...of “Executive and Management attitudes towards corporate social responsibility in Malaysia Introduction “Social Responsibility is defined as the role that companies play to serve different stakeholders and also the role that the companies play to support the society.”(George Pohle, 2008) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is now longer phenomenon to the worldwide organisations and corporation in developed countries on the world, it is considered as the large organisation’s globalising strategies or their responsibility and dedication into the society. However, this essay will focus on the other side of CSR developing world- Malaysia and also the Malaysian managers and executives toward to corporate social responsibility. Based on the report “Executive and management attitudes towards corporate social responsibility in Malaysia” (Rashid and Ibrahim, 2002), criticism and discussion about the writer’s analysis and point of views on the researching statistic will be the main stream of this essay. Also, this essay shall analyse statistic and judgements that are provided in the report. Corporate Social Responsibility of Malaysia discussion by Rashid and Ibrahim (2002) is a considerable material to be study but there are still a few points in the report should be criticised: literature review and methodology. Aims and Author Conduction To begin, there are three main aims listed in the report: examination the attitudes in Malaysian executives and managers towards to social responsibility...
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...the general level of economic activity, others are the result of a failure of the labour market in an economy to work optimally. Among the main types of unemployment, we can consider real wage unemployment, demand deficient unemployment, frictional unemployment, structural unemployment and hidden unemployment (Tutor2u, 2014). Table 2: Unemployment Data of Malaysia (2003 - 2012) Year | Unemployment rate | 2003 | 3.61 | 2004 | 3.54 | 2005 | 3.53 | 2006 | 3.33 | 2007 | 3.20 | 2008 | 3.30 | 2009 | 3.70 | 2010 | 3.40 | 2011 | 3.10 | 2012 | 3.10 | (Source: World Bank, 2014) Figure 2: Unemployment Data of Malaysia (2003 – 2012) (Source: World Bank, 2014) Based on the data table 2 shown above, Malaysia consists of 10 years fluctuation unemployment over the business cycle which starts from the year 2003 until year 2012. In the year 2003, the unemployment rate is 3.61% and contraction up to 3.54% and 3.53% in the year 2004 and 2005 respectively. In the year 2006, the unemployment rate has decrease to 3.33% and continues to drop until 3.2% in the year 2007. In the year 2008, the unemployment rate has slightly raised back to 3.3%. Malaysia encountered a serious unemployment which rises to 3.7% in the year 2009. The improvements begin in the year 2010 and the unemployment rate decrease until 3.4%. The condition continues to improve and unemployment rate has decrease up to 3.1% The average unemployment rate in Malaysia between 2003 and 2012...
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...assignment for this subject which is business report on Overnight rates in Malaysia. The main purpose of this business report is to understand the past year event on the overnight rates in Malaysia from the year 2004 to 2010. Further, we would also like to predict the incoming overnight rates which will be announced by the Bank Negara Malaysia (Central Bank of Malaysia) by the year of 2012. In addition to that, we are agreed to submit our assignment on to the respective tutor through the assignment box located We hope that our assignment on this business report had met the subject requirement based on the marking and grading criteria of Thank you. Yours truly,| Executive Summary The overnight rates in Malaysia creates a long great history in the past seven years from 2004 to 2010, during these years the overnight rates was changeable between increasing at a maximum of 3.5 % in 2006 and decreasing at a minimum of 2% in 2009, further the average overnight rates was recoded at 2.91%. This report will show the history of the overnight rates during this period and reasons that caused the overnight rates to change, for instance decrease in overnight rates caused by an effect of the global financial crisis. Moreover this report will discuss the coming predicted overnight rates for this year depending on proved evidence from past years, most of the sources in the report were conducted directly from the central bank of Malaysia website which is more accurate and proved as well...
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...Introduction Malaysia, an upper-middle income country, is a federal constitutional monarchy which consists of 13 states and 3 federal territories located in Southeast Asia. Besides, Malaysia has a newly industrialised market economy which is relatively open state-oriented. It was ranked 3rd largest economy in Southeast Asia and 29th largest economy in the world by purchasing power parity in year 2007. In recent years, Malaysia has successfully transformed itself from being the world’s largest producer of raw material such as tin and rubber to being a diversified economy to reduce the dependence of exported goods. As a result, Malaysia GDP is now driven mainly by the services and manufacturing sectors (Malaysia Factbook 2014). 2.0 Malaysia Economic Growth Rate Table of Malaysia GDP Growth (Annual %) from year 2003-2012 Year | GDP Growth (Annual %) | 2003 | 6 | 2004 | 7 | 2005 | 5 | 2006 | 6 | 2007 | 6 | 2008 | 5 | 2009 | -2 | 2010 | 7 | 2011 | 5 | 2012 | 6 | Sources: The World Bank Group 2014a Line chart of Malaysia GDP Growth (Annual %) from year 2003-2012 Sources: The World Bank Group 2014a The x-axis of the line chart above represents years from 2003 to 2012 while y-axis represents Malaysia’s GDP Annual Growth Rate. GDP Growth (Annual %) can be defined as annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency (Index Mundi 2014a). According to the line chart, GDP Annual Growth Rate in Malaysia is at average...
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...|Learning Outcomes |Tasks/Means |Criteria & Allocated Marks |Assessed | | | | |Marks | | | |STRUCTURE (10%) | |Successful students are able to: |Conduct a secondary research and write a report on | | | |Malaysia Economic Growth (increase or decrease in GDP). | | |Describe in detail the recent | | | |economic conditions...
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...com/0268-6902.htm MAJ 23,4 The impact of government and foreign affiliate influence on corporate social reporting The case of Malaysia Azlan Amran School of Management, University Science Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, and 386 S. Susela Devi Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Abstract Purpose – This paper seeks to investigate the influence of government and foreign affiliates, particularly; multinational companies on corporate social reporting (CSR) development in an economy, where CSR awareness is low coupled with weak pressure group activism. Design/methodology/approach – This is a cross sectional study that focuses on the information contained in the annual reports for year 2002/2003. This research uses content analysis as method to measure the extent CSR. Findings – Based on regression analysis, the study evidences on the impact of government influence. However, the impact of foreign affiliation variables is not evident. Institutionalisation of the government’s aspirations and commitment to CSR is perhaps the most appropriate description for Malaysian CSR practice. Research limitations/implications – There are two main limitations of this study. Firstly, this study examines the annual reports for one year. Secondly, this study is annual reports centric. It does not examine any other stand alone reports that the respondents might have produced on the subject of society and the environment. Practical implications – This study...
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...Multiracial Societies in Malaysia A society is a body of individuals living as members of a community A multiracial society refers to a society that consists of various groups of races or ethnicities but under one leadership.Malaysia is a multiple races and cultural country. The very first race that stay in this land were indigenous tribes also known as Orang Asli that still remains; Malay is the next, who moved from mainland Asia in long time ago. The Chinese and India culture was bring in during early 19 century when they start to trade and doing business between them and Malaya at straits of Malacca. Each major religious group has its major holidays such as "Hari Raya Adilfiltri", "Hari Raya Cina" and "Hari Deevapali". Hari Kebangsaan is the most universal holidays that celebrate by the whole Malaysian to celebrate the independent of Malaya back to 31 August 1957. Although festivals are differently from the different ethics, but they still celebrate together in Malaysia. This shows that Malaysian hold the One Malaysia spirit. Before the existence of the three main commiunities (Malay,Chinese and Indian), almost the entire population of Malaya consisted of Malays. In the early 19th century more than 90% of the population in the peninsular of Malaysia and Singapore were Malays. There were only a few number of Chinese who had come to Malaya as traders and settled down in Melacca, Kuala Terengganu, Johor River, Pahang River and Kelantan. Meanwhile, a small number of Indians...
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...has forced two dominated companies, Woolworths and Coles, to lower prices and increase the number of private-label products (IBIS 2016). Malaysia hypermarket retail chain Giant is also eyeing the Australian market. Given the business context in Australia, political, economic and technological are the most relevant macro environmental factors that Giant should consider. Political factor The export tariff is an important issue in trading as Australia was Malaysia’s 10th largest export destination, accounting for 3.6 percent of Malaysia’s exports (Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 2012). The Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA), was signed in May 2012 and came into force on 1 January 2013, provided a high level of market access liberalization for goods into the Australian market (Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 2012). The implement of MAFTA is likely to lower the cost of Malaysian products, enhance the relationship between trading partners and create investment opportunities and jobs in Australia market. Furthermore, according to the report of the Economist Intelligence Unit, Australia achieved one of the highest rankings in the world regarding political stability and strong government support for foreign investment (HABC 2016). The report of Australia government also demonstrates that Australia and Malaysia share a long-standing and substantial partnership for a long time, evidenced by responses to the disappearance of MH370 and the shooting...
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...for the past 10 years (2002 – 2011) 4 2.1 Merger of Two Stock Exchanges (KLSE and MESDAQ) 5 2.2 Standard Board Lot of 100 units 5 2.3 FTSE Bursa Malaysia Index (FBM) 6 2.4 Bursa Trade Securities (BTS) 6 2.5 Introduction of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) 6 2.6 Amendments on Listing Requirements 7 2.7 Introduction of E-dividend and E-share Payment System 7 2.8 ASEAN Exchanges Trading Link 7 3.0 Capital Market Master Plan (CMP) 9 3.1 Capital Market Master Plan 1 9 3.2 Capital Market Master Plan 2 (CMP 2) 9 3.2.1 CMP2 and the development of stock market 12 4.0 Outlook of Islamic Stock Market 13 4.1 Introduction of Islamic Stock Market 13 4.2 Current Condition 13 4.3 Efforts in Strengthening Malaysia’s Position in Global Islamic Stock Market 13 4.4 Prospects of Malaysia Islamic Stock market over next decade 14 5.0 Conclusion 15 Reference List 16 Appendices 20 List of Figures Figure 1: Main indicators for Malaysia Stock Market from year 1989 to 2010 4 Figure 2: Malaysian Stock Market Capitalisation in the past ten years (2002 - 2011) 5 Figure 1: Number of stockbroking member companies before and after merger 21 Figure 2: Number of dealer representatives before and after merger 21 List of table Table 1: Market capitalisation of Shariah-compliant corporations in Malaysia………………………14 Executive Summary This study was conducted to discuss Malaysian stock market, specifically its major developments for the past ten years...
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...Reproduced from Federal-State Relations in Sabah, Malaysia: The Berjaya Administration, 1976-85 by Regina Lim (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2008). This version was obtained electronically direct from the publisher on condition that copyright is not infringed. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior permission of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Individual articles are available at < http://bookshop.iseas.edu.sg > REFERENCES Abinales, Patricio N. Making Mindanao: Cotabato and Davao in the Formation of the Philippine Nation-state. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2000. Abinales, Patricio N. and Donna J. Amoroso. State and Society in the Philippines. Lanham, M.D.: Rowman and Littlefield, 2005. Ahmad Ibrahim. “The Administration of Muslim Law Enactment, Sabah, 1977 (No. 15 of 1977)”. Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law 5, no. 2 (1978): 359–62. Andaya, Barbara W. “Cash Cropping and Upstream-downstream Tensions: The Case of Jambi in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries”. In Southeast Asia in the Early Modern Era: Trade, Power, and Belief, edited by Anthony Reid. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1993. Baker, M. H. Sabah: The First Ten Years as a Colony. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Publishing House, 1965. Black, Ian. “The Ending of Brunei Rule in Sabah, 1878–1902”. Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 41, no. 2 (1968): 176–92. ———. A Gambling Style of Government:...
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...Bell in Malaysia’ as a growth prospect. The report has undertaken all aspects of analyzing the climate for Taco Bell in Malaysia. We have studied the environment and the business strategies to propose a plan that fits the company’s policy and purpose of internationalization. Our team would like to thank you for this opportunity and hope that we have clarified all areas of the proposal. We are grateful for this opportunity and anticipate to working with you in the future. We hope that this proposal will meet your approval. Yours sincerely, Sehr Ali Jafri Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Introduction 3 3. Methodology 3 4. Motives for Internationalisation 4 5. Malaysia Economy Profile 5 5.1 Malaysian Fast-food Business Environment 6 6. Taco Bell’s Global Strategy 6 6.1 Entry Mode 7 7. Conclusion 7 8. Recommendations 7 1. Executive Summary The purpose of this study is to critically analyse the investment opportunities prevalent in the Malaysian market by taking into consideration the significant macroeconomic factors, food industry trends, political environment and other socioeconomic trends that can affect business competitiveness. The idea is to take advantage of the growing Asian market as part of Taco Bell’s internationalisation. The report also presents a valuable insight towards the possible strategies that should be adopted towards expansion into new markets. The study of macro and micro levels recommend that Malaysia is...
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...between the independent auditor and the companies must be disclose, to prevent any conflict in interest when auditing the accounting records. The external auditors were given the power to obtain information and inspect the accounting records of the companies because of the nature of their duties. As stated in Companies Act 1965 section 174 (2)(a), the roles of an auditor is to report the consolidated accounts by give a true and fair view as required by section 169 and in accordance with the applicable approved accounting standards. In 1971, during the implementation of New Economic Policy (NEP), where after the eruption of violence between Malays and Chinese in 1969, Malaysia economy change its direction from to target foreign interest of free enterprises towards in the control of the government. By the strong presence of the government to improve and balance the economics including the incomes distribution and assets ownerships, Malaysian now has a shared goal together in socio-economic; and thus increase the demand for the independent auditors and present more existence. During 1980s, Malaysia was in economics recession where NEP was slowly being discarded by the local communities and come to an end. There are no any significant changes in the roles of the auditors in late 1980s when started the operation of KLSE and amendment of the Companies Act. Changing of the term of the audit license to two years make governing the auditing profession more effective under Companies Act 1965...
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...“Privatising Petronas would send a signal” By Kevin Brown in Kuala Lumpur Published: December 14 2010 18:23 | Last updated: December 14 2010 18:23 Article about Malaysia Searching for a big idea to start a new era of rapid economic growth, Malaysia’s government has come up with a plan for a 100-storey Kuala Lumpur office block. There is neither demand nor financing for this controversial project and the south-east Asian country is ignoring an alternative guaranteed to generate an international buzz: the privatisation of Petronas, the state-owned oil and gas producer. Najib Razak, Malaysia’s prime minister, has upset many with his $1.6bn tower block plan, which he says would help speed up the relatively slow-growing economy’s shift from resources and mainly low-grade manufacturing to high value-added financial and commercial services. Opposition leaders say the project is a waste of money. A quarter of a million people have signed a Facebook petition against it. Mahathir Mohamad, a former prime minister from Mr Najib’s own party, fears it would overshadow his own monument, the 88-storey Petronas Towers, which was briefly the world’s tallest building in the 1990s. All the fuss, though, has been within Malaysia’s borders. Outside the country, the plan has barely been noticed. Contrast this with the attention focused on Brazil earlier this year when Petrobras, that country’s state oil and gas producer, raised $67bn in the biggest share issue in global corporate history...
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...and hot specialty drinks, a variety of pastries and other snacks, and coffee supplies. By 2008 there were more than 100 Hollys Coffee shops in Korea, and the franchise had expanded with additional stores in Japan, China and Malaysia. It has a barista academy called the Hollys Coffee Academy. Home Country: Korea South Korea has a market economy which ranks 15th in the world by nominal GDP and 12th by purchasing power parity (PPP), identifying it as one of the G-20 major economies. It is a high-income developed country, with a developed market, and is a member of OECD. It is a country filled with rich culture and heritage. All thanks to the influences of Korean pop to all over the world, there are more people getting more interested in Korean culture and heritage. We can seize the opportunity to start the business and learn to speak a little of their language can be useful to us as well. Other financial organizations like the World Bank describe Korea as one of the fastest-growing major economies of the next generation along with BRIC and Indonesia. South Korea was one of the few developed countries that was able to avoid a recession during the global financial crisis and its economic growth rate will reach 6.1% in 2010, a sharp recovery from economic growth rates of 2.3% in 2008 and 0.2% in 2009 when the global financial crisis hit. Host Country: Singapore Singapore is well-renowned for its political stability, geographical location and the reputation of being a safe...
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...Over the past few decades, Malaysia has experienced both growth and decline economically. Relying mainly on exports, this country is predicted to experience a more stable growth period between the years 2011-2015. GDP is predicted to increase in the future years and investments in the country will be the main factor of this economic growth (Economic Forecast, 2011). With a population of 28.3 million and an expected population growth rate of 1.7%, this country provides an excellent opportunity for exporters looking to invest in another country by way of goods and services (Profile, 2011). In order for exports in Malaysia to be successful however, one must understand the values and subcultures Malays possess in order to market to them appropriately. This report will focus on the influences of these concepts on the behaviour of Malaysian consumers in comparison to Australian consumers. This report will also highlight the importance of understanding certain cultural differences and their implications for marketers if Australia is to export goods and services to Malaysia. Religious Subcultures The concept of subcultures, more specifically religious subcultures, is an important aspect of consumer behaviour to consider. Strongly held religious beliefs and customs can exert a significant influence upon the values people hold. These values may include choosing to adopt a simple and humble existence devoid of materialism or choosing to lead a lifestyle that balances simplicity and materialism...
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