Malaysia has an uprising trend in mental health problem among tertiary level students based on statistics which shows there is an increase in the number cases registered from 2011 to 2016.Mental health problems among students are caused by anxiety and also depression and at same time the influence of drugs as a factor is also a possible plausible cause. Hence, this study was aimed to seek some confirmations to the statement and determine the overall state of the students' mental health. Apart from that the study also wanted to single out what is the most influential factor that affects their mental health and how they manage these issues. A total of 350 respondents participated in this study and findings revealed that 50% of them suffered some kind of depressions triggered by various factors. It was found that the students do seek professional help available at the college to help them deal with their mental health issue. There was no significant different based on gender seeking help from the professional services provided even though it was reported that each experiencing different kind problem. From the

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Most research on Initial Public Offering (IPO) focuses on the financial aspects of a company; previous research on corporate governance tended to focus on factors that influence the company proceeding with IPO. Few researchers studied the aspect of leadership using corporate governance as means to achieve company growth and IPO. This study seeks to identify dimensions deemed as important for corporate governance from the Malaysian perspective by using a two-round Delphi Method. The consistency of the ranking of these dimensions was then determined using Kendall’s coefficient of concordance. The order of importance for the nine dimensions uncovered from the Delphi Method are as follows: (1) Leadership; (2) Board Structure; (3) Vision, Mission and Strategies; (4) Policies, Process and Procedures; (5) Transparency; (6) Accountability and Responsibility; (7) Risk management and Internal Control; (8) Culture, and (9) Training and Communication. The interplay of the aforementioned dimensions and corporate governance is presented. Finally, quantitative as well as mixed methods research are recommended for a more in-depth understanding and to reduce bias through triangulation.

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The Malaysian Ministry of Health has aired its concern towards the state of Malaysian students’ mental health in the late 2016.  Statistics revealed a worsening state of mental health problems among Malaysian students, which shows that there is an increase cases of mental health from 2011 to 2016.  Experts cite anxiety and depression as the main causes of mental health problems among students although not ruling out the influence of drugs as a factor.  Hence, this study is aimed to seek some answers to the state of the students overall mental health, what are the most influential factor that affects their mental health and how they manage these issues.  A total of 350 students participated in this study and findings revealed that 50% of the students suffered some kind of depressions triggered by various factors.

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Objective - This study looks at the effect of types of compensation on job performance. It was an exploratory case study conducted at the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) of Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. Methodology/Technique - Quantitative method was applied in conducting this research. The instrument used for the data collection was a set of questionnaire consisted of 29 items divided into four (4) sections, namely; Section A covering the demographic section with six (6) items Section B consisted of eight (8) items measuring the effect of financial compensation (items 7 – 14) while section C measured the employees' non-financial compensation. Section C had 10 items (items 15 – 24) and lastly, section D consisted of five (5) items (items 25-29) which measured the job performance. The questionnaire was distributed to all 50 employees at the organization. However, only 40 questionnaires were then collected, making the return rate at 80%. Since the number of respondents was less than 100, only SPSS based tests were conducted, namely the descriptive, reliability and regression tests. Findings - The results show that the employees were satisfied with the compensation provided by their employer and that there is a moderate relationship between the types of compensation with employees' job performance. It was also found that non-financial compensation has demonstrated a stronger relationship to the job performance compared to financial. Novelty - In contrary to prior studies the study found out that financial compensation does not affect the job performance. Type of Paper - Empericial