Since the beginning of the expansion of information systems, people have been considering using them for making decisions. Decision Support System (DSS) is a computer technology solution that can be used to support complex decision making and problem solving. In order to produce a high quality education decisions, managers have to be equipped with wide range of relevant information which makes the process of decision making even more complex. In situations like this, use of DSS can be a logical solution. The aim of this research is to investigate the intended use of DSS within academic staff at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia by applying Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).In this research were employed structural equations modelling (SEM) approach with SmartPLS software to investigate students’ adoption process. Findings indicates that the perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness have a positive impact and substantially associated with intend to use DSS among academic staff at universities. The study concludes that academic staffs at universities in Malaysia have positive perceptions towards DSS and intend to practice it for educational purposes. Also, the study indicates the importance of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use as core factors which influence on the perception of using DSS to support management decision process.

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Every microenterprise needs to learn and perform basic accounting practices to ensure that their business progress is running smoothly. Besides able to improve the business performance of a company, accounting practices also represent the result of operations of a company, as well as the statement of financial position. Therefore, by understanding financial performance very well might help the microenterprises not only to evaluate and monitor their business activities but also facilitate them in a critical way to make a better decision. The purpose of this paper is to study the application of basic accounting practices among the microenterprises in Batu Pahat. The data were collected among 157 owners of microenterprises. The data were analysed in frequency and percentage form by using The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings showed that most of the microenterprises practiced a very basic accounting system, maintained both cash and accrual accounting and practiced recording both electronically and manually. The survey also showed that most of the microenterprises completed the accounting cycle by keeping records of their daily business transaction and prepared the financial statement at the end of period mostly on income statement and statement of cash flow. With such well-maintained and completed financial records, it can be translated into feasible and good decision-making which may eventually result in business success. Besides, this survey found that the main challenges that were faced by microenterprises were lack of accounting knowledge and limited cost and time in preparing the financial statement for their businesses. Thus, it was recommended that microenterprises should improve their accounting skills and increase their knowledge by joining any training for seminar on the accounting practices toward the effectiveness of their financial management and entrepreneurial development

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The location evaluation of purpose-built office (PBO) has increase in complexity with the addition of sustainability dimension in the evaluation. There are many elements that need to be considered in the complex sustainability concept of PBO in terms of location. This paper aims to investigate stakeholders’ perceptions towards PBO in the context of sustainable business location in the Golden Triangle of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Data was obtained through questionnaire survey utilising pairwise comparison technique. Analytic Network Process (ANP) analysis was then employed. The findings demonstrated the dependence of each sustainable business location characteristic of PBO based on the perceptions of selected stakeholders.