Leadership in Malaysian Paddy Farming

Temporal trends in arthropod abundances after the transition to organic farming in paddy fields

Organic farming aims to reduce the effect on the ecosystem and enhance biodiversity in agricultural areas, but the long-term effectiveness of its application is unclear. Assessments have rarely included various taxonomic groups with different ecological and economic roles. In paddy fields with different numbers of years elapsed since the transition from conventional to organic farming, we inves...

Leadership Style and Perception of Effectiveness: Enlightening Malaysian Managers

In the past, the leadership style of Malaysian managers has been different from our Western counterparts due to strong cultural differences. However, with the advent of knowledge economy and the transformation of workforce, leadership style of Malaysian managers is said to be altered. This research explored the current state of leadership style among Malaysian managers and its effect on the per...

E-learning: Design Strategies for Promoting Sustainable Practices in Paddy Farming

Malaysia aims to transform its current agricultural practices to modern, innovative and sustainable levels. There are many issues highlighted to improve the sustainability of agricultural practices. However, this is not an easy task because there are several problems that the society and farmers will face, especially in enhancing their lifestyles as well as their ecosystems. Introducing Informa...

Analysis of Communicative Factors Affecting in Application of Sustainable Rice Farming Practices among Paddy Farmers of Mazandaran Province

The main purpose of this study was to analyze of communicative factors affecting in application of Sustainable Rice Farming Practices among paddy farmers of Mazandaran province. The statistical population of consisted of paddy farmers of Mazandaran province (N= 208839). According to Cochran formula, a sample of 240 farmers was selected through cluster sampling method. To collect data, a questio...

A Study on the Leadership Behaviour and Leadership Effectiveness of Malaysian Managers: the Moderating Effect of Gender