Nazim Baluch

• MBA, PhD Technology Management
• Lecturer at Universiti Utara Malaysia, College of Business

The article, while critically examining the provenance of Guyana’s “underdevelopment”, scrutinizes effects of “Doctrine of Discovery”, and construes that “maraud” befittingly describes the purpose of European discovery voyages to Americas and the Caribbean: the “genocides”; “institutionalized-injustice”; “Human Zoos”; and “systematic atrocities” pe...

ABSTRACT The article, while critically examining the provenance of Guyana’s “underdevelopment”, scrutinizes effects of “Doctrine of Discovery”, and construes that “maraud” befittingly describes the purpose of European discovery voyages to Americas and the Caribbean: the “genocides”; “institutionalized-injustice”; “Human Zoos”; and “systematic atroc...

Local Content ensures that extractive industries in host countries benefit their citizens. Companies engage in local content development to gain the support from the host government and social license to operate from local communities that enables adherence to the planned timeline for project approvals; improve quality of supplies; reduce costs ass...

Local Content ensures that extractive industries in host countries benefit their citizens. Companies engage in local content development to gain the support from the host government and social license to operate from local communities that enables adherence to the planned timeline for project approvals; improve quality of supplies; reduce costs ass...

The historical perspective suggests that the distinctive conceptions of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship are deeply rooted in the social, economic, political and cultural contexts in which these organizations emerge. The primary mission of the social entrepreneur is being one of creating social value by providing solutions to social pr...

This paper seeks to frame the discussion of green innovations in Guyana given the current ecosystem of development.

Guyana's hinterlands possess immense potential with enormous agriculture prospects and untold mineral wealth to be exploited. However lack of proper infrastructure profoundly impedes the development of these resource rich regions and has rendered their population indigent. This concept paper: critically examines the implications of lack of infrastr...

Guyana's hinterlands possess immense potential with enormous agriculture prospects and untold mineral wealth to be exploited. However lack of proper infrastructure profoundly impedes the development of these resource rich regions and has rendered their population indigent. This concept paper: critically examines the implications of lack of infrastr...

The role of higher education in the progress of a society is indispensable. It shapes up the minds, mold behaviors and develops distinctive capabilities in the human being to serve the society better. Higher Education in the Arab World began to emerge and spread after the mid-twentieth century. There is a dearth of empirical research pertinent to t...

The role of higher education in the progress of a society is indispensable. It shapes up the minds, mold behaviors and develops distinctive capabilities in the human being to serve the society better. Higher Education in the Arab World began to emerge and spread after the mid-twentieth century. There is a dearth of empirical research pertinent to t...

Knowledge is the currency of today’s economy and the crux of knowledge management, which in turn the lifeline of modern-day organizations. It has been used since the 1990s as a tool to achieve sustainable competitive advantages and greater performance, and now, it is becoming an essential asset to sustain organizational competitive advantages and a...

The old dichotomy between product and service has been replaced by a service-product continuum. In the management literature this is referred to as the 'Servitization of Products'. This shift in business model is important because it means the interests of clients and providers are much more closely aligned. Broiler meat is the primary and most pop...

Energy consumption in developing countries such as Malaysia is certainly growing in line with current economic growth and development of commercial as well as residential areas. Thus, various initiatives can be seen, in particular by the role of the government in ensuring the optimum and efficiency usage of energy in the building. Therefore, MS1525...

In today’s fast-paced, vibrant market situation, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) absolutely playing a vital role. Growing and dynamic SMEs are main drivers and blood cells in the growth and sustainability of any nation’s economy, as they provide ample of opportunities and additional values. A middle-income economy, like Oman, whose SME sector c...

Quality education is becoming a foremost priority of the countries as it is believed to be among the pivotal engines of national competitiveness. The emergence of technology has also effected the higher education institutions and its students coupled with their motivation that opened up new ways of learning. Both variables are important in determin...

Welding robots are extensively applied in the automotive assemblies and ‘Spot Welding’ is the most common welding application found in the auto stamping assembly manufacturing. Every manufacturing process is subject to variations – with resistance welding, these include; part fit up, part thickness variations, misaligned electrodes, variations in c...

This study addresses the success factor and barriers in the implementation of load-bearing masonry (LBM) system. The case study is conducted through an interview to explore the situation of success factors and the barriers of implementation LBM system between the construction companies in Malaysia. The finding indicates the success factors for impl...

Welding robots are extensively applied in the automotive assemblies and 'Spot Welding' is the most common welding application practiced in the auto stamping assembly manufacturing. Though adaptive resistance welding control automatically compensates to keep production and quality up to the levels needed as welding gun tips undergo wear so that the...

The evolution of relationships based on collaboration between business partners has become a fundamental subject of research in the area of supply chain management; including poultry supply chain integration. Study in this field has focused on a range of integration models. This study focuses on integration of systems, processes and strategy which...

The emergence of global scale competition is leading towards the development of new mechanisms to help countries to become more competitive and technology parks are the vehicle of choice to achieve that. Technology Parks offer modern infrastructure and integrated info-structure to promote research and technology development and commercialization fo...

Electronic commerce, an enormous revolution in today’s business world, has genuinely influenced the financial systems, marketplaces, product manufacturing, service and job industries, logistics and consumers’ mind-set. Consumers, posturing different individual characteristics, act differently in showing their trust in e-commerce business mainly due...

This concept paper aims to investigate the relationship between knowledge sharing practices within and between business partners as a framework for integration, and to examine the effect of these practices on business performance. Data will be collected from broiler contract industry in Malaysia. SPSS (Statistical Package of Social Sciences) will b...

Biodiesel is a form of biofuel; diesel fuel manufactured from vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled greases. Biodiesel is produced through a process called transesterification which involves taking naturally occurring carbon chain molecules, known as triglycerides, found in such feed stocks as seed oils and animal fats, and converting them into...

p>Developing states, following the theory of “the survival of the fittest”, are severely in need of building up their electronic commerce for their economic survival on the globe. Beside other challenges, developing states are lagging behind in terms of technology readiness (TR). Another leading factor, particularly within the practicing Muslim com...

To improve crash worthiness and fuel economy, the automotive industry is, increasingly, using Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS). The main reason to utilize AHSS is their better performance in crash energy management, which allows one to down gauge with AHSS. In addition, these engineered AHSS address the automotive industry’s need for steels with...

The construction sector based on industry or Industrialised Building System (IBS) is a method of construction using the industrialized building materials at the manufacturing plant. This method can replace the conventional method and is able to; reduces the amount of foreign labor, improve the quality of construction, lower the cost, and reduce con...

Graphical abstract Abstract The climate change, the global warming, the population growth and the continuous demand on energy and electricity in specific made renewable energy one of the most appropriate and fitting to answer all these changes of our environment. However, the vested interested groups belonging to the fossil fuel cartel continue wor...

Load-bearing or structural masonry is a method of construction where the elements of a structure are built using masonry (bricks or blocks). Due to its technological and economic advantages, in western countries the system is widely used particularly for residential and low-rise buildings. Despite the advantages and excellent track record overseas,...

Industrial agriculture has led to the production of enormous amounts of food, using minimal labour and significantly lowering operation costs. However, many of the true costs of the industrial meat production industry, including poultry, are part of a flow on effect; meaning the price tag does not reflect the cost of the effects on the public’s hea...

The emergence of global scale competition between major industrialized countries and other powerful nations like China and India is leading towards the development of new mechanisms to help countries to become more competitive; technology parks are the vehicle of choice to achieve economic competitiveness. Technology Parks offer modern infrastructu...

In general, fragmentation within the construction industry arises from two areas within the traditional construction process; the construction work process where the most significant division is in the separation of the design and construction phase, and the construction structure itself. The fragmentation process in traditional contracting practic...

The world’s most common alloy, steel, is the material of choice when it comes to making products as diverse as oil rigs to cars and planes to skyscrapers, simply because of its functionality, adaptability, machine-ability and strength. Newly developed grades of Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS) significantly outperform competing materials for cur...

To improve crash worthiness and fuel economy, the automotive industry is, increasingly, using Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS). However, in recent years, stampers, particularly those serving the automotive industry, have begun to face new challenges related to the increased use of AHSS. Stamping AHSS can push the capability limits of some lubric...

Campus Sustainability is a growing trend: The campuses of higher education are getting greener. Increasingly, colleges and universities are promoting environmental sustainability on campus. Faculty, staff, and student commuting accounts for a significant amount of on campus greenhouse gas emissions. Mass transit to and from campus and in campus shu...

Rudolf Diesel, in 1912, predicted: " The use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today. But such oils may become in the course of time as important as the petroleum and coal tar products of the present time ". Perhaps the time has come. The volatile world market prices for fossil fuels in the past years have significantly incr...

Rudolf Diesel, in 1912, predicted: " The use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today. But such oils may become in the course of time as important as the petroleum and coal tar products of the present time ". Perhaps the time has come. The volatile world market prices for fossil fuels in the past years have significantly incr...

Government of Malaysia has acknowledged that its sources of fossil fuel are depleting and stresses the need to seek other forms of energy sources as critical and of strategic importance for its long-term energy security. The government continues to undertake efforts to manage both non-renewable and renewable energy resources to meet the energy dema...

In industrialized countries manufacturing firms are facing significant change resulting from mass customization, shortening product life cycles, increasing technological change, and the entry of international competitors into their markets as witnessed by the automotive and electronics industries. 'Process Innovation' is one of the key areas where...