Business resilience research is highly desirable because there is an urgent need to explore the precarious environments in which small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) activities. Despite fragmented literature on definitions, measures, and variables impacting the notion, the academic community's interest in business resilience research has expanded significantly. This research aims to understand SME businesses' resilience from a business and management viewpoint. This study uses a systematic review of articles utilising Transfield's five stages, divided into three academic dialogues, to establish the basis for a critical debate on each study area. The techniques used a systematic review of papers published between 2000 and 2022. This research analyses terminology about the business resilience of SMEs and offers a novel conceptual framework. Based on the review results, identify the differentiating characteristics of resilience and suggest extending the theoretical foundations of future resilience research. This study contributes to the theoretical discourse on resilience by addressing resilience concepts, measures in SMEs, and factors impacting the resilience of businesses. In general, the current research has highlighted an extensive and productive topic covered in the existing literature about the business resilience of SMEs.

The purpose of this study is to look at impacts of one of the types of corporate cultures in organization, that is involvement culture. In ensuring the viability of a business organization in the industry, there is no doubt that corporate culture plays an important role. Whether the culture comes from outside or sown from within the organization, it is found that corporate culture can boost the performance of an organization. Through a strong corporate culture, employees will better understand and conform to the work culture and at the same time be able to ensure a good and equal work output. This research paper is written through a thorough study on literatures. The types of corporate culture can be seen from the four main aspects emphasized by an organization such as the emphasis on adaptation to the environment, organizational achievement, employee involvement and consistency practices. This conceptual paper focuses on involvement culture as it is one of the cultures that has a strong influence on the performance of an organization. The findings of many studies show that involvement culture in the organization has positive impacts on business sustainability and organizational performance. This paper highlights the benefits of an involvement culture and may bring managers to be open-minded in empowering the employees and letting them make decisions in the organization.

As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) expands its impact from China, expanding its catchment into surrounding regions and other countries, increased national and international measures are being taken to contain the outbreak. Humans are increasingly confronted with numerous forms of man-made and natural emergency situations. Emergency situations cannot be prevented, but they can be better managed. Successful management of emergency situations requires proper planning, guided response and well-coordinated efforts throughout the life cycle of emergency management. Literature suggests that emergency management efforts benefit from a well-integrated data-based emergency management information system. the latest advancements in the field of molecular and computational techniques and information and communication technologies (ICTs), artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data can help in handling the huge, unprecedented amount of data derived from public health surveillance, real-time epidemic outbreaks monitoring, trend now-casting/forecasting, regular situation briefing and updating from governmental institutions and organisms, and health facility utilization information. This perspective paper, proposing networks should work towards enhancing standardization protocols for increased data sharing in the event of outbreaks or disasters, leading to better global understanding and management of the same. This study can be adapted to help organiztions facing with the new normal in their organization.

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads from China to neighbouring areas and beyond, increased national and international efforts are underway to contain the epidemic. Humanity is increasingly confronted with a diverse array of man-made and natural disasters. While emergency circumstances cannot be avoided, they may be managed more efficiently. Effective emergency management requires thorough planning, informed reaction, and well-coordinated actions throughout the emergency management life cycle. According to the literature, data-driven emergency management information systems that are well-integrated help in disaster management operations. Recent advances in molecular and computational techniques, as well as in information and communication technologies (ICTs), artificial intelligence (AI), and Big Data, can assist in managing the massive, unprecedented amount of data generated by public health surveillance, real-time epidemic outbreak monitoring, trend nowcasting/forecasting, routine situation briefing and updating from governmental institutions and organisms, and health facility utilisation. This study could be tailored to assist organisations in adapting to their new normal.

This conceptual paper discusses the challenges faced by organizations in facing the pandemic of COVID-19. Until the paper is written, Malaysia is still under Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) and the number of COVID-19 cases is still reported day by day. The pandemic gives a very significant impact to human life over the world including the business and non-business organizations. The change of working culture some how creates some challenges to the organization. The paper also views the implementation of change that can be applied by referring to the Kotter’s 8 Step Model of Change. This model can be adapted to help leaders and employees facing with the new normal in the organization.

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the state of creative spirituality on product development among students who participated in the Islamic Innovation Student Competition (i-REKA) 2017 at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). The study employed the quantitative approach through a survey instrument design. Data were collected using questionnaires, and the constructs used were developed from prior research and previously-tested for reliability. A total of 147 questionnaires were analysed from the respondents in this study. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the characteristics of the respondents, including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, while the multivariate technique which was employed was regression. The findings revealed that significant relationships exist in the state of creative spirituality among students of the products development competition. These findings may provide a distinctive perspective on the concept of creative spirituality and product development, and its necessity in the Islamic educational system for the contemporary modern era.

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the state of creativity and innovation on product development among students who participated in the Islamic Innovation Student Competition (i-REKA) 2017 at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). The study employed the quantitative approach through a survey instrument design. Data were collected using questionnaires, and the constructs used were developed from prior research and previously tested for reliability. A total of 147 questionnaires were analyzed from the respondents in this study. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the characteristics of the respondents including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, while the multivariate technique that was employed was regression. The findings revealed that significant relationships exist between the state of creativity and innovation among students of products development competition. These findings may provide a distinctive perspective on the concept of creativity and innovation and its necessity in the Islamic educational system for the contemporary modern era.

In ensuring the viability of a business organization in the industry, there is no doubt that organizational culture plays an important role. Whether the culture comes from outside or sown from within the organization, it is found that organizational culture can boost the performance of an organization. Through a strong culture, employees will better understand and conform to the work culture and at the same time be able to ensure a good and equal outcome. Organizations with decentralized culture seems to be popular nowadays where the employees are given freedom to choose their styles of working and make decisions. This kind of organizational culture also usually has a flat structure in which the employees do not have to go through many hierarchies when interacting or communicating with the highest position in the organization. This paper will explore the positive and negative impacts of flat structure towards the organization and employees in the decentralized culture

Preparing for emergency fund becoming the one of the agenda that, encouraged by financial planners. The preparation of emergency fund could be found in line with the six major areas covers personal financial planning. Despite no specific definition for the emergency fund, previous studies have failed to address the main financial behaviours that contribute to emergency fund formation behaviour. This paper therefore proposed the conceptual model to address this issue.

The requirements for success and the achievement of the planned goals, force companies and institutions to optimize the utilization of the employees, especially those who have acquired experience in their field of work within a specific work environment. In order to make sure the employees are continuously in high momentum and performance, the employees must be given sufficient rewards. This conceptual paper discusses on the employees performace and how it is influenced by rewards. In an occupational sector, rewards can be classified into two categories, which are intrinsic rewards and extrinsic rewards. Various literatures were studied and analyzed. The study found that most of employees performance, either positive or negative were influenced by the rewards they received.

Abstract: Islamic marketing scholars are highly interested inthe study of cosmetics and personal care products due to the fact that numerous Muslim consumers feel driven to buy non-Halal products produced by renowned global brands. The primary objective of this study is to examine the factors that impact the purchasing intention of Muslim women towards halal cosmetics products. Purchase intention refers to the deliberate intention of consumers to acquire a certain brand or engage in activities associated with the purchase. This study examines electronic resources and scholarly articles that identify and conceptualise the factors that influence the purchasing intentions of Muslim women for halal cosmetics. This systematic review utilises relevant publications and performs comprehensive searches using extensive digital data from electronic resources. This research utilises Transfield's five stages to gather data about management and business from the Scopus digital library. The results of this study indicate that Muslim women's intentions for purchasing halal cosmetics are mostly impacted by their attitudes, their judgements of their own ability to manage their behaviour, and their awareness of the brand. Attitude, perceived behavioural control, and brand awareness exert a notable and favourable impact on customers' purchasing intention regarding halal cosmetics. Furthermore, Muslim women who possess a strong religious commitment, a high level of education, and a median income exhibit a willingness to pay a higher price for halal cosmetics. Muslim women highly prioritise halal cosmetics and are willing to pay a higher price for products that carry a genuine halal certificate.   Abstrak: Sarjana dalam bidang pemasaran amat berminat dalam kajian kosmetik dan produk penjagaan diri kerana ramai pengguna Muslim terpaksa membeli barangan bukan Halal keluaran jenama global yang terkenal. Objektif utama kajian ini adalah untuk mengkaji faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi niat membeli produk kosmetik halal wanita Muslim. Niat membeli ditakrifkan sebagai niat pengguna untuk membeli jenama atau melakukan tindakan yang berkaitan dengan pembelian. Kajian ini meneroka e-sumber dan artikel ilmiah yang mentakrifkan dan mengkonseptualisasikan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi niat membeli wanita Muslim untuk kosmetik halal. Kajian sistematik ini menggunakan artikel yang berkaitan dengan topik kajian ini dan menjalankan carian artikel menggunakan data digital yang besar daripada e-sumber. Menggunakan lima fasa Transfield, kertas kerja ini mengakses data mengenai pengurusan dan perniagaan daripada perpustakaan digital Scopus. Dapatan kajian ini mencadangkan bahawa niat wanita Muslim untuk membeli kosmetik halal dipengaruhi terutamanya oleh sikap mereka, persepsi mereka terhadap kawalan tingkah laku mereka sendiri, dan kesedaran mereka tentang jenama. Secara khususnya, sikap, persepsi kawalan tingkah laku, dan kesedaran jenama mempunyai kesan positif yang signifikan terhadap niat membeli kosmetik Halal dalam kalangan pengguna. Di samping itu, wanita Muslim yang mempunyai tahap agama yang tinggi, tahap pendidikan yang tinggi, dan pendapatan sederhana sanggup membayar lebih untuk kosmetik Halal. Wanita Muslim menghargai kosmetik Halal, dan mereka bersedia membayar lebih untuk kosmetik dengan logo pensijilan halal yang tulen.

The objective of this paper is to revisit the concept of thinking and innovation in Islam from the examples shown by Muslim scholars. This article also highlights the significance and the need to apply the Muslim scholars model of Islamic thinking and innovation culture to the present day educational system. The study is descriptive in nature, showcasing the scholarly contributions of great Muslim men from the past, as well as the opinions of contemporary scholars of Islam on thinking and innovation. This preliminary paper may provide a distinctive perspective on the concept of thinking and innovation and its necessity in the contemporary Islamic educational system. It should also be considered as a crucial tool to be mastered by youngsters during the present age in the era of science and technology.

The pandemic of COVID-19 gives a strong impact to many industries including hospitality industry. Many hotels stopped their services and failed to survive. Some hotels that are still surviving need to discontinue the services of few employees to reduce cost. The situation brings a stressful condition and negative emotion to employees as they may feel insecure with their position. This conceptual paper looks at the situation faced by hotel industry that is tremendously impacted by the pandemic. Due to this, the impacts also influence the emotions and mental health of the employees. Thus through the literatures, there are several actions taken by the hotel providers and government to support the employees and avoid them from worse health condition. Keywords: emotion, mental health, hotel employees, pandemic

Kreativiti merupakan kebolehan semulajadi untuk menghasilkan idea dan kemungkinan yang baharu dalam menyelesaikan masalah. Ia merupakan kemahiran penting yang perlu dipraktikkan dan diasah menerusi pelbagai teknik dan kaedah yang tertentu. Usaha yang berkaitan perlu dilakukan supaya dapat melahirkan generasi yang kreatif ke arah amalan pembangunan insan yang berlandarkan kreativiti. Penerapan kemahiran kritis dan kemahiran penyelesaian masalah merupakan pendekatan pengajaran yang penting yang perlu diintegrasikan dalam kurikulum institusi pendidikan tinggi. Pelajar yang mampu berfikir secara kritis dan mampu menyelesaikan masalah merupakan kunci kepada arus perubahan dan kemajuan individu dalam kehidupan semasa bergelar mahasiswa dan juga setelah tamat pengajian. Kemahiran ini penting bagi memastikan pelajar memiliki pemikiran tahap tinggi yang diperlukan bagi menghadapi persaingan global. Penerapan kemahiran ini merupakan salah satu bentuk pendekatan dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran yang bertujuan bukan sekadar menghasilkan pelajar yang cemerlang dari segi akademik, malah juga cemerlang dari sudut akhlak dan emosi.

Media sosial adalah satu medium yang baik untuk bersosial sekali gus mengeratkan lagi hubungan sesama manusia, akan tetapi ianya perlu digunakan dan diuruskan dengan bijaksana. Kecuaian dan kelekaan terhadap medium ini sedikit sebanyak memberikan impak negatif terhadap kehidupan manusia itu sendiri. Islam juga dapat mengelakkan masyarakat daripada terus menerus menyebarkan unsur negatif yang boleh membawa kepada keruntuhan akhlak dan akidah seseorang individu yang terdedah dengan masalah yang disebarkan di media sosial sekarang ini. Oleh itu sebagai manusia yang mempunyai pegangan agama yang baik serta berakhlak mulia, gunakanlah nikmat dan anugerah tuhan ini sebaiknya kerana bagi setiap ciptaan tuhan itu mempunyai hikmah dan kebaikan yang sempurna. Walaubagaimanapun, dalam kesibukan mengakses media sosial, pengguna hendaklah sedar dan patuh etika demi kelestarian penggunaan media sosial. Kerajaan juga telah memainkan peranan dengan menggubal undang-undang bagi membatas dan mengawal penggunaan media sosial dalam dunia tanpa sempadan. Kata kunci: Media sosial, Islam, impak, etika, kelestarian

The increasing number of preschools in Malaysia is a good sign of education development in the country. However, certain issues have risen up when each of the preschools offer different types of benefits such as curriculum, ambiance, quality of teachers and facilities that may lead to non-standardised quality of education. This study aims to explore the level of quality of public preschools in Malaysia from parents' perspectives. In Malaysia, there are four different government agencies providing the education that is (1) Jabatan Kemajuan Masyarakat or Community Development Department (local acronym is KEMAS) under Ministry of Rural and Regional Development, (2) Jabatan Perpaduan Negara or National Unity Department (local acronym is PERPADUAN) under the Ministry of National Unity and Social Integration, (3) Ministry of Education and (4) State Islamic Religion Department. Twelve parents who enrolled their children in public preschools were interviewed and the data were analyzed through content analysis. The result shows there are five main factors that constitute the quality of public preschool education in Malaysia, namely (1) school values, (2) school atmosphere, (3) health and wellbeing, (4) teachers and (5) facilities.

To ensure the sustainability of Bumiputera companies in the industry, it is undeniable that corporate culture plays a crucial role. Whether this culture originates externally or is cultivated internally, it has been found that a strong corporate culture can elevate an organization's performance. With a robust corporate culture, employees are more likely to understand and adhere to the work culture, which in turn ensures the production of quality and consistent work. The types of corporate culture can be observed through key aspects emphasized by the organization, such as adaptation to the environment, organizational achievements, employee involvement, and practices of consistency. These types of corporate culture can be reflected in Bumiputera companies through cultural dimensions, including communication, training and development, rewards and recognition, and teamwork. Numerous studies indicate that corporate culture within organizations positively impacts both organizational performance and employee commitment.

Social media platforms are growing increasingly common and popular among Malaysia's youth. Social media has an impact on consumer decision-making in Malaysia. There is much dispute and polarisation on the effects of online social technologies on youth well-being and consumer behaviour. The goal of this research is to give a detailed examination and synthesis of existing empirical studies on this topic, showing both the positive and negative effects of social media technology on young people. This review revealed contradictory findings while also emphasising the scarcity of reliable causal studies on the influence of social media on young wellbeing on consumer behaviour decision-making. Consumers demand knowledge in order to make quick and informed purchasing decisions, and social media has made this information easily accessible to them. Consumers can also express themselves through social media, allowing their voice to reach businesses and brands from which they generally buy. The study makes a number of recommendations to businesses and social media platforms on how to maximise the benefits of social media for consumers in a variety of ways, as well as to consumers on how to increase their social media presence. While online technologies are rapidly being used for social well-being, more research is required to ensure that they are successfully designed to foster young people's support.

Pendidikan merupakan antara aspek penting dalam pembangunan sesebuah masyarakat serta kemajuan sesebuah negara. Kemajuan sesebuah negara turut dikaitkan dengan tahap pendidikan atau literasi bangsanya. Pendidikan berteraskan agama sangat penting dalam kehidupan masyarakat Melayu di Malaysia. Pendidikan agama madrasah atau sekolah Arab di Malaysia mempunyai sejarahnya yang tersendiri dan ia turut mempengaruhi kehidupan beragama masyarakat Melayu pada hari ini. Pendidikan agama di Malaysia merupakan inisiatif dan usaha gigih orang Arab yang prihatin terhadap pegangan agama orang Melayu beragama Islam di negara ini. Namun, sumbangan mereka dalam perkembangan sekolah agama di Malaysia telah dipinggirkan. Justeru, makalah ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji sumbangan orang Arab khasnya orang Arab Hadhrami dalam perkembangan pendidikan agama atau madrasah di Malaysia (Tanah Melayu) pada abad ke-20 Masihi. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah penyelidikan berbentuk kualitatif secara analisis kajian literatur serta kandungan sumber primer seperti bahan arkib, dokumen dan rekod rasmi. Sumber sekunder seperti makalah ilmiah, buku dan surat khabar turut menjadi rujukan. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa orang Arab khasnya Arab Hadhrami keturunan Sayyid berperanan penting dalam pembangunan pendidikan agama di Malaysia melalui penubuhan beberapa buah madrasah atau sekolah Arab yang ditubuhkan sekitar awal abad ke-20 Masihi. Namun, atas faktor masa, kekangan kewangan dan perubahan polisi pendidikan negara, madrasah yang dipelopori oleh orang Arab ini telah diambilalih oleh kerajaan negeri. Sehingga kini masih terdapat madrasah yang masih aktif menggunakan sistem kurikulum dan kokurikulum arus perdana tetapi pada masa yang sama masih mengekalkan identiti madrasah.