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Authentic Leadership Among Academics and Administrative Staff in IIUM
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Leadership is critical to the success of all organization, higher institutions are no exception. Contemporary leadership theories and practices describe authentic leadership (AL) in relation to self-awareness, relational transparency, internalized moral perspective, and balance processing of information. The study examines the convergent and discri

Employment of Foreign Labours in the Malaysian Construction Industry: Contractor's Perspective
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Labour is one of the main resources required by contractors before any construction processes can be initiated. It is a well known fact that foreign labour dominated the workforce in the Malaysian construction industry. This paper reports on a preliminary study on foreign labour employment from contractor's perspective. The objective of the stu

Dark Current Mechanisms in Quantum Dot Laser Structures
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Current-voltage measurements have been performed on InAs/InGaAs/GaAs quantum dot structures with varying growth and design parameters. These measurements show that the forward and reverse bias dark currents decrease with increasing spacer growth temperature, however, they are relatively insensitive to the number of periods of the quantum dot layers

Towards Privacy Protection in Smart Grid
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The smart grid is an electronically controlled electrical grid that connects power generation, transmission, distribution, and consumers using information communication technologies. One of the key characteristics of the smart grid is its support for bi-directional information flow between the consumer of electricity and the utility provider. This

The Impact of Direct Benefits of Control on the Price Informative Value of Voluntary Information Disclosure: an Empirical Study of the Iranian Public Listed Companies
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The confiscations of properties left by the Royal family and the nationalization of large corporations and public companies following the Islamic Revolution in 1979 enlarged the State’s presence and activity in every sector of the economy, either through regular government agencies or public institutions such as charity foundations in Iran. The u

Challenges of the Privatization Process: the Case of Tiba Motors Corporation
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This case study illustrates the issues regarding the initial public offer (IPO) of TIBA, an auto manufacturing company. Iran had recently initiated a privatization program. TIBA, the second leading company in the Iranian auto industry,was privatized in a vague and non-competitive manner. The directors of TIBA abused the Direct Benefits of Control (

Some Issues on Murabahah Practices in Iran and Malaysian Islamic Banks.
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The purpose of this paper was to analyze the nature of Murabahah contract in the fully grounded Islamic banking system that is, Iran and Malaysia. The approach taken was descriptive. Although, the main principle of Islamic financial institutions is prohibition of usury, it is surprising to see that Islamic financial institutions are still practicin

The Strategic Planning Process and Current Practices: a Comparative Empirical Study of Umw Toyota Motor and Chemical Company of Malaysia.
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This article focuses on the strategic planning process and its best practices that are applied by companies in general and by two prominent, non-competing companies operating in Malaysia: UMW Toyota Sdn. Bhd. and the Chemical Company of Malaysia-Fertilizers Division (CCMFD), in specific. Applying a comparative qualitative case study research method

The Key Predictive Indicators of Efficiency Among the Applicants of Accounting Discipline: an Empirical Study of Mathematics Excellency.
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Many organizations and universities wish to identify efficient and high caliber applicants who could excel over the Accounting discipline while scholarships and admissions are still not offered. It is believed that undergraduate accounting students with major in mathematics from pre-university institutes perform much better than those with arts or

The Key Predictive Indicators of Efficiency Among the Applicants of Accounting Discipline: an Empirical Study of Mathematics Excellency
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Many organizations and universities wish to identify efficient and high caliber applicants who could excel over the Accounting discipline while scholarships and admissions are still not offered. It is believed that undergraduate accounting students with major in mathematics from pre-university institutes perform much better than those with arts or

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