Ahmad Yusni Bahaudin

The moderating effect of environmental regulation and policy on the relationship between continuous process improvement and organizational performance: An empirical analysis

There have been inconsistencies in the implementation of TQM practices in the Malaysian Food and Beverage Companies and this has led to low sales and less competitive advantage in the industry. This study therefore aimed to investigate the moderating effects of environmental regulation and policy on the relationship between continuous process improvement and organizational performance. A Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to estimate the relationship among the above variables in the context of Malaysian Food and Beverage Companies. The results of this study revealed that continuous process improvement has always been a significant predictor of organizational performance by following the regulations and policy related to environment. The results confirmed that environmental regulation and policy moderates the relationship between continuous process improvement and organizational performance. The integration of strategies and practices will help organizations to enhance their performance through implementation of the suggested constructs in this study. The study also supported the premises of the contingency theory and the institutional theory by reaffirming the importance of the supportive environmental regulation and policy for any successful strategic implementation

A partial least square structural equation modelling preliminary analysis on total quality management elements and environmental regulation and policy influencing organisational performance in the food and beverage companies of Malaysia

There have been inconsistent findings in the literature concerning the relationships between TQM and organisational performance. Quality assurance and continuous process improvement as TQM elements and organisational performance considered in this study are moderated by environmental regulation and policy (ERP). The objective of this study is threefold: to propose an inclusive research model comprising the antecedent factors proposed in the model to improve organisational performance in the Malaysian food and beverage companies; to serve as validation process for the developed instruments of the ongoing research with the identified constructs of the study; and to show the preliminary analysis and the results. Data were collected from 35 respondents using a 55-items instrument. PLS SEM measurements model was used to assess the reliability and validity of the instruments in this study. The result shows that the instruments are reliable and the pilot study indicates a strong evidence of rational validity.

Load-bearing masonry system adoption and performance: A case study of construction company in a developing country

This study addresses the factors that influence the adoption of load-bearing masonry (LBM) system. A case study of the load-bearing masonry (LBM) system adoption is conducted through an interview to explore the situation of the technology adoption in a construction company. The finding indicates the factors influence the adoption of LBM system for the construction company are: organizational resources, usefulness, less maintenance, reduce construction time and cost. From the findings, these factors consistent with previous literature. Furthermore, the performance of the company was measured by looking into the financial and non-financial aspects. The LBM system brings good performance as it increased the profits of the company, a good quality of product and attracts more demand from customers. Thus, these factors should be considered for the other companies that are interested in implementing the LBM system in their projects.