Block holders have significant impacts on the firm’s policies, especially strategies regarding the payout policy. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between ownership structure and firm dividend policy considering the role of block investors in the companies listed in TSE. We selected 37 public listed companies with stat

This research is an attempt at empirically testing the link between organizational learning and innovation in SMEs in Malaysia. According to the literature, organizational learning and innovation are crucial factors in firms’ performance but the focus of present study is to determine whether organizational learning lead to innovation. This study

This article focuses on the strategic planning process and its best practices that is suggested by the literature and also applied by companies. The two cases studied in this paper are two prominent, non-competing companies operating in Malaysia namely UMW Toyota Sdn. Bhd. and the Chemical Company of Malaysia-Fertilizers Division (CCMFD). Applying

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease characterised by degradation of articular cartilage and bone remodelling. For almost a decade chondrocyte apoptosis has been investigated as a possible mechanism of cartilage damage in OA, but its precise role in initiation and/or progression of OA remains to the determined. The aim of this study

This research is an attempt to reveal leadership concepts from the Qur'an. Despite decades of ongoing inquiry and increasing interest, research on leadership has ignored religious elements, especially form the Qur'an as a source of knowledge. Based on the characteristics of the Motaqeen according to the Qur'an, the concept of Taqwa has

Today, smart phone evolution become an important and highest competition channel through which many organisations launch and market their services to the users. Applications have delivering services by different way of attractiveness. The quality of information provided through mobile technologies is seen as one of the most critical dimensions towa

Islamic finance has grown tremendously since its first revival in the 1970s. Strong support from Muslims and non-Muslims resulted in a market estimated to be around USD1.6 trillion. It is still growing at 15 percent to 20 percent per year, making it one of the fastest growing sectors in the finance industry globally. In recognition of the global tr

The aim of this research is to empirically test the relationship between organizational learning and organizational performance in SMEs in the ICT industry in Malaysia. The focus of this study is to determine whether organizational learning lead to better organizational performance. This study was conducted in a sample of 278 SMEs in Malaysia. The

This paper pertains to the reduction process of local low grade iron ore using palm kernel shell (PKS). It is well known that low grade iron ores contain high amount of gangue minerals and combined water. Biomass waste (aka agro-residues) from the palm oil industry is an attractive alternative fuel to replace coal as the source of energy in mineral

As a result of the global financial recession, people have started to think about other ways to curb prevailing economic problems and the Islamic financial system has emerged as a possible, or potential solution to an obvious rescuer to the mayhem. However, exploring Islamic banking and finance practically means adopting Islamic norms which include