Purpose – The purpose of this study is to ascertain the control role of independent non-executive directors (INEDs) in Malaysian public listed companies (PLCs), as prescribed in the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (MCCG).The MCCG (2000) requires substantive involvement of INEDs on the audit, nomination and remuneration board sub-committees

In order to ensure continued supply to ever-growing population, especially in developing and least developed countries, enough production of genetically modified agricultural crops are sine qua non. It is for this reason that agricultural biotechnology has been supplied priority and is getting all kinds of support form governments. But almost all G

Previous studies have focussed on the meaning of old age as conducted from the quantitative approach. Thus the primary emphasis of this article is the perception of elderly individuals who resided in Pondok Jeram, an alternative congregated living arrangement which was established for the propagation of Islamic teaching and learning on old age. The

Durian skin is a newly explores natural fibre potentially reinforced polyolefin for diverse applications. In this work, investigation on the effect of coupling agent, maleic anhydride polypropylene (MAPP) on the mechanical, morphological, and thermal properties of polypropylene (PP) reinforced with durian skin fibre (DSF) was conducted. The presenc

Health informatics is the combination of different fields including information science, medicine and information technology for the sole purpose of formulating various systems to generate, validate, secure and integrate health-related data. The main purpose health informatics is to deliver an effective, integrated high quality health care system f

A DC-DC step-up voltage converter is designed to convert a very lowvoltage supply, 35 mV such as fromthe thermal energy source from body heat. The converter can generate an outputvoltage up to 210 mV, approximately six imes its initial input voltage over afrequency of 36 GHz. The effect of switching transistors, inductor current,rise and fall time

Kajian ini adalah berkenaan dengan kesan undang-undang, norma dan nilai etika yang diambil dari pendekatan tawhid paradigm terhadap keusahawanan dan masyarakat Malaysia. Pembangunan keusahawanan merangkumi tiga kriteria utama iaitu, undang-undang, norma dan nilai-nilai etika. Dalam konteks perlembagaan undang-undang, pengekalan etika keusahawanan a

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to ascertain whether different types of institutional investor in Malaysia are involved in the corporate governance of their investee companies, and, if yes, to what extent is the level of the involvement. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach, consisting of a series of interviews with 18 senior inv

Purpose – The paper aims to examine the determinants of corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosures in the annual reports of Malaysian public listed companies (PLCs). In 2006, Bursa Malaysia Berhad (BMB) launched its CSR Framework (effective in 2007) which is supposed to guide the Malaysian PLCs’ CSR disclosures. It is believed that this

In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in the educational sector. However, little effort has been invested in reviewing its application particularly in higher learning institutions (HLIs). As such, this paper attempts to present a thorough literature review of the applications