This paper investigates the factors influencing the efficiency of Malaysian local governments. Three measures of efficiency are considered, namely (i) technical efficiency (TE), (ii) pure technical efficiency (PTE) and (iii) scale efficiency (SE). Design/ Methodology/ Approach: This study uses secondary data from annual financial statements of local governments in Malaysia. Financial statements from 2008 to 2015 from 35 local governments were obtained. Panel regression based on the ordinary least square was used to examine the determinants of efficiency of the Malaysian local governments. Research findings: The results reveal that the population size and value of assets have positive and significant influence on the PTE, economic independence has positive and significant influence on the TE and SE, while the dependence on tax revenues is found negatively and significantly associated with all the three measures of efficiency (i.e. TE, PTE and SE). Originality/value: The paper provides empirical evidence on the determinants of efficiency of local governments in Malaysia. More importantly, the investigation on the factors was carried out for three measures of efficiency that are TE, PTE and SE. Practitioner/ Policy implication: The findings offer useful information to the relevant local governments in improving their efficiency. Research limitation: The present study has focused only on examining the efficiency of local government and has not been able to assess the effectiveness of these services
The research seeks to investigate students rating of various forms of academic dishonesty and also examined the impact of psychological gender on cheating behavior among undergraduates in a Malaysian university. Primary data were sourced through the distribution of 363 questionnaires. Statistical analysis of the data revealed that the following cheating techniques have widely used them a. Using published materials without reference, copying the assignments, using unfair means for presenting data, getting unauthorized help for assignment completion and presenting others work. On the other hand, regression analysis on the psychological gender revealed that the instrumental traits tend to influence male to engage in academic dishonesty.
The objective of this paper is to assess the level of efficiency of local government in Malaysia. Using data envelopment analysis (DEA), the research provides evidence on the efficiency of Malaysian local governments in terms of technical (TE), pure (PTE) and scale efficiency (SE). Secondary data obtained from financial statements of 35 local governments over a period of seven years are used. DEA is performed using three inputs (tax revenues, fees and charges, subsidies from central government) and four outputs (net book value of land and buildings, net book value of motor vehicles, net book value of equipment and fittings, cost of goods and services). The results show that most Malaysian local governments recorded high technical efficiency (TE), pure technical efficiency (PTE) and scale efficiency (SE) with above 0.90 mean scores. Keywords: Local Government, Efficiency, Malaysia, Data Envelopment Analysis
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