Proceedings of the 1st AAGBS International Conference on Business Management 2014 (AiCoBM 2014)

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Determinants of Technological Innovation Adoption in Malaysian SMEs....Pages 3-15
Market Orientation Conception on Commercialization of University Research Products with Moderating Effect of Organizational Culture....Pages 17-27
The Customers’ Perception Toward Secret Recipe’s Reputation by Using the Reptrak™ Model....Pages 29-41
Examining the Applicability of Outside-In Open Innovation Approaches for Small B-to-B Businesses....Pages 43-55
Export Readiness Among Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Malaysia....Pages 57-64
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Members of Parliament (MPs) and Internet Communication in Malaysia: An Empirical Study of Perceived Individual Factors and Continuance of Use....Pages 67-77
Linking Entry Timing (ET) and Entry Mode (EM) Decisions in International Market Expansion by Malaysian Construction Firm: Toward the Development of ETEM Model....Pages 79-92
Factorial Structure of Spiritual Intelligence Towards Purchasing Decision Towards Halal Cosmetic Product....Pages 93-100
The Relationships Between Talent Management Practices, Employee Engagement, and Employee Retention in the Information and Technology (IT) Organizations in Selangor....Pages 101-115
Impact of Organizational Image in Determining the Level of Engagement Among Commercial Banks’ Employees....Pages 117-126
HRM Practices and Organizational Performance: A Conceptual Model on the Performance of Acquiring Companies....Pages 127-137
IPA vs. SERVQUAL: Service Quality Measurement for Higher Education Industry....Pages 139-150
Exploring the Relationships Among Transformational Leadership, Organizational Culture, and Product Innovation Using PLS-SEM....Pages 151-160
Managing and Improving the Duration in Computing the Vehicle Speed: A Case Study....Pages 161-165
The Effects of Brand Orientation, Brand Distinctiveness, and Design Innovation on the Brand Performance of the Malaysian Furniture Manufacturing Firms....Pages 167-178
Supply Chain Robustness and Resilience for Firm’s Sustainability: Case Studies on Electronics Industry....Pages 179-188
Generation Y and Job Satisfaction: Work Styles, Professional Expectations, and Career Concerns....Pages 189-199
Antecedents in Developing a Risk Culture in Public Listed Companies (PLCs): Introduction to Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)....Pages 201-208
Factors Contributing to Paddy Farmers’ Intention to Participate in Agriculture Takaful....Pages 209-219
Employee Prosocial Motivation and Interpersonal Citizenship Behavior: The Supervisor Rating of Leader-Member Exchange Quality as a Mediator....Pages 221-233
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Smartphone Product Appearance: What Drive Consumers’ Purchase Decision?....Pages 235-244
A Conceptual Framework on Determinants of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Adoption: A Study in Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)....Pages 245-255
Criteria Selection for Halal Casual Dining Restaurant....Pages 257-267
Impact of Mindful Consumption (MC) on Investment Decision: A Study Within Malaysian Individual Investors....Pages 269-281
PADI Model: The Role of Malaysian’s Emotional Experience on National Car....Pages 283-295
Corporate Image and Brand Identification of Islamic Banks: The Perspective of Customers....Pages 297-308
Career Commitment and Intention to Leave Among ICT Professionals in Malaysia....Pages 309-318
Enhancing Business Performance Through Supply Chain Integration Strategy of Food Processing Industry in Malaysia: A Conceptual Paper....Pages 319-329
Work and Home Demands on Work-Family Conflict Among Academicians in Achieving Work-Life Balance: A Conceptual Study....Pages 331-341
Evaluating Loyalty Intention Through the Influence of Servicescapes and Shoppers’ Experiential Values....Pages 343-354
The Relationship Between Human Resource Diversity Management Practices and Organizational Citizenship Behavior....Pages 355-365
Shareholder Activism in Malaysia: Exploring a Missing Parameter....Pages 367-378
Linking Superior Influence, Peer Influence, and Locus of Control to Ethical Behavior: A Conceptual Model....Pages 379-391
Measuring Walkability Attributes of Pedestrian Rail Commuter: A Pilot Study....Pages 393-405
Experiential Marketing Influence on Customer Lifetime Value of the Hotel Industry....Pages 407-416
The Effects of Indirect Experience of Hotel Customers on Brand Association and Loyalty in Iran....Pages 417-426
Information Technology and Competitive Advantages Among Small and Medium Enterprises in Malaysian Tourism Industry....Pages 427-436
Social Support, Academic Self-Concept, Education Goals, Academic Aspiration and Decision to Study Among Residential Students of a Malaysian Public University....Pages 437-446
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Factors Affecting External Debt in Malaysia: An Empirical Investigation....Pages 449-455
Relationship Between Foreign Direct Investment and Financial Development....Pages 457-467
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Short-Run Performance of Malaysian Acquiring Firms in Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions....Pages 469-478
Preliminary Investigation on the Determinants of Household Debt Burden....Pages 479-488
An Examination of FDI in China, Singapore, and Malaysia....Pages 489-499
Developing Primary Market Spread and Measuring Financial Performance of Staff Housing Government Loans....Pages 501-511
Financial Behavior of Credit Cardholders on the Implementation of Tiered Interest Rate....Pages 513-522
Nonlinearity Between Ownership Concentration and Firm Value....Pages 523-534
Harmonization of Islamic Insurance Models within the Shari’ah Parameter in Selected Countries....Pages 535-546
Bank Fragility and Its Determinants: Evidence From Malaysian Commercial Banks....Pages 547-555
Indirect Financial Distress Costs: Evidence from Trading and Services Sector....Pages 557-566
Determinants of Indirect Financial Distress Costs....Pages 567-576
Assessing of Malaysian Firms’ Cross-Border Merger and Acquisition Efficiency....Pages 577-583
Nonlinear Relationship Between Debt and Firm Value in Malaysian Firms....Pages 585-595
Factorial Validation of Salient Beliefs Pertaining to Islamic Financing Instrument....Pages 597-609
Gold Investment Account in Malaysia: Comparative Review of Gold Investment Scheme Between Maybank Bhd. and Genneva Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.....Pages 611-619
Who Consumes Fresh Fruits in Malaysia? Analysis on Socio-demographic Influence....Pages 621-633
Impact of Demographic Factors and Work Environment on Fertility Rates in Malaysia....Pages 635-646
Transformational Leaders and Organizational Performance....Pages 647-653