Click This study aimed to determine the level of transformational leadership practices by school principals in the national primary schools in the district of Kinta Selatan, Perak, Malaysia. The four dimensions of transformational leadership studied were individual consideration, intellectual stimulation, inspirational motivation and idealized influence. The study also looks at the level of teachers’ job satisfaction as well as the relationship with the practice of transformational leadership by the national primary school principals’. The respondents consisted of 275 teachers employed in 12 national primary schools in the district of Kinta Selatan, Perak. The data obtained was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Descriptive analysis and Pearson Correlation Coefficient were used to analyze the strength of the relationship. The results showed that the practice of transformational leadership by school principals’ in the district of Kinta Selatan, Perak was moderate and the job satisfaction of primary school teachers’ was below satisfactory with a significant relationship between the level of transformational leadership and job satisfaction. The implication of this study is that the school principals should ensure that their leadership performance is always kept high to have a significant relationship with the job satisfaction of primary school teachers’

School leaders are key factors in implementation of information and communication technology (ICT) in schools. They need to understand the capacities of the new technologies, to have a personal proficiency in their use, and be able to promote a school culture which encourages exploration of new techniques in teaching, learning and management. However, there is less information about the current status of ICT use by Malaysian school principals. This paper investigated the extent to which secondary school principals use computers in Malaysia and determined factors related to level of computer use by principals (cultural perceptions and leadership style of principals). Initial report also highlighted analysis of a baseline data gathered from 520 secondary school principals in the state of Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia. Findings indicate that school principals are using computers for instructional and administrative purposes and they have moderate competency in computer applications and spent a few times a week working on their computers. Also, cultural perceptions and transformational leadership contributed significantly to the level of computer use by principals. It is anticipated that the data obtained from the study will open new lines of inquiry about the crucial roles of school leaders in the adoption of ICTs and will contribute to decisions about future developmental needs because more will be known about their preparedness for change. Hence, policy makers must design professional development programs, such as leadership studies, in order to teach the components of transformational leadership; idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individual consideration to future administrators

The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between perceived organizational support (POS), work engagement, and its implication to expatriate retention. This study used a quantitative method design as explanatory research with the purpose to explain the pattern of correlation between the concepts hypothesized. The focus of this study was the employees working in the private higher education institutions in Vietnam. The population in this study was the expatriates and the sample size used was 221 respondents, using simple random sampling. The analytical method used to test the hypotheses of the research was IBM SPSS AMOS 24.0. POS has a direct effect on work engagement and expatriate retention. The work engagement does not have a direct effect on expatriate retention but mediates the relationship between POS and expatriate retention. This study speculates that before expatriates are hired to work in the private higher education institutions in Vietnam, they should be made aware of the complexities that will arise working in a foreign country with mostly homogeneous workforce and emphasize on positive and proactive behavior to counter stress, challenges and embrace seamless adaptation. This is one of few research studies comprehensively investigating the relationship between POS (independent variable), work engagement (mediating variable), and expatriate retention (dependent variable). The novelty of this research is in its effort to observe the mediation of work engagement with POS and expatriate retention. In this study, work engagement and expatriate retention were found to be negative but significant hence no previous studies have found a relationship between these variables. Furthermore, it is the first to test the model on the private higher education institution sector in Vietnam.

Sustainable employability refers to an individual’s ability to work and maintain employment over a long-term period. Despite significant progress in current research on sustainable employability, improvements are needed in areas such as consistency in definition, research on specific populations, industry-specific challenges, and methodological limitations. The current bibliometric analysis aims to address these areas by systematically studying published articles on sustainable employability from 2014 to 2024. A total of 170 articles on sustainable employability were retrieved from January 2014 to January 2024 using the Web of Science database. Various bibliometric information was collected, including the number of publications, keywords, countries of origin, journal names, research hotspots, national cooperation, and journal citation data. The Netherlands published the highest number of papers on sustainable employability. Additionally, sustainable employability has remained a research hotspot over the past decade. The complexity and multidimensionality of this field highlights the increasing focus on employees’ psychological characteristics, work environment, and health management, emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in research.

Entrepreneurship is increasingly becoming a very relevant instrument in promoting economic growth in a country. Thus the role of globalization in promoting entrepreneurship in Malaysia is analyzed in this context. In this regard, universities as teaching and research units and according to their potential and capabilities play an important role in development, entrepreneurship and job creation. What affect does globalization have on an economy? Globalization of education and entrepreneurial studies has allowed efficient access to the scientific environment and culture of various countries. Given the ever-changing world in which we live, this paper aims to explain the importance of investigating educational and research activities of universities converging towards globalization and entrepreneurship.