Regional Conference on Science, Technology and Social Sciences (RCSTSS 2014): Business and Social Sciences

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Students’ Cheating Behaviour in Higher Education System: Reconnoitring the Academic Integrity from the Accounting Students Perspectives....Pages 3-18
Use of Amazacc Brain Teaser Card for Financial Accounting Classroom: Non-accounting Students....Pages 19-26
Ethnic Board Diversity and Financial Performance: Evidence from Malaysian GLCs....Pages 27-36
The Impact of Educational Level of Board of Directors on Firms’ Performance....Pages 37-48
Computerised Accounting Information Systems and Firm Performance: The Mediating Role of Transparency....Pages 49-59
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Jihad: The Concept in Visual Art....Pages 63-69
Emotional Design for National Car: The Role of Emotion and Perception in Car Design and Its Effect on Purchase....Pages 71-79
Assessing the Denotation and Connotation in Traditional Motifs of the Murut Ethnic Group....Pages 81-87
Malay Traditional Furniture: Form and Space....Pages 89-99
The Application of Printmaking Medium in Producing Artwork Among Malaysian Visual Artist....Pages 101-108
Variance of Mannerism of Undergraduates’ Individual Traits, Values, and Ethical Behaviour....Pages 109-123
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Perceived Service Quality of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) on Banks’ Lending and Loan Service Quality in Malacca....Pages 127-135
The Determinants of Problem Solving Tools Adoption in SME in Manufacturing Sector in Malaysia....Pages 137-145
Assessing the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflow to Malaysia....Pages 147-156
Website Quality as a Determinant of E-government User Satisfaction Level....Pages 157-168
Fraudulent Short Messaging Services (SMS): Avoidance and Deterrence ....Pages 169-182
Contribution of Economic Sectors to Malaysian GDP....Pages 183-189
To Serve or not to Serve? Student Leaders, Community Service, and Community Service Learning....Pages 191-201
Assessing the Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment: Public and Private Perspective in Malaysia....Pages 203-213
Exploring the Attributes of Pathological Smartphone Use (PSU)....Pages 215-223
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The Preferences of the Muslim Consumers Between Takaful and Conventional Policy: A Study on Motor Insurance Consumers....Pages 225-236
Role of Management and Employees in Customer Focused Organizations....Pages 237-248
Young Adults’ Motivation to Patronize Independent Specialist Coffee Shops in Malaysia....Pages 249-258
Consumer Preference Toward Super-Mini Cars in Malaysia: An Importance-Performance Analysis Approach....Pages 259-268
Factors Affecting Satisfaction with Condensed Milk Amongst Teh-tarik Restaurateurs in West Malaysia....Pages 269-275
The Impact of Textile Centre Towards Textile Traders: A Case Study in Bandar Tun Abdul Razak, Pahang....Pages 277-282
Exploring Islamic Brand Experience Through Focus Group: Case Study on Airlines Industry in Malaysia....Pages 283-289
The Level of Financial Awareness Among Undergraduate Students in UiTM Sarawak....Pages 291-300
Graduate Employability: What Went Wrong?....Pages 301-307
The Implementation of Organizational Green Culture in Higher Educational Institution....Pages 309-320
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Islam in Malaysian News: The Case of Utusan Malaysia and Sinar Harian....Pages 331-331
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The Effects of Gender-Separate Human Capital Composition on Technology Transfer and Absorptive Capacity....Pages 341-341
The Factors that Motivate Undergraduates to Pursue Tertiary Education: Employability, Expectation, Learning or Enjoyment....Pages 343-352
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Determinant of Satisfaction in E-learning Usage: An Evidence in Malaysian Higher Institution....Pages 365-365
Heuristic Usability Evaluation of ‘Kids World’ Courseware....Pages 367-375
Students’ Awareness in Learning of New Vocabulary in Chinese Fantasy Novel Among Non-native Malay Learners of Chinese....Pages 377-384
Fostering Unity and Improving Creativity—New Experiences in the Culturally Responsive Visual Art Education....Pages 385-394
Cloud-Based Mobile Learning Adaptation in Nonformal Learning: A Review....Pages 395-401
Reading and Writing Connection in ESP Context: Students’ Performance and Perceptions....Pages 403-414
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Preferred Learning Modalities Among First-Year Medical Students at a Private Medical College in Malaysia....Pages 365-365
Learning Preferences of Students Taking a Course in Integrated Course Study....Pages 425-431
Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Responses to Changing Educational Policy: A Malaysian Experience....Pages 433-447
Validating ESP Test Using Weir’s Socio-cognitive Framework for Validating Language Tests....Pages 449-467
Self-monitoring Action Skill Acquisition System: An Integrated Approach to Teaching and Learning....Pages 469-481
Mathematics Outreach Program for Primary Schools....Pages 483-493
Competition-Based Learning: Determining the Strongest Skill that Can Be Achieved Among Higher Education Learners....Pages 495-504
Relationship of Teaching, Learning and Assessment Practices in Higher Education....Pages 505-516
The Perception on the Importance and Satisfaction of UKM Lecturers Towards E-Learning Utilisation....Pages 517-529
Foregrounding Students’ Voices to Promote Reading Engagement Through Writing....Pages 531-541
Exploring the Use of Social Networking Site in the Teaching of Reading: Blessing or Bane?....Pages 543-553
Anxiety in Learning English as a Second Language (ESL) Among Tertiary Students....Pages 555-565
Examining Contributory Factors and Barriers to Success in Academic Writing Among Undergraduates....Pages 567-578
Public Perception on the Factors that Contribute to Juvenile Delinquency: A Case Study at Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) Melaka....Pages 579-589
An Early Insight on Teachers’ Perception Toward School-Based Assessment....Pages 591-600
The Flipped Classroom: The Use of Factor Analysis in Determining the Factors of Acceptance....Pages 601-610
Instructional Leadership Practices and Student Engagement: Comparative Study Among Universiti Teknologi MARA Affiliated Colleges in the State of Pahang....Pages 611-620
The Effect of Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) on Preparatory Students in Mathematics....Pages 621-631
Students’ Perception Towards Malay Folklore Songs....Pages 633-640
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An Evaluation of Factors Influencing Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia to Adopt E-commerce....Pages 649-649
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The Acceptance of Ar-Rahnu Scheme Among Rural Population....Pages 649-649
The Practice of Presentation of Financial Statements in Malaysian Annual Reports....Pages 663-673
The Practice of Internet Financial Reporting in Malaysia: Users’ Perceptions....Pages 675-686
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Images of Women in Selected Works by Asian Female Writers....Pages 701-701
Quality of Life of Dual-Career Commuter Couples: Emotional and Financial Stress of UiTM Pahang Staff and Their Spouse....Pages 703-711
Breast Self-Examination Practices in Selected Urban Areas in Malaysia....Pages 713-721
Motivating Reasons for Performing Physical Exercise in Relation to Socio-demographic Factors....Pages 723-730
Parenting Styles, Family Functioning and Adolescents’ Mental Health: How Are They Related?....Pages 731-741
Managing Uncertainty in Multi-project Constructing for Environmental Issues on Project Completion Late Delivery....Pages 743-752
Comprehensiveness of Punishment for Baby Dumping: Definition, Severity and Coverage....Pages 753-763
Analysis on the Legal and Administrative Mechanisms in Curbing Syndicate and Runaway Marriages in Malaysia....Pages 765-774
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Short Message Service (SMS) Usage Among People with Visual Impaired: An Empirical Study....Pages 787-787
Adapting the Extreme Programming Approach in Developing E-corrective and Preventive Actions: An Experience....Pages 789-799
Illustrating the Development of Quality Management Instrumentation: A Systematic Literature Review....Pages 801-809
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Determining Income Differences Among Hotel Guest Towards Dissatisfaction with Hotel Services in Kuala Lumpur....Pages 823-823
The Effect of Social Media Depends on Social Media Intelligence Among Graduates....Pages 825-833
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Effectiveness of Music Theory and Music Appreciation Digital Courseware on Students Achievement....Pages 845-845
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Managing Disputes in the Division of Matrimonial Property Involving Polygamous Marriage in the Malaysian Shariah Courts....Pages 863-863
Home Financing in Islam: A Study of Understanding and Practices Among UiTM Staff....Pages 865-877
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The Use of Narrative Framework in Learning L2 Vocabulary Among Malaysian ESL Learners....Pages 887-887
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Demographic Profile and Purchasing Pattern of Organic Cosmetic Products....Pages 887-887
Understanding Environmentally Friendly Consumer Behavior....Pages 899-907
The Perceived Value of Celebrity Chef Endorsement Toward Consumer Purchase Intention on Food Products....Pages 909-921
Environmental Change Threats in the Coastal Region of the Northeastern Part of Peninsular Malaysia....Pages 923-931
Writing Reflections Using Intranet WordPress Blog....Pages 933-943
Intergenerational Knowledge Transfer Strategy Framework for Family Firm....Pages 945-955
Improving Arabic Writing Skills “Jawlah Lughawiyyah”: An Analysis....Pages 957-969
Malaysia’s Ageing Population Trends....Pages 971-980
Empowerment of Young Entrepreneurs Through Entrepreneurship Education: Students’ Perception....Pages 981-990
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Training: A Meta Analysis on the Learner’s Characteristics for Young and Aging Malaysian Workforce....Pages 991-997
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From Cultural Activity to Cultural Tourism: A Case of Indigenous Community in Malaysia....Pages 1007-1007
Promoting Pro-environmental Behavior in Ecotourism Destination....Pages 1009-1021
Profiling Tourists According to Spending Behaviour: Examining Perhentian and Pangkor Islands Visitors....Pages 1023-1039
Quality Measurement of Public Payment Counter Service: A Statistical Approach....Pages 1041-1052
Support for Future Tourism Development, Quality of Life and Perceived Impacts of Tourism Industry Within Indigenous Community: Mah Meri of Carey Island, Malaysia....Pages 1053-1062
Understanding Homestay Sustainability Through Successor Motivational Factors....Pages 1063-1073
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