Purpose: The psychological well-being of students plays an important role that needs to be examined as it revolves around aspects of internal psychology in a less tangible manner. While a student’s external behavior may provide several insights into well-being, it does not reflect the internal psychological state of a student. This study will be carried out to give a detailed picture of the psychological well-being of primary school students. Methodology: An in-depth interview method was used to collect data. The individuals involved in this study consisted of 10 primary school Muslim Religious students in the residential area of Pahang, Malaysia. Findings: The analysis of these interviews revealed several key themes, including strength in oneself, social involvement, and family support system. The findings of this study can be used as required certificates to help practitioners understand the diverse perspectives on psychological well-being. These themes can be used to enhance family functionality to achieve and maintain psychological well-being and academic achievement in confronting life’s challenges. Implications for Research and Practice: Firstly, it is important to develop customized strategies that teachers, school counselors and professionals can use based on the findings of this study. These strategies should aim to improve the welfare of elementary school students from low-income backgrounds. Additionally, involving families in the process can be incredibly beneficial in creating a nurturing and supportive home environment for students. Lastly it is crucial to provide social skills training that incorporates activities promoting peer relationships, teamwork, and effective communication.

In recent times, the escalation of halal food fraud, involving the illicit use of halal logos and certificates, label misrepresentation, and contamination with non-halal elements, has become a pressing concern. This issue has especially impacted consumer trust, particularly among Malaysia's Muslim community, magnified by the disreputable meat cartel scandal. Safeguarding Muslim consumers' confidence in halal meat products is a significant challenge, necessitating severe measures in all aspects, including halal certification procedures. This study investigates the specific degrees of halal certification practices within the meat industry, emphasizing their pivotal role in upholding industry integrity. Employing comprehensive library research and document analysis, encompassing primary and secondary sources such as articles, journals, official portals, and conference papers, detailed insights were extracted and thematically analyzed. The research reveals how important of halal certificates towards customers to ensure the halal status of meat products in the market, aligning with Shariah requirements. The study's findings are poised to enrich current knowledge about halal certification in the meat industry, offering valuable insights for industry stakeholders, consumers, and governmental bodies. Ultimately, this study provides a robust foundation, serving as an invaluable reference point for industry players, regulatory authorities, and other relevant agencies, offering a comprehensive framework to underscore halal certification in Malaysia's meat-based industry.

This research was conducted to assess the relationship between the role of administrators in training programs and the motivation level of the trainees. The data were collected through a survey method conducted on employees at a government agency in East Malaysia. The outcomes of SmartPLS path model analysis show three important findings. First, administrators' roles in training programs are significantly related to trainees' motivation. Second, provision of support is significantly linked to the motivation of the trainees. Third, communication is significantly related to the motivation level of the trainees. Thus, the findings indicate that administrators' roles, support, and communication act as significant determinants of trainees' motivation in an organizational sample.

This article deliberates the conceptual framework for censorship as a powerful instrument to protect the public interest in relation to over-the-top (OTT) streaming media content in Malaysia. The transformation of technology has made the convergence of telecommunication and broadcast networks seamless. Thus, the boundaries between the telecommunication and broadcasting industries disappeared. This resulted in the viewers being able to watch the OTT streaming media content on any type of devices. The success of OTT streaming media services depends on audience’s gratification, which will subsequently lead to continued subscription to these services. However, there are uncensored content accessible from OTT streaming media players’ library that may lessen the viewers’ satisfaction. Thus, based on the combination of Users and Gratification Theory (UGT) and Public Interest Theory, Theory, the researcher developed a conceptual framework to study this phenomenon as a guide to paths of research and offer the underpinning for establishing its reliability.

Many businesses are dealing with uncertainty and ambiguity because of COVID-19 related disruptions. Despite this, just a few businesses performed better during COVID-19. Leaders adapt business models to ccommodate changing client surroundings and preferences. It exemplifies critical thinking, learning, adaptability, and flexible leadership. Innovative businesses should consider whether a crisis is useful. This study seeks e-resources and academic articles containing the keywords and research gaps in the definition and conceptualization of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), organisational resilience, and economic disruption in organisations. This study employs a systematic examination of publications divided into three academic internet databases, including Emerald, Science Direct, and Wiley, to build the foundation for a critical discourse on each study area. The research focuses on the relationship between organisational success and learning ability. This conclusion suggests investigating leadership learning capacity and performance in crisis scenarios, such as adopting new technologies. The impact of seniority on learning, including a comparison of CEO vs director learning ability, is discussed.

At a time when the world economy is uncertain, people need to be financially prepared to ensure stability. However, many people are prone to financial vulnerability because of their attitude and behaviour, apart from their environment. Some people have excessive online shopping lifestyles, poor spending habits, and a lack of self-control, leading them into a major debt trap and other financial obstacles that increase their financial vulnerability. This study aims to examine the impact of the abovementioned factors on the financial vulnerability of Malaysians. The online survey targeted Malaysian consumers and received 2241 responses. The data were analysed by Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) using Smart PLS software. The results show that compulsive online shopping behaviour has a negative impact on financial vulnerability, while spending behaviour and locus of control have a positive effect. The findings of this study hold significance for both academics and practitioners alike. Theoretically, this study adds to the limited knowledge base in financial health and promotes a better understanding of the behavioural and psychological factors that influence individuals' financial vulnerability. Practically, this study highlights the importance of collaboration between the government and relevant agencies in developing comprehensive strategies to improve the financial stability and well-being of Malaysians to achieve the country's goal of becoming a highincome country with a high standard of living.

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.

This paper seeks to review the literature trends on employee performance publications in the recent 5 years (2018-2022) using bibliometric analysis. 1338 full-paper journal articles that were downloaded indexed by SCOPUS have been analysed. The selection criteria also include the recent 5 years publication from 2018- 2022, with English only language. It was found that Indonesia, China, USA, India and Malaysia have been the top country producing employee productivity research articles and Journal of Frontiers in Psychology has the highest publications among other top journals. Employee productivity in terms of country wise, Malaysia still has a long way to climb the ladder and be at par with the top-notch countries.

Higher education today has expanded and become more complex, where numerous degrees, training programs, and fields of study are offered. Additionally, the dynamic labour market has transformed remarkably, resulting in intense employment among graduates. The notion of graduate employability is becoming an increasingly important global issue. Employers now look for individual factors such as attitude, behaviours, and skills. Therefore, universities have gradually moved their focus on enhancing graduate employability. This paper examines how far the graduate employability program has achieved its target. The program involved 93 graduates of 2021 and 2022 from various local public universities taking the SCLE Modules 6 and 7 professional exams. The participants were required to attend a course and take an examination in this program. Sitting the Module 6 and 7 exams will enable the participants to get the professional license as Capital Market Service Representative License (CMSRL) through capital market participating organizations. The program started in June 2022 with four days of lectures from the industry, followed by six days of tutorial sessions, and finally sitting the exams in August 2022. Collaboration between university and industry can achieve the mission of bridging the academics ivory tower and industry labour market with the required skills.

In the era of 4th industrial revolution, good governance practise has become an important organizational management and administration practice for achieving organizational function and objectives especially in zakat institution. Nowadays, zakat institution became as a central role in many aspects of human life especially among Muslim communities, also function in maintaining the existence and growth of socio-economic. Due to this reason, good governance with the vital elements of leadership and communication are an important element that may affect service quality performance in organization. The capability of employees to appropriately manage leadership and communication practice may lead to a greater level of quality performance towards customers. This research aims to measure the correlation between good governance practice through leadership, communication, and service quality in zakat institution. A cross-sectional technique was employed to collect primary data from 250 respondents who were customer at the zakat institution in Klang Valley. The Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was used in data analyses. The outcomes displayed two important findings: First, the relationship between leadership practice and service quality performance was significant. Second, the relationship between communication practice and service quality performance was significant. Statistically, this result confirms that service quality performance directly enhanced by good governance practice through leadership and communication in studied organization. Further, this research concludes with a discussion on the contributions, limitation. For future research may focus on other elements of construct such as integrity practice to enhance service quality in zakat institution.

Ethical climate is a vital phenomenon in organizational ethics. It consists of two major components: benevolent climate and principled climate. Recent studies in this field highlight that the ability of employees to appropriately implement such ethical climates may have a significant impact on organizational commitment. Although many studies have been done, the role of ethical climate as an important determinant is little discussed in the organization ethic research literature. Therefore, this study is undertaken to examine the relationship between ethical climate and organizational commitment. A survey method was used to gather data from employees at public agencies in Peninsular Malaysia. The outcomes of the SmartPLS path model analysis showed two important findings: firstly, the benevolent climate was positively and significantly related to organizational commitment. Secondly, the principled climate was positively and significantly related to organizational commitment. This study offers discussions, implications, and suggestions for further research.

Implementation of online learning in the era of COVID-19 pandemic has become a global issue and had a major impact on higher education. The Movement Control Order (MCO) carried out in Malaysia has affects many higher institutions. All students especially undergraduate students who just starting their new semester has forced to stay at home while learning activities continue virtually using a various platform such as Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams considered as an excellent collaboration platform complete with useful features to enhance virtual learning environment as well for educational purposes. The main objective of this research is to explore the level of student’s readiness and behaviour towards virtual learning using Microsoft Teams. The study uses a cross-sectional survey consist of 312 undergraduate students at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) from various program of study. Data were collected by using questionnaires to gain information about the students’ perception on their readiness and behaviour towards virtual learning via Microsoft Teams. By using descriptive statistical analysis, this study found that readiness among undergraduate students is at a medium high level, while student behaviour considered at a high-level despite Microsoft Teams platform is regarded as something new for the students. The finding revealed that students easily operate the platform without further training.

This paper seeks to review Financial Stress literature. Using bibliometric analysis, 690 full-paper articles from an open access journals indexed by SCOPUS have been selected. The selection criteria also include the recent five years publication from 2018- 2022, with English only language. It was found that USA have been the top country producing financial stress research articles and Journal of Affective Disorders has the highest publications among other top journals. Financial Stress Country wise, Malaysia still has a long way to climb the ladder and be at par with the top-notch countries.

The theory of human behavior change is developed from psychological studies and then applied to consumer behavior. Psychologists believe that human behavior can change through stimuli and responses based on theories developed by psychologists and behaviorists. The threat of the COVID-19 pandemic has led some countries to take drastic actions such as implementing movement control orders (MCO) to curb the spread of the pandemic and provide economic stimulus packages to restore the current economic situation. In the context of Malaysia, this study suggests that the actions taken by the government can create positive and negative responses through consumer learning theory. This study is based on operant conditioning theory and the study suggests four categories of consumer behavior after the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this article is to propose a conceptual research framework related to consumer segments that exist as a result of COVID-19 and propose new types of wealth creation post-COVID-19. It is expected that the results of the study will prove that there are four segments of consumers based on reactions through behaviors that are highlighted during a pandemic. It involves the behavior of returning to the old norms, adjusting and adapting to new norms, going back to square one, and recycling the previous behaviours. Certain policies can be developed to highlight the new normative behavior among consumers to overcome the impact of COVID-19, and even to ensure that Malaysia is competitive in the face of economic recovery. Future studies need to be conducted on an ongoing basis to ensure that the proposed framework can be adapted in different contexts and industries.

Halal meat industry is expected to grow exponentially and since the early 2000s, Malaysia has established procedures and standards for halal certification. It poses a huge challenge protect its Muslim consumers assurance on halal meat-based products includes all elements and processes along include halal certification procedure and practice. The purpose of this study to discuss on halal certificate implementation mainly focus on meat-based products in Malaysia. The data and information for this study were collected using qualitative methods with descriptive analysis using inductive strategies to track and collect scientific material. The study's findings are expected to add current knowledge and understanding on implementation on halal certification in Malaysia and it will be benefiting halal industry players, customers and government. In conclusion, this study can be a new platform and source of reference, especially for industry, authorities, and other agency bodies to provide detailed information and framework to highlight on halal certificate in meat-based industry in Malaysia. In fact, halal certification is one of the prerequisites for entering the global halal market because it able to provide recognition of quality and safe product through the concept of halalan toyyiban for the entire meta-based supply chain, from farm to fork.

This study investigates the relationship between human-oriented leadership, organizational attachment and encouragement to perform work. A survey method was utilized to collect data from employees at a national election agency in Peninsular Malaysia. The SmartPLS was used to analyze the data and revealed two significant findings: First, relationship between supportive leadership style and organizational attachment was significantly correlated with encouragement to perform work. Second, relationship between participative leadership style and organizational attachment was significantly correlated with encouragement to perform work. The findings endorse that effect of human-oriented leadership on encouragement to perform work is mediated by organizational attachment. Further discussions, implications and conclusion are presented in this study. Keywords: Human-oriented leadership; organizational attachment; encouragement to perform work; SmartPLS

Crowdfunding refers to a method of raising money from a large number of people where each individual provides a small money for a specific project through crowdfunding platform. To make crowd pledge and sustain the project, it is important to promote and publicize the project on a large scale over the social media. Hence, this study explores social media as a tool to promote, publicize and fund for sustainability of the crowdfunding project. In order to examine the impact of social media on the success project, this study will focus on the project owner’s activities and connectivity with selected social media. A proposed framework based on the sharing project campaign and social media connectivity is designed to predict the success outcome of a project campaign.

Today, in the early days of industrial revolution, ethical leadership has become an important organization strategy and aim for achieving the organizational objective and success. The purpose of this research is to explore into the influence of ethical leadership through decision making and reinforcement practice by leader on employees’ outcomes such as organizational commitment and moral behavior. A cross sectional technique was employed to collect the primary data from 139 employees from the corporate telecommunication sector in Peninsular Malaysia who experienced the implementation and practice of ethical leadership. This study adopts the partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) for the purpose of data analysis. The outcomes display that decision making acts as an important predictor to moral behavior and organizational commitment. Additionally, reinforcement acts as an important predictor for moral behavior and yet, acts as an important predictor to organizational commitment.

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.

Wabak COVID-19 yang melanda Malaysia telah memberikan implikasi yang amat besar kepada rakyat. Hal ini kerana, ia telah menyebabkan pelbagai perubahan dalam sistem politik, ekonomi, sosial, kesihatan, dan pendidikan negara. Bahkan, wabak yang berlaku juga menyebabkan individu kehilangan kerja dan punca pendapatan, pelajar-pelajar miskin ketinggalan dalam pelajaran disebabkan oleh pengenalan kepada sistem pembelajaran secara online, masalah kesihatan mental yang semakin meruncing dan banyak lagi. Amalan filantropi dilihat amatlah signifikan dalam keadaan semasa ini bagi meningkatkan sosio-ekonomi masyarakat, mengurangkan kadar kemiskinan dan membantu mengurangkan kadar pengangguran dalam masyarakat. Justeru, kajian ini bertujuan untuk menilai tahap kefahaman masyarakat terhadap amalan filantropi serta menilai tahap kesediaan dan penglibatan masyarakat melalui sikap dan tingkah lakuterhadap amalan filantropi semasa wabak COVID-19. Kajian ini menggunakan metod kuantitatif dengan reka bentuk kajian rentas terhadap 250 orang responden beragama Islam yang bekerja. Perisian Statistical Package for Social Sciences(SPSS) digunakan dalam menganalisis data. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa responden menunjukkan tahap kefahaman yang positif terhadap amalan filantropi (nilai min antara 3.89 hingga 4.61). Responden juga dilihat menunjukkan tahap kesediaan dan penglibatan masyarakat dalam amalan filantropi yang tinggi apabila min bagi setiap konstruk yang mengukur objektif ini berada pada nilai 4.0 dan ke atas. Kajian ini dilihat amat signifikan dalam mengurangkan kadar kemiskinan dan jurang ekonomi yang wujud dalam masyarakat Malaysia. Ia dapat menjadi sumber rujukan dan panduan bagi badan kerajaan atau bukan kerajaan dalam membentuk sesuatu polisi baru serta merangka ekonomi Malaysia.