.../methodology/approach Data were collected from 542 students studying at different specializations in Malaysia and Thailand academic institutions. This study employed a quantitative methodology and utilized the SmartPLS for data analyses. Findings The results suggest that students' perceived value...

...) in influencing job performance. It also seeks to examine whether proactive personality moderates the purported relationship. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 103 institutional leaders in various higher education institutions in Malaysia. Partial least squares structural equation modeling...

.../implications The study is limited to one group of academically successful students at a private university in Malaysia. Practical implications There are benefits to HEIs and international students in enabling students to reflect upon and share their successful strategies. These not only enable students...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Partial least squares-multigroup analysis Gender Students' institutional choice International branch campus Higher education Malaysia The level of complications around and within the higher education system has increased over time...

... diversification and cost management practices. Design/methodology/approach The study employed a questionnaire survey with senior academic and administrative staff of the 20 public universities in Malaysia. In total, 275 questionnaires were distributed and 69 were returned, yielding a response rate of 25.09...

...Jane Lai Yee Terpstra-Tong; Adlina Ahmad Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the major transition issues experienced by first-year students in Malaysia. In so doing, the authors compare the findings to those drawn from western contexts. Design/methodology/approach This study...

...Mohammad Said Ibrahim Alshuaibi; Ahmad Said Ibrahim Alshuaibi; Faridahwati Mohd. Shamsudin; Darwina Ahmad Arshad Purpose Social media is a popular communication tool for college students in many countries including Malaysia. Even though the literature indicates that the use of social media...

... Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a quantitative approach to address the research objectives. A total of 302 teachers reported on their level of autonomy, workload, and work-life balance as well as job performance. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Marketing Malaysia Student satisfaction Intended retention Competitiveness and sustainability are now totems amongst education fraternities in Malaysia’s education sector. The higher education (HE) sector in Malaysia is getting more...

... study was conducted using two exemplar faculties of a private university in Malaysia as sample. The main sources of data are one-year field work which is supplemented by eight years’ archival data. Findings – The findings show that sustainable deans have found a common ground between the competing...

... competencies and which competency cluster to emphasise in two different institutions and countries. United Kingdom Malaysia Cross-cultural comparison Social and emotional competencies Much has been written in the last 40 years on the efficacy of “competency”-based human resources as a critical...

... university had adopted an analytical decision‐making style. The hygiene factors were the predictors of job satisfaction as perceived by the academic staff at the research university in Malaysia. Research limitations/implications This research selected a top Malaysian research university and small samples...

... residential college of Kolej Datin Seri Endon (KDSE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and the use of reading stations (RS) placed at strategic locations throughout the main campus. The UTM's Vice Chancellor project of developing various RS was to promote a reading culture in UTM. Currently there are 48 RS...

.... Practical implications The findings from the study provide useful information to senior management team members of the respective schools, District and State Education Departments in improving the quality of Malaysian education. Originality/value As this is the first research of its kind in Malaysia...

... research possibilities. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Organisational culture Competing values framework Academics Malaysia Private and public higher education institutions The concept of organisational culture (OC) emerged in the early 1980s as a topic of major concern...

... have completed a business‐related degree from the business management faculty of a higher education institution (HEI) located in Peninsular Malaysia. The dimensions of attributes and the performance of these graduates are considered in four broad areas, namely, knowledge, skills, abilities...

... cultural environments, that is, Malaysia and Australia. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected by questionnaire from middle managers in a total of 18 organisations in Malaysia and ten organisations in Australia. Individualism‐collectivism was measured using Singelis et al.'s 32‐item...

...). Strategies are the means of achieving the objectives. In Malaysia, the Ministry of Education main objective is providing quality education to the future generations and the country is moving forward to become the central for education hub in the region. Effectively implementing a performance measurement...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Knowledge sharing Knowledge management Teachers Malaysia Knowledge management is associated with learning organizations (Sallis and Jones, 2002). Within a learning organization, people apply several learning strategy to improve their skills...

..., cost control and asset management. Design/methodology/approach This paper examines the re‐engineering process of a higher education institution (HEI) in Malaysia. The impact of cost reduction strategies linked to the overall performance of the organization is discussed in comparison to management...