Publications in 2020

Abdullah, M.B., Kalimuthu, K.V., Kumaran, V.V., Sai, M.L. (2020). University life happiness of local and international student in Malaysia: An analysis econometrics. International Journal of Muamalat, 4(1), 234-241.

Abu Bakar, J., Mohamad, Z.Z., Banu, S.S.A. & Ganapathy, T. (2020). Empirical evidence of obstacles of women entrepreneurship’s growth in Malaysia. Journal of Business Management and Accounting, 10(2), 67-84.

Achim, N., Mohsin, F.H. & Ismail, N. (2020). Employee commitment: Through training opportunities and organization compensation system. Advances in Business Research International Journal, 6(2), 81-91.

Anwar, M., Maludin, N.B. & Chong, Y.L. (2020). Employees’ evaluations about their innovative capabilities: A concept to achieve enhanced innovative performance. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 10(10), 832-854.

Au Yong, H.N., Ramendran, C. & Surienty, L. (2020). Assessing safety management and practices in improving safety performance and quality of care in west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. ASM Science Journal, 13(5), 44-50.

Au Yong, H.N., Ramendran, C. & Surienty, L. (2020). Exploring safety compliance outcomes among healthcare professionals. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 1-15.

Awee, A., Mohsin, F.H. & Makhbul, Z.K.M. (2020). The factors why people exert less: The relationship between workplace envy and social loafing moderated by self-esteem. International Journal of Management Studies, 27(2), 27-46.

Chan, L.M., Koay, Y.Y., Keh, C.G., Tang, S.E. & Tan Y.T. (2020). Can the “tax the rich, subsidise the poor” policy improve financial satisfaction among Malaysians?. International Journal of Management Studies, 27(1), 21-47.

Chan, L.M., Chelliah, T.D., Lau, C.S.M., Jaganathan, M. & Koay, Y.Y. (2020). What make employees stay? Case study of employee engagement in Malaysia childcare centre. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24(8), 10748-10765.

Chang, M.X., Choong, Y.O. & Ng, L.P. (2020). Local residents’ support for sport tourism development: The moderating effect of tourism dependency. Journal of Sport & Tourism, 24(3), 215-234.

Cheing, A., Hong, E.H., Kuek, T.Y., Chai, B.B.H. & Cham, T.H. (2020). Social media effectiveness indicators of microenterprise strategic planning. Asian Journal of Business Research, 10(1), 150-166.

Chelliah, T.D., Chan, L.M., Lau, C.S.M., Jaganathan, M. & Koay, Y.Y. (2020). The effect of workplace spirituality on university members’ affective commitment, continuance commitment and normative commitment. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24(8), 10836-10847.

Chen, I-Chi, Ng, L.P. & Chong C.A. (2020). “I am tired” – Job burnout and citizenship behaviour in an organization: Occupational commitment as a mediator in a Malaysian private university. International Dialogues on Education: Past and Present, 7(2), 80-93.

Chim, W.K. & Rahman, M.A. (2020). Service quality and customer retention in Malaysian commercial banks. Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 6(4), 1303-1312.

Chong,S.C., Tan, F.Y., Mah, P.Y. & Low, C.W. (2020). Consumers’ purchase intention toward ergonomic footwear in Malaysia. International Journal of Financial Research, 11(2), 88-96.

Foo, A.T.L., Mah, P.Y., Ng, A.C.S. & Choy, J.Y. (2020). The changeless core in a changing business environment. Journal of Business Management and Accounting, 10(1), 95-107.

Hamid, M.B.B., Mohamed, R.K.M.H., Devarajoo, A R., Mani, R. & Lazim, C.S.L.M. (2020). The relationship between big five personality and soft skills among graduate unemployment. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24(2), 2452-2467.

Hew, J.J., Wong, L.W., Tan, G.W.H., Ooi, K.B. & Lin, B. (2020). The blockchain-based Halal traceability systems: A hype or reality?. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 25(6), 863-879.

Hng, C.Y., Foo, P.Y., Lim, A.F. & Nair, R.K. (2020). The forefront of mobile shopping: An emerging economy’s perspective. International Journal of Services, Economics and Management, 11(1), 21-47.

Hosen, M., Chong, Y.L. & Lau, L.S. (2020). Sharing knowledge through publishing research work in indexed journals: A vision of Malaysian private universities. Asia-Pacific Social Science Review, 20(4), 44-62.

Iddrisu, M.A., Senadjki, A., Mohd, S., Subramaniam, C.R., Yip, C.Y. & Lau, L.S. (2020). The impact of HPB on elderly diseases (Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia, Minor Stroke, Kidney Failure and Heart Problem): A Logistic Analysis. Ageing International, 1-34.

Iddrisu, M.A., Senadjki, A., Ramendran, C.S.P.R., Au Yong, H.N., Yew, K.T. & Poulsaeman, V. (2020). Factors of health promotion behaviour (HPB) and elderly health diseases in Malaysia. Journal of Population Ageing, 1-31

Kalimuthu, K.V., Kumaran, V.V., Sai, M.L., Nadarajan, R., Radzi, N.A.B.A. & Abdullah, M.B. (2020). An event history analysis of Malaysia fertility rate: An analysis econometrics. International Journal of Muamalat, 4(1), 17-35.

Khor, S.C., Oh, Y.L. & Yacob, P. (2020). Determinants of intention to use e-hailing application among Generation X consumers in Malaysia. Journal of Advance Research in Business, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management, 3(1), 22-28.

Koay, Y.Y., Kuah, Y.C., Chan, L.M. & Ng, C.P (2020). The determinants of intention to use e-voting system: The case of generation X in Malaysia. Journal of Business Management and Accounting, 10(1), 47-64.

Krishnapillai, G. & Kwok, S.Y. (2020). Uncovering the Muslims leisure tourists? Motivation to travel domestically – Do gender and generation matters?. Tourism and Hospitality Management, 26(1), 213-231.

Kuar, L.S., Ng, L.P., Teoh, S.Y., Choong, Y.O., Tee, C.W. & Chen, I.C. (2020). Moving towards greener hotel: The roles of manager’s environmental attitudes, self-transcendence value and perceived benefits. Journal of Advance Research in Business, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management, 4(1), 8-14.

Lam, J.M.S., Choo, L.S., Oh, Y.L. & Khor, S.C. (2020). Investigating river destination image by using tr-component model: A case of Malacca River – the Venice of the East. International Journal of Sustainable Society, 12(3), 238-252.

Lam, W.S., Jaaman, S.H. & Lam, W.H. (2020). Portfolio optimization of financial companies with fuzzy TOPSIS-Mean-Semi Absolute Deviation Model. Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems, 12(4), 1488-1495.

Lam, W.H., Jaaman, S.H. & Lam, W.S. (2020). Portfolio optimization of technology companies in Malaysia with Mean-Gini model. Discovering Mathematics, 42(1), 45-50.

Lam, W.H., Lam, W.S., Liew, K.F., Lai, A.J.X. & Lee P.F. (2020). An empirical evaluation on the performance of food service industry in Malaysia with TOPSIS model. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 72, 1-7.

Lam, W.H., Yeoh, H.B., Lam, W.S. & Lai, J.X. (2020). Evaluation on the financial performance of technology companies in Malaysia with Zmijewski model. Malaysian Journal of Mathematical Sciences, 14(S), 81-92.

Lam, W.S., Jaaman, S.H. & Lam, W.H. (2020). Tracking benchmark index in portfolio optimization with two-stage mixed integer programming model. Journal of Quality Measurement and Analysis, 16(1), 53-59.

Lam, W.S., Lam, W.H. & Lee, P.F. (2020). Evaluation of asset and liability management of companies in Malaysia with goal programming model. International Journal of Business & Management Studies, 1(2), 32-39.

Lam, W.S., Lam, W.H. & Lee, P.F. (2020). Optimizing the asset and liability management of telecommunication company using goal programming model. Journal of Electronic & Information Systems, 2(2), 24-29.

Lam, W.H., Lam, W.S. & Liew K.F. (2020). Optimization on the performance of technology companies with super efficiency data envelopment analysis model. Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems, 12(4), 1424-1433.

Lam, W.S., Liew K.F. & Lam, W.H. (2020). Optimizing the efficiency of financial companies in Malaysia with super-efficiency data envelopment analysis model. Solid State Technology, 63(2s), 2741-2753.

Lam, W.S., Liew K.F. & Lam, W.H. (2020). Performance evaluation of construction companies in Malaysia with Entropy-VIKOR model. Engineering Journal, 25(1), 297-305.

Lau, L.S., Choong, Y.O., Wei, C.Y., Seow, A.N., Choong, C.K., Senadjki, A. & Ching, S.L. (2020). Investigating nonusers’ behavioural intention towards solar photovoltaic technology in Malaysia: The role of knowledge transmission and price value. Energy Policy, 144, 111651.

Lay, P.S., Chia, F.C. & Wong P.F. (2020). Exploring the potential application of big data in the construction industry. Malaysian Construction Research Journal (MCRJ) Special Issue, 9(1), 228-236.

Lee, V.H., Hew, J.J., Leong, L.Y., Tan, G.W.H. & Ooi, K.B. (2020). Wearable payment – A deep learning-based dual stage SEM-ANN analysis. Expert Systems With Application, 157, 1-15.

Leong, L.Y., Hew, T.S., Ooi, K.B. & Chong, A.Y.L. (2020). Predicting the antecedents of trust in social commerce? A hybrid structural equation modelling with neural network approach. Journal of Business Research, 110, 24-40.

Leong, L.Y., Hew, T.S., Ooi, K.B. & Dwivedi, Y.K. (2020). Predicting trust in online advertising with an SEM-artificial neural network approach. Expert Systems with Applications, 162, 1-19.

Leong, L.Y., Hew, T.S., Ooi, K.B. & Wei, J. (2020). Predicting mobile wallet resistance: A two-staged structural equation modelling-artificial neural network approach. International Journal of Information Management, 51, 1-24.

Lew, S., Tan, G.W.H., Loh, X.M., Hew, J.J. & Ooi, K.B. (2020). The disruptive mobile wallet in the hospitality industry: An extended mobile technology acceptance model. Technology In Society, 63, 1-10.

Li, Z.Q., Tan, H.C., Chua, F.C. & Wong, P.F. (2020). A conceptual framework for managing higher dimension knowledge in BIM environment. Malaysian Construction Research Journal (MCRJ) Special Issue, 9(1), 237-248.

Liew, K.F., Lam, W.S. & Lam, W.H. (2020). Analysis on the library service quality with analytic hierarchy process model. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 54, 1-9.

Lim, J.W., Yap, T.T.V., Goh, V.T., Ng, H., Yap, W.J. & Kuek, T.Y. (2020). Street SAFE – Road fault monitoring and reporting. International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, 120-124.

Lim, K.O., Chu, K.Y., Law, K.C., Teo B.K., Yong, E.J., Chin, Y.M., Foo, P.Y. & Loh, C.T. (2020). Customer satisfaction among university students towards budget hotels. International Journal of Modelling in Operations Management, 8(2), 206-232.

Loh, C.T., Moorthy, K., Chin, Y.M., Foo, P.Y., Wong, Z.Y., Chin, W.K., Gan, Z.C. & Thong, Z.L. (2020). Determinants of 3Rs behaviour in plastic usage: A study among Malaysians. Heliyon, 6(12), e05805.

Loh, X.M., Lee, V.H., Tan, G.W.H., Ooi, K.B. & Dwivedi, Y.K. (2020). Switching from cash to mobile payment: What’s the hold-up?. Internet Research, 31(1), 376-399.

Moe, S.S., Loh, K.Y., Tai, S.Y. & Aye Aye, K. (2020). Impact of oil palm and rubber price shocks on GDP growth of Malaysia. Test Engineering & Management, 82, 12207-12220.

Mohamad, Z.Z., Fong, C.Y., Ramendran, C.S.P.R., Rehman, M., Au Yong, H.N. & Yip, C.Y. (2020). Embedding eco-friendly and smart technology features in affordable housing for community happiness in Malaysia, GeoJournal, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-020-10247-8.

Ng, Y.K., Fong, C.Y. & Lai K.F. (2020). An application of quantitative strategic planning matrix for small business: A case of a beauty salon. Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal, 12(2), 24-34.

Nor, C. S. M., Mohamed, R. K. H., Mohamed, B. & Hassan, N. A. C. (2020). Human resources management practices and its impact on employee commitment among staffs of road transport department, Perak, Malaysia. Journal of Environmental Treatment Techniques, 8(1), 28-34.

Mohamed, R.K.M.H., Nor, C.S.M., Subramaniam, C.R.S.P.R. & Ramayah, T. (2020). Employee retention and unfair labour practices: Perspective from Malaysian hotel industry. Middle East Journal of Management, 7(6), 557-581.

Pong, K.S. & Chin, Y.S. (2020). Applying a promotional mic in promoting Bujang Valley: A perspective from tourists. Tourism and Sustainable Development Review Journal, 1(2), 119-134.

Pragash, M., Sultana, A., Khor, K.K. & Ramendran, C. (2020). Communication apprehension and intercultural willingness to communicate among undergraduates in Malaysian public universities. International Journal of Law, Government and Communication, 5(18), 1-11.

Puspanathan, C.A., Zahrawaani, N., Singh, N.S.B., Simon, S. & Lim, S.S. (2020). The influential characteristics of brand placement towards consumers intention to purchase: A study on youth consumer’s intentions to purchase in Perak state. Sains Insani, 5(1), 22-34.

Raman, G., Ng, L.P. & Chen, I.C. (2020). The mediating effect of leaders’ idealized influence on the relationship between leaders’ emotional intelligence and intention to perform among academics in Malaysian Research Universities: Gender as a moderator. Journal of Contemporary Issues and Thought, 10(1), 1-16.

Razak, A.A., Mansor, N.A., Razak, R.A., Nawi, N.M.M. & Yusoff, A.M. (2020). The role of Instagram in healthy behavioural change among young people. The Journal of Behavioural Science.

Razak, A.A., Mansor, N.A., Razak, R.A., Nawi, N.M.M., Yusoff, A.M. & Din, N. (2020). Changing awareness about health behaviour: A study among young Instagram users. The Journal of Behavioural Science, 15(1), 19-33.

Rethinam, K., Nadarajan, P., Mohamed, R.K.M.H., Nodeson, S., Mohd Zin, A.W. & Kadiresan, V. (2020). Non-financial motivation and job satisfaction of graduate employees in hotel industry. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24(6), 3857-3873.

Seow, A.N., Choong, Y.O., Moorthy, K. & Choong, C.K. (2020). Predicting medical tourism behavioral intention using social cognition models, Tourism Review, 76(2), 374-391.

Seow, A.N., Choong, Y.O., Lau, L.S., Choong, C.K., Loh, C.T., Go, Y.H., Ching, S.L. & Jing, Y.K. (2020). Are environmentally responsible behaviours shaped by environmental facilitating conditions and antecedent of attitudes? The case of Perak in Malaysia, International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 19(3), 269-283.

Suliman, K.R., Tazilah, M.D.A.K., Liew, K.F. & Degeras, D.K. (2020). The efficiency and performance evaluation of government-linked companies (GLCs) in Malaysia using data envelopment analysis. International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 9(1), 392-396

Supramaniam, M., Miniandi, T., Ramayah, T., Mohamed, R.K.M.H., Subramaniam, V. & Begum, M. (2020). The relationship between human resource management practices, psychological contract and innovative behaviors of academicians. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24(2), 2477-2489.

Tan, L.P., Choong, Y.O. & Choe, K.L. (2020). Does anyone care about support inside the university? The mediating role of perceived organisational support. International Journal of Business and Society, 21(2), 824-836.

Wong, L.W., Leong, L.Y., Hew, J.J., Tan, G.W.H. & Ooi, K.B. (2020). Time to seize the digital evolution: Adoption of blockchain in operations and supply chain management among Malaysian SMEs. International Journal of Information Management, 52, 1-19.

Wong, T.S., Ng, A.C.S., Choy, J.Y. & Tan, M.K. (2020). Death: The end of tax?. The Malaysian Corporate Secretary Journal. 86, 39-40.

Zuriyati, Z., Musa, S.U.M., Razak, R.A., Ganapathy, T. & Mansor, N.A. (2020). Internet of Things: The acceptance and its impact on well-being among millennial. International Journal of Information Technology and Management.