Ponmalar N Alagappar
Biographic Data
| ID | 4048761 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ponmalar N Alagappar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ponmalar N |
| FAMILY NAME | Alagappar |
| SIGNATURE | ALAGAPPAR P N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Malaya |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1552-4440 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Validation of the English version of the TOY8 developmental screening tool
The English TOY8 demonstrates construct validity and reliable screening tool for identifying developmental milestones in children aged 3-5 years in Malaysia. In addition, configural and metric invariances across groups in all domains were established, indicating the cross-cultural equivalence of the items, and scalar invariance was established across genders in most 3- to 5-year-old domains. These findings provide preliminary evidence supporting …
Perspectives of youths on cultural ecosystem services provided by Tun Mustapha Park, Malaysia through a participatory approach
Successful buy-in and support for management of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) should acknowledge the existing cultural ecosystem services and their connections to the well-being of local communities to gain positive perceptions. It is necessary to engage local stakeholders, especially among the youths, to explore governance complexities of MPAs and how to better understand cultural ecosystem services. Thus, this qualitative study investigated the …
Disparity in the progress of ethnic Indian enterprises
This article examines the effect of academic qualifications and networking ties towards the evolvement of micro, small-medium, and large ethnic Indian enterprises in Malaysia. The study is based in multicultural Malaysia, where certain policies were implemented in favor of one specific ethnicity. Research indicates that better academic qualifications through transgenerational succession affect how entrepreneurs form connections with their familie…
Fostering Business Growth through Generational Change
Malaysian Chinese family businesses have been dynamic in adapting to economic and political changes, given the challenges where policies have favored larger local ethnic groups. This study aims to explore the importance of Malaysian guanxi in nurturing business growth, while investigating the intra-ethnic and inter-ethnic business networks that are tapped by Malaysian Chinese family businesses through generational change. As this study investigat…
Failed Broker State
Failed Broker State: Malaysia’s Indian Poor and the Fall of UMNO." The Round Table, 107(6), pp. 793–794
Cultural maintenance within the Tamil minority in Kuching
This paper intends to determine whether the minority Tamil immigrant community in Kuching, Sarawak still maintains its heritage culture or has assimilated it with the dominant cultures in Sarawak. Are the Tamils in Kuching still maintaining their cultural norms? The data comes from a set of questionnaires investigating language, social and cultural identity, and unstructured interviews spanning three generations. The results show that, while some…
Differences in the Perception of Sexual Harassment by Gender and Ethnicity among Selected Malaysian Undergraduates
Sexual harassment is generally perceived as a social issue predominantly found in the workplace. However, it can also occur at various stages of youth and adolescence. University students who will soon join the workforce are equally vulnerable to sexual harassment. It is hypothesized that lack of understanding and awareness of what constitutes sexual harassment have made the youth easy targets of perpetrators. This study identifies the level of a…
Differences in the Perception of Sexual Harassment by Gender and Ethnicity among Selected Malaysian Undergraduates
Sexual harassment is generally perceived as a social issue predominantly found in the workplace. However, it can also occur at various stages of youth and adolescence. University students who will soon join the workforce are equally vulnerable to sexual harassment. It is hypothesized that lack of understanding and awareness of what constitutes sexual harassment have made the youth easy targets of perpetrators. This study identifies the level of a…
Differences in the Perception of Sexual Harassment by Gender and Ethnicity among Selected Malaysian Undergraduates
Sexual harassment is generally perceived as a social issue predominantly found in the workplace. However, it can also occur at various stages of youth and adolescence. University students who will soon join the workforce are equally vulnerable to sexual harassment. It is hypothesized that lack of understanding and awareness of what constitutes sexual harassment have made the youth easy targets of perpetrators. This study identifies the level of a…
Cultural maintenance within the Tamil minority in Kuching
This paper intends to determine whether the minority Tamil immigrant community in Kuching, Sarawak still maintains its heritage culture or has assimilated it with the dominant cultures in Sarawak. Are the Tamils in Kuching still maintaining their cultural norms? The data comes from a set of questionnaires investigating language, social and cultural identity, and unstructured interviews spanning three generations. The results show that, while some…
Failed Broker State
Failed Broker State: Malaysia’s Indian Poor and the Fall of UMNO." The Round Table, 107(6), pp. 793–794
Perspectives of youths on cultural ecosystem services provided by Tun Mustapha Park, Malaysia through a participatory approach
Successful buy-in and support for management of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) should acknowledge the existing cultural ecosystem services and their connections to the well-being of local communities to gain positive perceptions. It is necessary to engage local stakeholders, especially among the youths, to explore governance complexities of MPAs and how to better understand cultural ecosystem services. Thus, this qualitative study investigated the …
Disparity in the progress of ethnic Indian enterprises
This article examines the effect of academic qualifications and networking ties towards the evolvement of micro, small-medium, and large ethnic Indian enterprises in Malaysia. The study is based in multicultural Malaysia, where certain policies were implemented in favor of one specific ethnicity. Research indicates that better academic qualifications through transgenerational succession affect how entrepreneurs form connections with their familie…
Fostering Business Growth through Generational Change
Malaysian Chinese family businesses have been dynamic in adapting to economic and political changes, given the challenges where policies have favored larger local ethnic groups. This study aims to explore the importance of Malaysian guanxi in nurturing business growth, while investigating the intra-ethnic and inter-ethnic business networks that are tapped by Malaysian Chinese family businesses through generational change. As this study investigat…
Validation of the English version of the TOY8 developmental screening tool
The English TOY8 demonstrates construct validity and reliable screening tool for identifying developmental milestones in children aged 3-5 years in Malaysia. In addition, configural and metric invariances across groups in all domains were established, indicating the cross-cultural equivalence of the items, and scalar invariance was established across genders in most 3- to 5-year-old domains. These findings provide preliminary evidence supporting …
Political science (6 works) · Business (4 works) · Ethnic group (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Socioeconomic Development in Asia (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)