Noorazeela Zainol Abidin
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Noorazeela Zainol Abidin
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Noorazeela, Zainol Abidin
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Abidin, Noorazeela Zainol
Zainol Abidin, Noorazeela
Abidin, N. Z.
Abidin, N. Zainol
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Conceptualization of co-worker support: A qualitative study among human resource practitioners

2023-04-24 , Khairun Nisa Khairuddin , Ummi Naiemah Saraih , Mohd Fitri M. , Noorazeela Zainol Abidin

Along with rapid industrial and societal transformations, Human Resource (HR) profession is one of the professions that play a pivotal role in the organizations to keep abreast with the changes. Transformations will be accompanied by the changes in values, thus requiring HR practitioners to make constant revisions in the employment law and practices. In this challenging environment, employees are expected to assume greater responsibilities in or to adapt to the changing environment successfully. Such a challenging environment can be strenuous to employees. In order to cope in such an environment, employees often seek support from their social relationships at work. Therefore, this study attempts to explore the concept of co-worker support among HR practitioners. Based on the findings, six themes of co-worker support were identified. A clearer conceptualization of co-worker support established contributed to the body of knowledge. Practically, the conceptualization of co-worker support can be used to assess support-related issues pertaining to social relationships at work, which can help organizations undertake appropriate actions to strengthen employee relations and create a harmonious working environment.

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Examination of gender equality towards education, employment and family management among employees of the Malaysian higher education institutions

2023-04-24 , Ummi Naiemah Saraih , Noorazeela Zainol Abidin , Mohd Khairulnizam Zahari , Azman N.A.N. , Dalain F.N. , Andika F.

The purpose of this research is to examine the perception on gender equality towards several key terms which are related in measuring gender equality in the context of Malaysian Higher Education Institutions (HEI). Specifically, this study aims to reveal the perception of employees in the HEIs located in the Northern Region of Malaysia pertaining to several concerns which are related to education, employment and family management. This research is carried out by using a quantitative method through the distribution of the self-directed Google Form questionnaires. Convenient sampling is utilized in this research. The sample size consisted of 370 employees of those institutions who have participated voluntarily to involve in the study. In the terms of education, results showed a different perception towards completing education in the secondary and tertiary education. Based on the descriptive analyses, results presented a high level of perception on women and employment (μ=3.46); and a medium level of perception on women and family management (μ=2.93) among employees in this study. In the current scenario, the HEIs should actively increase the level of perception towards education, employment and family management among their employees in order to ensure the overall goals of gender equality for the nation could be achieved.

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Gas consumption as a key for low carbon state and its impact on economic growth in Malaysia: ARDL approach

2023 , Temitayo B. Majekodunmi , Mohd Shahidan Shaari , Nor Fadzilah Zainal , Nor Hidayah Harun , Abdul Rahim Ridzuan , Noorazeela Zainol Abidin , Nur Hayati Abd Rahman

Natural gas consumption contributes the least to CO2 emissions than other non-renewable energy such as oil and coal. Thus, it is important to replace oil in generating economic activities and leading the country towards low carbon state. Despite the environmentally friendly energy, most previous studies did not study gas consumption. Therefore, this study investigates the effects of gas consumption and other selected macroeconomic determinants such as labour, capital, foreign direct investment, trade openness, and financial development on Malaysia's economic growth from 1980 to 2019. The Augmented Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach is employed, and the results show that gas consumption plays a vital role in boosting economic growth in the short and long run. Based on these findings, all economic sectors should consume more natural gas instead of oil, including industries and transportation. This move can conserve the environment and support clean energy for sustainable development. The remaining variables also increased economic growth except for financial development. Based on these outcomes, the country's policymakers can construct a suitable policy that can improve all the potential macroeconomic determinants besides the use of natural gas consumption in accelerating growth in Malaysia.

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The impact of renewable energy consumption and economic growth on COâ‚‚ emissions: new evidence using panel ardl study of selected countries

2020 , Mohd Shahidan Shaari , Noorazeela Zainol Abidin , Zulkefly Abdul Karim

Most countries consume more non-renewable energy to generate economic activities. Hence, economic growth plays a vital role in contributing to higher COâ‚‚ emissions. Therefore, this type of energy has reduced and replaced by renewable energy. Renewable energy is said not to be detrimental to the environment. Consequently, it is imperative to examine the effects of renewable energy consumption and economic growth on COâ‚‚ emissions in selected countries by per capita income. Using a sample of high-income, upper-middle-income, and lower middle-income, and low-income countries for the period of 1990-2017, and the estimation method of the panel ARDL, the main results show that in the long run, overall renewable energy consumption can reduce COâ‚‚ emissions. However, economic growth and population growth can result in higher COâ‚‚ emissions in the long term. In the short run, the results show that higher overall economic growth can contribute to higher COâ‚‚ emissions. Contrarily, higher population growth, and renewable energy consumption can help reduce COâ‚‚ emissions in the short run.

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A comparative analysis of technical efficiency, technological change and total factor productivity in selected ASEAN+3 countries

2023-07 , Noorazeela Zainol Abidin , Ishak Yussof , Zulkefly Abdul Karim , Mohd Shahidan Shaari

Total factor productivity (TFP) growth in ASEAN+3 countries exhibits varied trends. This is due to the fact that each country has different skills and different levels of technological advancement. This study aims to analyse the trends in technical efficiency (TEC), technological change (TC) and TFP growth using the Malmquist productivity index method. The analysis is based on data ranging from 1981 to 2014 in selected ASEAN+3 countries. The results show that during the periods 1981–1985, 1986–1990, 1991–1995, 1996–2000 and 2001–2005, the contribution of TEC to TFP growth was higher than that of TC. However, during the periods 2006–2010 and 2011–2014, the contribution of TC to TFP growth was higher than that of TEC. Therefore, it is imperative for the countries to improve the quality of inputs such as labour. Hence, skilled workers are indispensable to produce higher productivity.

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Determinants of foreign direct investment in ASEAN+3 countries: the role of environmental degradation

2023 , Mohd Shahidan Shaari , Muhamad Huzaifah Asbullah , Noorazeela Zainol Abidin , Zulkefly Abdul Karim , Benjamin Nangle

Foreign direct investment (FDI) can boost economic growth and provide job opportunities. FDI inflows in ASEAN+3 countries have dropped markedly, which may affect economic development in the region. Many previous studies have investigated a multitude of factors that can influence FDI, such as market size, inflation, trade openness, corruption, and inflation. Previous studies did not, however, consider environmental degradation as a potential factor. Besides corruption and inflation, imposing stringent environmental regulations, such as carbon pricing and taxes to reduce environmental degradation, might deter foreign investors from the country. This is due to heightened costs for foreign investors, which may cause FDI inflows to drop. To shed some light on the reality of this situation, this study examines whether environmental degradation can significantly affect foreign direct investment in the region. This study includes environmental degradation as a potential factor and employs the panel ARDL approach to analyse data from 1995 to 2019. Results show that environmental degradation, infrastructure, and corruption can affect the inflow of FDI in the long run. In the short run, inflation can affect FDI. The findings of this study can be utilized by policymakers in formulating the right policies to attract more investors. An increase in infrastructure facilities should be considered to attract more foreign investment. It is also vital for governments to reduce corruption and inflation to attract more FDI inflows. Environmental incentives should also be introduced to ensure that attempts to reduce environmental degradation do not affect FDI inflows.

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The effects of energy consumption and national output on COâ‚‚ emissions: new evidence from OIC countries using a panel ARDL analysis

2020 , Mohd Shahidan Shaari , Zulkefly Abdul Karim , Noorazeela Zainol Abidin

The issue of energy has been debated among policymakers and economists. Energy plays an important role in generating economic activities. On the other hand, it can have deleterious impacts on the environment as more carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions will be released. Most previous studies focused on total energy rather than types of energy such as oil and gas in investigating the effects of energy consumption on CO₂ emissions. Therefore, this study investigates the effects of oil and gas consumption rather than total energy consumption on CO₂ emissions in 20 Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries. The dynamic heterogeneous panel (panel autoregressive distributed lag model – panel ARDL) approach namely pooled mean group (PMG), mean group (MG), and dynamic fixed effect (DFE) were employed. The main results reveal that in the long run, overall national output contributes to higher environmental degradation. However, in the short run, overall national output does not affect CO₂ emissions. The results also suggest that the population can reduce CO₂ emissions in the short run but leaves no effect in the long run. Besides, gas consumption and oil consumption can have deleterious effects on the environment. The effect of oil consumption is greater than the effect of gas consumption on the environment. Therefore, it is important to consume more renewable energy such as solar, biodiesel, and hydro to replace non-renewable energy, particularly oil, in a bid to conserve the environment.

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The linkage among socio-economic indicators and life expectancy in selected ASEAN+3 countries

2023 , Noorazeela Zainol Abidin , Mai Syaheera Miau Shaari

The improvement in medical technology indirectly contributes to increasing life expectancy. Besides, a good health service system can also help to overcome the various health problems. However, the rising on treatment costs, levels of education, standards of living and the drop of mortality rates can lead to a decline in life expectancy. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the linkages between socio-economic indicators and life expectancy in selected ASEAN+3 countries from 1991 to 2019 by using panel static method. The results obtained show that there are significantly positive relationships between education and health spending on life expectancy while interaction between dummy country and life expectancy show a negative relationship. Therefore, these findings are important for policymakers to formulate policies in increasing life expectancy based on socio-economic indicators for each country.

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The digitalization 4.0 of intangible heritage model: Preparing tourism businesses for the augmented virtual reality future

2023-06-12 , Rashid I.M.A. , Hussin H. , Roni M. , Shafiai S. , Borhanordin A.H. , Wan Husain W.A.F. , Noorazeela Zainol Abidin , Mohammad Harith Amlus , Ibrahim S.

The current situation is not favorable for the stellar opening of tourism destinations. Travel and tourism losses are limited to the few people and tourists to the local community; many dependents affect the current crises. That will lead many parts of the world to find alternative options for the tourism industry's survival. Technological development is significantly inspiring many fields and commercial sectors within the COVID-19 outbreak. Research on the use of digital technologies in tourism is now established as an academic field, and the number and quality of publications are increasing rapidly. This trend is also noticeable in the global healthcare concerns after the COVID-19 pandemic, where the technology market is expected to expand. In the tourism industry, digital tourism documentation contributes to the development of destinations. The virtual environment encourages consumers to visit the destination. In addition, the second category of literature involves research related to virtual reality. The virtual environment has technically changed the configuration of the entire industry, and the world is very interesting. The virtual environment purely dominates the world of games, movies, and multimedia-related industries. In recent years, consumer perception behavior has been primarily affected by virtual reality. However, the tourism industry also pointed out in the literature that the development of tourism behavior through digital tourism is mainly cultural and heritage tourism. The results of the survey mainly deal with the motivating factors for the use of digital technology in the environment related to the development of tourism. Furthermore, research related to virtual reality emphasizes experimental research and few articles involve exploratory research.

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Green technology, exports, and COâ‚‚ emissions in Malaysia

2023 , Temitayo B. Majekodunmi , Mohd Shahidan Shaari , Abdul Rahim Ridzuan , Noorazeela Zainol Abidin

The pressing global effort to tackle COâ‚‚ emissions has brought about a strong emphasis on adopting green technology by economies striving for low-carbon development. Within this context, this research investigates the environmental significance of green technology and exports in Malaysia. By examining 30-year data from 1989 to 2019 and utilising the autoregressive distributed lag model (ARDL), this study explores these variables' long-run and short-run effects on Malaysia's environment. The outcomes reveal noteworthy insights: population growth and green technology negatively impact environmental degradation, whereas exports and economic expansion contribute to environmental depletion over the long term. However, the influences of a higher population and exports are inconsequential in the short term. Additionally, the study captures the influences of transient economic challenges, such as the COVID-19 outbreak. Consequently, the study emphasises crucial policy implications for the Malaysian government. Firstly, it strongly recommends increasing investment in sustainable technology, especially within the manufacturing sector, to mitigate the adverse environmental impact of exports. Furthermore, it suggests incentivizing companies to embrace green technology through subsidies for acquiring renewable energy and imposing higher taxes on non-renewable energy sources. Additionally, policymakers are urged to prioritise human capital development by raising public awareness about the dangers of heightened COâ‚‚ emissions. Malaysia can leverage its expertise to foster economic expansion without compromising the environment by engaging the working population in environmentally sustainable economic activities. These policy recommendations aim to expedite the shift towards a decarbonised economy, promote sustainable development, and safeguard Malaysia's natural resources.

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