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The issue of interest here is the behaviour of decision agents in supply chain management. The study uses a managerial framework to organize supply-related tasks to the behaviour of specific instantiations of decision agents.  The reasons why organizations might elect to invest supply chain management…

The traditional printed paper based product catalogue is restricted to customers and places, which is difficult to handle in addition to time and cost of printing, storage area and shipping. Thus, this study attempts to present the results of a business process re-engineering of a…

Since the early 2000s, the conversation on CSR in Malaysia has been moving ahead rapidly. Whereas commentators tended to understand CSR in the 1990s as exclusively dealing with supplying chain issues, the last few years have seen changing expectations on company performance when it comes…

This study uses expectancy theory in an experimental setting to explain student motivation in adopting e-Learning technology. Data gathered from 173 students, having classroom exposure to e-Learning technologies, suggest that expectancy theory is appropriate for evaluating and understanding a student’s motivation to adopt an e-Learning…

The analysis of monetary policy impact - via interest rate as instrument of intervention - on the evolution of stock market prices has gained more popularity during the current crisis due to the accumulation of financial imbalances. This article investigates the impact of monetary policy…

Sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) could be defined as the type of investment which aims to achieve financial returns while performing in terms of extra-financial aspects, such as social, environmental, governance and ethical objectives. In recent years, interest in SRI funds has been growing. It…

The theory on the adoption and use of information technology (IT) in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is abundant. However, methodologically speaking, action-research (AR) has been little explored as a method of construction of this theory, despite the use of this methodology could improve understanding…

In this paper, a model for information intelligence and knowledge management, in the context of audit and advisory companies in the field of information technologies, is proposed. This model is founded on the exploitation, structuring, analysis and optimisation of strategic information in organisation. The implementation…

As one of the national vision 2020’s implementation programs, the establishment of a national Quality Assurance system focusing on the quality of the programs offered in terms of the general criteria of the structure and process of higher education is timely. In relating to the…

This paper reviews the role played by a company’s internal R&D in stimulating operational performance of a manufacturing company, which is moderated by intellectual property rights (IPR), particularly patents, in Malaysia. The constructs of this paper are based on a comprehensive review of recent literature…