CURRICULUM VITAE
Mastura Jaafar @ Mustapha, Ph.D,
School of Housing, Building and Planning
Universiti Sains Malaysia
E-mail: masturaj@usm.my
Fax: 00604-657 6523
Phone: 00604-653 3888 Ext. 2827
Mobile phone: 0060194703174
Dr. Mastura is a Senior Lecturer specialising in the areas
of Project Management with Universiti Sains Malaysia,
School of Housing, Building and Planning.
Previously, she worked as a project manager and director
for contracting firms before pursue her PhD. She has ten
years experience in managing firms and various projects in
the construction industry for example infrastructure works,
buildings and renovation works. She was responsible for
project estimation and costing, managing finance, managing
project, development proposals and project evaluation.
Dr. Mastura research contributions include publications of
books and articles in international journals as well as at
international conferences. She has presented her research
papers in international and local conferences.
Strategic management in construction, housing and tourism
industry,
entrepreneurship
project
management
and
procurement management are her areas of research interest,
publication and supervision.
Dr. Mastura has vast experience teaching in the areas of
strategic management in construction, housing and tourism
industry as well as entrepreneurship and procurement
management both at undergraduate and post-graduate levels.
Currently, she is supervising several postgraduate research
projects.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
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Ph.D., Universiti Sains Malaysia, Strategic Management
MSc, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Project Management
BSc, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Building Economic and
Management
CAREER HISTORY
2007
2004
2002
1996
2002
-
present Senior Lecturer, Universiti Sains Malaysia
2007 Lecturer, Universiti Sains Malaysia
2003 Project Manager, Puncak Mekar Sendirian Berhad
1999 Project Manager, Keris Lagenda Sendirian Berhad
2003 Quantity Surveyor, Sritani Sendirian Berhad
PUBLICATIONS
International Journal
Mastura Jaafar, T Ramayah, Aizzat Moh Nasurdin, 2005,
Entrepreneurial
Characteristics
of
Contractors
in
a
Developing Country: An Ethnic Comparison, International
Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship, 1(1), Binary
University College of Management & Entrepreneurship, 9
pages
Mastura Jaafar and Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, 2005, Resourcebased view and Critical Success Factors: A Study on Small
and
Medium
Sized
Contracting
Enterprise
(SMCEs)
in
Malaysia.
The
International
Journal
of
Construction
Management, 5(2), The Chinese Research Institute of
Construction
Management,
15
pages.
(http://bsun04.bre.polyu.edu.hk/criocm/english/journal/jour
nal_eng.html)
Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Ho Shiew Yi and Mastura Jaafar,
2006, Competitive Resources of Private Housing Developers:
The Malaysian Perspective, Journal of Engineering, Design
and Technology, 4 (1), Southern African Built Environment
Research
Centre,
6
pages.
(Website:
www.
Emeraldinsight.com/journals) or at proquest database
Mastura Jaafar, T Ramayah, Osman Mohamed and Noor Liza
Hassan, 2006, The Mediating Effects of Attitude on the
Relationship between Housing Characteristics and Housing
Satisfaction: A Case Study on PDC. Journal of Valuation and
Property Services, 6 (1), National Institut of Valuation,
Ministry of Finance, Malaysia, 7 pages
Mastura Jaafar, T Ramayah, Abd Rashid Abd Aziz & Basri
Saad,
2007,
Technology
Readiness
Among
Managers
of
Malaysian Construction Firms, Engineering, Construction and
Architectural Management, vol 14 (2), Emerald, 11 pages.
180-191. (Website: www. Emeraldinsight.com/journals) or at
proquest database
Mastura Jaafar, T Ramayah, Abd Rashid Abd Aziz & basri
Saad, 2007, Integrating Information Technology in the
Construction Industry: Technology Readiness Assessment of
Malaysian Constractors, International Journal of Project
Management,
25
(2),
115-127.Elsevier,
6
pages.
(www.sciencedirect.com) or at proquest database
Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Ho Shiew Yi and
Mastura
Jaafar,2007. Impact of firm characteristics on the value of
resources for Malaysian private housing developers, Journal
of Financial management of property and Construction, 11
pages. (Website: www. Emeraldinsight.com/journals) or at
proquest database
Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Mastura Jaafar and Abdul Aziz
Hussin, 2007. Are government-linked construction companies
in Malaysia still valid? The indigenous contractors’
pers[ective, Construction Management and Economics Journal,
vol.25(10), 9 pages, (http://www.tandf.co.uk/journal)
T Ramayah and Mastura Jaafar, 2008. Technology usage among
housing
building
and
Planning
(HBP)
students:
The
moderating role of gender. Journal of Construction in
Developing Countries. Penerbit USM, Vol.13(1). 11 pages
Mastura
Jaafar
and
Abdul
Rashid
Abdul
Aziz,
2008.
Entrepreneurship
Education
in
Developing
Country:
Exploration on its Necessity in the Construction Programme
Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, Vol. 6 (2),
11 pages. (Website: www. Emeraldinsight.com/journals) atau
dalam proquest database
Mastura Jaafar, T Ramayah and Tee Wan Teng. The Intention
to use pirated software: a study of undergraduate students
in a public institution of higher learning in Malaysia
(2008). Problems and Perspective in Management, vol.6,
issue
2,
9
pages.
(URL:
http://www.businessperspectives.org)
Mastura Jaafar, Abdul Rashid Abdul
Wai (2008). Marketing Practices of
Consulting Firms: Implement or not
Civil Engineering and Management,
(URL: http:/www.jcem.vgtu.lt)
Aziz and Andy Lian Shin
Professional Engineering
to Implement? Journal of
vol. 14 (3). 8 pages.
Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Mastura Jaafar, Adnan Enshahssi
and Mohamed Nizam Mohamed Salleh Does vocational training
meet the construction needs in Malaysia? Feedback from extrainees of the basic electrical wiring course from one
training institition. Journal of Engineering, Design and
Technology, Vol. 6 (2), 11 pages. (Website:
www.Emeraldinsight.com/journals) or at proquest database
National Journal
Mastura Jaafar, Subramaniam Pillay and Osman Mohamed. 2001.
Critical Success Factors (CSFs) Concept: An Application in
SMCEs in Malaysia. Journal of HBP, vol.8, USM, 13 pages
Mastura Jaafar, 2004. Faktor-faktor Kritikal dan Prestasi
Firma-firma Pembinaan Bersaiz Kecil dan Sederhana di
Malaysia, The Malaysian Surveyor 39.4, The Institution of
Surveyors Malaysia, 4 pages
Mastura Jaafar, T Ramayah, Osman Mohamed and Noor Liza
Hassan, 2005, The Determinants of Housing Satisfaction
Level: A Study on Residential Development Project by PDC,
Jurnal Kemanusiaan, Bil.6, UTM, 20 pages.
Mastura Jaafar and Abdul Halim A.Raman, 2006. Kontraktor
Kelas F: Satu Pengamatan di Negeri Kedah. The Malaysian
Surveyors, 41.1, The Institution of Surveyors Malaysia,4
pages
Mastura Jaafar, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz and Hong Lee Poon,
2007 Quantity Surveying Graduates and their job
involvement. The Malaysian Surveyor, 42.1, The Institution
of Surveyors Malaysia, 6 pages
International Conference Proceeding
Mastura Jaafar and Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz. Dynamic
Capabilities of Small and Medium Contracting Enterprises
(SMCEs): A Resource Based Perspective. Conference: Joint
International Symposium of CIB Working
Commissions, NUS,
Singapore. (Oct 22-24, 2003), 7 pages
Mastura Jaafar, Subramaniam Pillay and Osman Mohamed.
Marketing Challenge in the Construction Industry: Why
Relationship Marketing? Conference: Joint International
Symposium of CIB Working Commissions, NUS, Singapore. (Oct
22-24, 2003), 5 pages
Mastura Jaafar, T Ramayah and Aizzat Nasurdin. Ownermanager Characteristics and Business performance: A study
Among
Malaysian
Contractors.
Conference:
18th.
Annual
Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of
Management, University of Otago, Dunedin. (8-11 Dec 2004),
7 pages
Mastura Jaafar, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, T Ramayah and
Basri Saad. Technology Readiness Among Contractors by Firm
Size Categories. Conference: International Conference on
construction & Real estate management, USM, Penang. (12th13th Dec 2005), 6 pages
Mastura Jaafar, T Ramayah and Abdul Haris S alleh.
Adaptation Strategies Of Contracting Firms: An Analysis By
Firms Size. Conference: International
Conference In
The Built
Environment
In The 21st. Century
(ICiBE2006),
UiTM, Kuala Lumpur. 13-15 June 2006, 6 pages
Mastura Jaafar, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz and Ahmad Ismail.
Non Price Factors and Contractors selection: An Application
in a Public Sector in Malaysia. Conference: International
Conference
On
Construction
Industry,
UTM,
Padang,
Indonesia. (21-24 June 2006), 5 pages
Mastura Jaafar, T Ramayah and Zainurin Zainal. Work
Satisfaction and Work performance: How Project Managers in
Malaysia Perceive it?. Conference: 2nd Biennial Conference
of the Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management
Development, Pole Universitare, Paris (10-13 July 2006), 7
pages
Mastura Jaafar dan Noraini Yusof. A Review Towards
Developing a Framework For Analysing the Innovativeness of
Private Housing Developers in Malaysia. Conference: The
International
Conference
on
Sustainable
Housing
(ICSH2006), USM, Penang, Malaysia. (18-19 September 2006),
8 pages
Mastura Jaafar, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz and Muhammad Hijas
Sahari. Entrepreneurs business network: A survey on
Malaysian Housing Developers. Conference: Construction in
developing Countries: New issues and Challenges CIB W107,
Trinidad and Tobago (January 16-18, 2007)
Mohamed Nizam Salleh, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz and Mastura
Jaafar. Does Vocational Training meet the construction
industry needs-the case of electrical works vocational
training
in
Malaysia.
Conference:
Construction
in
developing Countries: New issues and Challenges CIB W107,
Trinidad and Tobago (January 16-18, 2007)
Roslinda Ali, Mastura Jaafar and Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz.
Exploratory study on the indigenous housing developers in
Malaysia. Conference: International Real Estate Research
Symposium (IRERS) 2008, PWTC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (28-30
April 2008)
Mastura Jaafar, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz and Siti Zaleha
Mohd Sukarno, Small and Medium Budget Hotel in East
Peninsular Malaysia: Exploratory Study on the Hotel
Operators, Premises and Their Critical Success Factors.
Conference: RARC International Conference 2008, USM, Penang
(3-4 November, 2008)
Mastura Jaafar, Subramaniam Pillay and Osman Mohamed, 2002.
Buyer-seller Relationship and Small and Medium Sized
Contracting Enterprises (SMCEs) in Malaysia. Conference:
The 6th. Annual Asia-Pacific Forum for Small Business, UUM,
Kuala Lumpur (Oct, 16-18, 2002), 6 pages
Mastura Jaafar, Subramaniam Pillay and Osman Mohamed, 2003.
Financial Management Practices for Small and Medium
Contracting Enterprises in Malaysia. Conference: Asia
Pacific Business Environment: Innovative Responses to
Regional Events, UiTM, Shah Alam (Jan, 21-22, 2003), 5
pages
Roslinda Ali, Mastura Jaafar and Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz.
.A Review Towards Developing a Framework for Measuring
Factors of Corporate Entrepreneurship That Influence Firm
Performance in Housing Development Industry. Conference: 5th
International Conference on Construction Project Management
& 2nd International. Conference on Construction Engineering
and Management, NTU, Singapore. (28Feb- 2 March 2007), 6
pages
Shuw Wei Lai, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz and Mastura Jaafar.
The Application of Institutional Theory: A Case Study on
Two
Government-Linked
Companies
Involved
in
Housing
Development
(GLCHD)
in
Malaysia.
Conference:
5th
International Conference on Construction Project Management
& 2nd International Conference on. Construction Engineering
and Management, NTU Hotel, Singapore. (28Feb- 2 March
2007), 6 pages
Muhammad Hijas Sahari, Mastura Jaafar and Abdul Rashid
Abdul Aziz.
Social Network Theory and Private Housing
developers
in
Malaysia.
Conference:
5th
International
Conference
on
Construction
Project
Management
&
2nd
International Conference on Construction Engineering and
Management, NTU, Singapore. (28Feb- 2 March 2007), 6 pages
Anna Lau Siew Lin, Mastura Jaafar and Abdul Rashid Abdul
Aziz. An Exploratory Study on Project Financing Available
in the Malaysian Construction Industry. Conference: 7th
Asian Academy of Management (AAM) Conference 2007. USM (2125 May 2007), 4 pages
Mastura Jaafar, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz and Roslinda Ali.
Housing Developers in Malaysia: An Ethnic Comparison based
on Entrepreneurial Characteristics. Conference: World
Housing Congress on Affordable Quality. Housing (WH 2007),
UPM, Malaysia (1- 5 July 2007)
National Conference Proceeding
Mastura Jaafar, Subramaniam Pillay and Osman Mohamed, 2002.
Marketing Activities and Small and Medium Contracting
Enterprises (SMCEs) in Malaysia. Conference: The First
MICRA Seminar, USM, Penang (Oct, 7-8, 2002), 9 pages
Siti Zaleha Mohd Sukarno, Mastura Jaafar and Abdul Rashid
Abdul Aziz, Critical Success Factors of Small and Medium
Tourism
Enterprises
(SMTEs)
in
Tourism
Industry.
Conference: National Symposium on Tourism Research, USM,
Penang (26 July, 2008)
Siti Aishah Maideen, Mastura Jaafar and Abdul Rashid Abdul
Aziz, Entrepreneur Characteristics of Small and Medium
Hotel Operators. Conference: National Symposium on Tourism
Research, USM, Penang (26 July, 2008)
Book Publications
Completed
Mastura Jaafar, (2007), Kejayaan Firma Binaan (Trans:
Construction firm success), USM Publisher, 93 pages
Under review
Meraih Sarjana dan Doktor Falsafah: Panduan A-Z, Nazirah
Zainul Abidin, Mastura Jaafar, Ilias Said dan Ahmad Puad
Mat Som. Penerbit USM.
New Management Philosophies in Construction. Abdul Rashid
Abdul Aziz dan Mastura Jaafar. Penerbit USM
Elementary Estimating for Building Works. Mastura Jaafar
dan Lim Yoke Mui.
Mass Media Publications
Mastura Jaafar, 17 Jun 2005, Kaji Hala
kelas F, Utusan Malaysia, Kumpulan Utusan
tuju
kontraktor
Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz and Mastura Jaafar, 1 Sept 2006,
Government-Linked construction companies in Malaysia: Are
they still relevant today? Malaysian Business, Berita
Publishing
Puteri Shakira Jahn kassim, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz and
Mastura Jaafar, 23 Dec 2006, Decent, affordable low cost
housing. New Straits Times, Berita Publishing
Mastura
Jaafar,
IndustriPembinaan,
24
Feb
2007,
Ali
Baba
Utusan Malaysia, Kumpulan Utusan
dalam
Mastura Jaafar, Abdul rashid Abdul Aziz and Roslinda Ali,
Whither Bumiputera Housing developers-Part 1? Malaysian
Business, October 1st-15th 2007
Mastura Jaafar, Abdul rashid Abdul Aziz and Roslinda Ali,
Whither Bumiputera Housing developers-Part 2? Malaysian
Business, November 1st-15th 2007
Mastura Jaafar, Ubahsuai sistem tender, Utusan Malaysia, 28
April 2008
ACADEMIC RECOGNITION
Fellowship for Ph.D under Rancangann Latihan Kakitangan
Akademik (RLKA), School of Management, Universiti Sains
Malaysia, September 1999 – Disember 2003
Highly commended Paper from Emerald literati Network: 2008
Awards for excellence on the paper entitled ‘technology
Readyness among managers of Malaysian Construction Firms’
published in Engineering, Construction and Architectural
management
RESEARCH SUPERVISION
PhD
Completed.
Hayroman b Ahmad. Design and Built for Public Hospital
Project. (Co-supervisor)
Undergoing
Roslinda Ali. Role of Developers in Housing Development
Industry. (Main supervisor)
Puteri Shakira bt Jahn Kassim. Public Private Partnership
Housing Development. (Co-supervisor)
Suliahti bt Hashim. Outsourcing Healthcare Maintenance In
Hospital. (Co-supervisor)
Abdul Haris b Mohamad salleh. Faktor-faktor kejayaan firma
pembinaan tempatan bersaiz besar (Main supervisor)
Suberi Abdul Halim. Financial Management of Malaysian
Contractors ( Co supervisor)
Mohd Zulakhmar b Zakiyuddin. Management on sport facilities
in Malaysia (Main supervisor)
Duraida bt Salleh. Undang-undang persekitaran industri
pembinaan (Main supervisor)
Fatimah Murni bt Zainal. Pematuhan undang-undang alam
sekitar di dalam industri pembinaan bagi pembangunan mampan
dan mesra alam (Main supervisor)
Saieed Mohamed b Abdelsalam. An Analysis of the development
of the Libyan construction Industry. (Main supervisor)
MSc
Completed
Mohamed Nizam b Mohd Salleh. Tinjauan ke atas lepaan
latihan Vokasional IKBN Dalam Bidang Eletrikal. (Cosupervisor) - (completed)
Anna Lau Siew Lin. Project Funding for SMCEs: Why Loans
From Commercial banks Are More Popular Compared to
Government? (Main-supervisor) - (completed)
Lai Shuw Wei. Restructuring of Malaysia Housing
development. (Co-supervisor) - (MSc Waiting for viva)
Muhammad Hijas b Sahari. The Application of Social Network
Theory on Private Housing Developers in Malaysia. (Main
supervisor) - (MSc Waiting for viva)
Undergoing
Haniza Azmaya bt C.M Nor Azmi. Internationalization of
Mmalaysian Architects (Co Supervisor)
Lay Yuk Hui. Internationalization of Malaysian consulting
engineers (Co Supervisor)
David Ngau Pengiran. Internationalization of Malaysian
Quntity Surveyors (Co Supervisor)
Siti Zaleha b Mohamad Sukarno. Small and Medium budget
hotel in Malaysia (Main supervisor)
Siti Aishah bt Maideen. Small and Medium chaley operators
in East Peninsular Malaysia (Main supervisor)
Toh Kah Ing. Small and Medium chaley operators in Malaysia
(Main supervisor)
MSc Dissertation (Mixed Mode)
Abdul Haris
Mohamad Salleh, Ke
Arah
Strategi
Pemulihan Firma Pembinaan dalam Menangani Kemelesetan
Ekonomi Pembinaan, 2004/2005
Zainurin
b
Zainul, Kepuasan
Kerja
Hubungannya
dengan Prestasi Kerja: Kajian ke atas Pengurus Projek
Pembinaan, 2004/2005
Ahmad b Ismail, Persepsi Responden Terhadap Pemilihan
Kontraktor di dalam Tender Kerja-Satu Kajian Kes di JKR,
2004-2005
Abdul Halim b H. Raman, Kontraktor Kelas F di Negeri Kedah,
2004-2005
Basri Saad, Kesediaan Teknologi di Kalagan Penguruspengurus Firma Pembinaan di Negeri Kedah, Perlis dan Pulau
Pinang, 2004-2005
Kay Dora Abd Ghani, Pengurusan Strategik: Analisis ‘SWOT’
Terhadap Firma Pemaju Hartanah dan Perumahan Swasta, 20052006
Lian Shin Wai, Evaluation of Marketing Strategies in Local
Civil and Structural Consultancy, 2005-2006
Idris Othman, Faktor-faktor menjana kejayaan pengurusan
firma kontraktor, 2005-2006
Muhamad Azani yahya, Pemilihan Kontraktor di dalam Tender
Kerja-Aplikasi dalam Sektor Swasta, 2005-2006
Zanudin Hanafiah, The Effectiveness of
Project
Progress Repoprt in Ensuring Timely and Successful
Completion of Construction Projects, 2005-2006
Hazlizam bin Yusoh@Harun, Keberkesanan Penswastaan Lima
Perkhidmatan Penyelenggaraan di Hospital Awam, 2006-2007
Lee Chee Beng, Study of Malaysian Contractors on Tendering
Strategy in China Construction Industry, 2006-2007
Mohd Zaki bin Abdullah, Komunikasi dalam Industri Pembinaan
di Malaysia, 2006-2007
Razlanzee Ismail, Pengeluaran Sijil Kelayakan Menduduki
oleh Arkitek: Kesesuaian dan Kesan Perlaksanaan, 2006-2007
Samsiah binti Muhammad, Faktor Persekitaran dan Prestasi
Kerja Pengurus Projek di dalam Industri Pembinaan: Kajian
Terhadap Pengurusan Projek di Firma Pembinaan, 2006-2007
Saieed Mohamed A. Abdelsalam, Contractors Performance in
Libya, 2007-2008
THESIS EXAMINATION
PhD
Ahmed Usman Awil, Internalisational of the housing
development sector: A study of the Malaysian Scenario,
Doctor of Philosophy
MSc
Younis A A Hammouda, Critical success factors of
contractors in drainage, sewerage and irrigation sector in
Abu Dhabi-UAE, Master’s
REVIEWING ARTICLES IN ACADEMIC JOURNAL
Better undestanding of corporate management structure of the
large Malaysian construction companies, Journal of
construction developing countries (JCDC), 2006 USM
Factors affecting the Unsafe acts of Thai Construction
workers, Journal of construction developing countries
(JCDC), 2006, USM
Critical Success factors for Project Success of
Construction Projects Based on Different Project
Objectives, Journal of construction developing countries
(JCDC), 2006, USM
Education, Training, Development and Continuing
Professional; Development (CPD) for improving the
construction industry workforce: Are they different or
same?, Journal of construction developing countries (JCDC),
2006, USM
Training assessment of Palestinian contractors., Journal of
construction developing countries (JCDC), 2006, USM
Direct Stakeholder’s Perception of Power Purchase Agreement
(PPA) Clauses in the Napalese Environment. , Journal of
construction developing countries (JCDC), 2006, USM
An Analysis on the Penetration of Malaysian Contractors
into India, Journal of construction developing countries,
2006 (JCDC), USM
Assessment
of
Delays
in
Ethiopian
Public
Building
Construction
projects
Executed
by
Local
Contractors,
Journal of construction developing countries (JCDC), 2006,
USM
Strategic waste management in construction: An empirical
study in Indian market. Journal of construction developing
countries (JCDC), 2006, USM
Prioritizing lean construction barriers in Uganda Building
Industry, Journal of construction developing countries
(JCDC), 2006, USM
The Development of an actual labour productivity model for
medium-cost housing estates: A case study of Malang, East
Java-Indonesia’, Jurnal KUiTTHO, 2006
Capital-labour substitution on construction projects:
Policy implication for developing countries, Journal of
construction developing countries (JCDC), 2006, USM
Nik Ramli Nik Abdul Rashid, 2008, Faktor Dalaman dan Luaran
yang Kritikal terhadap Perancangan Strategik Firma. Jurnal
Intelek, Universiti Teknologi Mara. (UiTM Perlis)
Public Project Implementation in Nigeria: Client and
Consulting Organisations’ Priorities, Journal of Civil
Engineering and Management, 2008 (JCEM)
Lessons Learned System in Construction Management,
International Journal of Project management, 2009.
RESEARCH GRANT
National Research
The Role of Bumiputera Developers in Housing Development
Industry, Institut Penilaian Negara (INSPEN), RM253,240.64,
Project head: Dr. Mastura Jaafar, Co-reseacher : Prof. Dr
Abd Rashid Abd Aziz, PM Azlan Raofuddin Hj Nuruddin, Dr
Nor’Aini Yusof
Privatisation of Housing Development- A Study on Government
Linked
Companies
(GLCs),
Institut
Penilaian
Negara
(INSPEN), RM296,457.04, Project head: Prof. Dr Abd Rashid
Abd Aziz, Co-researcher:
Dr. Mastura Jaafar and PM Azlan
Raofuddin Hj Nuruddin
Modelling of Construction Firms Sustanaibility, Ministry of
Science, technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Prof Omar
Osman, Mastura Jaafar & Ilias Said
University Research
Project
Funding
for
Small
and
Medium
contracting
enterprises (SMCEs) in Malaysia: Why Loans from commercial
banks are more popular compared to government? Short term
grant, RM14,701.50. Project Manager: Dr. Mastura Jaafar,
Co-researcher: Prof Dr Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz
Pembinaan sistem pengurusan projek berteraskan Islam,
Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of
Higher
Education,
RM72,724.00.
Mastura
Jaafar,
Prof
muhammad Syukri Salleh, Prof Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Dr
Atikullah Hj Abdullah and Arkitek Subahir Hj Taib
Sustainability of SMEs in tourism accomodation industry
(Geran
Universiti
penyelidikan-Klustr
perlancungan),
RM139,800.00. Mastura Jaafar, Abdul rashid Abdul Aziz dan
Badaruddin Mohamed
International expension of construction related services
sector-specific focus on architectural, civil engineering
and
quantity
surveying
firms,
(RM125,715.00)
Geran
Penyelidikan Universiti Prof Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz and
Mastura Jaafar
Towards
Coming
up
with
a
Holistic
Model
of
Internationalisation
of
Business
using
Malaysian
contractors
as
the
test
bed.
RM40,000.00.
Geran
Penyelidikan Universiti Prof Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz,
Mastura Jaafar, T Ramayah and Suzyrman Sibly
An Investigation on MS ISO 9000 Implementation process in
Local Authority Organisation. RM 40,000.00. Geran jangka
Pendek, Dr Shardy Abdullah, Ilias Said, Mastura Jaafar and
Arman abdul Razak.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
Member ‘The Chartered Institute of Building/CIOB’
Professional Member ‘The Institution of Surveyors. Malaysia
(ISM)
Member ‘Association of Building Engineers’ (abe)
Panel for Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) in the area
of Procurement Management and Construction
Committee
member,
Jamatankuasa
Pembangunan
SME
dalam
industri Pembinaan (JPSDIP), Lembaga Pembangunan Industri
Pembinaan Malaysia (LPIPM.
A member for Pusat Kajian Pengurusan
(ISDEV), School of Social Science,
Malaysia
Pembangunan
Universiti
Islam
Sains
EDITORIAL BOARD
Editorial Board Members, Journal of Plant Sciences.
Editorial Board members, Journal HBP, USM.
Editorial Board member, International Journal of Project
Organization and Management (IJPOM).
(http://www.inderscience.com)
Editorial Member, Journal of Civil Engineering and
Management (JCEM)
Editorial member, Journal of Engineering, Design and
Technology
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Social Sciences,
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia.
SPEAKER
Mastura Jaafar, 2006, Project Management Strategies for
team leaders and managers in the public sector, Jointly
organised by M2 Asia and Project Management Institute,
Prince Hotel and Residence, Kuala Lumpur
Mastura Jaafar, 2008, Effective Construction management and
Dispute Avoidance, Jointly organised by M2 Asia and Board
of Engineers Malaysia, JW Marriott Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
Invited to present a paper on developing effective
contracts to prevent disputes, complaints and problems
Mastura Jaafar, 2008, Evening Talk title-Lessons learned in
Project Management in the public sector, Project Management
Institute-Malaysia Chapter.The University of Nottingham,
Malaysia Campus
Mastura Jaafar, 17 Sept 2007, Invitation to talk on Small
and medium contracting firms in the construction industry,
SME Development Commitee, CIDB.
REFEREE
Professor Dr. Omar b Osman
Deputy Vice cansellor (Students Affairs and Development)
Universiti Sains Malaysia
11800, Minden
Pulau Pinang
Malaysia
Telephone: 604-6533888 Ext. 2816
Fax:
604-6576523
E-mail
: arashid@usm.my