June 4th, 2021

By Saliza Sulaiman, Erlane K Ghani and Aida Maria Ismail

Introduction

The feeling of happiness comes over us when we know life is good. Whether we realised it or not, being happy plays a tangible effect on everything that we do, including in our workplace (Lombardi, 2016). Hsu and Wang (2008, p.353) noted that ‘people are the most important asset of any organisation is a highly over-used but under-believed statement’. Employees not being happy in the workplace have been shown to bring negative impact as it reduces their ability to think creatively and critically. Studies have also shown that happiness in the workplace does have a multiplying effect in which seeing other employees happy can affect their team members’ mood to work creatively and critically (Hsu & Wang, 2008; Benuyenah & Pandya, 2020; Fu, Ji & Jing, 2020). Often, employees who are not happy are people who are difficult to work with as their negative outlooks can affect many parts of the tasks in the workplace. These employees are also more likely to resign as they are no longer interested to engage in a solid working relationship. Therefore, employers need to ensure that their employees are happy. However, how do we measure employee happiness?

May 20th, 2020

By Nooraslinda Abdul Aris

Introduction

Covid19… pandemic… and bang ‘lockdown’! One word that caused people to start fearing and panicking. For us the lecturers, we are contemplating what should we do? What about classes and assessments? Which method should we use? Many questions start lingering through our mind and it keeps doubling even tripling without being answered. Not only the lecturers, it obviously worries the students too. Students start to think about what will happen to their current study. Will there be an end to their learning process? Classes, lecturers, friends, quizzes, final exams, and graduation are what they think most. And yet, queries were left unanswered since this is the first-ever phenomenon in this new millennium. And suddenly the term ‘panicgogy’ appeared in the education arena. The fear that learning may not achieve the intended outcome due to varied obstacles. The fact is, whatever happens, life must go on, and so does the teaching and learning activities. Let’s take a look at the effects of the Covid19 pandemic towards teaching and learning activities particularly in the UiTM context.  

April 8th, 2020

By Nurulhuda Noor Affendi, Nurayuni binti Hassan, and Azizah Abdullah

Abstract

In aligning the university’s practice with National Higher Education Strategic Plan, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) organizes the Invention, Innovation & Design Exposition (IIDEX) annually. Last year, IIDEX 2019 brought out great innovative ideas from the members of the Faculty of Accountancy (FACT). The innovations reflect the enthusiasm of the faculty members in embracing new business challenges particularly concerning financial and business sustainability. This article reviews six corporate governance-related innovations showcased by the FACT members at IIDEX 2019. This review aims to highlight the potential contributions of these innovative ideas towards promoting and facilitating effective corporate governance practices in business and public organizations.