Purpose In December 2013, the World Bank had declared that, in the developing world, corruption is the No.1 public enemy. True, Malaysia has been swayed by the endless corruption scandals from the upper classes to the subordinates, in public as well as private sectors. As a country that is moving towards being a developed country in 2025, the Malaysian Government has been working hard to overcome corruption through various plans and initiatives. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to highlight on Malaysia’s current initiatives and factors that had been found to be of significant importance by previous studies for combating corruption in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach This study employed structured review process as well as critically examined the contents to ensure that the data are filtered from high-quality peer-reviewed journals. Twenty-five quality papers were selected from top journals of various areas to produce the list. Findings This paper contributes to the existing literature by providing a comprehensive list of factors in Malaysia in the fight against corruption. Originality/value This study will be beneficial to academics, policymakers and anti-corruption professionals interested in Malaysia’s anti-corruption experiences.

Purpose This paper aims to explore and compare the perception of public sector employees on fraud and associated fraud behaviours. Design/methodology/approach The population of this study comprised 44 managers from the Malaysian Federal government departments. The analysis was based on an open-response questionnaire using data-driven thematic analysis. This was based on the context and latent content of the respondents. The items in the questionnaire examined the perceived definition, actions and experience of corruption in their departments. Findings The findings revealed that respondents acknowledged that bribery as one of the central element of fraud. They recognise fraudulent behaviour and practice in their organisation together with sharing these experiences in the study. Common results indicate that leaders play a major role in shaping the organisation as they present themselves as a model to the mployees. From the human resource perspective, having multiple side businesses while being in employed in the government sector would heavily impact performance and accountability. Research limitations/implications Fraud is observed as a practice that needs to be addressed to improve government efficiency. The uniqueness was that the respondents acknowledged the existence of fraud and its implications through the activities of bribery, abuse of power and giving out favours. There is a need for organisations to focus on transparency and value to mitigate fraud. Practical implications This paper contributes towards the continuous effort in expanding fraud literature and human behaviour. The data obtained was distinctive in terms of the perspective of a developing economy and such fraud information and responses are different as compared to developed economies. Originality/value The empirical study of the public sector organisations enables important contribution towards effective public governance and administration. The results have important implications for preparing functional strategic management and controls for the public sector.

This paper highlights the variety of social innovation and corporate social innovation definitions, and concepts that have been proposed by scholars in the area of sociology, technological innovations and economics. However, there is no commonly agreed definition, as it depends on the multidisciplinary field, sector and country. In particular, the concept from the business perspective is still vague. This study discovered that widespread ambiguities and vagueness dominate the concept of social innovation in general, making it difficult to reach a common, unifying definition. Thus, this aims to analyze the contributions, discussions and arguments of corporate social innovation (CSI) to be used as guidance for practitioners in business corporations to understand how the concept can be implemented.

When Covid-19 pandemic struck the country and Malaysian government enacted the Movement Control Order, business operations were disrupted. Social media has become an essential platform for merchants to market their products and ensure business survival. Most small businesses have begun to use social media as a marketing tool, mainly since Covid-19 spread throughout the country. Despite this, few studies have been conducted to determine the extent of such consumption among small traders. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the level of social media usage as a marketing tool among small enterprises. Two hundred seventeen questionnaires were collected from entrepreneurs in the service sector throughout Selangor using snowball sampling. Gender and the year of business existence were factors in social media usage. These findings will be of interest to those who are interested in entrepreneur behaviour in relation to social media usage and the continued development of Malaysia's social media usage as a marketing tool.

When Covid-19 pandemic struck the countryand Malaysian government enacted the Movement Control Order, business operations were disrupted. Social media has become an essential platform for merchants to market their products and ensure business survival. Most small businesses have begun to use social media as a marketing tool, mainly since Covid-19 spread throughout the country. Despite this, few studies have been conducted to determine the extent of such consumption among small traders. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the level of social media usage as a marketing tool among small enterprises. Two hundred seventeen questionnaires were collected from entrepreneurs in the service sector throughout Selangor using snowball sampling. Gender and the year of business existence were factors in social media usage. These findings will be of interest to those who are interested in entrepreneur behaviour in relation to social media usage and the continued development of Malaysia's social media usage as a marketing tool.