An Adolescence that called teenager started from the age of 11 or 12 years until the early twenties. The main thing that happens in adolescence is the search for identity. Human identity can occur over the internet where when communication persists between individuals who connect in interaction within it, each individual determines itself as a member of a group, accepts the values of the group, accepts the role of an individual from the group members, as well as determine differences and similarities with group members who included in such interactions.. This study uses descriptive quantitative method that is intended to see how the image of self identity in adolescents who experience internet addiction. Data collection using self-identity scale and internet addiction scale and data analysis using descriptive statistic. Research shows that the majority of subjects are on the status of achievement identity 37 people (35.19%), followed by subjects who are on the status of moratorium iden.....

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This study was conducted to ascertain the management of safety in secondary schools located in the Northern Kinta District, Perak. The aspects of school safety studied were social dimension and physical dimension. This study was also conducted to find out whether a significant relationship existed between the social dimension and physical dimension towards school safety. The study sample consisted of teachers who had undergone the Higher Order Thinking Skills (KBAT) Course for Lower Secondary and a questionnaire was utilised as the study instrument. The data collected was then analysed to ascertain the practices, effects, limitations and findings from the school safety management programme which had been conducted for 11 years. The data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 20.0 and also using descriptive analysis in the form of percentages and frequencies. The findings showed that 6 factors had a significant co-relational relationship (Truancy, .....

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Public sector reforms in Malaysia begun in the 1980s with the primary objective of improving the effectiveness, efficiency and transparency of governmental operational and financial management. The shift from cash-based accounting to accrual-based accounting in the public sector constitutes one of the measures outlined in the New Economic Model (NEM) under this reform initiative. The aim of this paper is to examine the opportunities and challenges faced by the Malaysian public sector in implementing accrual-based accounting. A review of previous literature in this area showed that accrual-based accounting improves decision-making processes, promotes better financial management and enhances public accountability. However, the transition process between these two accounting methods is not without challenges. Human resources competency, software and technology capability, accounting policies and standards suitability are identified as major challenges in the implementation effort. These c.....

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Fraud in insurance is becoming an interesting issue nowadays among researchers and parties involved in the industries. Increase in numbers of insurance claim leads to unstable and unpredictable operating profit suffered by insurance companies. These claims are believed to include both bogus and authentic claims. Thus, the aim of this study is to examine customers’ intentions in committing motor insurance fraud. The objective is to determine the relationship between individual attitude and subjective norms on intention to commit motor insurance fraud. The sample for this study will be teachers from selected schools in Petaling District, Selangor. Data from the respondents will be collected using questionnaires. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) will be used to analyze the data collected. Specifically, correlation and regression will be used to test the hypothesis. Finding from this study is believed useful for insurance regulator and industry to handle insurance fraud atte.....

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The aim of this paper is to conceptualize the significance of customer-defined market orientation in creating superior customer value and building long-term customer relationship which in turn increases the customer satisfaction and loyalty, moreover, the framework also theorized the mediating role of customer inspiration to strengthen the framework. A comprehensive review of latest conceptual and empirical literature was grounded to develop the propositions. Teachers and students of higher education institution shall be taken as a social lab for examining the propositions, and to report the empirical findings. The finding of this study provides a basis for developing a model to obtain customer satisfaction and loyalty. This study could be of practical value for organizations who want to improve satisfaction and loyalty among their customers, with a special focus on teachers and students since they are considered as a potential cluster of the market. This paper makes a significant cont.....

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This paper identifies factors affecting the adoption of mobile learning application in the classroom. The principles of the Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT) and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) were adopted as the main elements that were investigated in this study, namely relative advantage, complexity, mobile learning acceptance, and intention to use mobile learning. The research design was based on a quantitative approach using an online survey involving a group of 200 undergraduates. Data collected were analyzed using the Comparative Fit Index (CFI) and Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) on AMOS 20.0. Interestingly, the main research findings showed that all the indices fit the hypothesized model perfectly and all the technology acceptance constructs were significantly correlated. The finding encourage that UPSI’s undergraduates are perceptive to utilizing mobile learning approach with the utilize of novel mobile applications, which surely would have an enormous impact on the current teac.....

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This paper aims to investigate the effect of the presence of female board directors and corporate governance mechanisms on agency cost focusing on board of directors’ and audit committee’s characteristics. The samples used in this study consisted of 150 companies listed on Bursa Malaysia in trade and services sector from 2010 until 2013. The dependent variable in this research is agency cost. Based on the extensive literature review, this study applied two agency cost proxies, which are asset utilisation ratio (AUR) and expense ratio (ER). Meanwhile, there are seven independent variable which are female board directors, board size, CEO duality, independent directors, size of the audit committee, audit committee meeting and audit quality. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and linear regression. The empirical result reveals that female board directors, board size, CEO duality, independent directors, and audit quality have a significantly negative re.....

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In this article, investigations were done on the students’ expectations in Physics through self-study. The self-study methods used in this research were self-study using book modules and multimedia modules. This is because epistemology has often been the hidden curriculum as compared to the content (conception) in curriculum. Moreover,so on the expectations in the field of Physics. Recent studies have encouraged further dwelling into the hidden curriculum such as the field of Physics. In this paper, the research used pre-test and post-test experimental design. A total of 387 respondents from three secondary schools were involved. The Maryland Physics Expectations Survey was used to evaluate the respondents’ expectations in Physics. Furthermore, this research evaluates students’ expectations in Physics after they self-studied through book modules and multimedia module with minimum guidance from teachers. Data obtained were then analyzed using the percentage of favourable/unfavoura.....

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Pada era modenisasi ini, transformasi pembangunan berlaku dengan pantas sama ada kawasan bandar mahupun luar bandar. Sehubungan itu kajian telah dilakukan di daerah Putatan, Sabah bagi membincangkan transformasi pembangunan terhadap aktiviti perkhidmatan di daerah Putatan dan kesannya kepada sosioekonomi penduduk tempatan. Putatan pada asalnya merupakan sebuah pekan kecil sebelum ia bertukar status menjadi sebuah daerah. Transformasi yang berlaku di pekan kecil lazimnya menunjukkan prestasi yang positif dalam pelbagai aspek. Kesannya, ia mewujudkan kawasan baru bagi kepelbagaian aktiviti perkhidmatan seperti premis perniagaan, perindustrian, perumahan dan perkhidmatan. Objektif kajian ini adalah (i) mengenalpasti jenis aktiviti perkhidmatan yang terdapat di daerah Putatan dan (ii) membincangkan kesan transformasi pembangunan terhadap aktiviti perkhidmatan dalam konteks impaknya terhadap sosioekonomi penduduk tempatan. Kajian dijalankan berdasarkan kepada pengumpulan data primer dan sek.....

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Pengetahuan komuniti pesisir pantai mengenai peningkatan aras laut akan membantu masyarakat untuk lebih menyesuaikan diri terhadap alam sekitar. Komuniti pesisir pantai lebih terdedah kepada peningkatan aras laut kerana jarak penempatan mereka adalah hampir dengan pantai. Artikel ini bertujuan mengkaji tahap pengetahuan komuniti pesisir pantai di Kuala Selangor terhadap peningkatan aras laut khususnya dalam merancang strategi adaptasi. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kuantitatif iaitu temu bual dan soal selidik secara bersemuka ke atas 80 orang responden dan pensampelan secara rawak bertujuan. Hasil kajian menunjukkan pengetahuan komuniti mengenai peningkatan aras laut adalah di tahap yang sederhana manakala purata pengetahuan komuniti terhadap strategi adaptasi peningkatan aras laut di dapati pada tahap yang rendah. Implikasi kajian jelas menunjukkan bahawa komuniti perlu meningkatkan pengetahuan mengenai peningkatan aras laut dan perubahan iklim serta strategi adaptasi terhadap impak p.....

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