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Teenage pregnancy is a critical issue that is never ending in Malaysia. Instead, it is getting worse every day. It is considered as a social problem and brings negative impact on women and children future. The study examines the factors that contribute towards teenage pregnancy among Malay teenagers in Shah Alam. A random sample of 175 teenagers from Sekolah Agama Menengah Tinggi Tengku Ampuan Jemaah and Raudatus Sakinah in Shah Alan, Selangor were interviewed to obtain the necessary data ...

Business Process Outsourcing or BPO project on mahallah management at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) has been done in order to overcome the staffing problem at the University level. The BPO project has been done in several mahallah or hostel in the International Islamic University Malaysia with two distinct effectiveness levels. The project at Mahallah Zubair al-Awwam is a failure while the project at Mahallah Maryam is a success. Agency theory (Eisenhardt 1989)...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the students’ perceptions on the bus drivers’ attitudes and the effectiveness of outsourced buses at UiTM Shah Alam and Puncak Alam campuses. The study analysed 363 (95.03%) responses as well as interview transcripts. Analyses of variance using responsiveness, reliability, assurance and empathy as independent variables and the effectiveness of outsourced buses as the dependent variable resulted in two significant interactions. Responsiveness and e...

As Malaysia is on its track to stand par with other countries in becoming one of the world’s Halal Hubs by the year of 2020, however there are still many issues need to be address and one of the issue is on Muslim consumer commitment to purchase Halal-label food. Therefore, this paper is an outcome of a research project investigating the scenario about the key attributes that influences Muslim consumer commitment in purchasing the Halal-label food products. Researcher had taking initiative...

This study focuses on the involvement of household in recycling activities by using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between key components of TPB (attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control) and the involvement of household in recycling activities. The study also examines whether demographic information, gender have influence towards the relationship between the involvement of household in recycling acti...