Search Results - "Asian values"
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Downstream suppliers’ business cycle co-movement in Asian value chains
Published 2022“…This study assessed the bilateral business cycle co-movement between the individual downstream suppliers (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and upstream supplier (China and Japan) in Asian value chain. The empirical findings suggest that trade intensity negatively impacted the regional business cycle co-movement, while trade linkage has positive impacts. …”
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Malaysia in transition: A comparative analysis of Asian values, Islam Hadhari and 1Malaysia
Published 2009“…This paper discusses on the principles of Asian values, propagated by Malaysia fourth prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, Islam Hadhari by the fifth prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, and 1Malaysia by the current prime minister Najib Razak. …”
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Cultural arguments against offensive speech in Malaysia: Debates between liberalism and Asian values on pornography and hate speech
Published 2011“…This article is about analysing two issues of pornography and hate speech in the context of political theory and Malaysian politics.This article examines both issues from liberals arguments and it shows that although liberalism supports the right for free speech, since the 1970s many liberals feel that pornography and hate speech should not be part of free speech doctrine because both are not contributing for the public good in democratic system and they are also detrimental to the society.By using the cultural arguments of Asian values, Malaysia totally rejects these practices because they are not suitable in a cultural and religious conscious Malaysian multiracial society.Although many are sceptic about the use of Asian values for the rejection and the uses of hate speech by people including the government, opposition and NGOs for political gain, in principle, Malaysians are in consensus of rejecting both issues for the good of society.…”
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Domestic Violence against Women
Published 2014“…Focus of analysis in the case study will be on the types of violence against women and coping strategies adopted by the abused in the ‘culture of silence’ as according to Hofstede (1984), traditional Asian values of privacy, honor, self-restraint, harmony, and order. …”
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Domestic violence and the workplace : Implications On
Published 2014“…Focus of analysis in the case study will be on the types of violence against women and coping strategies adopted by the abused in the ‘culture of silence’ as according to Hofstede (1984), traditional Asian values of privacy, honor, self-restraint, harmony, and order. …”
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Malaysian perspective on human rights
Published 2010“…This article will demonstrate the Malaysian government’s perspective on human rights that involves the rejection of universal human rights as a Western concept, and the adoption of Asian values. The Malaysian government has also argued that international standards of human rights are not applicable to Malaysia because of the over-emphasis on the rights of the individual as opposed to the rights of the community. …”
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Knowledge capacity building through quality management of education and institutions of higher learning
Published 2006“…In particular, this paper discusses the demise of rote learning in this technological and globalised world and challenges the Asian values concept of acceptance. In combating these educational drawbacks, this paper advocates a fundamental change in the requirements of teachers in the broadest sense of the word (i.e. including lecturers and professors). …”
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100 days of Muhyiddin’s Government leadership: a manifestation of the continuity of paternalism values
Published 2021“…It is traced through the role of Asian Values which are believed to shape the leadership character in his administration as the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia. …”
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Mak Nyah cabaret dance performance at three nightclubs in Klang Valley / Sarah Low May Poh
Published 2018“…With the 1980s political motive to uphold the Asian Values, increased Islamization and establishment of the 1983 Fatwa Law in Malaysia, the state, media, and nation’s perception towards transgendered people, particularly the Mak Nyah community, have been affected at large. …”
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City brand personality of Kuala Terengganu for image and reputation enhancement / Muhamad Fazil Ahmad
Published 2018“…The results show that the revised brand personality is dire needed tailoring with Asian values. In fact, we found a cultural component is a strong predictor of City Brand Personality. …”
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“Work ethic” value as soeharto’s development tool in Indonesia
Published 2018“…Next, quotations of every paragraph in the speech texts were scru-tinized for groupings of dimensions (Value Dimensions) specifically referring to Asian Values. The paragraphs of every text were recited for the final time in order to identify Derived Values originated from each of the Value Dimensions. …”
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Transformation of Myanmar Muslim community: Singapore as a role-model
Published 2019“…Singapore has upheld the religion and Asian values despite her achievements in modern developments. …”
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Enhancing work-life balance: a comparison of generational expectations and organizational practices
Published 2025“…The findings highlight how these differences intersect with Singapore's cultural context, where traditional Asian values of filial piety and collective responsibility create additional dimensions to work-life balance expectations. …”
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Key dimensions of city brand personality of Melaka Historic City, Malaysia
Published 2015“…Essentially, the results showed that the revised brand personality is in dire need of being tailored to Asian values. In fact, this study revealed that a cultural component is a strong predictor of brand personality. …”
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A critical discourse analysis of global economy in strategic texts / Mustafa
Published 2014“…The analysis of the U.S. and China’s views on the global economy shows that the U.S economic system is built upon Western liberal capitalism while China has moved from communism to state capitalism with Asian values. Although the two countries endorse free market capitalism, China has currently been an economic threat to the USA. …”
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Mahathir Mohamad as a cultural relativist: Mahathirism on human rights
Published 2008“…The main idea of Mahathirism comes from Mahathir's concept of 'Asian values'. His argument about Asian values can be split into the philosophies on anti-Western imperialism, strong government, communitarianism, and social and economic rights. …”
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Preface: Communication, empowerment and governance: The 21st century enigma
Published 2014“…The economic crisis that hit East Asian countries just before the turn of the 21st century and Europe a decade or so later has proven to be a transformative factor triggering local conflict and change (e.g., leadership transitions and uneven liberalization of global economic policies, among others) and creating new organizing processes forcing disparate countries together in closer interactions.In these closer interactions, pressures for conformity and adherence to institutional norms have become a manifest.But the basic clash between western-based conceptions of liberal economic regionalism and the Asian value of mercantilism has created conflicts making future cooperation more difficult. …”
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