FBF Postgraduate Colloquium 2024 focuses on fostering a scholarly community

The colloquium kick-started with a keynote session by speaker and FBF academic Prof Dr Wong Chin Yoong titled “Making Knowledge Work for the Common Good”. He explained that academics are knowledge workers, whereby they produce and consume knowledge, and mentioned that production enables consumption, while consumption facilitates production. Participants learnt that knowledge is vital to facilitating teaching, research and services.

He also highlighted that knowledge, through research, can change the world. He supported this point by explaining the impact of knowledge on the relationship between unemployment and the rate of change of money; the analytical aspects of anti-inflation policy; and Malaysia’s industrialisation. The examples pointed out that the evolution of knowledge is transforming the world, and emphasised that teaching contributes to knowledge because it can influence a wider audience, and it is important to knowledge creation.

Next, two parallel sessions that discussed “Technology Adoption in the Digital Age”, “Globalisation and Digital Transformation”, “Organisation Management in the New Era”, and “Sustainable Economic Development” took place.
The other presenters are as follows:

Presenters	Research title
Goh Sook Yan	Acceptance and Knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Traditional Indian Medicine among Medical Doctors in Malaysia for Managing Patients’ Menopausal Symptoms
Cheu Zhen Yar	The Determinants of Behavioural Intention of Internet Banking Adoption among the Senior Citizens in Malaysia
Ziad Arshad Dar	Developing Closed-loop Systems for Products in Circular Supply Chains: Minimising Waste and Maximising Resource Recovery
Lubna Khan	Mitigating ESG Risks in Supply Chain Management: Integrating Intraorganisational Resources, Supply Chain Diversity and Sustainable Supply Chain Performance
Zeeshan Tariq	Adoption of The Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Practices: The Frontier for Sustainable Food Security Using Quintuple Helix Model
Richard Boniface Laswai	The Dynamics of Foreign Financial Inflows Moderated by Government Effectiveness, Political Stability and Control of Corruption Economic Growth Nexus in EAC Partner States: A Panel NARDL Analysis
Fraz Arshed Butt	Empowering the Marginalised Communities: Enhancing Digital Literacy for Inclusive Participation in Malaysia’s Digital Economy
Yao, Yang	The Effect of Fluctuations of China’s Goods Trade Exports to ASEAN: An Extension of Constant-Market-Shares Analysis
Kalai Vani a/p Kalimuthu	The Impact of Climate Change and Agricultural Production on the Food Security and Poverty
Tan Yu Xian	The Influence of Work-Life Balance, Flexible Work Arrangements and Psychological Well-being on Job Performance among Malaysian-Female Bank Employees
Tai Cheng Yit	The Impact of Board Gender Diversity on Firm Performance in STEM Industries
Dickson Grayson Cheyo	Unveiling the Influence of Internal and External Factors on Bank Performance: The Dual Role of Efficiency in East Africa Banking Sector
Kelvin Luckness Mkundi	COSO Enterprise Risk Management the Path to Competitive Advantage: Understanding the Relationship of Organisational Resilience, Risk Culture and Environment Dynamics, An Evidence from Tanzania Energy and Natural Resources Sector
Luo Jia	The Effect of Responsible Leadership on Organisational Citizenship Behaviour among Academic Staff in China: A Moderated Mediation Model
Lilian Hendry Minja	Human Resources Management Practices, Working Environment and Employee Retention in Northern Tanzania’s Tourism Sector
Tian Ting	Exploring the Impact of Economic and Social Dimensions on Tourism Development in Traditional Villages: A Case Study of Guizhou, China
Huzaifa Ahmad	Measuring Outcomes of Digital Transformation in Firm Performance: The Impacts of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Economic Resilience
Liao Yingxin	Chinese Fiscal Theory and Policy
Wang Yingxian	The Impact of Chinese Provincial Polycentric Spatial Structures on Economic Performance in The Context of Government Intervention
Farah Akhtar	Sustainability Meets Digital Culture: The Influence of ESG on Financial Performance in Malaysian Manufacturing SMEs