The aim of this study is to investigate the perception of taxpayers towards the implementation of good and services tax (GST) in Malaysia. Theory of reasoned action proposed by Fishbein and Ajzen (1975) was used as the underlying theory for the study. One hundred and three respondents in Kedah and Perlis participated in the study. Multiple regressions were employed to examine the relationship b...

> Business decision makers were asked to evaluate and use various information reports, as might be supplied by an information system, in several decision making scenarios. Multi-dimensional scaling was utilized to detect underlying perceptual dimensions of the information (differentiation ability), and to assess the importance or salience placed on each of these various dimensions (discriminant...

Dual-channel not only provides reasonable products but also a large quantity of opportunities, where the members’ attitude towards risk has a major impact on channel optimization. In this paper, risks are classified as general risk and interruption risk. As for general risk, combined with risk-aversion attitude, mean-variance method is used to build optimal pricing model and expected utility mo...

-This study explores the personality traits, perceived personal control, behavioral biases, culture, and socio-demographics in determining individual equity investor’s risk assumption attitude. The study uses a survey approach to collect responses from small equity investors. A conceptual model is developed and hypotheses are tested through structure equation model (SEM). The result identifies ...

With recent advances in understanding of the neuroscience of risk taking, attention is now turning to genetic factors that may contribute to individual heterogeneity in risk attitudes. In this paper we test for genetic associations with risk attitude measures derived from both the psychology and economics literature. To develop a long-term prospective study, we first evaluate both types of risk...

a bstract    background: one of the acutely fatal and prevalent crises in all societies is acute spinal cord injury. individuals with a spinal cord injury are prone to numerous challenges, perturbation, and acute mental distresses. one of their concerns, often expressed generally and in the form of a complaint, is how people deal with them.  the present study aims to analyze the experiences and...