ENGAGING UNIVERSITY’S ROLES IN SOCIAL INCLUSION

Authors

  • Roziana SHAARI Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia; Email: rozianas@management.utm.my
  • Siti Aisyah PANATIK Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia,   E-mail: sitiaisyah@management.utm.my https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6500-1608
  • A. RAJAB Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia, E-mail: azizah@utm.my
  • Zainab KHALIFAH Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia, E-mail: zainab@management.utm.my

Keywords:

social responsibilities, social inclusion, social impact, neighbor, community engagement.

Abstract

This paper presents the role of a public university in Malaysia in engaging into social inclusion responsibilities. The partial results of archival data and focus group discussion are presented from the actual study. The findings explain on how a university impacted on improving society through providing facilities and services to their neighbor.

Author Biographies

Roziana SHAARI, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia; Email: rozianas@management.utm.my

Faculty of Management, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia; Email: rozianas@management.utm.my

Siti Aisyah PANATIK, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia,   E-mail: sitiaisyah@management.utm.my

Faculty of Management, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia,   E-mail: sitiaisyah@management.utm.my

A. RAJAB, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia, E-mail: azizah@utm.my

Language Academy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia, E-mail: azizah@utm.my

Zainab KHALIFAH, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia, E-mail: zainab@management.utm.my

Faculty of Management, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia, E-mail: zainab@management.utm.my

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2016-09-30

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SHAARI, R., PANATIK, S. A., RAJAB, A., & KHALIFAH, Z. (2016). ENGAGING UNIVERSITY’S ROLES IN SOCIAL INCLUSION. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Negotia, 61(3), 85–98. Retrieved from http://193.231.18.162/index.php/subbnegotia/article/view/5164

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