Research

Ummu Kolsome Farouk · Mok Siew Wing ·Malaysian Journal of Consumer and Family Economics ·2019

The purpose of this research is to understand why a co-founder chose to establish a non-governmental organization (NGO) type social enterprise, the challenges he faced in managing its social and financial sustainability, and the initiatives he took to negotiate those challenges. A narrative approach was used in this qualitative single case study to analyse the self-accounts of the co-founder, and the various internal and external information. The primary drivers of the co-founder's establishment of an NGO type social enterprise were his recognition of an opportunity to redress the prevalence of social ills adversely affecting children, his extensive experience on social issues impacting children, and the successful establishment of his first NGO. Primary challenges faced by the co-founder were notably in terms of maintaining the social relevance of his NGO and securing both its financial sustainability and future scalability. The research is limited by the fact that it is a narrative study, based upon the lived experience, of the co-founder of an NGO type social enterprise. Hence, although the generalizability of the findings is compromised, it can still be placed in the context of past research, in the area of social entrepreneurship in general, underpinned by Malaysia’s social entrepreneurship landscape. This paper provides evidence on how the co-founder of an NGO type social enterprise assessed its developmental stage, measured its success, and paved its path toward becoming a centre of excellence.

Zaharah binti Yahya · MarianiAriffin · Sabrina Ho Abdullah ·Resources Policy ·2018

The Malaysian State of Selangor has been blessed with an abundant reserve of granite rocks located in the districts of Kuala Langat, Hulu Selangor, Gombak, and Hulu Langat which supply raw materials to develop physical infrastructures including highway roads, building, airports, and townships particularly in Cyberjaya and Putrajaya and supply raw materials to the buildings of the Klang Valley. An active industry, however, comes with shortcomings related to the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere of the ecosystem. In 2009, there were 314 active quarries in Malaysia of which only 12 practiced the best greening effort. Quarry rehabilitation prevents pollution and leads to a cost-effective measure for sustainable quarrying. At present, there is a need to enhance the existing law and policy to ensure the rehabilitation of quarries. Quarry rehabilitation can strike a balance between the need for development, economic aspect, environment, and social aspects in the long term that produces a sustainable quarrying industry that can benefit the Selangor State Government as well as the Federal Government. Generally, this paper aims to identify factors hindering quarry rehabilitation in Selangor. The specific objective of this research is to identify the present status of quarry rehabilitation implementation and examine what the existing legislative framework provides on quarry rehabilitation. By using a qualitative approach, it focuses on Selangor as a case study. A Doctrinal Approach was used to analyze Primary Legal Documents based on the seven Parameters of Quarry Rehabilitation produced by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) established in 2011. The seven parameters are a vital tool to ensure legal frameworks and policies related to quarry rehabilitation are effective.

Dahlia Fernandez · Zaini Zaino · Hawa Ahmad ·International Journal of Supply Chain Management ·2018

The implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to surge the performance has induced various organizations towards its adoption. Even though the government may perhaps strive for enhancements from ERP adoption, however, the organizations may experience adverse effects. The aim of this study is to investigate the challenges in implementing the ERP system on public sector organizations. This study was conducted using questionnaires survey with 52 local authorities in Malaysia which have implemented the system. It is found that that the main challenge to implement ERP in public sector organization is due to the complexity of existing working structure (i.e. protocols, bureaucracy, etc.) in meeting ERP requirements. It is followed by the difficulties in adapting to the change brought by this system where its change the way people work, and lack of experience and appropriate skills in implementing this complex system.