This study aimed to identify the relationship between interpersonal attraction and personality with silence of subordinates in multinational organisation. The subordinates are Malaysian and the immediate superior is a German. Respondents were consisted of 360 subordinates of various positions reporting to an immediate German superior. The interpersonal attraction was measured based on the instrument of The Measurement of Interpersonal Attraction and Homophily, while the silence was measured based on the model of Dinamika Organisasi Membisu. Personalities of the respondents were measured based on The Measurement of Personality and Characteristics to differentiate between extrovert and introvert personalities. The findings of the pilot study showed that the value of Cronbach alpha of interpersonal attraction is .80, personality .78 and .88 for silence. A descriptive statistic analysis namely the frequency and percentage as well as the inferential statistic in the form of Pearson correlation coefficient was used to test the hypothesis of the study at significant level of .05. The findings showed that the interpersonal attraction of superior was able to influence the communication of subordinate-superior. The findings showed that extrovert subordinates had intermediate perceptions through the interpersonal attraction of superior. The findings of silence showed that introvert subordinates tended to show silence towards the superior in various situations. This matter can be identified based on the results of t-test sample for silence (t (358) = 2.69, p <0.05). This situation showed that, the introvert subordinates were more likely to show silence compare to the extrovert subordinates.

This article examines the influences of initial position on negotiation approach in solving environmental cases in Malaysia. Negotiation is referred as a tool of solving conflict which is due to different of interest or needs between individuals and groups. Since conflict may be complicated at times, a great number of studies make emphases mainly approaches of negotiation, medium of communication and nature of conflicts and specifically influences on the negotiation approach in solving environmental cases in Malaysia. What is the level of initial position possessed by environmental control officers? What is the type of negotiation approaches employed? Is there any relationship between initial position and negotiation approach used in solving the environmental conflict? The analysis wishes to identify which level of initial position that promotes the negotiation approach in solving environmental cases in Malaysia. A quantitative approaches employed using a survey which adopts a set of questionnaire and responses of 186 respondents are analyzed (when is done?). The analysis includes descriptive, Pearson correlation and Chi-Square test. There is a negative significant correlation between the initial position and the approach of negotiation with a weak correlation. It indicates a reverse influence by which the lower level of initial positive, the more tendencies that the integrative approach of negotiation is employed. The initial position determines how the negotiation is managed which leads to the outcome of negotiation either win-win, win lose or lose-lose. An extensive study may revisit the context of study and the elements of negotiation that determines the success of one negotiation.

The present research develops and validates a new scale that measures Internet information credibility from Islamic perspective. The content domain for this measure was developed based on interviews with Islamic scholars, and previous literature on credibility, and empirically tested using a large samples of 1180 Internet users qualified in Islamic studies. Eight dimensions extracted from 85 developed items using exploratory factor analyses and namely: visual appeal, source-writer relationships, authentic source, writer’s moral, web reputation, writer’s integrity, writer’s identity, and writer’s reliance. The measurement model of multidimensional scale was validated using Structural Equation Modeling on AMOS Version 18. Thus, the re-specified model produced the Internet’s Islamic Information Credibility Scale with not only the content validity, but also displays the construct reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity.

Social media serves as a platform for electronic word-of-mouth (e-WOM). However, it is not yet clear what motivates individuals to share information on social media. Whether it is driven by personal or social-oriented motivations, the desire for self- or other-selfsatisfaction seems to be a key driver. In this context, a study explored the link between motivations and intentions to go viral on social media. The research model was based on the Theory of Reasoned Goal Pursuit (TRGP) and the Information, Motivation, and Behavioral Skills model (IMBS). The analysis of 408 social media users revealed that personal motivations are the primary drivers behind the intention to go viral on social media. The study also found that social motivations partially influence individuals' intentions to go viral on social media. These findings bring avenues for future research to expand on viral behavioral intentions, including their impact, ways to control, and acceptable content to share on social media.

Malaysia is recognized as the Halal Hub in the region of Asia and a leader in the world’s Halal industry. As a progressive Muslim country with consistent economic development and growth rate as well as political and social stability. As announced by Malaysian Minister of International trade and Industry in 2017, one of the pertinent issues that must be addressed by the country if it wishes to achieve global halal hub status by 2020 is sustainability. In order to achieve the sustainability, the study wishes, 1) to identify the negotiation parameters of interest among halal talents in Malaysia; and 2) to identify the negotiation parameter of needs among halal talents in Malaysia. A qualitative approach is employed through a depth interview with five halal experts representing industries, authority, academicians and non-governmental organization (NGO). The findings reveal an emphasis on the parameter of needs have been negotiated more than the interests in halal sustainability framework for halal talents in Malaysia. It is suggested that the halal industries should give priorities to the needs of halal talents in terms of wages, promotion and trainings respectively. Keywords: Negotiation, Interests, Needs, Halal, Talents, Sustainability

The tourism industry has contributed 56.5 billion to the national income, thus becoming the second most prominent industry in Malaysia. Therefore, the country needs higher expenses to promote Malaysia through printed media and mass media advertising. However, the emergence of social media such as travel blogs has especially gained global attention. It could serve as a platform to promote Malaysian tourism destinations and reduce the cost of advertising. A travel blog with a range of travel information sources along with a discussion space serves as reference material for potential tourists to gain exposure to an authentic holiday experience. Travel blogs can be used as an effective and efficient medium to promote tourism destinations if the blog writer studied and understands their reader’s desire for traveling. This study aims to identify the extent of a travel blog (affective, cognitive, and interpersonal interaction in the blog) that could potentially affect the reader’s desire to travel to a particular destination. The data was collected from a total of 185 respondents using an online survey. The results showed that the affective, cognitive, and interpersonal interactions significantly correlate with the desire to travel. However, the interpersonal interaction factor was the most significant predictor for the travel blog reader’s desire and tendency to travel.

A lot of people look at the adverse effects of social media when it comes to addiction. In the organizational context, the impact of social media addiction is considered to affect organizational commitment. This study determinesthe relationship between social media addiction and organizationalcommitment among the employees in LembagaLebuhraya Malaysia. The questionnaire has been used as a method in this study. Out of two hundred and forty-seven (247) employees in LembagaLebuhraya Malaysia, one hundred and fifty-two (152) employees have been selected equally to be sampled for this study using probability sampling technique that is simple random sampling. Through correlation analysis, it was found that there was a weak positive relationship but significant. It shows that, although the employees in LembagaLebuhraya Malaysia are prettyaddicted to social media, they still have organizational commitment. Thus, the management in LembagaLebuhraya Malaysia does not have to worry about the employees' commitment. Even though they are usingsocial media, they are still committed tothe organization. Therefore, control over social media does not have to be made by the management.