This research examined both the relationship and the effects of learning styles and student engagement at three selected Universiti Teknologi MARA, (UiTM) Malaysia state campuses using the VARK learning style model. The effects of students’ learning styles and their relationships to classroom engagement were analyzed. Three categories of students’ majors which were Social Science (SS), Technical Science (TS) and Pure Science (PS) were segregated to identify the moderating effects of student motivation on the relationship between learning styles and student engagement. The results revealed that only visual learning style was found to influence all three dimensions (behavioral, cognitive and emotional) elements of student engagement. These results also showed that visual learners had higher classroom engagement as opposed to both auditory and kinesthetic learners. It was also reported that all elements of student motivation (achievement, recognition, relationship with peers and relationship with lecturers) did significantly moderate the relationship between learning styles and student engagement.  It is recommended that instructors should employ varieties of teaching methods to encourage student engagement according to their fields of study. It is further suggested that motivation should be enriched among students to yield higher student classroom engagement.  Keywords: Homogenous Group, Learning Styles, Student Engagement, University Students,

In the fast-paced world, information is retrieved and stored efficiently using IT technologies. Due to the constant change and advancement in technology, technostress has become a critical issue in many organizations especially for those who are IT illiterate. This scenario is especially true for school teachers in Malaysia where students’ information is stored and retrieved using a database system and posted online for quick accessibility of files and student management. However, for those who are not IT-skilled, this type of work demand can influence both the employee’s motivation and work commitment. School teachers in Malaysia are found to be overworked and most had to take home their work, especially in updating students’ information. The changing work demands and the need to perform both teaching and administrative duties have resulted in teachers facing a stressful working environment. This is especially true for senior teachers, whose IT skill is often lagging compared to their younger counterparts; hence the term technostress is coined -- not only to teachers but to those who are lacking in IT-related skills. Teachers’ commitment is of utmost importance to produce better workforce for the future. Hence, this study was conducted to examine both the relationship and the effects of techno-stress creators and organizational commitment among school teachers. This study was carried out at six schools in Selangor involving 173 school teachers.  The findings revealed that two dimensions of techno-stress creators which were techno-uncertainty and techno-insecurity had positive and significant influence on organizational commitment while all other three elements of techno-stress creators which were techno-overload, techno-invasion and techno complexity did not predict teachers’ organizational commitment. The findings also revealed that certain amount of techno-stress can enhance the level of teachers’ commitment.

The implementations of halal concept into supply chain management have received great attention due to the increasing demand for halal products. It is necessary for manufacturers to establish firm's strategic orientation includes supply chain orientation and market orientation to sustain firm competitiveness in emerging halal market. Therefore, this study aims to conduct a systematic literature review to identify the state of the art of the halal studies in supply chain area. The review protocol was involving 249 research articles. Based on a review of previous studies, this paper improves the existing framework of the halal supply chain by incorporating strategic orientation and halal's firm performance. Therefore, this paper contributes the strategic approach to preserving the integrity of halal while sustain the firm performance.

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This paper seeks to discuss the role of marketing mix 4Ps model (product, price, place and promotion) on the relationship with customer loyalty among Malaysia smartphone users. Smartphone have become almost inseparable in today's digital world. This growth is being stimulated by a variety of factors including social distancing, affordable price, trending lifestyle, more usage of smartphone capabilities, aggressive marketing campaign and robust business strategies by smartphone brands. This paper recommended that all of the marketing mix variables namely; product, price, place, and promotion, have positive significant with customer loyalty specifically among smartphones users in Malaysia. Thus, companies will be required to embrace the variables that, in turn, will enable them to develop effective and efficient plans that incorporate the criteria described in order to increase customer loyalty.