Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh efikasi kendiri guru terhadap kepimpinan guru Generasi X dan Y. Kaedah kajian adalah kuantitatif dengan reka bentuk tinjauan menggunakan soal selidik untuk mendapatkan data. Kajian ini melibatkan 297 orang guru dari 43 buah sekolah kebangsaan di daerah Kerian dengan populasi guru seramai 1279 orang. Kaedah persampelan rawak berstrata telah digunakan dalam memilih sampel kajian. Analisis statistik deskriptif dan inferensi digunakan untuk analisis data. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan tahap efikasi kendiri guru pada tahap yang tinggi (min = 4.23, SP = .461) dan kepimpinan guru juga berada pada tahap yang tinggi (min = 4.21, SP = .513). Berdasarkan analisis ujian t, tiada perbezaan signifikan tahap efikasi kendiri guru dan kepimpinan guru di antara Generasi X dan Y. Berdasarkan analisis analisis regresi mudah, nilai __2=0.418 menunjukkan efikasi kendiri guru telah mempengaruhi kepimpinan guru sebanyak 41.8 peratus pada aras signifikan (p=0.000). Kesi.....

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This paper examines whether corporate diversification will have any effects on firm excess value in Malaysia and whether diversification will enhance the firm value when companies diversify to more segments. The findings reveal that diversification destroys firm excess value in Malaysia during year 2006 to 2008. Furthermore, the higher of a firm_s diversification level, the lower firm value it has, suggesting single-segmented firms in Malaysia perform better than multi-segmented firms. The Malaysian firms should therefore invest surplus fund in their core business operations as diversification does not add value to portfolio. Keywords Corporate diversification, firm excess value, (another three keywords)..

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Stock price is one of the most important leading indicators in the economy. It can be affected by a many factors including volatility of the market, current economic conditions and popularity of the company. Thus, stock price is an essential determinant of a country_s economic growth. The purpose of conducting this study is to examine the relationship between stock prices and selected variables namely exchange rate, inflation rate, interest rate, money supply, balance of trade, disposable income and gross domestic products. Quarterly data are used in this study ranges from 1999 to 2011. The statistical method used in this study is the multiple linear regression which is used in determining the relationship between dependent variable and independent variables. The findings of this study show that there are positive relationship between stock prices of the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) with the balance of trade and interest rate. This study emphasizes on the effects of selected var.....

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The rapid growth of AI-driven advertising requires a clear understanding of user acceptance for long-term market success. However, existing research lacks a framework addressing Huawei smartphone users_ acceptance of AI advertising in Henan Province, hindering the development of targeted strategies. This study, based on the extended UTAUT model, aims to: (1) Examine the relationship between UTAUT factors (Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, Social Influence, Facilitating Conditions, advertising Creativity, Consumer Perception, Behavioral Intention, and User Behavior) and AI advertising in Henan, China; (2) Investigate the mediating role of Behavioral Intention between independent variables (Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, Social Influence, Facilitating Conditions, advertising Creativity, Consumer Perception) and the dependent variable (User Behavior); (3) Evaluate the moderating effects of Gender, Age, and Experience on these relationships; and (4) Develop a refined c.....

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This paper aims to examine the link between environmental reporting practices and firm performance of Malaysia Public Listed Companies for the year 2009.By using content analysis, this study reveals that 68.1% of 299 companies provide environmental information in their annual reports with an average of 7.82 sentences and 18.3% of the companies have separate environmental section in their annual reports. Insignificant relationship is found between environmental reporting and return on assets but significant relationship between environmental reporting with return on equity is reported. Additionally, company size, leverage and industry sensitivity companies found to have significant relation with firm performance. Keywords Environmental reporting, return on asset, return on equity, financial performance..

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A notable feature of the empirical studies on economic uncertainty index is that almost all published papers rely on the approximate form of economic uncertainty index, a method substantially used the variability measures, which is moving sample standarddeviation type. It can, therefore, not be ruled out for the refusal of economic uncertainty index precision is simply the outcome of a misspecification of a commonly used model and an elaborate data snooping process. In order to overcome these limitations, the paper considers the theoretical and practical that must be contented to construct the best economic uncertainty index, while considering Islamic rate as monetary policy instrument. Using the proposed grid search optimization procedure, the best economic uncertainty index anticipates that: (i) it can characterize the certainty of macroeconomic conditions in conformity with the expectation and (ii) it can serve as a guiding policy tool for improving certainty in macroeconomic condit.....

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Kajian dijalankan bagi mengkaji gaya keibubapaan yang diamalkan oleh ibu tunggal dalam perkembangan kecerdasan emosi kanak-kanak prasekolah daerah Petaling Perdana, Selangor dengan menggunakan Pendekatan kualitatif melibatkan empat orang ibu tunggal, empat orang kanak-kanak prasekolah dan dua orang guru prasekolah secara temu bual, pemerhatian dan analisis dokumen sebagai kaedah pengumpulan data. Analisis data dijalankan secara kualitatif deskriptif tematik dan perisian Atlas.ti. Dapatan menunjukkan tema gaya keibubapaan yang paling diamalkan oleh ibu tunggal adalah tema gaya keibubapaan autoritatif yang mengamalkan sub tema komunikasi terbuka, sub tema ketekalan peraturan dan sub tema sokongan motivasi yang diberikan oleh ibu tunggal kepada anaknya. Tiga daripada empat orang sampel kajian kanakkanak prasekolah yang dibesarkan melalui gaya keibubapaan autoritatif menunjukkan kecerdasan emosi yang sihat. Manakala seorang sampel kajian kanak-kanak prasekolah yang dibesarkan dengan tema g.....

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Malaysia has a vision of becoming an international centre for education. It has formulated policies and programmes to achieve this noble vision. Several agencies have been established to operationalize these government educational programmes. In addition to these agencies, there are institutions that have also played remarkable roles towards education in Malaysia, notably the Baitulmal. The present study examines the role of Baitulmal towards educating poor Muslim students in Sarawak. Specifically, the study investigates the relationship between total expenditure growth rate of Baitulmal as dependent variable and five independent variables, which include the growth rates of total zakat collection, total expenditure on university student, total expenditure on secondary and primary student, total expenditure growth rate on university student and total expenditure growth rate on secondary and primary students. An Augmented- Dickey Fuller (ADF) unit root test, Johansen and Juselius cointeg.....

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This study focuses on the factors that influence Felda students_ academic achievement. The factors studied were the motivation, competitive spirit of students, education level of parents or guardians, facilities, parental involvement and expectations. A total of 230 Form 4 students from three schools in the district of Jempol, Negeri Sembilan have been selected as respondents. This study used questionnaires to collect data and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings showed that the level of motivation, competitive spirit of Felda students, educational facilities, and parental involvement were average but the level of parental involvement was high. The results also showed a significant relationship between students_ motivation, education level of parents or guardians, educational facilities, and parental expectations with students_ academic achievement. There were no significant relationship between the spirit of competition and parental involvement with Felda stud.....

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This study investigates the influence of lecturers_ economic literacy on their organizational performance either directly or indirectly via commitment, teamwork, knowledge/skills and attitude. The basic theoretical framework consists of lecturers_ economic literacy as independent variable and lecturers_ organizational performance as dependent variable while knowledge/skills, teamwork, attitude and commitment as intervening variables. Five main hypotheses and fifteen specific hypotheses were posited and tested. The study was based on a survey design and the time horizon was cross sectional with minimal researcher_s interference. The survey was carried out in 4 educational departments selected randomly from 7 clustered polytechnics out of 21 polytechnics in Malaysia. The final number of participants for this study was 28 departments. The sample size comprise of 200 respondents of the total population. The research hypotheses represented a conceptual model of performance. The model hypoth.....

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