Malaysians' reactions towards government's crisis management during Covid-19

The whole world is alerted with the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak as it is lethal and spread easily. The government have to take quick and effective action for the crisis management and Malaysia is not excluding in taking its own action to ensure the crisis is managed well. Therefore, this study is done to study on reaction of satisfaction level of Malaysians towards government's crisis management during Covid-19. This study was conducted by using random sampling technique where it involves 200 respondents from Malaysia. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire of the research were divided into 4 sections consists of demographic profile, daily press conference, enforcement of Movement Control Order and mandatory quarantine. For the ordinal measurement questions, Likert Scale from strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree and strongly disagree were used. The questions, an online survey, were created in Google Forms and distributed through social media such as Whatsapp Messenger, Instagram and Facebook. All the variables analysed by using descriptive analysis. © 2023 Author(s).

Determinant Upgrading Agribusiness MSMEs in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Enterprise upgrading strategy is related to investment decisions by MSMEs as investors, closely related to the sustainable development of business. This research aims to identify determinants upgrading, the risks faced and the performance of Agribusiness MSMEs in Palu, and also the influence of determinants upgrading on the performance of Agribusiness MSMEs in Palu during the COVID-19 pandemic. The response of the research on the characteristics of entrepreneurs earned an average of 4.04. It means that the characteristics of entrepreneurs include the "GOOD” category. Other while the response for company characteristics earned an average of 4.41, which gives the meaning of employer characteristics including the "VERY GOOD” category. The response for business and social networks, gained an average of 4.43, entering the category of "VERY GOOD” and last the response to risk earned an average of 3.04 including the "MEDIUM” category. The constant value (α) has a value of -5,633 which means that if the characteristics of entrepreneurs (X1), company characteristics (X2), business and social networks (X3), and business environment (X4) are equal to zero (0), then agribusiness MSMEs will be decreased. The results of the analysis of business characteristic variables (X1), corporate characteristics (X2), business and social activities (X3), and business environment (X4) partially have a significant effect on the performance of Agribusiness MSMEs.

The effect of new online learning readiness on perceived usefulness of open distance learning implementation during Covid-19 outbreak

A decrease in student readiness in Open Distance Learning (ODL) is among frequently observed problems, especially during a pandemic outbreak. And these issues could reduce students perceived usefulness of ODL implementation and reflect on academic performance. This study comes out with a new cluster in measuring readiness to perceived usefulness of ODL implementation that little study mentions;1) computer/Internet readiness (CIL), 2) self-directed learning readiness (SDL), and 3) motivational of learning readiness (MOL). The current study explored the impact of CIL, MOL, and SDL readiness on the perceived usefulness of ODL implementation. A survey method was conducted (n= 656) among full-time undergraduate students in UiTMCM. Using descriptive statistical analysis, this study found that technological readiness and sociological readiness among undergraduate students were a strong significant predictor of perceived usefulness of ODL implementation, while psychological readiness reported no significant predictor of perceived usefulness of ODL implementation. This study has a twofold significance. Firstly, the findings highly towards higher education institutions, especially for developing countries who experience ODL implementation. Besides, the findings presented to the Academic Affairs, UiTMCM to guide the lecturers in preparing the best ODL course design, implementation, and measurement so that students are will experience the best practice of the ODL approach. © 2021 Author(s).