Research and publications
Research projects
Inclusive Innovation System in Malaysia with UNIID-SEA (Bangkok) by Dr Avvari V Mohan
This paper is part of the Cross-national Survey on University and Research Council Roles on Southeast Asia Inclusive Development and Innovation project. The wider project involves five countries in Southeast Asia and the aim of the paper is to understand inclusive innovation system elements in Malaysia. It explores different organisations and institutions in terms of funding and support towards inclusive innovation development in Malaysia.
Best Practices in Professionalism: Organisational Best Practices in Remuneration and Incentives in the Financial Services Industry in Malaysia by Dr Carol Hooi
This paper has three aims: to identify organisational best practices in professionalism in the area of remuneration and incentive and its implementation that are universally applicable across the four major sectors of the financial services industry; to determine the level of conformance with each of the identified organisational best practices in remuneration and incentive across the financial services industry in Malaysia; and to recommend organisational best practices in professionalism for the formulation and implementation of remuneration and incentive policies in the financial services industry in Malaysia. This project’s implementation is based on a grant from Asian Institute of Finance.
Staff achievement
NUBS Malaysia academic appointed to Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance Journal editorial advisory board
Dr Nafis Alam, Associate Professor of Finance, whose research specialises in the area of Islamic finance, was recently appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board of the International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management (IJIMEFM). More information about this appointment can be viewed on the NUBS Malaysia website.
Awards for other University contributions
Two members of NUBS Malaysia academic staff received Vice-Chancellor’s Achievement Awards on 26 September 2014 in recognition of their valuable contributions to the University and its community:
- Ms Vanitha Ponnusamy: Assistant Professor of Organisational Management in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She is also the Campus Senior Tutor, School Senior Tutor, Division Director for Management and Organisation Behaviour and the Faculty Advisor for Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) at The University Nottingham Malaysia Campus.
- Dr Kenny Meng Seng Wong: Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Director of Undergraduate Programmes in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Inaugural NUBS Malaysia Research Awards for staff
NUBS Malaysia awarded five enthusiastic researchers for their significant research contributions on 8 August 2014. The recipients are:
- Dr Nafis Alam (Associate Professor of Finance)
- Dr Mohan Avvari (Associate Professor of Strategic Management)
- Dr Maniam Kaliannan (Associate Professor of Human Resource Management)
- Dr Muhammad Mohsin Butt (Assistant Professor of Marketing)
- Dr Rasyad Parinduri (Assistant Professor of Business Economics)
- Ms Ng Pek Kim (University Teaching Fellow)
Other events
NUBS academic invited as panel member for Forum on Education, Training and Qualifications (ETQ) at GIFF 2014
Dr Nafis Alam, Associate Professor of Finance, was invited as panel member for a forum on Education, Training and Qualifications (ETQ). The event was hosted by the UK Trade and Investment department as a part of the Global Islamic Finance Forum (GIFF) 2014 held at the Central Bank of Malaysia. The GIFF is the foremost event in the Islamic finance calendar held every two years in Malaysia. GIFF 2014 took place on 2-4 September 2014 and was organised by the Association of Islamic Banks Malaysia (AIBIM). It offered a range of discussion and thought-sharing on issues related to Islamic finance. Dr Nafis shared his views on the role of UK universities in providing education and training related to Islamic finance.
NUBS Malaysia appoints Honorary Professors
NUBS Malaysia awards Honorary Professorships to Mr Tim Gocher and Professor Stefan Pickl
NUBS Malaysia recently awarded two Honorary Professorships to Mr Tim Gocher, Chairman of Dolma Development Fund, and Professor Stefan Pickl, Professor of Operations Research at Universität der Bundeswehr München.
Mr Tim Gocher is now Honorary Professor of Sustainable Business at NUBS Malaysia. In 2003, Tim founded Dolma Development Fund – a British non-profit organisation which provides full scholarships for the poorest children in Nepal and support for developmental community projects. Tim’s research interests include the effect of Foreign Direct Investment on levels of corruption and poverty in the poorest markets in the world, particularly in relation to private equity capital. He also has an interest in how research and risk capital form the essential foundations of the knowledge economy and how that contributes to national competitiveness.
Professor Stefan Pickl is also Honorary Professor in Operations Research at NUBS Malaysia. Stefan is involved in multiple research collaborations with many internationally renowned universities. He is also a member of the European Union (EU) task force Protecting Critical Infrastructure in the EU and co-chair of the International Risk Academy DAVOS. Additionally, he has scientific collaborations with Bayern LB, Electricite de France, IBM, Siemens and VW Wolfsburg, among others. He has reached out to the Asia-Pacific region and has established cooperation with the Asia Pacific Logistics Institute which is at the National University of Singapore as well as, Institute for Mathematical Research at Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Journal articles
Technopreneurship Development Programme Flagship of Malaysia’s Multimedia Super Corridor Project
By Dr Avvari V Mohan
Malaysia has initiated the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) project on the lines of regional cluster projects to develop the ICT sector. This chapter presents the Technoprenuership Development Program (TDP) Flagship, developed under the MSC initiative of the Government of Malaysia, as a support system for the development of entrepreneurial and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the ICT sector. It is hoped that this will provide valuable ideas for developing support for SMEs for countries or agencies that are planning to develop such systems. From Chapter in Technopolis - Best Practices for Science and Technology Cities. (Eds) Oh, Deog-Seong and Phillips, Fred. Springer 2014. 239-262.
Price Discovery Process in the Emerging Sovereign CDS and Equity Markets
By Ngene, G.M., M. Kabir Hassan and Dr Nafis Alam
This article models two regimes using threshold cointegration and threshold vector error correction models for the sovereign credit default swaps (CDS) and equity markets of thirteen emerging markets. It documents evidence of momentum in cointegration relationships in the CDS and equity markets of all countries and finds that positive and negative divergences adjust to equilibrium relationships at different speeds and magnitudes depending on the regime. Moreover, the short and long run adjustment process of each asset is nonlinear and regime dependent. Linear modeling may ignore the differential reaction of investors and policy makers and the time-varying market conditions under which economic and investment decisions take place. From Emerging Markets Review, 21, 117-132 (2014).
Enhancing organisational performance of Malaysian SMEs: The role of HRM and organisational learning capability
By Hooi, L.W.
This paper examines organisational learning capability as a mediator of the relationship between human resource management (HRM) and the performance of Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs). A cross-sectional design was adopted where data was collected using a survey questionairre completed by 286 manufacturing and service SMEs. Hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling. Results from a two-stage structural equation modeling analysis suggest that the use of human-capital enhancing HR practices strengthen SMEs’ learning capability. Furthermore, SMEs’ learning capability mediates the effect of HR practices on firm performance. A profound understanding of HR practices’ holistic effect on performances would assist organisations to implement strategies to sustain competitive advantage. Company capabilities embedded in employee behaviour are less likely to be inimitable and organisations could effectively nurture the needed employee capabilities to achieve the desired performance outcomes. From International Journal of Manpower, 35(7), 973-995 (2014).