http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12343 2026-04-18T21:03:51Z 2026-04-18T21:03:51Z Lee, Helen SH Hooi, Lean Hooi http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12858 2025-08-12T04:04:33Z 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z

Title: SMES’ ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT: THE ROLES OF KNOWLEDGE, GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION AND PERSONAL NORMS Authors: Lee, Helen SH; Hooi, Lean Hooi Abstract: Energy efficiency is like the ‘low hanging fruit’ in which improving energy efficiency is one of the easiest ways to lessen energy demand. Firms, large or small, can make a major positive contribution to energy sustainability by improving energy efficiency. This research attempts to examine the effects of SMEs’ perceptions in terms of knowledge, government intervention and personal norms on their support for energy efficiency improvement. A survey was carried out to collect data and empirical testing of the research model was conducted. The estimated results suggest that the factors of knowledge and government intervention have significant effects on SMEs’ support for energy efficiency improvement. In addition, the results show that personal norms is an important mediator variable in influencing SMEs’ decision to improve energy efficiency. The findings of this research provide some fresh insights on energy efficiency improvement of SMEs and several notable implications can be drawn from this research.

2023-11-01T00:00:00Z Khong, Roy W.L. Pek, Chuen-Khee Tan, Hui-Boon http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12857 2025-08-12T04:00:40Z 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z

Title: NON-LINEAR EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON OIL PALM YIELD: A NOTE BASED ON PANEL THRESHOLD ANALYSIS Authors: Khong, Roy W.L.; Pek, Chuen-Khee; Tan, Hui-Boon Abstract: The effect of climate change on agriculture and food production has emerged as one of the major concerns of major global economies, especially given that the global population is projected to reach 10.9 billion people by the end of the 21st century (United Nations, 2019). Crops react differently to climate change and hence it is crucial to understand its effect on specific agricultural plants. Specifically, the impact of climate change on agriculture yield may not be linear. As such, this study investigated the impact of climate factors on oil palm yield using state level data from Malaysia. The results suggested that temperature and oil palm yield have a non-linear inverted U-shaped relationship. In addition, rainfall has a positive impact on oil palm yield.

2024-10-01T00:00:00Z Qian, Guo Sapingi, Raedah Husin, Norhayati Mat http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12856 2025-08-12T03:57:09Z 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z

Title: IMPACT OF INTEGRATED REPORTING DISCLOSURE ON ACCOUNTING-BASED PERFORMANCE OF ASIAN LISTED COMPANIES Authors: Qian, Guo; Sapingi, Raedah; Husin, Norhayati Mat Abstract: This study aims to examine the relationship between the quality of integrated reporting (IR) disclosure and firm performance in Asia listed companies. An integrated report score based on eight content elements taken from the IIRC framework was used to assess the quality of the IR disclosures of 90 Asian companies in 2019. Firm performance is evaluated using accounting-based measures such as return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE). This study used a positivist research approach, the results show that the quality of IR disclosure of listed companies in Asia is sufficient. The study found a significant positive relationship between IR disclosure quality and ROA & ROE. It shows that the higher the quality of IR disclosure, the better the economic benefits of the company. The main practical implications of this study focus on calling for improved quality of IR issued by listed companies in Asia, as it provides evidence for a higher degree of financial performance achieved through high-quality disclosure of IR.

2023-10-01T00:00:00Z Solank, Sandip Paluri, Achuta Ratna Singh, Seema http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12855 2025-08-12T03:50:54Z 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z

Title: TITLE: EXPLORING THE DYNAMICS OF DEFENSE EXPENDITURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS Authors: Solank, Sandip; Paluri, Achuta Ratna; Singh, Seema Abstract: This study used bibliometric analysis to derive meaningful insights from the literature related to the field of defense expenditure and economic development. The analysis covered 381 documents published across a range of journals from 1991–2021. The Scopus database and the bibliometric R package (R studio) were utilized to identify prominent journals, authors, countries, articles, and themes in the area under study. The study's findings revealed a noticeable increase in publications and citations over the years, indicating a positive yearly growth rate of 2.16%. Among the 161 journals examined, Defence and Peace Economics was found to be the most impactful, with 99 published articles, 1,743 citations, an h-index of 25, and a g-index of 34. Moreover, Dunne JP published the most papers, consistently remained the most cited author, and continued to be the most influential author, with an h-index of 12. The USA, China, and Greece produced the highest number of articles, while the collaborative networks of countries were divided into four major clusters, with researchers from the USA collaborating the most with researchers from other countries and the University of Cape Town and COMSATS Institute of Information Technology collaborating the most with other universities.

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