Accounting Outsourcing Practice in Malaysia

The above article is accepted for publication in International Journal of Accounting and Information Management. Forthcoming this year. Alhamdullillah.

Will be busy with workshops and conferences:

March 5-6 : MIA Case Critique Workshop at Cyberlodge
March 11- 15: EBMM 2011, Shanghai, China
March 28-29: COPPA COPIA, Port Dickson
April 4: MDEC forum - Finance and Accounting Shared Service Outsourcing

Phewww..

Vision, Operative Image and Specification

My mind is full with this terms, trying to improve the article sent to MISQ. Reading, re-reading, think and re-think - imagine. Trying to integrate data and theory - not easy but possible. Its all about practising and imagining what the output will be. Requirements of the journal have to be met. Discussion and analysis have to be improved. Searching and applying the knowledge into the case require deep thinking. Need to be away to continue thinking.. heee

Now available!

Product Details

• Paperback: 172 pages
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller (February 11, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3639332261
• ISBN-13: 978-3639332261
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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2011 Book: Managing and Communicating Knowledge

Alhamdulillah, my book on Managing and Communicating Knowledge has been published and now is available in market. Search Amazon.com, pls.

€ 68 ⁰⁰ *inkl. MwSt.

Managing and Communicating Knowledge

Offshore Software Development

Klappentext des Buches

Despite the myth that offshore software development could save costs, it is complex and challenging to manage. The main aim of this book is to enhance understanding of managing and communicating knowledge in offshore software development using Walsham's (2004a) ideas of communicating knowledge and two case studies of UK software firms offshoring to India and Bangladesh. This book explains challenges in managing and communicating knowledge and suggests ways to overcome such challenges. Specifically, this book discuss in depth three main challenges of managing and communicating knowledge in offshore software development work: i) the use of different types of communication medium as knowledge representation, (ii) the influences of language and questioning behaviour in sense-giving, and (iii) the significance of imagination and prior knowledge in sense-reading. The book also suggests ways to overcome those challenges.

VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K.
ISBN 978-3-639-33226-1, Paperback, 172 Seiten


 

Consultation and Training Services

Just nice, while thinking of extra income, an offer come. One of telecommunication company in middle east is asking for consultation services on Outsourcing and Managed Services. Plan to be held on mid April/May. Alhamdulillah.

Remembered Nonaka (1994) ideas of SECI. A knowledge is created through socialisation, which is later being externalised, combined and finally in internalised. So, I will internalise (train) the knowledge I have on outsourcing and shared service to others who need them.

If this works, I will definitely offer my consultation on outsourcing services to others.

So now, I have to start develop the training. module.

Research Proposal/s

There are so many research grants available and open for application. Somehow, I lost confidence to submit any research proposal this year. Although my research funds is almost nil, I feel reluctant to apply. The thing is, research and field studies are taking too much of my time. I have tons of data piled up in my database that need to be analysed and written. After all, only publications in ISI and SCOPUS journals that matter, right?

Despite that, I'm preparing for ERGS application. :)

Maidless

Another week without maid. Busy with kids and housework. Still, I have to finalize few things this week. Not so much though. Just to make sure the momentum of writing doesnt stop.

MISQ replied. Same with JAIS, resubmit with major revision. Haa.. will keep that aside for a while. Need to have full strength to rewrite that paper.

Holidays n Ideas

Been away for holidays since thursday night and back home just 2 hours ago. Very productive and enjoyable. Manage to revise and resubmit an article to JKM, and at the same time finalize my book and send out to publisher. Hee.. love the holiday so much!

This time, the place for holidays was at one of the rural part in Malaysia, a far away beach that not so many people know, no internet, no phone, no tv. Haha... so now u know, why I can finish all my work within just a few days. I should do that more often, right?

The children enjoy the nature as well.. they play with the birds and monkeys.. haha.believe it or not? ... its true...those animals were around when we sat on the bench. I played with my netbook (finishing my write up) and they played with birds and monkeys.. be nice to them, they will be nicer to u.. :))

I'm thinking of buying this Kindle thingy.. must be very helpful in my work.