There is scant evidence pertaining to risks faced by Malaysian automotive SMEs, although many researches have been conducted in other countries. For that reason, this paper aims to explore supply chain risks experienced by Malaysian automotive companies. By using a case study method involving three Malaysian automotive SMEs, the data analysis reveals that Malaysian automotive SMEs are mostly affected by risks external to firm but internal to supply chain, particularly the risk of late delivery and part shortages. With respect to risk internal to firm, all three case companies admitted that human-related risk is putting pressure on them. The risks of force majeure events and government regulation emerge as the most common risks external to Malaysian automotive SME’s supply chains. Although the results of this study are limited due to the small number of case companies investigated, they suggested automotive SMEs to implement multisourcing or develop closer relationship with sister com.....

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This research identifies the barriers encountered by automotive component manufacturers in adopting supply chain risk management (SCRM). A qualitative case study method was employed at three purposely selected case companies by interviewing 10 senior managers. Data were analyzed using a thematic analysis. Results show that the automotive component manufacturers are prominently challenged by the level of understanding of SCRM which led to negative perceptions toward SCRM adoption. In conclusion, this study prepares automotive company managers with a foresight of SCRM adoption challenges so that sufficient planning could be developed for successful SCRM adoption  ..

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In the past decade, considerable amount of researches investigated the influence of hedonic and utilitarian shopping values on consumer behavioral intention. Accordingly, this has driven the current study to achieve its objective which is to determine the influence of hedonic and utilitarian shopping values on consumer consumer behavioral intention among youth in Malaysia. Embarking on the quantitative methodology, a survey is conducted among 469 university students who enrolled to a compulsory university course. The results showed that hedonic and utilitarian shopping values had positive influence on the youth consumer behavioral intention. This implies that shopping mall developers should consider hedonic and utilitarian preferences in terms of the design, selection of stores and functionality in creating a shopping mall particularly in serving youth market segment...

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Education 4.0 turns the internet into the core of the digital learning process which enabled students to learn anytime and anywhere. It makes teaching and learning process become more flexible and student-oriented. However, studies about social media usage for learning among high academic achievers in the higher education level are still scant, thus academicians have limited understanding on how social media can help increase students' academic performance. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore the role of social media in the learning process of high academic achievers. A qualitative approach was employed by interviewing 10 final year high academic achievers from pure science and social science programs in a Malaysia public university and data was analyzed by using thematic analysis. The findings revealed that social media was effective as supporting sources to increase students' understanding towards a lesson. However, majority of the participants agreed that social.....

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This systematic literature review aims to analyze risk mitigation studies spanning across 2004 ?2019. Embarking on the PRISMA approach, studies were selected through the identification, screening, eligibility and analysis steps. The findings revealed three main themes (culture, independent response and co-operative response), and 16 sub-themes. Several recommendations for future research were underscored including the need to conduct more studies to understand the culture, independent response and cooperative response for reactivestrategies. This study could guide future researchers to augment the current literature by progressing towards the proposed recommendations. ? 2021, CA and C Press AB. All rights reserved...

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The study aims to understand how value is added by higher education institutions (suppliers), and preschools (service providers) in the preschool educational supply chain. Based on the qualitative methodology, 14 group interviews with preschool pre-service teachers and 9 individual interviews with the Head of Academic Programs from the upstream supply chain were performed. In addition, 23 group interviews with preschool teachers and 8 group interviews preschool operators from the downstream supply chain were conducted to verify the data obtained. The results showed active collaboration, frequent dialogues, close discussion and information sharing between the members of preschool education supply chain for the value creation of preschool teachers. The study implies that a structured and long-term relationship should be established between all the members of preschool educational supply chain so that children, the end-user of this system, will gain the best value possible. For future res.....

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