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Dr. Norfarah Nordin

Senior Lecturer
Graduate School of Business
Universiti Sains Malaysia

Education

  • PhD. Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2015
  • MSc. Statistics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2003
  • B.Sc. Hons. Mathematics with Economics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2002

Biography

Norfarah Nordin started her career as Senior Lecturer in 2016. She teaches Advanced Business Statistics and Social Media & Social Network Analysis. She develops her niche in entrepreneurship and completed her PhD in 2015 while working as Social Research Officer at the National Higher Education Research Institute in Universiti Sains Malaysia. Prior to working at USM she served various multinational companies namely Avon Cosmetics Malaysia, SKF Bearing Manufacturing Plant and Cycle & Carriage Bintang Berhad as Distribution Analyst, Industrial Engineer and Management Executive where she involved directly to manufacturing efficiency improvement employing Lean Six Sigma, production operations and supply chain management. 

Teaching and Research Areas

Teaching: Advanced Business Statistics; Social Media & Social Network Analysis

Research Interest: Digital Citizenship, Sustainable Livelihood of Micro-Small-Medium Enterprise (MSME)

Consultancy and Industrial Experience

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCES

Distribution Analyst: Avon Cosmetics, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Industrial Engineer: SKF Bearing Manufacturing Plant, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan

Executive: Cycle & Carriage Bintang Berhad, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Publications

  1. Alkahtani, A., Norfarah, N. & Khan, R.U., 2020, Does government support enhance the relation between networking structure and sustainable competitive performance among SMEs?, Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 9(14), 2-16. [Scopus]
  2. Norfarah, N., Siti-Nabiha, A.K., Ebrahim, N.A. & M.A. Samsudin, 2020. Bibliometric analysis of publication trends in family firms’ social capital in emerging economies, Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 8(1), 144-179. [ERA]
  3. Mohd Ali, S., Norfarah, N. & Thodsaphorn, 2020. Psychometric assessment of mathematics algebra item banks for computerized adaptive test, Technology Reports of Kansai University, 62(3) [Scopus]
  4. Norfarah, N., Mohd Ali, S., Siti-Nabiha, A.K., Nader Ale Ebrahim, 2019, Firms’ sustainable practice research in developing countries: mapping the cited literature by bibliometric analysis approach, J. Sustainable Strategic Management, (7)1/2, 5-26 [ERA]
  5. Norfarah, N., Siti-Nabiha, A.K., Zulaikha, M., 2019, Microfinancing Influence on Micro-Entrepreneurs Business Growth: Mediating Role of Psychological and Social Capital, Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics (7)2,130-161 [ERA]
  6. Mohd Ali, S., Norfarah, N., Ilya Syazwani, J.I. , Mohd Erfy, I., 2019, The Effect of Computerized-Adaptive Test on Reducing Anxiety towards Math Test for Polytechnic Students, Journal of Technical Education and Training, (11)4, 27-35 [SCOPUS]
  7. Norfarah, N., Mohd Ali, S., Chong L.Y., 2019, Concept Cartoon – A Constructivist Strategy to Enhance Positive Attitude towards Science in Malaysia: An ANCOVA Repeated Measures Approach, International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counselling (4)27(March 2019), 28-40 [MyCite]
  8. Norfarah, N., P.M. Koo, Siti-Nabiha, A.K., 2018, Private Label Brand Purchase Intention: A Malaysian Study, Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal, (10)1s [ERA]
  9. Norfarah, N., M.A. Samsudin, Abdul Hadi Harun, 2017, Teaching renewable energy using online PBL in investigating its effect on behaviour towards energy conservation among Malaysian students: ANOVA repeated measures approach, Physics Education, (52)1, 1-12. [SCOPUS]
  10. Norfarah, N., M.A. Samsudin, 2017, Professional Identity Formation in Globalization Era: Case of Malaysian Novice Teachers, Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal (9)4s, 193-205 [ERA]
 
 

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