An Assessment of the Practices of Leadership Quality in the Public Sectors of Malaysia

Aziz, Mohamad Azizal bin Abd; Said, Jamaliah; Alam, Md. Mahmudul

doi:10.1016/s2212-5671(15)01191-0

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“…From the analysis of information on the recommendation to improve internal control based on ministries, the Ministry of Education is found to have received the most frequent recommendation to improve internal control system with a total of 28 times of similar recommendation on various ministry projects over the eight-year period, followed by the Ministry of Works (13 findings), the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Health (both 10 findings). In contrast, Aziz et al (2015) had an opposite finding when they found 86.2% of the head of departments under 24 federal ministries mentioned they do practice good internal control system in their department.…”

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confidence: 96%

Weaknesses of Malaysian public procurement: a review of auditor general’s reports

Azmi

Ismail

2022

JFRA

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Purpose This paper aims to systematically analyze the weaknesses of public procurement in Malaysia as reported in the Auditor General’s Reports from 2011 until 2018. Specifically, the study examines the types of weaknesses, the modes of public procurement involved with the weaknesses, the procurement categories involved with the weaknesses and the key recommendations to mitigate the weaknesses in public procurement. Design/methodology/approach A document analysis was adopted in achieving the objective. The Auditor General’s reports and the reports of activities of federal ministries/departments published by the National Audit Department, Malaysia from the year 2011 until 2018 are the main documents used in this study. The data gathered were analyzed using frequency distribution and displayed with descriptive statistics and relevant graphs. Findings The findings of the study revealed that the top five reported are non-compliance to scope, specifications and terms of contracts; delayed completion/non-completion of project; poor documentation; low quality of products, service and work; and little or no prior planning. It is also found that direct negotiation mode was reported with the highest issues of public procurement, while the procurement mode with the least public procurement weaknesses is direct purchase. Moreover, it was found that work category is the highest with public procurement issues reported compared to supplies and services. The top recommendations given by the Auditor General were to improve internal control, to enhance monitoring, to establish planning in details, to improve assets management and to take appropriate actions toward contractors and procurement officers when needed. Originality/value This is among a few studies that attempted to systematically examine the main issues regarding the public procurement activities in Malaysia. This study highlighted pertinent aspects of the public procurement activities, which need close attention by the relevant authorities to ensure efficient and effective public procurement.

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Section: Findings and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Weaknesses of Malaysian public procurement: a review of auditor general’s reports

Azmi

Ismail

2022

JFRA

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“…There are many researchers who had studied on issues related with public sector performance in Malaysia and most of them had highlighted similar issues by Auditor General Report and Public Complain Bureau [1,[12][13][14][15][16]. However, the approach taken by the researchers to overcome these issues were different and there was very little attention given to study on knowledge workers performance in public sector using the dimensions of knowledge productivity.…”

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confidence: 99%

Determinants of Knowledge Worker Performance in Public Sector: A Conceptual Framework

Pachayappan¹,

Aravindan²,

Alias³

2022

Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research

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Malaysian government has given a very high importance in developing the knowledge and skills among public service officers who are knowledge workers since human capital has been the key towards high performance achievement. However, there are many issues on unsatisfactory performance in public sector which were flagged by numerous audit reports and complaints received by Public Complaints Bureau. This paper fills the gap by examining the comprehensive literature in order to understand the relationship between knowledge productivity and knowledge worker performance. The aim of this paper is to identify knowledge productivity practices contributing to knowledge worker performance in public sector and to develop a conceptual framework supporting their relationship. The literatures reveals that there is a positive relationship between job related factors, human related factors, organizational commitment and knowledge worker performance. If empirically supported, this conceptual framework offers a new perspective on understanding knowledge productivity, organizational commitment and knowledge worker performance. This study also assists federal government to focus on factors related to knowledge productivity in order to further improve knowledge worker performance in public sector.

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“…Ironically, given the current climate, public sector agencies are hard-pressed to reduce and justify their expenditure. The negative financial and reputational impact of any fraud affecting public sector bodies will be heightened since society is less tolerant towards this unethical behavior (Abd Aziz, Said & Alam, 2015). The organization must ensure continuous growth while keeping the public trust.…”

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Detecting Accounting Anomalies Using Benford’s Law: Evidence From the Malaysian Public Sector

Aris

Othman

Bukhori

et al. 2017

MAR

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Fraud is an illegal activity that does not discriminate. It affects the global economy as well as all types of organizations. Surveys and reports by ACFE, Deloitte, KPMG and NFA confirmed that the public sector is more vulnerable to fraud compared to the private sector. Comments in the Auditor General’s (AG) Report 2012 concluded the same findings. Thus, with respect to fraud, detection, investigation, and preventive measures are extremely important. While anomalies or red flags act as indicators for the auditor, management and other responsible parties to investigate whether there is real fraud, auditing and statistics remain the two primary strategies for detecting fraud. Taking this perspective, Benford’s Law is an advanced digital analysis useful in uncovering anomalies. This paper evaluates 500 accounting data from public sector agencies in Malaysia using theFirst-Digit, Second-Digit, First-Two Digit, First-Three Digit and Last-Two Digit tests. Results show that Benford’s analysis is a credible analytical tool in identifying and detecting suspicious accounts for further scrutiny of fraud incidences in the public sector. This study represents an initial effort to derive a tool to monitor and detect potential fraud incidences or trends, thereby enabling organizations to curb tendencies toward fraud and thus pilot an initiative towards an effective management of fraud risk exposure.

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An Assessment of the Practices of Leadership Quality in the Public Sectors of Malaysia

Cited by 11 publications

References 12 publications

Weaknesses of Malaysian public procurement: a review of auditor general’s reports

Weaknesses of Malaysian public procurement: a review of auditor general’s reports

Determinants of Knowledge Worker Performance in Public Sector: A Conceptual Framework

Detecting Accounting Anomalies Using Benford’s Law: Evidence From the Malaysian Public Sector

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