The antecedents of organizational citizenship behavior in public universities

This study examines the determinants of employee organizational citizenship behavior (OCBs) among middle Malaysia level administrator employees of public universities sector organization in Malaysia. This study explored the role of trust (T) as a mediator on the relationship between servant leade...

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The impact of nation brand dimension on foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan

Pakistan is facing some limitations in implementing some of the programs due to financial constrains for developmental project. However, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) can effectively resolve this issue if properly promoted. So, before a country can focus on foreign direct investment, it&#x...

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Macroeconomic and bank-specific determinants of non-performing loans: A panel analysis on Malaysian commercial banks

This study utilized dynamic and static panel data analysis to investigate the macroeconomic and bank-specific determinants of non-performing loans (NPLs) of commercial banks in Malaysia over the period of 2002-2013. The first objective of this study was to investigate the relationship betwee...

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An investigation on stock market performance of Asean plus three

The objective of this thesis is to explore the equilibrium relationship and short-run dynamics between stock market performance and crude oil price and the three selected macroeconomic variable (Consumer price index, exchange rates and money supply) of ASEAN plus three. Efficient market ...

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A conceptual framework on pertinent important factors for the green building development in Malaysia

This study aims to investigate the prima facie conjecture that there are problems on evaluation the development of green building in Malaysia with regard to the effectiveness of Green Building Index (GBI). This is due to the lack of information on its effectiveness. These prob...

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The challenge of leadership in flood disaster management: A case study on flash floods in Pakistan

Disaster Management Authorities (DMAs) in Pakistan is seen to be facing some limitations in execution of the planning in different phases of disaster management. However, the leadership of these DMAs can effectively resolve this issue if they are professionally qualified, properly trained&#x...

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Evaluation on the local residents’ perception on environmental impacts of coastal tourism development in Teluk batik, Perak, Malaysia

Coastal area is identified as an area where there is an interface between law and ocean. Hence, the recent changes in size, composition and distribution on coastal area pertaining to development shall directly affect the surrounding regions due to the changes in land use and&#...

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Developing brand loyalty model through brand personality mediation with relationship marketing aspects

The research investigated the brand loyalty standing of Pakistani soft drink cola brand with international brands to find out reason why local cola brand is far behind in comparison with international brands. A brand loyalty model has been proposed and empirically tested. Brands co...

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Employer branding and intention to apply for a job using social media as moderator in banking industry, Pakistan.

Regardless of the growing popularity of the concepts of branding, familiarity and reputation support on social media in marketing, there is inadequacy in HRM’s understanding of how these persuade potential employees to apply for jobs. The shortage of the skilled employees and need ...

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To compare the prefrontal cortex activation between normal cognitive aging, amnestic mild cognitive impairment, and early Alzheimer’s disease using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (FNIRS) in English-Speaking Malaysian

Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a chronic progressive neurodegenerative brain that can occur in middle or old age. The current assessment tools are time-consuming, proneness to subjectivity, and the scores can be influenced by education, socio-economics status and gender. The advantages&#...

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