Papers by Dahlan Abdullah
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), Aug 8, 2024
Global demand for halal food has grown substantially. In 2020, about a quarter of the world's foo... more Global demand for halal food has grown substantially. In 2020, about a quarter of the world's food trade comes from halal food sector, amounting to approximately USD 2 trillion. Over the past few decades, research on halal food has primarily focused on the demand side of the market economy, especially customer needs and satisfaction. Recently, researchers have begun to shift their attention to the supply side of the halal food industry, particularly exploring issues on halal integrity. Studies have revealed that the transportation and transiting sector poses a higher risk compared to manufacturing in establishing halal integrity assurance on halal products. This article analyses the factors that lead to halal integrity issues in the halal supply chain ecosystem based on the latest statistics, press releases, industrial reports, and recent research articles. The discussion concludes with some recommendations for improvement from the perspective of freight forwarders are provided. Along with other stakeholders, freight forwarding services play a crucial role in the supply chain ecosystem, acting as customers' brokers, assisting in forwarding and clearing cargo. In the post-COVID-19 context, the need to re-evaluate and enhance the efficiency, competitiveness, and sustainability of the ecosystem is crucial due to the current global GDP shrinkage and trade wars across countries. Halal supply chain services are eco-friendly, preferred by customers, and producing higher gross social welfare, but these benefits come along with higher production costs compared to conventional supply chain services. Hence, policy incentives, along with other sustainability strategies, are fundamental for the development and advancement of the halal supply chain ecosystem.
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, Mar 18, 2024
Due to the intense competition, tourism destinations confront greater challenges with marketing, ... more Due to the intense competition, tourism destinations confront greater challenges with marketing, branding, and positioning. Although virtual tours are increasingly viewed as a potential innovative marketing tool to attract tourists worldwide, empirical research in this area is rather limited. The study examines consumers’ affective appraisals of 360-degree video virtual tours of tourism destinations. A qualitative content analysis was employed in which YouTube’s 360-degree guided virtual tour video with 90 comments of 1,087 total words was analyzed. Using the Voyant Tool software, the study found that viewers generally have a positive sentiment toward the 360-degree guided virtual video tourism destination. This positive sentiment indicates the potential success of 360-degree video-guided virtual tourism destinations in providing a satisfying and immersive experience for the audience. Practically, the study offers valuable insights for destination marketing organizations to leverage on a 360-degree guided virtual tour video. Theoretically, the study contributes to the virtual tourism literature by extending the application of affective appraisal theory to the destination marketing domain. Further empirical work is suggested to validate and support the current study’s findings.
International Journal of Business and Society (IJBS), Oct 28, 2022
Malaysia is among 192 countries that adopted the 2030 agenda for sustainable development to move ... more Malaysia is among 192 countries that adopted the 2030 agenda for sustainable development to move towards more sustainable, resilient and inclusive growth through strengthening the social, economic and environmental aspects of sustainable development. However, among the three pillars, social sustainability is often disregarded than economic and environmental. Social sustainability is an aspect of sustainability or sustainable development that encompasses human rights, labour rights, and corporate governance. It brings a better environmental and positive influence on the employees working in the industry. This study aims to investigate the relationship between diversity practices, environmental practices, product responsibility and, safety and health practices on social sustainability performance in the manufacturing industry in Malaysia. A total of 384 questionnaires were distributed amongst manufacturers with multinational corporation status based on the purposive sampling method. E...
In the past few years, there is a growing interest among academia and brand marketers related to ... more In the past few years, there is a growing interest among academia and brand marketers related to consumer-brand relationship development in an online brand community. This is in accordance with the growing investment in social media by service organizations towards cultivating and nurturing consumers’ relationship. Airlines brands worldwide are increasingly using social media such as the Facebook page to engage with their existing and potential consumers beyond time and geographical limitations. Scholars have recognized that trust is one of the key elements in forming successful long-term exchange relationships in the online environment. Existing literature, however, has focused more on satisfaction and commitment derived from the social relationship exchange. Thus, a limited study has examined the development of effective relationship trust between consumer and airlines brands in an online brand community context. Since relationship trust is a critical element for an enduring socia...
The International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Dec 23, 2018
With the growth of global tourism industry, the heritage tourism industry is expanding worldwide.... more With the growth of global tourism industry, the heritage tourism industry is expanding worldwide. Malaysia having George Town, Penang and Malacca which are listed on 7 July 2008 in UNESCO World Heritage and has been successfully generated high tourist influx. Yet, the local stakeholders are facing continued challenges in the context of tourism development. The present study explores an understanding whether the residents' support on tourism is solely due to economic benefits, socio-cultural benefits, and environmental benefits. The present study is conducted through online survey on 134 respondents who are residents of Penang of age above 21 years old, resides in Penang for at least one year, married, head of the family and individuals who are experienced the most and also extend support for local tourism developments. The significant findings and results show that the residents of Penang capture favorable image destination and perceived the tourism impacts positively supporting tourism developments to the extent of 66.42%. Secondly, perceived economic and socio-cultural impacts show positive and significant impacts and mediate fully the relationship between residents' place image and support for tourism development. Thus, perceived positive impacts on tourism developments provide more recreational areas like hyper malls, gardens and theme parks. However, perceived environmental impacts mediate negatively the relationship between residents' place image and support for tourism development. The respondents have perceived negative impacts from tourism developments because crowed place destroys the natural environment including the architectures, Infrastructures and air pollution due to the gas emitted by transportation used by visitors. Furthermore, the study reveals that evictions of original tenants and environmental pollution due to tourists' influx must be prioritized. In order to maintain the tourist attractions, local tourism authority will draw policies to conserve and preserve the highly valued entities in order to sustain them for the longest period possible. Nonetheless, tourism also known to cause pollutions, traffic congestion, crowding, littering and vandalism whereby residents perceives
The International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Dec 30, 2018
Service recovery performance is very important to the hotel industry because it contributes to cu... more Service recovery performance is very important to the hotel industry because it contributes to customer satisfaction and loyalty. Since the nature of jobs in the hotel industry that is characterized by low pay, long working hours, heavy workloads and inconvenient working schedules can affect the frontline employees' job performance, knowledge on factors influencing their service recovery performance is crucial. Though many studies on service recovery performance have been carried out in the context of developed countries, little research addressing this issue has been carried out in developing countries. Moreover, studies investigating the role of empowerment, rewards and training in influencing service recovery performance among frontline hotel employees are scarce. Therefore, the present study aims to examine the influence of empowerment, rewards and training on service recovery performance among 4-star and 5-star hotels employees in Malaysia. The data was obtained from the 313 frontline hotel employees throughout Malaysia and analyzed using structural equation modeling-partial least square (SEM-PLS) approach. The results showed that empowerment, rewards and training have a significant positive influence on service recovery performance. The findings indicated that service recovery performance can be enhanced by the proper practice of employee empowerment, establish appropriate employee rewards scheme and provide relevant training. Theoretically, the findings contribute to the existing body of knowledge by confirming the applicability of the social exchange theory for human resource management in the context of the service industry. Practically, it provides insight to hoteliers about the need to administer appropriate practice of empowerment, establishing competitive rewards system and provide training for career advancement.
The International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Dec 25, 2018
The present study aims to investigate the influence of food quality, service quality, and price f... more The present study aims to investigate the influence of food quality, service quality, and price fairness on restaurant re-patronage intention, mediated by customer satisfaction in the context of halal-certified restaurants. This study employed a purposive sampling technique, and data collection was carried out through an online survey. A total of 110 usable responses were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) approach. The results showed that food quality, service quality, and price fairness influence customer satisfaction. In addition, customer satisfaction also leads to re-patronage intention. It was also found that customer satisfaction mediates the relationship between the exogenous and endogenous variables. Finally, limitation and recommendations for future research were also discussed.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Creative Economics, Tourism and Information Management, 2019
The changing nature of the 'job' has gained an increasing attention to examine the nature and sub... more The changing nature of the 'job' has gained an increasing attention to examine the nature and substance of jobs and its impact on organizational performance. This paper aims to examine the relationship between organizational performance and job design in the manufacturing sector. The survey questionnaire was administered to the different categories of managerial level in the manufacturing firms in Kuala Lumpur and Northern Region through email and in person. The questionnaire consists of factors like; organizational performance, job design, job description, job specification and job analysis. The study is quantitative research approach. The collected data reveal that organizational performance and job design are positively related with each other. This study also shows that job design is a powerful tool to enhance organizational performance and could be considered as one of the HPWS components.
The International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Dec 26, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine selected hotel booking websites' features and their impa... more The purpose of this study was to examine selected hotel booking websites' features and their impact on online users' e-satisfaction and e-loyalty; and examine the relationship between online users' e-satisfaction and e-loyalty. Two dimensions of hotel booking website features that influence users' online booking experience were proposed: utilitarian features, and hedonic features. A selfreport questionnaire was distributed as data collection and data analysis was done with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). A total number of 260 respondents indicated that both website utilitarian and hedonic features significantly affect users' e-satisfaction and e-loyalty. Data analysis also indicates that e-satisfaction influences e-loyalty indicating online hotel booking users are more likely to revisit and repurchase hotel products and services especially if, through hotel online booking experience, able to attain selected utilitarian and hedonic features.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Creative Economics, Tourism and Information Management, 2019
Industry 4.0 refers to the development processes that took place in industries primarily in the m... more Industry 4.0 refers to the development processes that took place in industries primarily in the manufacturing and chain production departments. The managerial decisions made by executives in industry 4.0 setting has significant impacts on various areas such as technology, data management and analytics, data security, risk management, regulatory compliance, validation, and human resource practices. The fourth industrial revolution will see a massive application of Artificial Intelligence, sensors, enterprise-level solution platforms, and Machine Learning. It is also projected that the volume of external and internal Internet of Things (IoT) data will increase in industry 4.0 and will see a dramatic transformation to information. The IR4.0 will lead to an excess flow of data to quality professionals in real-time and this data will emerge from multiple sources simultaneously calling for intelligent use to enable quick and efficient decision making. The managers and quality management p...
International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 2018
Past research reveals that perceived waiting time was found to influence customer satisfaction an... more Past research reveals that perceived waiting time was found to influence customer satisfaction and post-purchase behaviour. However, the present study aims to examine the effect of perceived waiting time on customer satisfaction in the context of fast food restaurant in Malaysia. In this study, simple random sampling method was employed and a total of 384 questionnaires were distributed. Consequently, 205 usable responses were successfully collected, representing 53% response rate. The data were analysed using SPSS software including descriptive analysis, reliability and validity test, factor analysis and correlation analysis. The result reveals that perceived waiting time significantly influence customer satisfaction towards fast food restaurants. Theoretically, this study confirmed the effects of perceived waiting time on customer satisfaction in the context of fast food restaurant. Practically, these findings are invaluable to fast food operators to improve the quality of their s...
Industry 4.0 is the recent topic of interest among the academicians and the society at large sinc... more Industry 4.0 is the recent topic of interest among the academicians and the society at large since it is considered as the latest era of digitalization. This era demands changes in the contents of education in general. Across disciplines, new emphasis is required on certain skills and new contents have to be added to meet changing demands. However, research on the alignment of pedagogy institutions, Industrial Revolution 4.0 is still scarce. Therefore, to fulfil this gap, this study was conducted specifically to explore teaching preferences and perceptions, as well as perceived challenges among academicians in a specific discipline, which is Tourism and Hospitality in the face of Industry 4.0. Twelve respondents were interviewed and guided by in-depth semi-structured interview questions. The transcription of the interview was analysed using a thematic analysis. Six themes surfaced through the analysis. The findings disclose that the academicians prefer conventional and hands-on meth...
International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 2018
The study aims to examine the determinants that motivate passengers to use the Light Rail Transit... more The study aims to examine the determinants that motivate passengers to use the Light Rail Transit in The Klang Valley, Malaysia. The factors identified in the study were traffic reduction, advantage of LRT, and attitude. This study used a questionnaire to gather the survey data. The convenience sampling technique was utilised in the study. SmartPLS Version 3 was used to test the hypotheses. The results of the study showed that traffic reduction, advantages of LRT and attitude have a positive influence towards the LRT usage. These significant variables can be used as a guide for the LRT operators to increase the LRT usage. Future research is suggested to include other potential factors that could stimulate more LRT usage and for it to become the preferred mode choice for travelling amongst the users.
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Over the past few years, hotel businesses have acknowledged the huge role of social media in faci... more Over the past few years, hotel businesses have acknowledged the huge role of social media in facilitating and assisting business growth due to its ease-of-use and speed of reach in nature, which essentially allow businesses to perform a role in social media marketing, where businesses can personally engage in advertising and promotion-related activities towards online customers. Nevertheless, hotel businesses are unable to effectively exploit social media marketing as they have a restricted knowledge on how to get potential customers to actively engage and become proactive as well as influence customers towards booking intention. The purpose of this conceptual paper is to propose a study that brings out an exploratory research which intends to analyze and determine the factors that lead to active participation and engagement among consumers within social media, paying attention towards three different processes of social influence: compliance, identification, and internalization tha...
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Over time, the use of the internet and technology has grown rapidly. Most businesses today use th... more Over time, the use of the internet and technology has grown rapidly. Most businesses today use the internet as a means of communicating with their customers. This is because the internet has various interactive features and is always available for use. However, when there are too many interactive features to use, it can make the site more complex, less useful, and users find it difficult to use. Referring to an overview of past literature, the article generally proposes a conceptual framework with six propositions to understand the role of brand image, perceived trust and perceived risk of online buying intentions among hotel website users. As a basic theory, Stimulus Organizational Stimulation (SOR) has been used to support the proposed framework in this study. As a result, the researcher argues that brand image has an impact on the perceived risk and perceived trust of the hotel website. Consequently, hotel websites with higher perceived risk and perceived trust are more likely to...
Food allergy has been recognised by the World Health Organisation as a chronic disease that could... more Food allergy has been recognised by the World Health Organisation as a chronic disease that could lead to fatality. The symptoms can mediate from mild to severe consequences. Some cases have reported that food allergy sufferers are bullied and are discriminated at workplace, thus increasing their stress level, apart from facing difficulty in consuming certain food due to allergy. This has an adverse effect on the quality of life amongst food allergy sufferers. Medical bills are increased when food allergy sufferers become unknowingly exposed to food allergen. Hence, this study investigated food allergens among food allergy sufferers in order to make their lives better. A total of 250 respondents participated in an online survey. Surprisingly, apart from chicken, soybean and other food allergens that have been listed under the Big Eight Allergens, the respondents mentioned some fruits that could trigger allergic reactions, such as rambutans and watermelons. Food allergy sufferers can...
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A growing reliance on the Internet as an information source when making choices about hotel booki... more A growing reliance on the Internet as an information source when making choices about hotel booking raises the need for more research into this issue. Within online hotel booking context, this study aims to investigate the influence of online review and online trust towards online booking intention. Furthermore, the mediating role of online trust will also have been examined. Based on review of past literature, six dimensions of online review construct are proposed namely, usefulness, reviewer expertise, timeliness, volume, valence and comprehension as predictors. The proposed model is supported by Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) model developed by Mehrabian and Rusell (1974). In the present study, online review is conceptualized as a second order construct. It is predicted that online review has positive effect on both online trust and online booking intention. Besides, online trust is predicted to has a positive effect on online booking intention. Finally, it is expected that t...
Past research reveals that perceived waiting time was found to influence customer satisfaction an... more Past research reveals that perceived waiting time was found to influence customer satisfaction and post-purchase behaviour. However, the present study aims to examine the effect of perceived waiting time on customer satisfaction in the context of fast-food restaurant in Malaysia. In this study, simple random sampling method was employed and a total of 384 questionnaires were distributed. Consequently, 205 usable responses were successfully collected, representing 53% response rate. The data were analysed using SPSS software including descriptive analysis, reliability and validity test, factor analysis and correlation analysis. The result reveals that perceived waiting time significantly influence customer satisfaction towards fast food restaurants. Theoretically, this study confirmed the effects of perceived waiting time on customer satisfaction in the context of fast-food restaurant. Practically, these findings are invaluable to fast food operators to improve the quality of their s...
Heritage, Culture and Society: Research agenda and best practices in the hospitality and tourism industry, Sep 27, 2016
The development of hospitality and tourism industry in Malaysia leads to aggressive competition w... more The development of hospitality and tourism industry in Malaysia leads to aggressive competition within the hotel industry in Malaysia competing to win the fraction of share markets. As a consequences, the need to employ highly talented employees is inevitable. However, it is believed that what academic institution offers were found to be in contrast from the actual business needs. The purpose of this research is to integrate a fully fit graduate competency model that is tailored to the needs and wants of the hotel industry in Malaysia. This research examines several competency models and frameworks to develop a propose model with dimensions that fits the needs of the Malaysian hotel sector. The outcome of the study will provide invaluable cohesive findings from the stakeholders towards the fully fit model that best fit to the Malaysian hotel sector. As a result this study will assist the academic institutions in preparing highly competent workforce to the industry.
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