...perceived in the ratio of males and females in the labor market, occupations that they choose as well as the income that they receive (John , 2014, p. 291). 1.2 Aims The report seeks to analyze the gender gap in Malaysia about the wage differentials in the labor market. 1.3 Country The report has opted to choose Malaysia has the country to analyze the gender gap that exists in the wage differential. 2.0 Background 2.1 History In the recent past, the economy of Malaysia has undergone crucial changes shifting from overdependence on agriculture to service as well as the manufacturing industry. Recently the service sector has become the key to the economic growth of Malaysia. The service industry has evolved to a more knowledge and capital intensive activities that call for more skilled-labor (Becky & Jennifer , 2009, p. 252). Such changes have led to increasing the wages that are being paid on the market as well as demand for more labor. 2.2 Gender gap However in Malaysia, the male labor participants are much higher as compared to the female labor participants although they are equally educated. It has been observed that employers prefer males as opposed to their female counterparts as females are viewed to be less skilled and are not mobile as compared to the males. 2.3 Situation The females...
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...Series Alma-Ata: Rebirth and Revision 7 Integrating health interventions for women, newborn babies, and children: a framework for action Björn Ekman, Indra Pathmanathan, Jerker Liljestrand Lancet 2008; 372: 990–1000 See Editorial page 863 This is the seventh in a Series of eight papers about Alma-Ata: rebirth and revision Lund University, Lund Sweden (B Ekman PhD); Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (I Pathmanathan PhD); Ystad, Sweden (J Liljestrand PhD) Correspondence to: Dr Jerker Liljestrand, Götgången 12 27144 YSTAD, Sweden jerker@ystad.nu For women and children, especially those who are poor and disadvantaged, to benefit from primary health care, they need to access and use cost-effective interventions for maternal, newborn, and child health. The challenge facing weak health systems is how to deliver such packages. Experiences from countries such as Iran, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and China, and from projects in countries like Tanzania and India, show that outcomes in maternal, newborn, and child health can be improved through integrated packages of cost-effective health-care interventions that are implemented incrementally in accordance with the capacity of health systems. Such packages should include community-based interventions that act in combination with social protection and intersectoral action in education, infrastructure, and poverty reduction. Interventions need to be planned and implemented at the district level, which requires strengthening of district planning and management...
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...2 Introduction 2 The History of Malaysia Airlines 3 Unprofitable Stage 4 The Causes 6 The Recovery Plan 7 Explanations on government intervention 8 Who is Dato’ Sri Idris Jala? 9 Recommendation 10 Conclusions 11 References 12 Objective The objective of this research paper is to explain the meanings of unprofitable stage of Malaysia Airlines. On the other hand, this paper will also explain the causes of the unprofitable stage and the recovery plan that the company need to take in order to keep the plane on the skies. Introduction Malaysia Airlines System Berhads or known as Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is the largest airlines company in Malaysia. The airlines headquarters located at the grounds of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Greater, Kelang, Selangor. However, the home base of MAS is the largest airport in Malaysia, the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). Base in KLIA, it enables the airlines to have a secondary hub at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and Kuching, Sarawak. To meet their local customers need, Malaysia Airlines open two subsidiaries the Firefly and MASwings. Firefly is created in order to control the domestic market. Firefly which is located in Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport will only fly in west Malaysia from its two home bases which are Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport and Penang International Airport. However, it is different story for MASwings. In order to meet domestic customers need in east Malaysia or the Borneo, MAS created one new branch...
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...will go to any lengths to challenge, intimidate and incite fear in British Domestic Security by carrying out these attacks without regards for innocent human lives. According to National Security Strategy (NSS) ‘the current international terrorist threats to the UK comes mainly from sources involved with Al Qaeda’. The Modern Terrorism extremists are more lethal as their aim is to cause mass destruction. * Ideology behind these attacks is more or less deemed as ‘payback time’ and the backlash is linked to the British invasion on Iraq and the insurgency in Afghanistan. * UK legislations to combat terrorism -Terrorism Act 2000; Crime and Security Act 2001; CONTEST | 2. Introduction – Identify either a policy or ideology: * Identify the policy- The Government Prevent strategy – What is Prevent? What is its aim? * The Prevent strategy which was published in 2011. Prevent aim to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism and is one of the important facets of (CONTEST) --Counter-Terrorism strategy – To reduce risk of terrorism in the UK and its overseas interest. * Terrorism as a global issue and the precaution taken to combat these threats. 9/11 attack in United States and 7/7 attack in the UK. * Origin and development of the Prevent strategy- influenced by (PTA) Prevention Terrorist Act 1974 * Historical background – Britain’s...
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...Introduction: The financial crises are major disruptions in financial markets characterized by sharp declines in asset prices and firm failures (11). The global melt down of 2007-08, the Great Depression of 1929 and South Asian crises of 1997 tested the efficiencies of concerned regulatory authorities across the world. Financial crises moves like cyclone and spirals down to all connected economies (13). Whether financial crises emerges in the developed countries or in the developing countries, the history witnesses that it has invariably led concerned economies into deep recession, unemployment, loss of public confidence, domestic and international trade reversal and even capital flight. The regulatory authorities engaged in watching and monitoring health of concerned economies have to proactively respond to mitigate and resolve the crises. There could be different causes for financial crises such as ongoing double digit inflation / uncontrolled monetary expansion, unsustainable internal or external public debt, excessive credit booms, large capital inflows, large current account deficits, balance sheet weaknesses due to maturity mismatches of public debts, fall out of impracticable exchange rate mechanism followed and currency crises (3). The selection of ways and means of mitigating and resolving a financial crisis and accelerating economic recovery is dependent upon root causes leading to financial crises. The policy options selected by regulatory authorities may be...
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...assignment | | Submission deadline | 13 March, 2013 | For Academic Registrar use only | TABLE OF CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION 3 DEFINING LEGAL RISK LEGAL RISKS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE LEGAL RISKS COUNTRY PROFILES 4 - MALAYSIA - THAILAND 5 - VIETNAM 7 - CAMBODIA 8 CONCLUSION 9 REFERENCES 10 ITRODUCTION: Cowan PLC specializes in producing copper tubing. Following globalization and internationalization tendencies the company is currently considering an option of exporting its products to the new markets in the following countries: Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and possibly Cambodia. Besides taking considerations of economic factors, it is also crucial to consider legal factors such as the legal and judicial systems of the country that may seriously influence business conduct in the region. The purpose of this paper is to identify and evaluate all legal risks that...
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...Dystopia Regrettably it is at this point that we find a gradual switchover from Utopia to Dystopia - societies whose planning is far from ideal, and which all too often come to grief. As a concept, Dystopia emerges at the end of the long Eighteenth Century, possibly as a result of social upheaval and the long wars. it comes to the fore towards the end of the Nineteenth Century with gloomy forebodings as to the impact of industrialisation. Some go for a mechanical paradise. Others foresee a world order where things have got beyond repair - and that's not just the machines. Jack London in The Iron Heel (1908)sees the collapse of the American republic between 1912 and 1932 with the rise of 'The Oligarchy' (though he also thinks that international worker solidarity will avert a world war in 1913). Dystopia is highly pessimistic in tone. It traces what happens when things go wrong, either in an ideal world which has gone into crisis or decline, or else is a portrayal of of a world where society has collapsed at some time in the past. It is form of writing with a moral - and a warning. The irony is that reality can be stranger than fiction. The finale of The Mission is a case in point. The humanitarian goals of the Jesuit Fathers ironically contained the seeds of destruction for the Missions. The presence not only of rational Indians, but Christianised ones who were highly skilled proved to be too much of a temptation for the bandeirantes, slavers who came across from Brazil and...
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...2014, as the country attempts to move from an export-led economy to one more focused on consumer spending. However, there are now worries it will fail to hit forecasts and economic data come in weaker. Earlier in 2015, investors signalled their concern about the slowdown by embarking on a selling frenzy that wiped out more than 30% – some $3tn (£1.9tn, €2.7tn) – of China's equity market value in one month. The Chinese government has responded by injecting billions into blue chip stocks, permitting its state pension fund to invest in domestic shares for the first time and by devaluing its currency in a bid to boost exports. But none of these actions appears to have had the desired effect. Instead, the reaction from investors has been to sell off stocks, causing bourses around the globe to plummet. Jim Reid of Deutsche Bank said: "This morning's rout in Asia comes after hopes that more government support in China could be around the corner, although the lack of any state intervention first thing this morning is seemingly exaggerating the pain in markets." Commodities...
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...outflow of professionals from developing countries to the developed nations more often than not at the expense of the developing countries. Malaysia is one developing country which is not spared from this phenomenon that is threat to the economy. Malaysian professionals are heavily sought after because they are able to adapt themselves anywhere in the world, multi-lingual and inexpensive. Malaysian professionals are steadfastly flowing out to fill the soaring demands abroad. If this situation were to continue, Malaysia would have to endure a shortage of professionals within the country and will create the issue whether our talent pool can maintain equilibrium to support our robust industry growth. Approaches to offset this phenomenon have to be carried out immediately. Thus, this paper will examined the relationship between the push-pull factors and intentions to migrate which eventually may lead to Brain Drain. Seeing that brain drain of our Malaysian professionals will continue to go on which definitely will have an impact on our transformation, researcher believe that an intention to migrate is strong indicator for how we expect the individual to act in future and warn policymakers of a likely future scenario if they fail to act purposely. Moreover, intention surveys also can help policymakers to identify ‘trigger points’ where policies intervention will have the greatest impact. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction Globalization although have done...
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...AAAJ 12,3 ``Interests'' and accounting standard setting in Malaysia Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Keywords Accounting profession, Malaysia, Standards Abstract This paper offers insights into the conflicts and tensions within the Malaysian accounting profession and the power struggle therein to dominate the accounting standard setting process, within the context of a rapidly developing country. It shows how interest groups and parochial interests, along with issues of self-protection, affected the process of standard setting, which was controlled by different interests over the period under study. At one time the profession dominated. But far from being a monolithic body, it was in turn split according to various interests: the Big Six behind the Malaysian Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) and the smaller firms behind the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). At other times big business prevailed. These conflicts and power struggles are revealed through an analysis of the case of the Goodwill Accounting Standard. Selvaraj D. Susela 358 Introduction This paper offers an understanding of the struggle within the accounting profession for control of the standard setting process, in the context of a developing nation. The focus on standard setting is specially geared to reveal the impact of that process on the profession, market, state and community, and vice versa. Susela (1996) illustrates that...
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...genuinely and without delay. The paper assesses the case against the theoretical basis of each of these principles and comparable cases. A senior executive of the company concerned was interviewed about some management aspects. Findings – Despite early indications of a problem which had potential impact around the world, a major global corporation responded inadequately to a local situation and, as a result, suffered prolonged embarrassment at the hands of two teenagers and unnecessarily severe damage to its brand and international reputation. Originality/value – By in-depth analysis of a recent case, the paper underlines valuable lessons in terms of prompt management intervention, consistent strategy and effective apologia. It also illustrates the danger of poor management of a brand extension and the risk of contagion facing multinational organizations where adverse outcomes in one small regional market can rapidly damage a global reputation....
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...AAAJ 12,3 ``Interests'' and accounting standard setting in Malaysia Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Keywords Accounting profession, Malaysia, Standards Abstract This paper offers insights into the conflicts and tensions within the Malaysian accounting profession and the power struggle therein to dominate the accounting standard setting process, within the context of a rapidly developing country. It shows how interest groups and parochial interests, along with issues of self-protection, affected the process of standard setting, which was controlled by different interests over the period under study. At one time the profession dominated. But far from being a monolithic body, it was in turn split according to various interests: the Big Six behind the Malaysian Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) and the smaller firms behind the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). At other times big business prevailed. These conflicts and power struggles are revealed through an analysis of the case of the Goodwill Accounting Standard. Selvaraj D. Susela 358 Introduction This paper offers an understanding of the struggle within the accounting profession for control of the standard setting process, in the context of a developing nation. The focus on standard setting is specially geared to reveal the impact of that process on the profession, market, state and community, and vice versa. Susela (1996) illustrates that...
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...countries is the suspected oil potential of the region and fishing grounds. China claims the majority of the area covering hundreds of miles east and south of its southern province of Hainan. Other countries involved in the dispute include Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei, all part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (See Appendix 1). The United States (U.S.) is an interested entity in the dispute based on the enormous number of commercial goods that pass through the sea each year (Dutton, 2014). This study will utilize the outcome of historical resolutions taken to resolve the dispute and analyze the conflict. Conducting a thorough analysis of this dispute is significant because it will set a good precedence for other existing global territorial disputes. In addition, finding a working solution for the dispute will benefit the ASEAN member countries through stability and other interested entities, such as the U.S., who rely on the South China Sea for trade. This paper will propose an International mediation alternative to the South China Sea oil dispute that will promote joint utilization of the natural resources within the territorial area. The Role of the United States The South China Sea is marked by several challenges affecting Asian countries; however, the U.S. is “deeply entwined in this complex web” (Schwartz, 2014). Commercial goods traveling through this sea, such as, electronics, crude oil, machinery and equipment, textiles, among...
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...process is provoked not by security and financial concerns but by the desire of domestic banks and tax agencies to access the money held in offshore accounts. They mention the fact that offshore banking offers a competitive threat to the banking and taxation systems in developed countries, suggesting that Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries are trying to stamp out competition. There are many advantages as well as disadvantages of offshore banking. Offshore banks provide access to politically and economically steady jurisdictions. The banks also may operate with a lower cost base and can provide higher interest rates than the legal rate in the home country due to lower overheads and a lack of government intervention. It also can help developing countries source investment and create growth in their economies, and can help reallocate world finance from the...
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...Malaysian Bumiputera Technology-Based Firms ABSTRACT In the new global economy, the importance of inward foreign investment towards a country’s economic growth has become a central issue, especially amongst developing countries. Nevertheless, there is a paucity of literature addressing the implications of foreign investment towards the sustainability of business amongst Malaysian Bumiputera (Indigenous) new technology-based firms (NTBFs). Utilizing Weick’s (1989) conceptual theory building approach, this study provides a foundation for conceptualizing the implications of foreign investment in Malaysian Bumiputera new technology-based firms. Through systematic documentary analysis of the development of foreign investment activities in Malaysia prior to independence (1957) until 2009, our consolidated findings yield a conceptual model showing the implications of foreign investment to the sustainability of Malaysian Bumiputera NTBSFs, and thus contribute to the existing inward foreign investment literature and to the understanding of the evolution of Bumiputera NTBFs. INTRODUCTION In the new global economy, the importance of inward foreign investment towards a country’s economic growth has become a central issue, especially amongst...
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