International Business Education Journal

Globalization and Higher Education in Malaysia

Kavithanjali Sandrasegaran, Norimah Rambeli @ Ramli — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This study reviews previous study related to globalization in Malaysian tertiary education in creating innovative learning environment. A systematic literature review (SLR) research technique is utilized to identify and analyse previous studies related to the topic. Based on the SLR, five most relevant studies are identified and an analysis of how globalisation has affected private tertiary education in Malaysia is carried out. This paper offers a new and thorough viewpoint on the varying landscape of higher education in context of globalisation which could be a foundation for future advancements of higher education in Malaysia. Higher education is undoubtedly faced with new opportunities, threats, and problems as a result of globalisation. However, this study explains how globalisation and private tertiary education interact intricately in Malaysia, providing policymakers and educators with actionable knowledge. It contributes to the scholarly discussion on the topic while offering practical advice for overcoming obstacles and seizing possibilities posed by globalisation. This study adds to our knowledge of the topic and offers useful recommendations for policy and practise in Malaysian private tertiary education.

A Preliminary Study on Artificial Intelligence and Labour Productivity in China

Lai Zouya, Norhanishah Mohamad Yunus — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Using the total number of patents as a proxy for artificial intelligence (AI), this study adds to the body of knowledge by analysing the relationship between AI applications and labour productivity in China's overall sector and concentrating on China's agriculture sector. Even though this study only employed ordinary least squares (OLS) estimation, the results could still provide a rough idea of the current stage of China’s AI patent applications and their impact on enhancing labour productivity. Our findings demonstrated that the impact of AI patent applications statistically affects the labour productivity of China's overall sector but did not appear to be well supported by our research in the agriculture sector. Our findings suggest that China's agriculture sector has less frequent and lesser experience with patenting to fully exploit innovation activities due to a lack of skilled labour and employee participation in scientific research and innovation activity as a result of the agriculture sector's continued dominance by low-educated labour. To address these challenges, we recommend that the Chinese government continue to invest more in innovation and AI, conduct employee retraining programmes to improve their skills and knowledge, create rules and guidelines to protect the privacy of patents, and promote a climate of openness and accountability when deploying AI in the industry.

Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Business Education Students’ Green Entrepreneurial Intention: Does Green Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy Matters?

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Encouraging sustainable entrepreneurial practices becomes essential in a society where environmental degradation and ecosystem depletion due to entrepreneurial exploitation are on the rise. The current study looked into how, in Edo State, green entrepreneurial self-efficacy (GESE) mediated the relationship between green entrepreneurial intention (GEI) and sustainable entrepreneurship (SE). Four hypotheses were formulated and tested at the significance level of 0.05. A correlational survey research design was used in the study. The study's population consisted of all 382 business education students from Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma and the University of Benin. The convenience sampling technique was used in selecting a sample of 285 students. The Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Self-Efficacy and Green Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire (SESEGEIQ) was the tool utilized. Two professionals validated the instrument. After the instrument was given to thirty business education students at Delta State University, Abraka, who were not parts of the sample, the reliability coefficient of the instrument, as determined by Cronbach's alpha, was found to be .85. A straightforward linear regression analysis was used to examine the responder data. The findings revealed that sustainable entrepreneurship and green entrepreneurial self-efficacy were significant predictor of business education students’ green entrepreneurial intention in Edo State. The finding also revealed that green entrepreneurial self-efficacy is a significant predictor of business education students’ green entrepreneurial intention. The finding further revealed that green entrepreneurial self-efficacy mediates the relationship between sustainable entrepreneurship and green entrepreneurial intention in Edo State. This study has made significant contribution to knowledge as it was able to establish the mediating role of GESE in the relationship between SE and GEI among business education students in Nigeria. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the teaching and learning of sustainable entrepreneurship should be emphasized across the nation’s tertiary education level.