentions are expected to be able to grow entrepreneurs who can open jobs. To push entrepreneurship intention, many factors affect students' entrepreneurship intentions. This research is conducted to find out the determinants of student entrepreneurship intentions. This research uses quantitative research with multiple regression statistical analysis with a sample of 221 respondents. The results of the study found that entrepreneurship education influences entrepreneurship attitudes but does not affect entrepreneurship intentions, motivation influences entrepreneurship attitudes and entrepreneurship intentions, ability influences entrepreneurship attitudes but does not affect entrepreneurship intentions, social factors, and entrepreneurship attitudes affect entrepreneurship intentions. The dominant factor affecting entrepreneurship intentions is the entrepreneurship attitude that the campus and the government have inculcated the spirit of a good entrepreneurship attitude by creating entrepreneurship education and training methods as well as conducting mentoring for final semester students as prospective entrepreneurs and beginners entrepreneurs
Innovation through Delivery of Tacit-Explicit Knowledge: A Maqasid Approach
Get PDFInnovation plays an important role in generating progress through transformation and improvement. It begins at the earliest stage of the process, which is knowledge delivery. Explicit knowledge is the most significant knowledge delivered before innovation can take place. While tacit knowledge has no significant role due to its nature of being very difficult to measure its effectiveness. Tacit knowledge is identified as one of the main elements for the delivery of knowledge towards innovation. However, innovation through the most efficient tacit-explicit knowledge can still leave the adverse effect, if no boundary lines are determining
how innovations take place. The present study has employed a qualitative research design using the hermeneutic approach to propose Islamic innovation through the maqasid shari’ah approach in the context of knowledge delivery, as the initial process in innovation
Octalysis Audit to Analyze Gamification on Kahoot!
Get PDFSince its release in 2013, 4.4 billion people around the world have used Kahoot!. Various topics with multiple languages have been made so that there are at least 200 billion games. A very high number for an educational application. Why Kahoot! So interesting? This study
aims to analyze the gamification elements found in Kahoot! as a benchmark to create engaging game-based learning in industrial 4.0. The method used is the Octalysis Audit, which examines eight aspects of game psychology: meaning, achievement, empowerment, ownership, social influence,scarcity,unpredictability,and avoidance. The results showed, Kahoot! A value of 441 in Octalysis was obtained. This result shows an excellent balance between positive and negative motivation. Besides, Kahoot also has a balance between Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
Student's Attitude and Satisfaction Towards Transformative Learning: A Research Study on Emergency Remote Learning in Tertiary Education
Get PDFThis study aims to discover the university student’s attitude and satisfaction towards online learning during COVID-19 in Malaysia. The survey method was conducted on 97 students from a university in Kuching to understand
student’s attitudes and satisfaction in four major aspects; the learning mate�rials, assessments, communications, and technological tools used and tech�nical support in their emergency remote learning experience. The findings of this study show that most of the students have a positive attitude and satisfac�tion in the online learning delivery. This study revealed that relevant implica�tions of instructional pedagogy approach and appropriate integration of technological tools can be very helpful to ensure the continuous success in
delivering learning content during this COVID-19 pandemic time
Robust Governance as Catalyst of Digitalization of Human Capital
Get PDFInternational organizations; be it the clients, consultants or contractors, face the gruelling task of acquiring the right talent for the job or risk cost over-run due to mismanaging resources while executing multiple projects simultaneously. Cost, time and quality of the
completed product is governed by the ever changing demand and supply in this industry. This study was conducted in a Malaysian Oil and Gas company in the United Arab Emirates. The purpose of the study is to find a project governance matrix most suited for post-COVID
environment. Qualitative findings analyse five key elements in resource management; namely manpower, tools, knowledge, skills, and experience. This paper will discuss a concise view of challenges faced in project management and suggests ways to develop the best approach in tackling the issues of the workforce. Findings indicate that the gaps studied have an equal
correlation in producing optimal results. Project management systems demands continuity. Proper governance is the catalyst to a dynamic resource management and efficient project management. Interpretations and conclusions is suited for Oil and Gas project management,
but generalized to suit other robust industries
The Relationship Between Managerial Characteristics of Frontline Staff and Customer Loyalty in Malaysian 5-Star Hotels
Get PDFCustomer loyalty has been an important topic for business sustainability because research shows that loyal customer will lead to increased financial performance in a long run. Previous studies have stated that customer satisfaction is an antecedent of customer loyalty and suggested that frontline managers play a vital role in this relationship. However, few studies have explored the relationship between frontline manager’s characteristics and customer loyalty. This study adapted quantitative methods to determine which managerial characteristics (i.e. managerial competencies,
service quality, personality traits & technology acceptance) have a significant relationship with customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. The respondents were the team leaders, supervisors, assistant managers and managers from front office department, housekeeping department, food & beverage department and sales department from 10 selected 5-star hotels located in major tourism destinations in Malaysia. The respondents completed a survey questionnaire to measure their managerial characteristics, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. Through correlation, regression and mediation analysis, the result demonstrated that customer
satisfaction mediates the relationship between service quality and personality traits of frontline managers and customer loyalty. The results provide a better understanding of the managerial characteristics which has a significant effect on customer loyalty in the hospitality industry which has not been highlighted in previous studies
Coping with Transitions: A Study of International Undergraduate Students at a Private Institution
Get PDFThe intensity of the transition experience faced by international students is attributed to the multiple fronts of challenges faced including the change of academic systems, sociocultural adjustments and limited access to familiar support due to distance and situation. This research was an in-depth study of the experiences of international students at a Malaysian private tertiary institution during the transition period of moving in, moving through and moving out of a university environment. It explored their lived experiences, ascertained their challenges and identified the resources, in the form of assets and liabilities, and other factors that influenced these experiences. Due to the exploratory nature of the objective, the phenomenological design was adopted not just to explore but to interpret their lived experiences. Data was gathered via semi-structured interviews with 19 undergraduate students who were at different stages of the transition experience. The Theory of Transition by Nancy Schlossberg, which espouses studying how individuals approach a transition in terms of the impact and the changes the transition brings to their life, was used as the theoretical framework. This study reveals a dynamic journey of continual growth and progress which unfolded throughout the transition experience. To a certain extent, this growth was made possible due to a balance of experiences consisting of difficult challenges at one end of the spectrum and enjoyable memorable moments at the other. Other factors that made growth possible were the assets and liabilities in their possession, identified based on Schlossberg’s 4 S System: Situation, Self, Support and Strategies. These factors did not act in isolation; they interacted in various combinations. Of particular novelty among the findings is the streamlining of challenges into categories of Psychosocial, Administrative, Physical and Academic (PAPA). The findings led to the identification of systems that work and those that need work. Although this study focussed on the students of one institution, some of their experiences were influenced by government policies that were applicable to all private tertiary institutions. When it comes to
institution-specific elements, the systems that work are essentially ‘best practices’. For the systems that need work, further discussions need to be held since many of these originate from policy-level decisions that affect the transition experience of international students in Malaysia
AeU Insights 2021 Webinar 2: Vice-Chancellors’ Forum 2
No full textThe outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 has become a major disruption to higher educational institutions (HEIs) globally cancelling in-person classes and moving to online-only instruction. This pandemic has significantly altered nearly every aspect of HEIs life, from admissions to enrolment and graduation. These concerns also aggravated due to the financial future of HEIs in a time of considerable financial instability, both in the form of unexpected costs and potential reductions in revenue. As the situation continues to develop, this Webinar is taking an active role in addressing both the immediate and long-term challenges related to the outbreak, and its impact on HEIs.
In this Webinar forum we are pleased to have a panel of three VCs and Rectors from ACD Universities from Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Philippines to share their first-hand experiences in mitigating the impact of this unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic on their HEIs and to share the lessons learned and how they have emerged stronger to due new learning