Financial misreporting and accounting misstatements figure prominently in recent corporate scandals. Although the more notorious of these involved directors’ fraud and conflict of interests, there are cases that are indicative of a board that has failed to exercise its oversight duty where directors were negligent, resulting in loss or damages to

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The Malaysian Quality of life Index (MQLI) has improved by 7.0 points during 1990-2000 and further to another 11.9 points from 2000 to 2010. Nevertheless, it is anticipated that the improvement in the QOL has not been uniform across the states in the country. Therefore, a study need arises to investigate the regional variations in the QOL in the co

Quality of life (QOL) is a multifaceted concept used by a variety of disciplines and at different spatial levels. The theoretical aspect of QOL relates to happiness, life satisfaction and needs satisfaction approaches. It is a complex construct, and its measurement is multidimensional. QOL researchers use either objective or subjective measurement

Employment and residential location are interconnected in urban areas. To understand the internal dynamics between location of employment and housing, it is important to identify and analyze the various factors and the extent to which these factors influence the residential location choice. The identified factors are important to determine the futu

Floods bring miseries to the life of thousands of Malaysians every year. Pekan town, located on the banks of the Pahang River, regularly suffers both economic damages and physical destructions caused by the floods. It is anticipated that the climate change effects through a rise in the sea-level, will aggravate both the duration and depth of floodi

Employment and residential location are interconnected in urban areas. To understand the internal dynamics between location of employment and housing, it is important to identify and analyze the various factors and the extent to which these factors influence the residential location choice. The identified factors are important to determine the futu