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Committer Assessment Practice in Blockchain Project: A Systematic Literature Review
Get PDFAs Blockchain projects gain popularity among developers, the number of patched codes rapidly increases. With such growth, it is difficult for the few committers to maintain it in a timely manner. Subsequently, the community is always in search of new committers. This highlights the imperative importance of committer assessment decisions towards the success of Blockchain. However, the practices come with risks whereby new committers may harm the project. For example, a new committer may initiate a hard fork that splits a project. Numerous systematic literature reviews have investigated developer turnover’s impact on open-source software (OSS) projects. These studies mainly focused on aspects such as community participation, engagement, and motivation. However, previous reviews often overlooked committer assessment practices, particularly in the context of Blockchain projects. Although Blockchain operates as OSS, its distinct attributes, such as decentralisation and cryptography, justify the need for a dedicated review. Therefore, the objectives of this review are to 1) identify committer assessment practices, 2) identify problems in committer assessment, 3) identify existing factors in committer assessment, and 4) suggest some possible research topics. These goals were achieved through a systematic review of literature published between 2010 and 2022. The findings suggest that previous assessment models are useful but mainly focus on technical factors. The results also indicate that studies focusing on behavioural tendencies, which influence human activities, have so far been neglected. Finally, the paper concludes by charting potential open research opportunities
CEO, CFO, and board attributes’ effect on fair value agriculture disclosure
Get PDFThis study analyzed the current practice of Malaysian agricultural companies in disclosing their biological assets by examining the effect of chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO), and board attributes on fair value agriculture disclosure (FVAD), consequently proposing a standardized fair value disclosure model that could help agricultural companies to improve their FVAD. Based on disclosure paragraphs in MFRS 141 Agriculture, a comprehensive FVAD index was developed using the content analysis technique. Utilizing data from 84 firm-year observations for agricultural companies listed on the Bursa Malaysia from 2017 to 2019, regression analysis was performed to test the relationship of FVAD with the attributes of the CEO and CFO, and board characteristics. The regression results provided evidence of positive associations between FVAD and CEO educational background, CFO tenure, board size, and board independence. These results constitute important empirical inputs of a positive association between top executives’management attributes and accounting disclosure. Both CEO and CFO age were found to associate negatively with FVAD, and CEO tenure was found not to significantly affect FVAD. The findings from this study could shed some light on implementation in terms of corporate governance on the appointment of top management. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the first studies to investigate the impact of CEO, CFO, and board characteristics on FVAD, particularly in Malaysia. It has also established a comprehensive index for measuring FVA
Meta-analysis of food supply chain: pre, during and post COVID-19 pandemic
Get PDFBackground: Despite the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on the food supply chain since 2020. Understanding the current trends of research and scenarios in the food supply chain is critical for developing effective strategies to address the present issue. This study aims to provide comprehensive insights into the pre, during, and post COVID-19 pandemic in the food supply chain. Methodology: This study used the Scopus database from 1995 to November 6, 2022, to analyse the food supply chain. Bibliometric analysis was conducted using VOSviewer software to create knowledge maps and visualizations for co-occurrence, co-authorship, and country collaboration. Biblioshiny, a shiny app for the Bibliometrix R package, was then used to explore theme evaluation path maps in the research domain. Results: The bibliometric analysis of 2523 documents provides important insights into present and future publication trends. Top author keywords included blockchain, traceability, food safety, sustainability, and supply chain management. The Sustainability (Switzerland) journal ranked first in productivity, and the International Journal of Production Economics received the highest citations. The United Kingdom was the most productive country, collaborating with partners in Europe, Asia, and North America. The Netherlands had the highest percentage of documents with international authors, while India and China had the lowest. The thematic evaluation maps revealed that articles focused on important research topics including food processing industry, information sharing, risk assessment, decision-making, biodiversity, food safety, and food waste. Conclusion: This study contribute to the growing body of literature on the food supply chain by providing a comprehensive analysis of research trends during different phases of the pandemic. The findings can be used to inform policymakers and industry leaders about the measures required to build a more resilient and sustainable food supply chain infrastructure for the future. This study considered only Scopus online database for bibliometric analysis, which may have limited the search strategy. Future studies are encouraged to consider related published articles by linking multiple databases
Hubungan Kesihatan Mental Dengan Motivasi Dalam Kalangan Palapes Universiti Utara Malaysia
Get PDFKajian ini memberikan tumpuan kepada isu kesihatan mental dan tahap motivasi dalam kalangan anggota Palapes (Pasukan Latihan
Pegawai Simpanan) Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). Terdapat tiga elemen utama bagi kesihatan mental iaitu kemurungan, kebimbangan dan tekanan yang telah dikenalpasti hubungannya dengan motivasi intrinsik dan motivasi ektrinsik. Kajian ini juga bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti tahap kesihatan mental dan motivasi di kalangan anggota Palapes UUM. Selain itu, kajian ini juga menguji perbezaan tahap kesihatan mental dan motivasi berdasarkan jantina. Objektif terakhir adalah untuk mengkaji hubungan antara kesihatan mental dan motivasi dalam kalangan anggota Palapes UUM. Kajian ini berbentuk kuantitatif dengan melibatkan soal selidik sebagai instrumen kajian. Skala Kemurungan, Kebimbangan, dan Tekanan (Depression, Anxiety dan Stress Scale -DASS-21) digunakan untuk mengukur tahap kesihatan mental di kalangan anggota Palapes UUM manakala Students Work Preference Inventory (SWPI) digunakan untuk mengukur tahap motivasi pelajar. Seramai 152 responden dipilih secara persampelan bertujuan daripada tiga pasukan Palapes di UUM iaitu Darat, Laut dan Udara. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis menggunakan perisian Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) versi 29. Analisis yang dilakukan termasuk analisis frekuensi, peratusan, ujian-T sampel bebas dan Korelasi Pearson. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa tahap kemurungan, kebimbangan dan tekanan dalam kalangan pelajar Palapes UUM berada pada tahap normal. Tahap motivasi intrinsik adalah tinggi manakala motivasi ektrinsik adalah sederhana. Selain itu, hasil kajian juga menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan tahap kesihatan mental dan motivasi antara lelaki dan perempuan. Kajian ini juga
memberikan bukti adanya hubungan positif antara kesihatan mental dan motivasi pelajar. Kesimpulannya, hasil kajian ini dapat digunakan sebagai rujukan oleh pihak-pihak yang terlibat dalam meningkatkan kesedaran terhadap kesihatan mental dan motivasi dalam kalangan pelajar Palapes UUM
Exploring The Drivers of Working from Home Preferences During Covid-19 Pandemic Among Engineers in Manufacturing Company
Get PDFCOVID-19 pandemic has changed and forced many parties, including individuals and business organizations, to alter their lifestyles, business patterns and working arrangement. Consequently, this situation cause majority of businesses to implement work from home (WFH) to the employees to ensure the business operations can operate continuously and sustainably. This study is conducted to explore the drivers that contributes to working from home preferences during covid-19 pandemic among engineers in manufacturing company. Specifically, this study examines the work environment, work-life balance, job satisfaction and performance, and work from home preferences. This study employed a purposive sampling technique with several inclusion criteria and was quantitative by using a survey involving 172 engineers in the manufacturing company. The study findings revealed that work environment and work-life balance significantly influence work from home preferences while job satisfaction and job performance are vice versa. This study also highlights the study implications, limitations, and possible future studies
Impact of training and development and employee engagement on employee performance among medium manufacturing enterprises
Get PDFThis study's overarching goal is to empirically examine how training and development impact employee performance in Malaysia's medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (MMEs). A comprehensive questionnaire is used to collect the data from 280 employees of MMEs. This study conducted a cross-sectional survey, and the data were analyzed using SmartPLS 3.3.9 for multivariate statistical analysis. The partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) method determines the relationship between exogenous and endogenous variables. The development of an integrated research framework was accomplished. According to the study's findings, training and development affect employee performance. The research was conducted in MMEs, and the analysis is based on cross-sectional data that cannot be contextualized for a broader range of industries. The study results will assist policymakers, legislators, and MME management in lobbying for practical and well-articulated training and development strategies to improve employee engagement and performance. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by providing empirical evidence that training and development influence employee performance in Malaysian MMEs by combining essential parts of existing literature
Institutional Quality and Poverty Reduction in ECOWAS Countries: Evidence from Driscoll and Kraay
Get PDFThe rising situation of poverty especially in developing countries has been a disturbing issue to the academic environment and policymakers for a long time. Despite voluminous research on how various economic factors affect poverty reduction, the problem persists. Within this context, the current study evaluates the influence of institutional quality on poverty reduction among 12 countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the period of 1984-2018. The study employs the second-generation estimation techniques, specifically the Driscoll and Kraay (1998) estimation technique which is robust to cross-sectional dependence. The main findings indicate that improvement in the institutional quality arrangement will go a long way in reducing the poverty levels in the ECOWAS countries. Hence, the policy recommendation is all the countries within the sub-region need to put more efforts to strengthen the institutional environment in the sub-region
Transforming Strategies in The Digital Era: The Role of social media In Customer Value Analysis and Crisis Management for Tourism Firms
Get PDFSocial media is gaining popularity nowadays and is increasingly being used by many small and large organisations. Organisations are adopting new social platforms and technologies to achieve their key and effective management strategies. However, there are still opportunities to explore the role of new technologies in developing useful strategies. In current research, the utilisation of technological tools especially social media was examined to improve the customer value analysis in the organisations. Besides, the research of social media use for crisis management is also increasing and the relevant strategies are still being-investigated. To overcome this gap, this research aims to evaluate the impact of the use of social media on customer value analysis and crisis management. To attain this, a detailed questionnaire was adapted from several different studies. Data were collected from a diverse targeted sample of tourism-related firms from all over Malaysia, including hotels, resorts, travel agencies and transportation companies. The model was tested using Smart PLS software and the results were generalised. Overall, this research will add a noteworthy contribution to the literature by highlighting the significance of social media and recognising its urgency during crisis for businesses. It will also help in answering questions regarding the role of social media usage towards customer value analysis and crisis management of organisations in the Malaysian tourism sector. Moreover, the practitioners will use the findings to make strategies for crisis management and build customer value chain
The Impact of Perceived Employability on The Employment Quality of Management Graduates: The Mediating Role of Focused Job Search
Get PDFGaining quality employment as the outcome of an exhaustive job search process apparently has no clear pathway for success. With
little experience of the job market, young graduates’ initial steps into the complexity of finding the right job essentially need guidance.
This study provides insights on how recent management graduates could achieve long-term employment success through factors that
would assist them in obtaining quality jobs. A conceptual framework rooted in social-cognitive career theory imparted the present study a twofold purpose of examining the effect of perceived employability (internal and external) and focused job search on employment quality (starting salary and job satisfaction) and investigating the intervening employment quality. A two-wave correlational study was performed which involved 250 recently employed management graduates. The structural equation modelling analysis via Partial Least Square (PLS) found that the internal perceived employability was significantly related to starting salary and job satisfaction. However, the external perceived employability was only significantly related to starting salary. Moreover, a competitive mediation by focused job search showed its negative influence on the relationship between internal perceived employability and starting salary. Finally, the results upheld that employability perceptions and a job search approach are vital aspects to be considered during the university-to-work transition. These insights would assist the career counsellors to instill positive employability perceptions in the focused management graduates to enhance their possibility of obtaining better pay and a more satisfying job