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Intellectual capital is gradually being recognised as a significant element of company value. Thus, information on intellectual capital is important in decision making both within the company and for external stakeholders. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between intellectual capital and the financial performance of companies in trading-service sector in Malaysia. This sector was chosen for the study since it has become one of the important sectors that drove the ...

Women signify for about half of total population in Malaysia. The Department of Statistics has revealed that the estimates total of female population in 2014 to 2016 reach 15.3 million. Women’s role in economic contribution has become the main indicator of the modernization economy of the country. For the past years, Malaysia had shown the significant progress on the growth of women’s participation in the workforce. Even if there is increasing numbers of women that participate in all e...

Nowadays, it can be seen that the roles of women in business sectors in Malaysia are recognized, as the Female Labour Participation Rate (FLPR) is increasing yearly. The growth not only helps the country development but also create vast opportunities to women involving in economic activities. In consequences, there is an inclination in the number and percentage of Women-Owned Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. Although the women’s involvement in entrepreneurship can be classified...

In most countries, micro-credit programs can be regarded as an effective instrument inencouraging public participation towards both political and economic processes of thecountry as well as proven tool implemented to free people from the low standard ofliving. In the pursuit of lowering the rate of poor population in the country, thegovernment of Malaysia had taken an initiative to work together with nongovernmentalorganizations (NGOs) and private sectors. As the result...

Worldwide turbulent economic condition with increasing competitive market environment is becoming a growing concern particularly among SMEs which often sees as having lack of resources to maintain their business performance. Hence, there is an urgent need for IT innovation and adoption as one of the best methods to manage business which includes e-commerce. This study aims to identify the determinants towards the adoption of e-commerce adoption particularly among SMEs in Malaysia. Recently...