Tunku Salha Tunku Ahmad
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Tunku Salha Tunku Ahmad
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Tunku Ahmad, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tunku Salha
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Personality traits and conflict management styles: building the relationship through leadership effectiveness

2023 , Bahadur Ali Soomro , Ummi Naiemah Saraih , Tunku Salha Tunku Ahmad

The present study examines the relationship between personality traits (PTs) and conflict management styles (CMSs) directly and indirectly through leadership effectiveness (LE) in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach: This quantitative study employs a survey questionnaire to collect cross-sectional data from academic leaders of higher education institutes (HEIs) in Pakistan. The authors utilized 325 useable cases to conclude the results. Findings: The findings through the structural equation model (SEM) resulted in a positive and significant effect of agreeableness (AGS) on integrating (ITG), avoiding (AVG), obliging (OBG), compromising (COG) and dominating (DOG) styles. Extraversion (EXN) positively and significantly affects ITG, OBG, DOG and COG. Emotional stability (EMSY) is a positive and significant predictor of ITG, AVG, OBG and COG. The conscientiousness (CNS) trait significantly and positively predicts ITG, OBG, DOG, COG and AVG. Likewise, openness (OPS) positively and significantly affects ITG, OBG, DOG and COG styles. On the other hand, EXN and OPS negatively and insignificantly affect AVG. Finally, EMSY is the negative and insignificant predictor of DOG among academic leaders. Practical implications: This study offers additional insights into understanding direct and indirect connections between PTs and CMSs through EL. It would support the development of effective policies and organizational setup to resolve and manage conflict and employees' behaviour. Finally, the findings would further enrich the worth of literature through another empirical confirmation. Originality/value: This study offers the original contribution of PTs and CMSs among academic leaders in HEIs of Pakistan.

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The effect of internal audit function characteristics on market value among Indonesian public-listed companies

2023-10 , Mariyam , Md. Aminul Islam , Tunku Salha Tunku Ahmad

It is widely acknowledged that internal audits should have a value-adding component for all types of companies. This study systematically investigated the effect of internal audit function on the market value of public listed companies in Indonesia. The panel data technique used was based on the data extracted from 44 listed companies over five years (2015 -2021), with 308 observations. The empirical results revealed the Percent Audit Committee (PAC) has a significant and positive impact on market value. The Number of Certified Members (NCM) has no significant effect on market value, while the Percentage of Implemented Findings (PIF) has a significant and positive impact on the market value of companies. Size, leverage, and return on investment (ROI) have a significant impact on the market value of companies. The study offers extended implications in the empirical literature using a different measure of internal audit function characteristics from an emerging market perspective for different organisations. This study provides important implications for investors, managers, researchers, and auditors. Finally, the results of this research may be used by analysts, investors, and other strategic decision-makers in Indonesia to enhance the competitiveness and viability of the country's financial market. The findings will encourage policymakers to enact effective regulations, which could boost Indonesia's financial markets' efficiency and performance.

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Moderator effects of owner-manager knowledge on the intention to adopt Islamic financing facilities in Malaysia

2023 , Hazalina Mat Soha , Mohd Zukime Mat Junoh , Md. Aminul Islam , Tunku Salha Tunku Ahmad

The research aims to investigate owner-manager knowledge as a moderator variable enhancing the intention to adopt Islamic financing facilities (IFF). Design/Methodology/Approach — The research obtained primary data by conducting a survey of 237 participants from halal-certified companies in Malaysia. The data were evaluated using the partial least squares (PLS) method to verify the hypothesis. Findings — The findings demonstrate a considerable positive influence of relative advantage, top management support, owner-manager knowledge and competitive pressure on the intention to adopt IFF. It was also demonstrated that owner-manager knowledge had a negative and significant effect on the relationship between complexity, top management support, and the intention to apply IFF. Originality/Value — The research identifies a number of gaps in the current literature. Firstly, it addresses the limitations of previous research on the adoption of IFF at an organisational level. Secondly, it examines the role of owner-manager knowledge as a moderating factor in the relationship between innovation, organisational and environmental (IOE) characteristics, and adoption intention, which has not been explored in any empirical studies to date. Research Limitations — This study has two main limitations. Firstly, the data analysis is based on a cross-sectional design, which cannot provide empirical evidence to support causal inferences. Secondly, the majority of the respondents are from the food/beverage/food supplement industry, as revealed in the results. Practical Implications — These findings can guide stakeholders in developing effective strategies to enhance the adoption of IFF by halal-certified companies in Malaysia.

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Personality traits and conflict management styles via job performance in higher education

2022 , Bahadur Ali Soomro , Ummi Naiemah Saraih , Tunku Salha Tunku Ahmad

Purpose: This study aims to examine the direct and indirect relationships between Personality Traits (PTs) and Conflict Management Styles (CMSs) through Job Performance (JP) in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach: This is a quantitative study that employed a survey questionnaire to collect cross-sectional data from academic leaders of Pakistan's Higher Education Institutes (HEIs). The researchers derived this study's findings from 320 useable responses. Findings: The authors used a Structural Equation Model (SEM) which shows a positive and significant effect of agreeableness on Integrating Styles (IS), Avoiding Styles (AS), Obliging Styles (OS), Compromising Styles (CS) and Dominating Styles (DS). Extraversion has a positive and significant effect on IS, OS, DS and CS. Emotional Stability (ES) is the positive and significant predictor of IS, AS, OS and CS. The conscientiousness trait has a positive and significant effect in predicting IS, OS, DS, CS and AS. Likewise, openness has a positive and significant effect on IS, OS, DS and CS. On the other hand, extraversion and openness have a negative and insignificant effect on AS. Finally, amongst HEIs' academic leaders ES is the negative and insignificant predictor of DS. Practical implications: This study's findings offer additional insights into understanding the direct and indirect connections between PTs and CMSs through JP. These support the development of effective policies and organizational arrangements to resolve and manage conflict and employee behaviours. Finally, through another contribution of empirical evidence, these findings further enrich the worth of the literature. Originality/value: This study’s findings provide both, directly and indirectly, the original contributions of Pakistan’s HEIs’ academic leaders PTs and CMSs.

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Tourism Led-Inflation: a case of Malaysia

2018 , Mohd Shahidan Shaari , Tunku Salha Tunku Ahmad , Ruslan Razali

The importance of the tourism industry has prevailed among developed and even developing countries. It has been perceived to be an important contribution to economic growth. However, in the proliferation of studies on inflation, information on the extent to which tourism industry able to influence inflation, is still sparse. Therefore, this study embarks on investigating tourism as a potential factor towards inflation. Data on consumer price index and the number of tourist arrival from 1986 until 2014 are used in the analysis. This study adopts a quantitative approach employing the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach. Several controlled variables such as money supply, economic growth, government expenditure, and interest rate are also included. The results suggest that the tourism industry plays an important role in determining inflation in both short-and long-runs. Therefore, governments should take proactive measures in ascertaining that any expansion of the tourism industry can avert inflation.

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Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan Dalam Perniagaan Kecil

2010 , Azuddin Bahari , Hanum Hassan , Tunku Salha Tunku Ahmad

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Shari’ah-compliant Sukuk versus conventional bond announcements: is there a wealth effect?

2019 , Ghadeer Khartabiel , Ahmad Abu-Alkheil , Tunku Salha Tunku Ahmad , Walayet Khan

We employ standard event study methodology to examine the stock price reaction to the issuance announcements of 237 Islamic bonds (Sukuk) versus 231 conventional bonds issued in twelve financial markets from 2005 to 2017. We further examine the effects of issuance announcement on shareholder wealth in multiple economic settings, pre-crisis, during the crisis, and post-crisis, using the recent financial crisis (2007–2009) as a benchmark. Using multiple regression model, we also attempt to identify the potential explanatory variables for the wealth effects. Our findings support existing literature: there is an insignificant market reaction for the announcements of Sukuk as well as conventional bonds in the pre-global financial crisis period of 2008. During the crisis period, market reaction is significantly negative for both groups. In the post-crisis period (which is the longest period and the largest sub-sample), the market reaction for Sukuk is positive and significant, apparently due to market participants’ new look, awareness and increased demand for Islamic financial products, whereas for conventional bonds the market reaction is insignificant. Additionally, our study finds supporting results for the signalling theory and the asymmetric information theory. Offer size has a significant positive impact on stock returns. In the pre-crisis period, large firms (with a higher asset base) generated abnormal returns. For the periods during and post crisis, large Sukuk issuers had higher abnormal returns. In addition, significant leverage is found for issuing bonds in post and during crisis periods.

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A preliminary study of factors influencing the intention to adopt Islamic financing facilities among halal-certified companies in Malaysia

2023-06 , Hazalina Mat Soha , Mohd Zukime Mat Junoh , Tunku Salha Tunku Ahmad , Md. Aminul Islam

Halal business and Islamic finance adhere to the same fundamental principles and core beliefs. However, there is a divergence between these two industries, particularly in Malaysia, where the utilisation and adoption rate of Islamic financial facilities is still relatively low. This disconnect is particularly prevalent in Malaysia. In order for a company to run in a manner that is really halal, not only must it concentrate on halal production, but it must also finance the firm using shariah-compliant financing; this is something that has not yet been entirely accomplished. As a result, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the survey instrument in determining the influence of relative advantage, complexity, compatibility, top management support, owner-manager expertise, competitive pressure, and customer pressure on the desire to adopt Islamic finance facilities. Specifically, the aim of this study is to review the usefulness of the survey instrument in determining these factors. At the Halal Fiesta (Halfest), a survey was carried out with 30 halal-certified companies utilising a straightforward random sampling approach. This survey served as a preliminary assessment. The findings of the study provide evidence that there is a need for additional improvement and suggest that the survey instrument is appropriate for a more in-depth study that involves a bigger and more representative sample within the halal business.

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Moderating effect of religious orientation on general takaful product pricing and muslim customers purchasing behaviour

2021-02 , Ku Amir Ku Daud , Tunku Salha Tunku Ahmad , Mohd Zukime Mat Junoh

This article illuminates the effects of general takaful product pricing on the purchasing behaviour among Muslim’s customers. This article also shed light on the moderating effect of religious orientation to bridge the gaps of inconsistent findings from previous studies even though previous studies have shown the significant relationship between pricing, religious orientation and purchasing behaviour. The random sampling techniques with 387 samples were used determine the sample size for this study. This study applied the structural equation modelling analysis to examine the effects of pricing and religious orientation on purchasing behaviour as well as the moderating effect of religious orientation between pricing and purchasing behaviour. The findings show that pricing and religious orientation have a significant effect on purchasing behaviour. The findings further show that religious orientation has a significant moderating effect between pricing and purchasing behaviour. In conclusion, the findings were discussed at the end of this article.

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