...1. Quiz – 3-08-13 Who was sworn-in as Malaysia’s prime minister for the second time in May 2013? A] Muhyiddin Yassin B] Mahathir Mohamad C] Najib Razak D] Anwar Ibrahim Who won his fifth world snooker title held in May 2013 to become the first player in 17 years to make a successful defence of the World Championship? A] Ronnie O’Sullivan B] Judd Trump C] Barry Hawkins D] Ricky Walden Who has been appointed as the next director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in May 2013? A] Pascal Lamy B] Herminio Blanco C] Roberto Azevedo D] None of These Norwegian telecom giant Telenor’s Indian arm Uninor has appointed whom as the firm’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in May 2013? A] Yogesh Malik B] Sunil Lalvani C] Sunil Dutt D] Mittu Chandilya Which global tech company acquired cloud software firm Enstratius in May 2013? A] Dell B] Microsoft C] IBM D] Oracle Manchester United coach and manager Alex Ferguson has retired after how many years of coaching in May 2013? A] 29 years B] 27 years C] 31 years D] 25 years RBI has cut reverse repo rate by 25 bps to _______ during its monetary policy review meet on 3rd May 2013. A] 7.5% B] 7.25% C] 6.5% D] 6.25% What is the rank of India’s famous shuttlers Saina Nehwal in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) female’s singles rankings published in May 2013? B] 2nd A] 3rd C] 4th D] 5th “World Asthma Day” is observed on __________. A] First Tuesday of May B] C] First Sunday of May D] 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. First...
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...WHAT IS R&D ? Research and development (R&D, also called research and technical development or research and technological development, RTD inEurope) is a specific group of activities within a business. The activities that are classified as R&D differ from company to company, but there are two primary models. In one model, the primary function of an R&D group is to develop new products; in the other model, the primary function of an R&D group is to discover and create new knowledge about scientific and technological topics for the purpose of uncovering and enabling development of valuable new products, processes, and services. Under both models, R&D differs from the vast majority of a company's activities which are intended to yield nearly immediate profit or immediate improvements in operations and involve little uncertainty as to the return on investment (ROI). The first model of R&D is generally staffed by engineers while the second model may be staffed with industrial scientists. R&D activities are carried out by corporate (businesses) or governmental entities. R&D is a form of applied research. BACKGROUND New product design and development is more often than not a crucial factor in the survival of a company. In an industry that is changing fast, firms must continually revise their design and range of products. This is necessary due to continuous technology change and development as well as other competitors and the changing preference...
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...According to William and David (2010), bureaucracy agents or civil servant is responsible to carry out the policies and regulation that has been decided by the government. The bureaucracy involves a large of amount of activities such as monitoring the behaviour of the person and the organizations to purchase all requirement or the needs of the government as well as the people, security, rules and regulation, education and more. Basically, the policies and the regulation existed in the organization will act as a tool to meet the government’s objective and the bureaucrats are allowed to transform those policies into specific programs. For example, according to Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ, 2013), the city council is allowed to regulate by laws under the jurisdiction of local authorities. MPAJ is allowed to make, amend or revoke the by-laws based on the interest items to the administration of the local authorities. From that, MPAJ is given the ultimate authority in identifying the rates of tax and fees in accordance with the Local Government Act. According to Shawn (2003), as an agent of a bureaucrat, it is important to have a sufficient knowledge in terms of many matters regarding ideology of change, evaluation, conceptual and more. Due to that, it is important for the bureaucrats to be fully understood of the meaning of the goals and objectives of the rules or the policy, exactly right from the objectives of the policies and the policy makers. For example, “Dasar Pandang...
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...consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of 329,845 square kilometres (127,354 sq mi). The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands over 28 million made up of Malays, Chinese, Indians and numerous ethnic groups. Malaysia gained its independent on August 31, 1957. Since independence Malaysia has had six Prime Ministers namely, Tunku Abdul Rahman the first Prime Minister and known as “Bapa Kemerdekaan” (Father of Independence), Tun Abdul Razak the second sitting Prime Minister, known as the Father of Development, Tun Hussein Onn was granted the soubriquet “Bapa Perpaduan” (Father of Unity) sited as the third Prime Minister ,Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia is the longest running leader in Asia serving for 22 years since 1981, the fifth Prime Minister was Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and the current Prime Minister is Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak. The national language is Bahasa Melayu, but English is widely spoken and understood, and taught as a second language. The people of Malaysia also converse in a range of Chinese and Indian dialects. Malaysia is rich in culture...
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...Question no-1: You have recently joined a new company as Manager. You found that your employees are demotivated and it has affected the performance of your company. Find various ways that you would use to motivate your employees. Answer to the question no-1: Below are the ways of method for motivate employees to improve the performance of company. Introduction Motivation is a term that refers to a process that elicits, controls, and sustains certain behaviors. It is a group phenomenon which affects the nature of an individual's behavior, the strength of the behavior, and the persistence of the behavior. For instance: an individual has not eaten, so he or she feels hungry, and as a response he or she eats and diminishes feelings of hunger. There are many approaches to motivation: Physiological, behavioral, cognitive, and social. It is the crucial element in setting and attaining goals and research shows you can influence your own levels of motivation and self-control. According to various theories, motivation may be rooted in a basic need to minimize physical pain and maximize pleasure or it may include specific needs such as eating and resting or a desired object, goal, state of being, or ideal or it may be attributed to less-apparent reason such as altruism, selfishness, morality, or avoiding mortality. Conceptually, motivation should not be confused with either volition or optimism. Motivation is related to, but distinct from emotion. At one time, employees...
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...organizations. They can change company cultures. Good leadership is an essential key to corporate success. Leaders' styles include how they relate to others within and outside the organization, how they view themselves and their position, and to a very large extent whether or not they are successful as leaders. If a task needs to be accomplished, how does a particular leader set out to get it done? If an emergency arises, how does a leader handle it? If the organization needs the support of the community, how does a leader go about mobilizing it? All of these depend on leadership style. There are many of leader that I most admire. One of them is Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir. She is a daughter of former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohamad. Just like her father, she has the characteristic of being leader. What I being admire with her is because she is well known as a leader in many non-governmental organizations. There are many leadership styles on her. 2.1 Background Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir is the daughter and eldest child of the 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Mahathir Mohammad and Siti...
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...it gives a pair of shoes to a needy child somewhere in the world. So far, the company has given away tens of thousands of pairs of shoes and is on track to give away hundreds of thousands. Can TOMS succeed and thrive based on this idealistic concept? That all depends COMPANY Case corporate culture, encouraging pilots to cook breakfast for engineers each quarter to thank them for looking after their aircraft. As CEO, Fernandes ensures that he is accessible to all his staff by giving them his mobile telephone number. Air travel in Asia is heavily regulated, but. Fernandes has played a crucial role in lobbying for its deregulation. In mid-2003, Fernandes engaged the support of the former prime minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, to network with...
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...Tun Abdul Razak (The Second Prime Minister Of Malaysia) This is a Malay name; the name "Hussein" is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, "Abdul Razak". Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein Al-Haj (March 11, 1922-January 14, 1976) was the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, ruling from 1970 to 1976. Tun Razak born in Pulau Keladi, Pahang on March 11, 1922. Tun Abdul Razak was descended from a long line of Pahang chieftains of Bugis descent. He was married to Tun Rahah Mohammad Noah; daughter of Tan Sri Haji Mohamad Noah Omar, the former Minister of Home Affairs and first Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat. He was the brother in law of Tun Hussein Onn, his successor as Prime Minister, who also married another Tan Sri Haji Mohamad Noah Omar's daughter, Tun Suhaila Mohamad Noah. He has four sons, Datuk Ahmad Johari Razak, Mohamed Nizam, and Mohamed Nazir, Najib Tun Razak. Abdul Razak's eldest son, Najib Tun Razak, became the 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia on 3 April 2009, succeeding Abdullah Badawi. A bright student, Tun Razak received his early education at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar in 1934.After joining the Malay Administrative Service in 1939, he was awarded a scholarship to study at Raffles College in Singapore in 1940. His studies at the college ceased with the onset of the Second World War. With a Malayan Union scholarship, Tun Razak left for Britain in 1947 to study law. In 1950 he received a Degree of an Utter Barrister from...
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...Malaysia is well known as a peace loving country. From our country’s history, we can see that we gain independence without blood shed. All thanks to our intelligent and brave prime minister. The ‘Malaysian for Peace’ organization was established as an example for anti-war movement all around the world. This shows that we are peace loving. Malaysia too, is famous for its many unique cultures, as it is a multiracial country. There are different traditional games, dances, music, festivals and traditions for every different race. For example, the Malays have its famous ‘congkak’ and ‘gasing’ games, and its silat, Mak Yong and datun julud dances. The Indians have their Deepavali festival and the Chinese have their Lion Dance. Even though, there are many different races staying together, they have cooperated with each other in all aspects. Unlike some of the other countries, our races do not speak ill of other races’ traditions and culture. Each race even learns other races’ traditional games, dances and music. This improved their relationships between us. Tourists marked Malaysia as an interesting place to visit. They poured in from many different countries, especially from the European countries, to Malaysia. This is because they love the hot sun and the climate in Malaysia. Therefore, increasing my country’s income for supplying the needs of the country. This means that the country and the tourists gain benefits when the tourists come to Malaysia; the tourists learn new cultures...
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...1.0 Introduction 1.1Definition of Responsible Business Responsible business is the same meaning as business ethics which mean runs a business honestly, and tries to think more about the environment and people when making decisions for business, so that can make a positive contribution to the local community and wider society (ORB, n.d.). Besides, business responsibilities also known as Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR), it was actually a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental will be more concern in business operation and interaction with stakeholders. According to Starbucks (2004), a responsible company is the one who always listen to the stakeholders and response honestly with concern. Stake holders can be categorise as a person, organisation or a group that has interest or related in an organization. Examples for stakeholders are directors, creditors, employees, shareholders, supplies, government, the community and unions. Proton 1.2 History of Proton Malaysia PROTON (Perusahan Otomobil Nasional Berhad) started their very first business on May 7, 1983 and main in manufacture, sell motor vehicles and related products, which including spare parts accessories for vehicles and other components. As a very memorable history, the first car that produced by PROTON is Proton Saga (Appendix 1), which is launched on July 9, 1985. The original idea that conceived the Malaysia car is actually by a Malaysian, his name is Dato’ Seri Mahatir...
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...Malaysian Economy Vision 2020 Lectures: Madam Fatin Fazrida Background Wawasan 2020 or vision 2020 introduced by former Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Mahathir Mohamad in 1990 and was presented to the Malaysia Business Council in 1991. The vision calls for the nation to achieve a self-sufficient industrialized nation by the year 2020.Moreover, encompasses all aspects of life including economic prosperity, social well-being,education,political stability, and psychology balance. The main emphasis of vision which an annuall growth rate 7% is required which means Gross Domestic Product (GDP) had to be doubled every 10 years. Slogan 1Malaysia“People first,performance now. Vision 2020 is not only a mission for Malaysia to advance economically, but also for the nation to achieve an ideal social and political environment. Apart from that, it emphasises on the betterment of governmental system, life quality, social and spiritual values, national pride as well as confidence. Launched by Prime Minister in 2009 to move the country forward towards becoming a united, advanced and progressive society with higher living stantard and contribute to Goverment Transformation Program(GTP). Moreover, to transform the goverment to be more effective in its delivery of services and accountable for outcomes that matter most to the rakyat.In additional to move Malaysia forward to become an advanced,united and just society with high standard of living. ...
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...[pic] IPGM KAMPUS TUN HUSSEIN ONN BATU PAHAT, JOHOR. PROGRAM IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA PERGURUAN DENGAN KEPUJIAN SHORT COURSWORK ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY 1 (WAJ 3102) NAME : ROSZIHAYATI BT. JAHARI I/C NUMBER : 691129-71-5046 CLASS / GROUP : PIM B (2) SEMESTER : 1 PPG LECTURER’S NAME : PN. BALQIS BT. ABD.AZIZ TABLE OF CONTENT 1) ARTICLE 1 : - TABLE OF GRID - GRAPHIC ORGANISER - SUMMARY - OWN OPINIONS 1) ARTICLE 2 : - TABLE OF GRID - GRAPHIC ORGANISER - SUMMARY - OWN OPINIONS TABLE OF GRID | | | |INDIVIDUAL ( a ) |INDIVIDUAL ( b ) | | | | |1) Article 1 |1) Article 2 | | | ...
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...event company and hired more than 20 staffs to work for them. Mr. Syed Mohd Johan Rizal Bin Dato' Paduka Syed Unan Mashri is AKR Chief Executive Officer. He has five years experience in event and venue management. As an event company they hired Nissa Ahmad as Head of Corporate Communication to help the company achieve their goals. The objective of the company is to assure the most spectacular event of a client’s choice, businesses are reaching to them to effectively plan and conduct their events. Their services are designed to meet their creative needs as well. The company have travel a lot to establish their company name to the world. The main event, Paintball World Cup Asia was attended by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as their special guest and it was one of...
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...Wawasan 2020 or Vision 2020 is a malaysian ideal introduced by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir bin Mohamad during the tabling of the Sixth Malaysia Plan in 1991. The vision calls for the nation to achieve a self-sufficient industrialized nation by the year 2020, encompasses all aspects of life, from economic prosperity, social well-being, educational worldclass, political stability, as well as psychological balance. In order to achieve Vision 2020, Mahathir lamented that the nation required an annual growth of 7% (in real terms) over the thirty-year periods (1990–2020), so that the economy would be eightfold stronger than its 1990 GDP of RM115 billion. This would translate to a GDP of RM920 billion (in 1990 Ringgit terms) in 2020.Wawasan 2020 is also the title of an article by William Greider about globalization in Malaysia.Mahathir had outlined nine strategic challenges that Malaysia must overcome to achieve Vision 2020. The first challenge is establishing a united Malaysian nation made up of one Bangsa Malaysia (Malaysian Race). The second challenge is creating a psychologically liberated, secure and developed Malaysian society. The third challenge is fostering and developing a mature democratic society. The fourth challenge is establishing a fully moral and ethical society. The fifth challenge is establishing a matured liberal and tolerant society. The sixth challenge is establishing a scientific and progressive society. The seventh challenge is establishing...
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...of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of 329,845 square kilometres (127,354 sq mi). The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands over 28 million made up of Malays, Chinese, Indians and numerous ethnic groups. Malaysia gained its independent on August 31, 1957. Since independence Malaysia has had six Prime Ministers namely, Tunku Abdul Rahman the first Prime Minister and known as “Bapa Kemerdekaan” (Father of Independence), Tun Abdul Razak the second sitting Prime Minister, known as the Father of Development, Tun Hussein Onn was granted the soubriquet “Bapa Perpaduan” (Father of Unity) sited as the third Prime Minister ,Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia is the longest running leader in Asia serving for 22 years since 1981, the fifth Prime Minister was Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and the current Prime Minister is Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak. The national language is Bahasa Melayu, but English is widely spoken and understood, and taught as a second language. The people of Malaysia also converse in a range of Chinese and Indian dialects. Malaysia is rich in culture and a haven for food. It comes as no surprise that our country is well known for its variety of food. Diverse cuisine from gourmet to hawker food easily available at affordable prices. The unique and authentic cooking styles and flavours of Malay, Chinese, Indian...
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