The aim of this research is to examine the heterogeneity of corporate governance mechanisms (i.e., ownership concentration, board independence and CEO duality) across technology-based and mature industries. Our research extends existing corporate governance literature by conceptualizing that the effectiveness of corporate governance mechanisms is contingent upon industry settings. Specifically, the performance of technology-based firms depends on management capacity to respond to rapid market and technological changes. In mature industries, on the contrary, firms generally face a relatively stable business environment and producing standardized products. We employed multi-group analysis in the Partial Least Squares (PLS) path modeling to analyze the heterogeneous effects of corporate governance mechanisms on firm performance. Multi-group analysis in PLS path modeling is more powerful than linear regression because the former can detect multigroup difference-effect and handle violation .....

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The study_s primary objective is to examine influence of audit committee effectiveness on the extent of earnings conservatism amongst Malaysian publicly listed firms. Drawing on agency theory, supplemented by tenets of key corporate governance reforms undertaken in Malaysia since the Asian financial crisis in 1997, it is expected that audit committee effectiveness is positively associated with earnings conservatism. Aside from considering audit committee effectiveness through a holistic lens, the influence on earnings conservatism of three key components underlying audit committee effectiveness (independence, expertise, and diligence) is also examined. Conservatism is defined in terms of timeliness, and measured using models developed by Basu (1997). Analysis is based on annual data collected from 100 Malaysian firms (selected using stratified random approach) listed continuously on the Bursa Malaysia from January 1, 2002 till December 31, 2011. Following exclusions for missing data, e.....

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Diversification strategy has been researched extensively in the fields of strategic management and finance. Nevertheless, there is still inadequate empirical research related to the role of diversification strategy on selection of financing choice. Moreover, there is inconclusive evidence among literature in this particular field. This study examines the effect of diversification on choice of financing among Malaysian public listed firms using Pearson Correlation for a sample of 76 firms during the period of 1994-2007. The evidence suggests that diversification strategy positively influences choice of financing. This possibly indicates that implementation of diversification strategy has an impact on how firms select its financing decision. Nevertheless, this evidence should be further examined using robust methodology to substantiate this outcome...

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Recent literature pertaining on human capital development highlights that career program consists of two salient elements: planning and management. The ability of management to appropriately plan and manage career programs will help to meet employees_ career needs, and this situation may lead to enhanced career effectiveness. Although the nature of this relationship is interesting, the role of career needs as an important mediating variable is largely ignored in workplace career development model. Thus, this study was conducted to measure the correlation between career program, career needs and career effectiveness using self-report questionnaires gathered from employees at a Malaysian defense higher learning institution. The outcomes of SmartPLS path model analysis confirmed that fulfillment of career needs does act as an important mediating variable in the relationship between career program and career effectiveness in the organizational sample. Further, this study offers discussion,.....

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This research aimed to determine the direct effect of digital empowerment elements, namely digital awareness (DA), digital motivation (DM), digital technical access (DTA), and digital competence (DC) on quality of life (QOL) among the elderly in China and the moderation of gender in the effect of digital empowerment elements on QOL. This research employed a quantitative research approach. A sample of 576 elderly individuals aged 60 and above was selected through stratified sampling technique from 10 parks in Shandong Province. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire, which was distributed through face-to-face surveys. The Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique was employed to test the proposed hypotheses. The findings revealed that DA (_=0.262, p-value=0.000), DTA (_=0.223, p-value=0.000), and DC (_=0.298, pvalue= 0.000) have a significant and positive effect on QOL, while DM (_=0.045, pvalue= 0.308) showed no significant effect on QOL. The findings also showe.....

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This study aims to develop a voltammetric sensors for the detection of bisphenol A (BPA) and uric acid (UA) using chitosan zinc hydroxide-sodium dodecyl sulfatebisyribac (ZHN-SDS-BP/Chi/MWCNT) modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes paste electrode and zinc hydroxide-sodium dodecyl sulfate-bisyribac (ZHN-SDSBP/ MWCNT) modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes paste electrodes. Transmission and scanning electron microscopes were used to examine the surface morphology of these nanocomposites. Cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and square wave voltammetry (SWV) were used to study the electrochemical properties of these electrodes. Electrodes performance was optimized by evaluating the effects of composition ratio, pH of solution, type of supporting electrolyte and SWV parameters. The effective electrode surface area was determined using chronocoulometry. Under optimal condition, the ZHN-SDS-BP/Chi/MWCNT demonstrated a linear range of 3.0 _M to 0.3 mM for a det.....

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This paper investigates the interaction between capital structure and firm competition on the performance of firms in Nigeria. The study uses two distinct measures of competition, the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) and Boone indicator (BI), the impact of competition on leverage-performance relationship is examined. A panel of 63 Nigerian listed firms over the period 2001-2010 is used for the empirical analysis.The results indicate that financial leverage, used as a measure of capital structure, has significant positive effect on firm performance. It also reveals that product market competition in Nigeria enhances the performance effect of leverage. Keywords Leverage, performance, Boone indicator, Herfindahl-Hirschman indicator..

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The main purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of CEO power on the efficiency of corporate governance from the perspective of state-owned enterprises_ CEO turnover in China. Using data of listed SOEs from 2004- 2012, we find that: (1) CEO turnover is negatively correlated with company performance on the whole, yet the enhanced CEO power can reduce the possibility of being forcibly replaced due to the poor performance, showing that the power of CEO play a significant entrenchment role in the decisionmaking of executive turnover; (2) CEO turnover remarkably improves the company_s future performance. However, this promoting effect only appears after the turnover of CEO possessing less power; (3) Further studies also show that upgrading the administrative level and improving the institutional environment can inhibit the rent-seeking behavior of SOEs_ CEO. Our study is not only conducive to understanding the economic consequences of the power of SOEs_ chief executives, but also off.....

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Songket is an aesthetics fabric which is showed from the complexity of songket patterns which  encourage the Malay weavers to be more patient, diligent, and creative in  ideas and  furthermore,   becoming  excellent  in  mathematics.  Songket  and mathematics cannot be separated as it is needed  in all the processes as to produce the beautiful results of songket patterns. This research is  about the analysis of Malaysian songket motifs through the technique of transformation or symmetry  operation group patterns with the combination of mathematical concepts which are two-dimensional  plane method which are the frieze patterns groups and wal Ipaper patterns groups and also from  visual art concept through structural designs technique. This research is also based on the  classification of Malaysian songket patterns which are from four main structure of songket which  are badan kain, kepalakain and pengapitkain, kaki kain and tepikain of sarong and kain/epas I  .....

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This paper examines a perceived benefit of assisted living experience at Rumah Kebajikan Cheras Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The examination focused on co-creational value and perceived benefit towards elderly system, which service design methodology have been implied to discover a results and feedback from activities that has been applied in old system of managing assisted homes and old folks homes in Malaysia. Existing health care system services available may not be effective in dealing with elderly having chronic diseases and disabilities. Resulted of analyzing have shown that elderly people in Malaysia dependent too much on their family support and government support. This paper examines the previous system of homes nursing and assisted living experience and provides a better system that can really support elderly people sustain and manage their daily life effectively without a provision from the government or private sector nursing. Keywords Aging, assisted, co-creation, servic.....

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