PurposeThe purpose of this research is to identify the effect of transformational leadership and transactional leadership on task performance, as well as the mediating role of psychological empowerment.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire survey was sent to 177 academic staff in a Public University in Malaysia. The data were analysed using SmartPLS 3.2.9.FindingsThe results show that only psychological empowerment is positively associated with task performance. Unexpectedly, transformational leadership and transactional leadership have no direct effect on task performance. However, there is an indirect positive relationship between leadership styles and task performance, whereby this relationship is mediated by psychological empowerment. Furthermore, both leadership styles positively influenced psychological empowerment.Research limitations/implicationsThis study was conducted among academicians from Public Universities in Malaysia using two types of leadership styles. Therefore, it is recommended for future study to include academician from private universities and also to consider more leadership styles dimensions. The finding of this study shows that R2 was 35.3% for psychological empowerment; according to Cohen (1988), this percentage indicates substantial predictive accuracy in explaining psychological empowerment. Nevertheless, it would be interesting to explore other factors.Practical implicationsEmpowered employees were highly responsible, put extra work effort and creative in doing their jobs, which tends to increase their performance at work. It is also found that psychological empowerment has the highest and largest effect, contributing to task performance (f2 = 0.389).Originality/valueThe inconsistencies of the previous studies' results provide evidence and opportunities for this study to review by including the mediating variable of leadership styles and task performance relationship.

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Mobile payment technology specifically e-wallet is receiving growing attention recently in light of the government’s initiative to build a cashless society. The e-wallet phenomena are becoming more apparent in Malaysia, however, it is growing at a rate slower than its regional peers. Due to the rapid development of this technology, organisations and consumers are also concerned about rising security issues. Technological advancement in the e-commerce industry and the ubiquity of smartphones has helped to propel the need to study the intention to use e-wallets. As the e-wallets markets further expected to increase exponentially in Malaysia, it is crucial to study the consumers’ behavioural intention to use e-wallets for the benefits of the e-wallets service provider in Malaysia. Correspondingly, this paper presents a review of the literature aimed at advancing the body of knowledge by proposing a conceptual model combining the theories of; the extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2) with perceived security and behavioural intention. This paper is built upon a systematic literature review method and it is expected that researchers can have a more precise justification of the consumer behavioural intention to use e-wallet in Malaysia. This paper provides practical implications for the extension of UTAUT2 theory with perceived security and subsequently assist e-wallet service provider when devising appropriate strategies in planning and increasing consumer’s intention to use the e-wallet.

Corruption in Malaysia public sector diminishes public trust in the government and other key institutions’ ability in practising integrity and transparency in managing resources, including the national assets and public money. Past researches have given an inadequate understanding of whistleblowing intention factors in Malaysia. Thus, this study’s primary goal is to conduct a systematic review of the studies on factors influencing whistleblowing intention among public officials that involve the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) as a baseline model. This paper presents a discussion on the existing studies that focus on whistleblowing intention in Malaysia guided by the PRISMA Statement (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) review method. The article search on the Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholars databases have identified nineteen whistleblowing intention related studies. However, only eleven studies throughout 2010-2019 met the criteria set for this study. TPB can be extended for future studies on whistleblowing intention in Malaysia. Other factors that are not found in the articles serve as a gap for future studies. The outcome of this article is to provide direction for future studies focusing on theoretical and practical implications for policymakers, government organisations and agencies and facilitating public officials in handling whistleblowing matter. Besides, it also provides support to whistleblowers in reporting corruption to improve accountability and integrity among public officials, especially in Sabah.

The growth of cashless payment has grown exponentially, including that of e-wallet, in line with the government's plan to build a cashless society. The e-wallet phenomenon is fast becoming an important component for financial inclusion in emerging economies as studies found that the use of digital financial services like mobile money and other fintech applications could provide many potential development benefits. Countries like China have experienced the highest growth in cashless payments over the last five years and is said to be the most educated on mobile payment services. Despite the rapid development of this technology, organizations and consumers are still concerned about rising security issues. As the e-wallets markets are further expected to increase exponentially in Malaysia, it is crucial to study the consumers' behavioral intention to use e-wallets for the benefits of e-wallets service providers and users in Malaysia. Correspondingly, this paper presents a review of the literature aimed at advancing the body of knowledge by proposing a conceptual model on consumers' behavioral intention to use e-wallet (mobile payment) using UTAUT2 as a baseline model. This paper is built upon a systematic literature review method. This paper provides practical implications that would assist e-wallet service providers when devising appropriate strategies in planning and increasing consumers' intention to use the e-wallet.