Sharing a Vision....

As part of the professorial council activities, we (UiTM professors) had a meeting cum hi-tea with the vice chancellor, Y. Bhg Tan Sri Dato' Seri Professor Dr Ibrahim Abu Shah yesterday afternoon at the International Cafe, UIC. It was a "heart-to-heart" discussion on how the professors can effectively contribute towards the university's short & long-term agendas. Centres of Excellence such as ARI can certainly play a big role in spearheading research and publications in high impact journals.
The vice chancellor also announced the university's willingness to allow leacturers who are serious about research and publications to be given reduced teaching workloads but to be located at COEs over a specified period. During the periods the researchers would have to fulfill certain prescribed KPIs related to research and publications.

Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Forum

Prof Ibrahim and Dr Wee Shu Hui represented UiTM and Malaysia for the international annual forum. ARI just received some photos from Dr Wee who arrived yesterday to share with all members. This year's event saw the appointment of new office bearers to the Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA) with Professor Susumo Ueno from Kobe University taking over the president post from Prof Akira Nishimura, Beppu University. . Apart from serious management accounting forum, this year's participants had also enjoyed the foot-bath session. Foot bath theraphy is very famous in Japan and usually every university has the facility at the campus... Next year's Forum will be hosted by Taiwan.

Forum on Human Governance

The Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)organized a half-day forum on Human Governance at the Impiana KLCC Hotel & Spa, Kuala Lumpur. Themed “Profit Maximisation as the Future Way to Do Business – A Myth or Reality”, the forum discussed a recent research monograph authored by Professor Dr Aziuddin Ahmad and Associate Professor Dr Arfah Salleh from the Graduate School of Management, UPM. Apart from Prof Aziuddin himself, three other invited panelists who were involved with the forum comprised Y. Bhg Tan Sri Megat Najmuddin Megat Khas (President of MICG), Y. Bhg Dato' Dr Abdul Samad Alias (Chairman of MAREF)and Y. Bhg Tuan Haji Rahim (President of MIA). The forum discussion was moderated by MIA past president, Mr Nik Mohd Hasyudeen.

Collaboration with the Ukrainian Academy of Banking

Prof Rashidah & I had just received an e-mail from Prof. Alex Kostyuk from the
Ukrainian Academy of Banking of the National Bank of Ukraine. Prof Kostyuk is also the editor-in-chief of an international refereed journal, Corporate Ownership and Control journal. The email: “…At this time the Ukrainian Academy of Banking is going to fulfil a just approved new strategy of its development. According to this strategy we are going to concentrate our cooperation on Asian countries. We would like to consider the Accounting Research Institute to cooperate. There are many ways of cooperation we could propose: the student and teachers exchange, research cooperation, etc…”. Another potential international collaboration for ARI...

Management Accounting Forum in Japan

The fifth Management Accounting Forum, the annual activity of the Asia-Pacific management Accounting Association (APAMA) of which UiTM is one of the founding members is being held at Beppu, Japan on 31/10/09 - 2/11/09. UiTM is represented by Prof Dr Ibrahim Kamal Abdul Rahman, Dean, Faculty of Accountancy and Associate Professor Dr Wee Shu Hui, Journal Adminstrator of the asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal (APMAJ). APMAJ is the official journal of the APMA association.

Recent Applied Research Titles

ARI is glad to announce the submission of new applied research monographs by our Master in Forensic Accounting & Financial Criminology:
1. Managing Revenue Recognition: A Case Study of HP Sdn Bhd
2. Creditors Aging Issues at Aldwich Nerhad
3. Money Politics: Legislation Issues and Prevention
4. Collection Discrepencies in the YDEF: A Case Study
5. Inventory Management Towards the VMI Implementation for NGV Business at ACE Sdn Bhd
6. Financial Statement Integrity Through Financial Statement Analysis of Non-Listed
Companies by the CCM: A case Study
7. The Importance of Anti-Corruption Strategies in the Malaysian Public Sector
8. Enforcement of PN17 Conditions and Obligation to Revive Distress Companies
9. Employee Theft and Fraud Prevention Mechanism: An Assessment of a Chocolate
Manufacturing Multi National Corporation in Malaysia
10. Identity Theft: A Case Study on Fraud Prevention Initiatives at a Malaysian
Bank: A Case Study
11. A Study on Tax Auditors' Capabilities and Competency and their Influence Towards
Tax Audit Productivity
12. Ah Long: An Enforcer perspective on the failure to Prosecute
13. Review into Inland Revenue Board Malaysia's Field tax Audit Duration for Sole
Proprietorship
14. Overspending in a Government Agency - A Case Study
15. Audit Quality Control Self-Assessment for Small and Medium Practices
16. Corporate Governance Costs and the Privatisation of Public Listed Companies in
Malaysia: An Assessment
17. An Assessment of the Internal Control System of an International University

Congratulations guys and gals. We are proud of all of you

Call for New FRGS Proposals

The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) is now calling for new Fundamental Research proposals from researchers. FRGS is a very competitive grant. First and foremost, the research proposals must focus on fandamental or basic research with specific outcomes through: new methodology, new model, new theory, new policy, improve quality of life. Please submit your proposal by 20th November 2009 to the Research Management Institute (RMI).

More About Results-Based Leadership (RBL)....

The book on RBL written by Prof Dave Ulrich focuses on the role of leadership in organisations. Few would argue that leadership matters. Companies that can attract, develop, and retain the best leaders are likely to flourish. The issue grows hazy when we attempt to define leadership, and hazier still when managers try to match today’s dizzying array of leadership practices with the specific needs of their organization. Results-Based Leadership brings refreshing clarity and directness to the leadership discussion, providing a hands-on program that will help executives succeed with their leadership challenges. Here, for the first time, is a guidebook that bridges the gap between leadership theory and leadership skills. Results-Based Leadership fundamentally improves our ability to deliver real leadership results.

Results-Based Leadership

A few of us from UiTM were selected to participate in a leadership course organised by AKEPT, Ministry of Higher Education. Titled Results-Based Leadership, the two-day course was held at the Pan Pacific Hotel, KLIA. The facilitator, Prof Dave Ulrich from University of Michigan, East Lansing, USA is a renowned life coach. Prof Ulrich conducts leadership courses internationally. Whilst here in Malaysia, he was also giving trainings to CEOs and top management of government linked companies. An author of more than twenty leadership books, Prof Ulrich is a much sought-after speaker worldwide.

Journal Consolidation Meeting

To streamline the management of journal publications for the university, a consolidation meeting held this morning discussed who is to do what. Basically the four teams called for the meeting include the journal managing editors who are to ensure that all the journals will be ready for publication as promised; RMI publication coordinator who is to monitor progress as well as promoting the journals; UPENA the publisher who will take care of the typesetting and design of the journals and the web media unit who will ensure the journals are regularly updated to be showcased in the university's website. The Assistant vice chanselor (RMI) Prof Dr Abu Bakar Majeed chaired the meeting.