Juhaini Jabar

This study introduces a novel conceptual framework to address persistent gap between entrepreneurial intention and successful startup creation among Malaysian youth in MARA Profesional Colleges. By integrating the Theory of Planned Behaviour, Entrepreneurial Event Model, and Effectuation Theory with Personality Trait and Competency Models, the framework identifies entrepreneurial intention, self-efficacy, and action-taking behavior as key mediators, while highlighting funding access, mentorship quality, and industry type as crucial moderators of startup outcomes. This integrated model offers a significant conceptual contribution by providing a comprehensive, multi-theoretical lens to understand the complex interplay of education, individual attributes, and environmental factors in entrepreneurship. Hence, this study examines the conceptual and theoretical frameworks that support entrepreneurial schooling, as well as behavioral qualities and contextual enhancers, including mentorship, access to capital and industry relevance. Keywords: entrepreneurial intention; successful startup; entrepreneurial education; self-efficacy; MARA Profesional Colleges

HRMARS is well established journal publisher based in Pakistan. It is publishing prominent journals in social sciences since 2011.

HRMARS is well established journal publisher based in Pakistan. It is publishing prominent journals in social sciences since 2011.

The primary objective of this study is to require the experts’ unanimous agreement on the e-learning antecedents and usage behavior towards e-learning performance. This study used the Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) to gather answers and feedback using a 7-point Likert scale. The survey (items) was reviewed and approved by eight panel members or experts. It was analyzed using Fuzzy Delphi Logic (FUDELO 1.0) software. The data were evaluated using triangular fuzzy numbering and the position (ranking) of each variable was established through defuzzification. The findings revealed that all of the items received high levels of expert agreement, significantly greater α-cut defuzzification values >.5, the overall value of the threshold (d) is less than .2 and had to comply with the overall percentage of percent consensus, which must be greater than 75%. All 45 recommended items were retained adequately and acceptable for a large-scale survey in this study. Finally, each item was prioritized (ranked) based on the defuzzification value, and then some additional items were added, as recommended by experts.

Manuscript type: Research paper Research aims: This research aims to investigate the factors affecting entrepreneurial intention among technology and engineering students. Design/Methodology/Approach: Quantitative data were collected from 210 students majoring in technology and engineering. Data are then analysed using Smart PLS. Research findings: Findings indicate that perceived desirability, perceived feasibility, need for achievement and need for autonomy have a significant relationship with entrepreneurial intention. This study highlights the role of entrepreneurship education programme as the moderating variable among technology and engineering students. Theoretical contribution/Originality: This study expands on existing entrepreneurship literature. It looks at the issue from the perspective of technology and engineering students. The study seeks to determine the role of entrepreneurship education programme as the moderating variable. Practitioner/Policy implication: The findings of this study indicates the importance of entrepreneurship programme as a platform for graduate students to develop their entrepreneurial skills, which in turn would encourage them to be an entrepreneur. Research limitation/Implications: Since this study measures entrepreneurial intention rather than entrepreneurs' actual behaviour, it has to be reminded that intentionality may not necessarily lead to actual behaviour.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report an investigation of local sustainable production in Australia and Sweden aimed at exploring the factors contributing to survival and competitiveness of manufacturing companies. Design/methodology/approach – In Australia, six companies were studied in 2010, with comparisons being made with three of them from earlier projects. In Sweden, eight manufacturing companies were studied on two occasions 30 years apart, in 1980 and 2010. To provide a valid comparative perspective a common format for data collection and analysis was used. Findings – There has been a shift in the nature of competition in both Sweden and Australia due to an increasing complexity of the global business environment as well as changes in technology and customer expectations. Despite the differences in country context, the findings suggest that all the manufacturing companies have a good awareness of the elements of the market environment and the relationships with their competitive strateg...

Purpose: This research investigates strategic technology alliances (STA) in Malaysian manufacturing firms and the impact on organizational performance. The outcomes of this paper shed light on the underpinning theories under Resource Based View (RBV) and Organizational Learning (OL) as an antecedent for the successful implementation of strategic technology alliances in the manufacturing industry. At the end of the paper provides a model that describing the success factor of strategic technology alliances en route to improve organizational performance and remain competitive.Design/methodology/Approach: Research conducted through survey design by collecting questionnaires from 335 Malaysian manufacturers. The empirical analysis performed by using structural equation modeling (SEM) to represent the findings as this statistical method is more robust compared to others.Findings: The empirical analysis show that absorptive capacity, type of alliance and strategic technology alliance has positive relationship towards improving organizational performance in terms of market share, profit, sales level and manufacturing capabilities. However, in the other coin, resource base availability is insignificant towards organizational performance. Furthermore, technology transfer also only partially mediates STA and organizational performance. Despite the onset of successful alliance formation and resultant technology transfer, firms still need to invest in developing their resources, employee skills, production methods and industrial processes in order to sustain their competitiveness in the global economy.Originality/value: Many organization embrace technology transfer as part of the strategic weapons to maintain business sustainability. However, there is lack of empirical evidence profiling the antecedent on how organization could success in becoming the developers of their own technology. Therefore, this research attempts to provide a model as guidance to managers in developing country as a key to success in forming technology alliances with foreign countries.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of dynamic eco innovation practice in order to achievesustainability in manufacturing industries. The outcomes of this paper attempts to describe core categories of ecoinnovation practices in manufacturing industry, drivers of eco innovation-practices and framework of dynamiceco-innovation practices. At the end of the paper provides insight of new research direction for eco innovationresearch in new millennium particularly in developing countries.Design/methodology/Approach: The selected papers that have been reviewed were retrieved from Googlescholar database with high citation index. A list of items/variables was developed for eco innovation measuresbased on dynamic capabilities theory pillar in eco innovation /green manufacturing through systematic literaturereview.Findings: Manufacturing acknowledges technical target in form of both product and process eco innovation as apivotal role to attain sustainability development in ecology, economy and society. There are four eco innovationdrivers captured in literature namely regulatory push, technology push, market pull, and firm strategies. However,underlined dynamic capabilities theory, four measurements uncovered consists of technology collaboration,green human resource, eco innovation culture and environmental management system strategy. Exploring thefactors of eco innovation effort considered as the heart of new research direction in new millennium.Originality/value: Eco innovation is a new research area and limited knowledge established under micro level.Thus, this paper attempts to provide a clear direction of dynamic eco innovation practices towards ecoinnovation efforts in manufacturing industry en route for building the sustainable development echoes toeconomy, ecology and society.