Download or read book Knowledge Sharing Behavior UUM Press written by Nor Intan Saniah Sulaiman and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the critical success factors of knowledge sharing behaviour among Malaysian undergraduate students. Each university has their own method in delivering knowledge to their undergraduates, but occasionally they still have to meet the students’ requirement and these have not achieved. In this book, the question on what makes knowledge sharing behaviour successful among two Malaysian undergraduate communities in Manchester, United Kingdom and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will be answered. This book is very applicable and reliable for those who are interested in knowledge sharing behaviour research area.

Download or read book Global Halal Perspectives Past Present and Future UUM Press written by Risyawati Mohamed Ismail and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Halal has become more than just an eating habit of Muslims around the world in today’s global economy. It has evolved into a giant economic phenomenon which has affected the global ecosystem beyond the boundaries of religion, politics, culture and ethnicity. Politics, various halal businesses, social entities including geographical location play a part to reflect the complexity of the halal ecosystem. Discussions on its various aspects are richly illustrated through interdisciplinary global perspectives from students and scholars working across disciplines: social sciences, religious studies, humanities and sciences. Global Halal Perspectives — past, present and future brings forth a special set of knowledge and information that even the public will find interesting. This book is the outcome of a research funded by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia through its Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (S/O 13246).

Download or read book Contemporary Research in Brand Management UUM Press written by Hasnizam Shaari and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about research in brand management and contemporary issues in marketing. It is designed to bring today’s professionals, managers, academicians and students the current research findings relating to issues in branding and marketing across the globe. Generally, branding has been accepted as an important strategy in managing business and marketing activities. This is because effective branding and marketing strategies can help improve business performance and bring up companies to a better position. Hence, this book is a good reference to those who wanted to understand factors influencing product and service brand performance, issues on brand loyalty, consumer purchase intention and Islamic retailing.

Download or read book Sustainability Quality Practices and Models for Food and Beverages Industry UUM Press written by Muslim Diekola Akanmu and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2023-03-19 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nowadays, a considerable number of organizations are practicing green management from a global perspective. Many companies have now realized that there is a need to adapt to formal environmental practices and comply with international environmental standards due to growing global environmental concerns. This book organizes the concepts, processes, requirements and challenges related to quality management practices in a pragmatic approach to trigger the interests and readership of academicians and researchers. This study critically discusses quality management practices considering quality assurance, continuous process improvement, human resources management, benchmarking, management leadership, information and analysis and service design. If there is an increase in the global demand for sustainable products, then there could be a need for continuity in the capacity of the local and multinational companies to get certified. Therefore, this book considers quality management practices and ISO quality standards. This book reports the current trends of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 adoption in the Malaysian food and beverage industry. Pushing Malaysia towards the adoption of advanced quality practices has called for the critical analysis of quality management practices in the industries from a perspective of sustainability. Sustainability practices in manufacturing industries will both prevent internal economic and environmental damages and boost the economy by attracting international companies seeking investment related to the three bottom-line sustainability. This book also highlights the link between quality management practices and sustainability. In furtherance, quality management practices as antecedents of excellence are discussed and how excellence models in the manufacturing industry are important. This book highlights models such as European Foundation Excellence Model (EFQM) (1991), the Model of Peters and Waterman (1982), the Japanese Deming Award Model (1951), the Model of Malcolm Baldrige (1987), Leadership Excellence of Kanji, China Performance Excellence Model, and Malaysian Total Performance Excellence Model. This is good news for the future of quality professions and their alignments. Therefore, this book tightens the gap between academics and practitioners by providing solid insights into the relevant subjects and hopefully contributing to the knowledge of organizational excellence and quality managers who are leading 21st-century organizations and require excellence models for sustainability.

Download or read book Time Management in the Life of a Scholar UUM Press written by Kabiru Isa Dandago and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time management is a subject that concerns everybody: Male and female; rich and poor; young and old; leaders and followers; educated and uneducated; etc. It is a challenge that has to be faced squarely by everyone who is interested in accomplishing his/her tasks within the limited time available, and this time is equally endowed. This book is specifically focused on scholars, as role models for effective time management. These scholars could be at the primary school level, secondary school level, tertiary educational institutions (universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, etc.), research institutes/ centers, etc. It is a challenge for them to lead other time users on effective management and utilisation of time and also to go deep into research on various aspects of time management, so as to establish acceptable principles, models and theories on the subject matter. Although the book has the scholar in mind, other users of time in the various sectors of any economy would find this book very interesting and very useful. Good time management is the key factor to achieve so much more within the 24-hour-period endowed equally to mankind. Over the 24 years of his working life in the University, the authors has come to realise that most scholars in educational system and those in other levels of the educational sector are not according time management the attentions it deserves. The required attentions are: (i) in respect of its effective management to achieve desire results; and (ii) in respect of promoting it an a subject of study at various levels. This book is an attempt to address these two issues.

Download or read book Case Studies in Management and Business Volume 3 UUM Press written by Lim Chee Chee and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Institute for Management and Business Research (IMBRe) is pleased to put forward this book which contains a compilation of business management case studies. The cases in this book are meant for teaching and learning purposes which could be used for both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. In specific, the first case about Lang Buana Museums requires students to apply their knowledge of how to manage an entity in public sector with respect to its accountability, financial management and accounting to address the Museums’ problems in trying to improve the operation and financial conditions of the Museums. The second case about Regular Care insurance and Critical Care insurance requires students to apply their knowledge of insurance management and also financial management about time value of money (TVM) concept in making purchase decisions for different needs of medical care and for different premium payment terms. The third case about BFN Bank Berhad requires students to apply their knowledge of bank management with respect to commercial bank’s operations and its lending activities to come up with turnaround strategies in reducing the bank’s non-performing loans (NPLs) to enable the bank to generate high return. The fourth case about Langkawi Buffalo Park requires students to apply their knowledge of how to manage a farm to improve its performance with respect to management, marketing and finance by conducting SWOT analysis and re-establishing the length of time expected to break even. The fifth case about a small family business requires students to apply their knowledge of strategic management by performing SWOT analysis, explaining how business creates values under cost-leadership strategy, discussing the disadvantages of resource-based model and identifying exit barriers. The sixth and last case about Knots Group Café requires students to apply their knowledge of human resource management with regard to the recruitment, development (talent management) and retention of employees for business sustainability.

Download or read book Port Maritime and Hinterland Development in Southeast Asia UUM Press written by Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses myriad of issues and challenges in the field of port, maritime and hinterland development in Southeast Asia from multidisciplinary perspectives. Instead of focusing on only certain aspects of the maritime discipline, the book presents a range of different viewpoint from business and management, historical development, geography, law, and others. Although the book is made in the form of an edited book, readers will benefit and gain knowledge on many important issues in the field of port, maritime and hinterland development in Southeast Asia. This book will also be beneficial to all parties in this area, including policy and decision makers, government officials, port authorities, port operators or terminal operators, maritime-related service providers such as freight forwarders in port, ship agents, navigation officers, customs brokers, stevedores and other port users, shippers, passengers, and carriers. This book is also catered for those involved in maritime research or students who take maritime subject, or to the public who are interested in maritime issues. The contributors of this book are experts from diverse backgrounds with extensive experience in the fields of port, maritime and hinterland development. This is because we believe that maritime studies are intertwined with many aspects of life from environmental management to disputes at the sea, which will affect the maritime trade industry. Hence, issues in this book are also various. However, the emphasis is on the development of port, maritime and hinterland sector in Southeast Asia.

Download or read book Islamic Philanthropy and Social Development in Contemporary Practices UUM Press written by Sharifah Fadylawaty Syed Abdullah and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2023-09-17 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was mooted by the desire to disseminate knowledge of Islamic philanthropy to the community to help create a better understanding of philanthropy. It is hoped that an in-depth exploration of this book can help readers enrich their knowledge of Islamic philanthropy and inspire them to practice it in their daily lives. This book targets readers from various backgrounds. For example, it can be referenced and provide an overview to students to engage in volunteer activities because there are chapters in this book that focus on students. This book is also expected to assist researchers and academicians in exploring Islamic philanthropy more widely in all fields of contemporary studies. It is also an essential reference for scholars, international organizations, development agencies, governments, experts, and anyone with an interest in Islamic philanthropy. Admittedly, there are still many fields of philanthropic research that have not been extensively discussed, such as halal, built environment, health, and more.

Download or read book 50 Short Case Studies in Business Management UUM Press written by Dileep Kumar M and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Higher Education Institutions that run business management programs in Malaysia is under severe criticism from industry that the passing out management graduates do not have adequate practical exposure to the industry and lack of practical skills to deal industrial issues proactively as the catalyst of change. This indicates that the traditional management education curriculum, as presently constituted, may not be adequately preparing individuals for the challenges they experience as professional managers. To deal with this issue, many management institutes are adopting case study as a pedagogy, a hypothetical or actual business situation to formulate a recommended policy or decision based on the facts and figures provided, to induce practical exposure to the students by simulating case situations, which improve students analytical skills and decision-making skills. A case study in business management course is a rigorous analysis of an incident, situation, person, crisis or any such phenomenon or concept, in relation to industry, business or people in the organisations.

Download or read book Talent Development for Youth Entrepreneurship UUM Press written by Badariah Haji Din and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2020-08-16 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights the issues and challenges faced by youth in nurturing their entrepreneurial mind-set to start-up and sustain a business. Specifically, the Talent Development for Youth Entrepreneurship book captures views on the issues of entrepreneurial engagement among youth in Malaysia, social and cultural attitude towards youth entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education programme, business support, including physical infrastructure, regulatory framework conditions, access to finance or to start-up financing and skills mismatch faced by entrepreneurs.

Download or read book Human Resource Practice System in Malaysian Five Star Hotels UUM Press written by Rozila Ahmad and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organisations, including hotels, usually have more than one human resource practices system. Thus, this book is written to provide an understanding of the human resource practice system for managerial and non-managerial employees in the context of hotel industry. This book focuses specifically on five-star beach resort hotels in Malaysia. The human resource practices system for managerial employees includes empowerment while the recruitment and selection is more thorough. Their compensation is more attractive and their training is more rewarding. Both groups of employees are provided with a clear job description, orientation, employment security, objective performance appraisal, career development opportunity and effective communication.

Download or read book Greening The Supply Chain Responsive and Responsible Approaches UUM Press written by Mohd Rizal Razalli and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2022-04-03 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All organizations need to have an efficient and effective supply chain. The interconnected, interrelated and interlinked networks in today’s global business have pushed organizations to put greater emphasis on the supply chain to gain higher positive impact on their business bottom line. On the other hand, supply chain may also result in negative impact to the world due to the irresponsible business organizations. Despite the financial gain of the business, the environment and the society have to pay for the price of irresponsible actions of these organizations. As a result, the concept of Green Supply Chain has emerged to be as a solution to various societal and environmental problems. The aim is to achieve more sustainable development in doing a business. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) is the key and the climate change is the central issue to address today. This book discusses the importance of green supply chain to organizations and offers various suggestions to be green to the environment and society. The content is divided into 3 main parts: (1) Overview of the green supply chain management, (2) Green Strategy and Operations, and (3) Green Cycle. It is hoped that the book be useful to all particularly to organizations as well as researchers in practicing and researching on a supply chain agenda. Ultimate aim is for us to be responsive and responsible in providing product and services to our customer, society and environment.

Download or read book Introduction to Human Resource Management in Tourism and Hospitality Industry UUM Press written by Rozila Ahmad and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Human Resource Management in Tourism and Hospitality Industry is written for the reference of students taking courses related to human resource management in tourism and hospitality industry. This book contains some information of tourism and hospitality industry in Malaysia. Included in this book is information regarding industrial relations in Malaysia which applies Malaysian laws as some of the international laws are not applicable in Malaysia. This book applies new theories and information from a new source of reference to help students gain a new perspective on human resource management in the tourism and hospitality industry. The scope of the content is comprised of the overview of human resource management in tourism and hospitality industry, recruitment and selection, motivation, training and development, performance appraisal, reward, organization communication, employee relations and labour relations, leadership, international HRM, and the future of HRM in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Download or read book Philisophy and Theory of Law UUM Press written by Asmah Laili Yeon and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding of the philosophy and theory behind the law is significance to law makers, legal practitioners, academicians and laymen. The rationales are to have some understanding of public policy and the real aim of the laws that made up particular practices or the root of practices. Therefore, this book highlight selected philosophy and theory of laws in the area of commercial, financial and corporate law; medical law; constitutional and administrative law and lastly human resource law. The massive information and knowledge in this book will benefits law makers, legal practitioners, academicians, universities students in understanding the philosophy and theory of the law first, before appreciating and applying the substantive law in their profession and life.

Download or read book Case Studies in Management and Business Volume 6 UUM Press written by Hazeline Ayoup and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2022-03-13 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This case book contains a compilation of five cases on business and management in Malaysia. The first case describes the philanthropic practices of a construction company owner, Epic Valley Holdings Sdn. Bhd. through his corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. The second case demonstrates risk management practices for dengue of a small health care department of a higher learning institution. The third case concerns strategic decision-making based on financial information in an information, communications and technology (ICT) company. It illustrates the process of the company going public, the important things to consider during the process and challenges faced in the process before being listed. The fourth case is on credit risk management practices in a public listed bank in Malaysia. Specifically, this case delves into the risks involved in managing a consumer financing business. Finally, the fifth case highlights the use of equity valuation models in evaluating the equity value of Nestlè Malaysia Berhad for share purchase decision-making based on information provided in its annual reports.

Download or read book Business Practices in Malaysia Small and Medium Sized Enterprises UUM Press written by Mohd Khairuddin Hashim and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business Practices in Malaysia SMEs offers a fresh insight into the business practices that occurred as well as lacking in local small and medium-sized enterprises. The seven chapters in this volume, originally presented as paper at national and international conferences focus on various aspects of important business practices in Malaysian small business. More importantly, Business Practices in Malaysia SMEs shares its understanding of how small business in Malaysia are being managed. Primarily based on recent empirical studies, this insightful contribution will serve as an invaluable information resource as well as will appeal to those who wish to seek a better understanding of small business management practices in the local context.

Download or read book Recent Applications in Quantitative Methods and Information Technology UUM Press written by Nazrina Aziz and published by UUM Press. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a guide for researchers who are involved in statistical, mathematical, information technology and decision science analyses. The purpose of the book is to allow readers to get research ideas on a wide range of topics, such as sampling plans, capital budgeting, completion time in production line, searching pattern for mobile cache replacement policy, home security system with biometric finger print and web service technology. The analyses in each chapter are explained in detail with samples of real applications in daily life to assist readers to appreciate theoretical, algorithm and mathematical formulations. Prior to reading this book, readers are advised to have some basic foundation in statistical sampling, tabu search approach, neural network, algorithms, and mathematical formulation. This book will be beneficial to students and researchers who are looking for research topic of the research and how problems can be solved using an applied method.