Substantial cultural variations should be considered in establishing marketing strategies around the world. This paper stresses several aspects. Initially, consumers' perceptions of variety differ from the actual variety provided by a manufacturer or retailer. Literature indicates that...

This study examined the influence of job security on the organisational performance in a multi-ethnic environment. As a result, a cross-sectional research design was conducted with questionnaire data generated from 155 employees of three different banks from both East and Peninsular Malaysia...

We examined market reactions to the financial distress announcements of listed firms in Malaysia. We investigated whether the market differentiates between the politically connected and non-politically connected vis-a-vis the outcomes at the time of the announcements. There is evidence of...

This paper examines the value relevance of R&D reporting among public listed companies in Malaysia for 2000 and 2001, subsequent to the introduction of FRS 109, Accounting for Research and Development (formerly known as MASB 4) which became effective in 1999. Beginning January 2006, FRS 138,...

The implications of public-private partnership (PPP) concept has gained utmost attention from different governments around the world because of the opportunities inherent in it in terms of overcoming budgetary constraints, improved service quality, enhanced efficiencies in procurement and risk...

Supports on the free cash flow and agency cost theory from dividend announcements studies have been heavily discussed in the Western literature, but they have not been given much attention in the Asian countries, particulary in Malaysia. This paper focuses on examining the relationship of the...

Purpose: This paper aims to examine the influence of key macroeconomic factors on the inward and outward acquisition activities of six ASEAN (ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, over the...

This study aims are measuring the profitability and compare the profitability and accountability of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in South Asia. This study adopted a quantitative research approach using secondary data of six MFIs from six countries of South Asia from 2008 to 2012. The data...