The aim of this study is to develop a model that incorporates Occupational Safety and Health Administration Practices (OSHAP), OHSAS 18001 efforts and Occupational Safety and Health Administration Performance (OSHAPM) in Malaysian automotive suppliers. Every company in manufacturing industry is compulsory to have a certification of safety to reduce accident or incident caused. However, before they have the certification they should implement OSHAP to decrease the management cost. A survey through questionnaire was conducted to determine the level of OSHAP implementation, OHSAS 18001 Efforts as well as OSHAPM measurement. 278 sets of questionnaire were successfully collected that brought to 69.50% response rate. Structural equation modelling technique was utilized to perform the required statistical analysis of the data survey. In order to test the reliability and validity of the instruments, reliability analysis, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were carried.....

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This study examines the effects of working capital management on financial performance of construction companies listed in Bursa Malaysia for the period of 2012 to 2016. The findings show that only a shortening collection period and a positive working capital are significant to improve financial performance of local construction firms. An effective working capital management however does not contribute significantly to operating cash flow and share price of construction firms in Malaysia. The findings of this study suggest the management of account receivable is the most critical factor to improve financial performance for the local construction firms...

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The main purpose of this study is to examine the existence of cycle relationship between ESG disclosure and financial performance of listed companies in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. The secondary data of total 140 companies was extracted from Bloomberg database for period 2011 to 2016. The ESG disclosure of corporate is represented by ESG disclosure score, while earnings per share (EPS) is used to measure the corporate financial performance (CFP). Two years lag effect was assumed in this study to test how CFP in period 1 (2011-2012) influences ESG disclosure score in period 2 (2012-2014), and how period 2 ESG disclosure score affects the subsequent CFP, which is defined as CFP in period 3 (2015-2016). The empirical results of this study found significant positive (negative) cyclic relationship for Malaysian (Singaporean) companies, while no significant cyclic relationship is found for companies in Thailand. The findings suggest that only Malaysian companies gain the financial appr.....

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