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NUBS Malaysia Newsletter - Issue 4, 2014

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Editor's note

Nottingham University Business School (NUBS) Malaysia is pleased to present our last quarterly 
newsletter for the calendar year 2014. This issue will feature various events as well as recent
research projects, publications, speaking engagements and upcoming NUBS Malaysia’s events. 

Key events

  • Advanced Management Programme: Accelerated Development for Senior Managers,
    30 November - 6 December 2014    
  • ISI Regional Statistics Conference
  • BD'One Challenge
  • CIMB ASEAN Stock Challenge 
  • Celcom ESCAPE Shots Merdeka Video Inter-University Challenge     

NUBS Malaysia’s faculty members featured in speaking engagements

Dr Avvari Mohan, Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Deputy Dean (Business
Engagement and External Relations), was invited to speak at various forums: 

  • Regional Open Innovation Forum for promoting Nanotechnology and Agriculture for
    Sustainable Development – organised by Asia Pacific Centre for Technology Transfer
    (APCTT- a UN-ESCAP orgn) and Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)
    Malaysia. His presentation entitled Managing Open Innovation in Academic/Research
    Organisations
    was given at the forum in Kuala Lumpur on 27-28 October 2014.
  • Universities and Development of Science City/Science Parks Forum organised by the 
    UNESCO-WTA Training Workshop. WTA stands for World Technopolis Association which
    is an International NGO of UNESCO that is involved in carrying out capacity building
    activities for managers and future managers of science and technology parks. His
    presentation entitled
    Growth of Start-up Firms – Insights based on Cases from
    Malaysian Technology Parks
    was given at the forum in Daejeon, South Korea on
    11 November 2014.
  • First Deajeon Global Innovation Forum organised by UNESCO, WTA and Daejeon Metropolitan
    City in Republic of Korea along with the INNOBIZ Foundation of Korea. His presentation
    entitled Finance Support Systems for Knowledge Based SMEs in Malaysia was given at the
    forum in Daejeon, South Korea on 12 November 2014.

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Research projects

The Cognitive Dissonance Impact of GST Implementation Using Triangulation Method 
by Dr Jayalakshmy Ramachandran, Dr Ramaiyer Subramaniam, Dr Samuel Benjamin and Dr
Lim Khwee Pheng (Multimedia University)

This two-year project has attracted RM90,000 through Fundamental Research Grant Scheme
(FRGS). It will contribute towards achieving new knowledge in tax and psychology theories and
will result in enhanced interaction between consumers and government for a better Malaysia
as well as improved political standing. It will also provide new openings for future researchers. 

Journal articles

  • Stock market co-movements: Islamic versus conventional equity indices with
    multi-timescales analysis 

    By Syed Aun R. Rizvi
  • Tripartite analysis across business cycles in Turkey: A multi-timescale inquiry
    of efficiency, volatility and integration  

    By Syed Aun R. Rizvi

Achievement  

NUBS Malaysia academic receives Outstanding Reviewer Award from International
Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management 

In September 2014, Dr Mamunur Rashid, Assistant Professor of Finance and Deputy Director
of UNMC’s Centre of Islamic Business Finance and Research, received the 2014 Outstanding
Reviewer Award from the International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and
Management. The journal, published by Emerald Group Publishing, provides in-depth analysis
that gives an interdisciplinary and holistic view on Islamic finance and business management
practices in order to inform these inter-related communities of practitioners and academicians.
Dr Rashid’s research interests include psychology in finance, Islamic wealth management,
corporate social responsibility and research on small industries. 

Nottingham MBA rises up The Economist top 100 ranking
For the second year running, Nottingham University Business School has improved its
position in the latest international league table of full-time Master of Business Administration
programmes. Read the full article on our website.

University of Nottingham in Malaysia banking on multi-millionaire Islamic
finance industry
Islamic finance expert at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC), Dr Nafis Alam
said that the market for Islamic finance has shown greater importance in 2014 with more inclusion
in the conventional financial landscape. Read the full article on our website
 

Other events
 
 

Dr Avvari Mohan, Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Deputy Dean (Business Engagement
and External Relations) was appointed Associate Editor for the Journal of Open Innovation: Technology,
Market, and Complexity (Springer).

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