Ramayah Thurasamy
Biographic Data
| ID | 186208 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ramayah Thurasamy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ramayah |
| FAMILY NAME | Thurasamy |
| SIGNATURE | THURASAMY R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7580-7058 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 61 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 101 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 61 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Sustainable Manufacturing
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly expected to help manufacturing firms improve efficiency and achieve sustainability goals, yet the existing literature remains fragmented and offers limited understanding of what drives AI adoption, how it is implemented, and what outcomes it creates. To address this gap, this study conducts a systematic literature review of 78 peer‐reviewed articles published between 2015 and 2025 on AI adoption in sus…
An Assessment of the Use of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling ( PLS ‐ SEM ) in Educational Leadership and Management Research
Structural equation modelling (SEM) has become a widely used method across various disciplines including educational leadership and management (EDLM). Although researchers in many disciplines have conducted reviews regarding the use of PLS‐SEM, its application in EDLM has not yet been reviewed comprehensively. To address this gap, the authors reviewed 62 articles applying PLS‐SEM published in leading EDLM journals over the past few decades. This …
To Meet the SDG 9
The research paper aims to examine the direct effects of exploratory supply chain innovation (ERSCI) and exploitative supply chain innovation (ETSCI) on digital supply chain practices (DSCP) in a sample of manufacturing SMEs in Jordan. The current study also presented other objectives and contributions in examining the potential causal relationships of industry 4.0 technologies (I4Ts) and studying their moderating effect between ERSCI, ETSCI, and…
How organizational justice shapes innovative work behavior
The significance of innovative work behavior has been well established in the literature on human resources and organizational management, particularly within the Chinese information and communication technology sector. However, limited research has simultaneously examined how organizational justice, work engagement, and authentic leadership interact to drive innovation in this fast-paced, high-pressure industry. Grounded in Social Exchange Theor…
The Mediating Effect of Online Brand Engagement on Customer Experience
Of rapidly growing importance to practitioners and scholars is customer brand engagement and customer experience. The study examines the mediating effect of online brand engagement in the relationship between customer satisfaction, electronic word-of-mouth, digital platform and COVID-19 and customer experience from a developing country perspective, through the lens of the Service-Dominant Logic theory. Using the online survey method of data colle…
Decoding digital dependency
Science behind social media discontinuance
Social networking services (SNS) have multiple benefits. The ease of communication through SNS has led to an increase in their popularity and number of users. As a network continues to grow, users are overwhelmed by the need to pay more attention to the overwhelming volume of social demands to stay connected with friends and family. As a result, many choose to withdraw from social media temporarily or permanently. Based on stress coping theory, t…
Stimulus-organism-response framework of decision-makers intention to adopt generative AI to replace entry-level jobs
Deciphering organisational resilience through a confluence analysis of PLS-SEM, necessary condition analysis, and combined importance-performance map
Investigating the interrelationships between the barriers of green computing adoption
Antecedents and Outcomes of Business Information Technology Alignment
The current research paper aims to examine the role of antecedents of Business Information Technology (BIT) alignment encompassing the topics of shared domain knowledge, Information Technology (IT) success, organization size, IT management sophistication, employee satisfaction, and customer loyalty) in enhancing BIT alignment, and in turn, financial performance at five and four-star hotels operating in Jordan. In order to achieve the main goal, d…
Tech-Driven HRM Framework
A research investigates how using blockchain technology in HRM combines improved regulatory adherence with worker rights protection. The research employed qualitative methodology within an ontological paradigm by conducting a Systematic Literature Review together with case study investigations of eighty-seven (87) large-scale manufacturing companies' respondents in twelve (12) organizations. NVivo coding revealed important themes which included o…
Moderating Effects of Finance and Competition on Knowledge Management, Market Orientation, Human Capital, and SME Operations
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are central to economic growth in emerging markets, yet their operational success depends on strategic resource management and environmental adaptability. This study examines the effects of access to finance and competitive environment on SME performance in Pakistan, alongside the roles of human capital, knowledge management, and market orientation as key operational capabilities. Data were collected from…
Is the sun the new battleground? Investigating the future of energy conflicts over solar power
Factors influencing innovative work behavior among teachers in the higher education sectors in China
Unravelling the dynamics of electric vehicle adoption in fostering environmentally sustainable transportation
This study focuses on analyzing the factors that influence sustainable intention to adopt EVs. The survey involved 523 respondents who were selected through purposive sampling. This study employs PLS-SEM and fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis to analyze the data. The results from PLS-SEM demonstrate that perceived value positively influences the intention to adopt EVs. Specifically, perceived enjoyment and usefulness significantly impact …
Ontological perception of a smart unified organizational compliance model to mitigate financial risk and promote sustainability in the manufacturing sector
This research intends to find out the compliance acts based on the manufacturing industry of Bangladesh and lead to the development of the integrated theory of compliance model. There are several compliance regulations, that are separately dealt with in any manufacturing organization. These compliance regulations are handled at various ends of the organization making the process quite scattered, time-consuming, and tedious. To fix this problem, t…
Modelling Government-to-Government (G2G) usage among government employees in Kuwait
The purpose of this paper is to investigate employee performance using G2G system in Kuwait. The study is based on D&M model, and it proposed the moderating effect of task interdependence on employee performance. Data of 290 employees were collected from Kuwait ministries, and smart PLS was used to analyse the data. Results indicate that information quality, service quality, and employee training have positive influence on G2G usage. Information …
Examining the mediating role of the theory of planned behaviour in the links between personality, education, opportunities and entrepreneurial intentions
Entrepreneurial intentions, considered to be the best predictor of entrepreneurial behaviour, have attracted extensive attention among academics, practitioners, and policymakers. This study examines the mediating role of the theory of planned behaviour between university students’ proactive personality, entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial opportunities, and entrepreneurial intentions. The results of this study showed that both attitudes t…
Destination resources as precursors of ecotourism competitiveness
In this rapidly changing world of digitalization, the role of ecotourism in Malaysia is pivotal in the effort of tourism development. This study aims to determine the created and supporting resources and their impacts on tourism destination competitiveness based on the perspectives of domestic and international tourists. The questionnaire was completed by 189 respondents and the model produced was evaluated using WarpPLS 7.0. The findings showed …
Factors contributing to the mental wellbeing of Afghan migrants in Iran during the Covid-19 pandemic
This study aims to explore the factors contributing mental health of Afghan migrants residing in Iran during the COVID-19 pandemic. With a deep understanding of the unique challenges encountered by migrants, especially during times of crisis, this research delves into the influential factors of experienced anxiety, social cohesion, and stress and their significant contribution to the development of depression among Afghan migrants. The study incl…
Experiences of occupational balance following retirement
Achieving occupational balance is crucial for promoting retirees' health and well-being, but little is known about how retirees in Malaysia experience occupational balance after retirement. This study explored the experiences of occupational balance among 12 retirees in Malaysia, aged 60 years and above, using interpretative phenomenological analysis of online one-to-one in-depth interviews. The essence of occupational balance experiences was des…
Exploring the impact of cybersecurity on using electronic health records and their performance among healthcare professionals
Pathway towards SME competitiveness
Inducing shoppers’ impulsive buying tendency in live-streaming
Purpose The increasing popularity of live-streaming commerce has provided a new opportunity for e-retailers to boost sales. This study integrated signaling theory and social exchange theory to investigate how streamer- and product-centered signals influence customers’ likelihood of making an impulsive purchase in the live-streaming commerce context. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was designed and distributed to the target respondent…
Urban vs. rural destinations
Developing a general extended UTAUT model for M-payment adoption
Applied Artificial Intelligence and user satisfaction
The evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many aspects of human life, including healthcare. Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, AI-enabled smartwatches are being used to help users to self-monitor and self-manage their health. Using a framework based on Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) theory, this present study aimed to explore the use of AI-enabled smartwatches for health purposes, in particular the effects of product quality…
Workplace internet leisure and employees’ productivity
Purpose There is an on-going debate about the role of workplace internet leisure (WIL) and whether it is a vice or virtue. Considering this, the purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of WIL on workplace outcome variables such as employee satisfaction (ES) and employee productivity in the Malaysian context. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire that yielded 282 responses. Partial least squ…
An Empirical Inquiry on Knowledge Sharing Among Academicians in Higher Learning Institutions
Promotive Voice, Leader-member Exchange, and Creativity Endorsement
Employee voice is perceived as an approach with both significant advantages and disadvantages. The current study aims to analyse the behaviours of supervisors when endorsing the ideas of employees who raise promotive voices and consider the employees positively for the development of quality relationships. Specifically, 970 employees were recruited from various small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including manufacturing and electronics companies…
Determinants of cyberloafing
Purpose Cyberloafing is the personal use of internet while at work. The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors affecting cyberloafing between public and private sector organizations. Design/methodology/approach This study uses the multiple motivational factors with the help of a theoretical paradigm, renowned as theory of interpersonal behavior (TIB). Data were collected through questionnaire to investigate the different behavioral fact…
Technology acceptance among micro-entrepreneurs in marginalized social strata
How functional and emotional ads drive smartwatch adoption
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine advertising strategies’ (functional vs emotional) influence on consumers’ evaluation and adoption of smartwatches by drawing on the elaboration likelihood model and the schema incongruity theory. Moderating effects of consumer characteristics (personal innovativeness and extraversion) on the value assessment and attitude relationship are also tested. Design/methodology/approach The model was assesse…
A Theoretical Framework to Explain the Impact of Destination Personality, Self-Congruity, and Tourists' Emotional Experience on Behavioral Intention
The aim of this conceptual article is to propose a comprehensive model that explains the impact of different relational variables on tourists' behavioral intention (i.e., revisit intention and recommendation intention) and the relationship between those relational variables. Based on the existing studies and findings, the proposed model is strongly related with destination personality, self-congruity as well as tourists' emotional experience and …
Inducing shoppers’ impulsive buying tendency in live-streaming
Purpose The increasing popularity of live-streaming commerce has provided a new opportunity for e-retailers to boost sales. This study integrated signaling theory and social exchange theory to investigate how streamer- and product-centered signals influence customers’ likelihood of making an impulsive purchase in the live-streaming commerce context. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was designed and distributed to the target respondent…
Uncertainty Avoidance as a Moderating Factor to the Self-Congruity Concept
The aim of this article was to propose a framework based on the theory of self-congruity and on Hofstede's uncertainty avoidance. The framework was to combine destination personality, self-congruity, uncertainty avoidance, and tourists' revisit intention. The present conceptual paper proposed an integrated model of self-congruity which incorporates the effect of uncertainty avoidance. More importantly, the uncertainty avoidance was introduced as …
I am competent so I can be choosy
Employability is always used as a measure to gauge the value of graduates. Hence, most past studies attempted to identify competencies that can enhance the level of employability of graduates today. While these past studies found some competencies to be more important than others, the influence of graduate’s attitude, mainly their level of choosiness were not given due consideration. Therefore, this research sets out to determine how choosiness i…
Experiences of occupational balance following retirement
Achieving occupational balance is crucial for promoting retirees' health and well-being, but little is known about how retirees in Malaysia experience occupational balance after retirement. This study explored the experiences of occupational balance among 12 retirees in Malaysia, aged 60 years and above, using interpretative phenomenological analysis of online one-to-one in-depth interviews. The essence of occupational balance experiences was des…
Pathway towards SME competitiveness
Impact of Covid‐19 on psychological distress among SME owners in Ghana
A critical part of the national economy is small and medium enterprises (SMEs). SME owners are vital contributors to the overall economy. Due to their limited capital and assets, they are more vulnerable. In comparison to their contribution, the value of assessing SME owner's depression, anxiety, and mental stress has been very minimal during the COVID‐19 outbreak. Firms were forced to close due to lockdown, and they faced substantial business lo…
Sustainability and Philanthropic Awareness in Clothing Disposal Behavior Among Young Malaysian Consumers
Young consumers are the stylish shoppers who have a strong tendency to follow the latest fashion. With the rapid changes in the fashion trends, the overconsumption of clothing has had a significant environmental impact on society. Hence, there is a need to understand how young fashionable consumers are disposing their unwanted clothes. The survey was conducted among 205 young respondents, and the results show that clothing disposal behavior is af…
Investigating a framework to facilitate the implementation of city development strategy using balanced scorecard
Quality of Work Life and Turnover Intention
An Empirical Inquiry on Knowledge Sharing Among Academicians in Higher Learning Institutions
Quality of Work Life and Turnover Intention
Investigating a framework to facilitate the implementation of city development strategy using balanced scorecard
Wearable technologies
Bridging the gap between justice and citizenship behavior in Asian culture
Purpose Based on social exchange, equity, and other orientation theories this study examines the effect of organizational justice on two dimensions of employees’ citizenship behavior in the Asian context. Moreover, the purpose of this paper is to investigate whether Islamic work ethic (IWE) can moderate the relationships between organizational justice and two dimensions of citizenship behavior. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected usin…
Sustainability and Philanthropic Awareness in Clothing Disposal Behavior Among Young Malaysian Consumers
Young consumers are the stylish shoppers who have a strong tendency to follow the latest fashion. With the rapid changes in the fashion trends, the overconsumption of clothing has had a significant environmental impact on society. Hence, there is a need to understand how young fashionable consumers are disposing their unwanted clothes. The survey was conducted among 205 young respondents, and the results show that clothing disposal behavior is af…
Factors Influencing Residents’ Perceptions toward Tourism Development
This article compares the effects of factors influencing residents’ perceptions toward tourism development in urban and rural World Heritage Sites (WHSs). This study has been conducted in the rural Lenggong and urban George Town WHSs in Malaysia. Partial least squares–structural equation modeling, using a number of recently developed advanced analysis methods, has been used to assess the proposed measurement and structural models, and to compare …
Questionnaire development and validity to measure sexual intention among youth in Malaysia
The final set of YSI-Q consisted of 20 items measuring sexual intention (five items), attitude (five items), social norms (six items) and self-efficacy (four items) of practicing sexual activity. YSI-Q was shown to be a reliable and valid tool to be used among Malaysian youths
Determinants of cyberloafing
Purpose Cyberloafing is the personal use of internet while at work. The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors affecting cyberloafing between public and private sector organizations. Design/methodology/approach This study uses the multiple motivational factors with the help of a theoretical paradigm, renowned as theory of interpersonal behavior (TIB). Data were collected through questionnaire to investigate the different behavioral fact…
Urban vs. rural destinations
Technology acceptance among micro-entrepreneurs in marginalized social strata
Convergent validity assessment of formatively measured constructs in PLS-SEM
Purpose Researchers often use partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to estimate path models that include formatively specified constructs. Their validation requires running a redundancy analysis, which tests whether the formatively measured construct is highly correlated with an alternative measure of the same construct. Extending prior knowledge in the field, this paper aims to examine the conditions favoring the use of si…
I am competent so I can be choosy
Employability is always used as a measure to gauge the value of graduates. Hence, most past studies attempted to identify competencies that can enhance the level of employability of graduates today. While these past studies found some competencies to be more important than others, the influence of graduate’s attitude, mainly their level of choosiness were not given due consideration. Therefore, this research sets out to determine how choosiness i…
How functional and emotional ads drive smartwatch adoption
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine advertising strategies’ (functional vs emotional) influence on consumers’ evaluation and adoption of smartwatches by drawing on the elaboration likelihood model and the schema incongruity theory. Moderating effects of consumer characteristics (personal innovativeness and extraversion) on the value assessment and attitude relationship are also tested. Design/methodology/approach The model was assesse…
Workplace internet leisure and employees’ productivity
Purpose There is an on-going debate about the role of workplace internet leisure (WIL) and whether it is a vice or virtue. Considering this, the purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of WIL on workplace outcome variables such as employee satisfaction (ES) and employee productivity in the Malaysian context. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire that yielded 282 responses. Partial least squ…
Doctors’ Interactions with Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives
Using theory of planned behaviour, this study seeks to examine the effect of health practitioner's interaction with pharmaceutical sales representatives on their prescription behaviour. Data was collected from 248 health practitioners working in the city of Attock and from five Tehsils of Attock District through questionnaires with a net response rate of 82%. The hypothesis was tested by PLS Path Modelling. The major findings of the study were th…
Green Human Resource Management for organisational citizenship behaviour towards the environment and environmental performance on a university campus
SMEs internationalization
Developing a general extended UTAUT model for M-payment adoption
Modeling Blog Usage From a Developing Country Perspective Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)
The manner in which activities are now conducted online has largely transformed as a result of the prevalent digitally rich environment. With the evolution of the Internet, channels utilized for knowledge and information sharing have also changed. Both organizations and individuals have largely benefited from the use of various Web 2.0 features. Innovative interaction channels are now available, and the concept is increasingly being applied to ot…
A Theoretical Framework to Explain the Impact of Destination Personality, Self-Congruity, and Tourists' Emotional Experience on Behavioral Intention
The aim of this conceptual article is to propose a comprehensive model that explains the impact of different relational variables on tourists' behavioral intention (i.e., revisit intention and recommendation intention) and the relationship between those relational variables. Based on the existing studies and findings, the proposed model is strongly related with destination personality, self-congruity as well as tourists' emotional experience and …
Social Media Addiction and Empathy
Applied Artificial Intelligence and user satisfaction
The evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many aspects of human life, including healthcare. Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, AI-enabled smartwatches are being used to help users to self-monitor and self-manage their health. Using a framework based on Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) theory, this present study aimed to explore the use of AI-enabled smartwatches for health purposes, in particular the effects of product quality…
Exploring the Interplay of Trait Emotional Intelligence and ESL Teacher Effectiveness
This study investigated the influence of trait emotional intelligence (EI) and self-efficacy (SE) on English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers' effectiveness (TE). The study also explored the mediating role of teacher self-efficacy in augmenting the relationship between trait EI and teacher effectiveness. We adopted a quantitative survey design involving both public and private sector higher education institutions (HEIs) of Pakistan. The partic…
Uncertainty Avoidance as a Moderating Factor to the Self-Congruity Concept
The aim of this article was to propose a framework based on the theory of self-congruity and on Hofstede's uncertainty avoidance. The framework was to combine destination personality, self-congruity, uncertainty avoidance, and tourists' revisit intention. The present conceptual paper proposed an integrated model of self-congruity which incorporates the effect of uncertainty avoidance. More importantly, the uncertainty avoidance was introduced as …
Psychology (39 works) · Business (28 works) · Structural equation modeling (24 works) · Computer Science (23 works) · Social Psychology (21 works) · Economics (17 works) · Marketing (17 works) · Political science (17 works) · Technology Adoption and User Behaviour (12 works) · Social Psychology (11 works)