Biography
Dr Faizah Shahudin is a Deputy Head of Programme for Bachelor of Management in International Business and Assistant Professor for the School of Economics and Management, Xiamen University, Malaysia. She received her PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University Putra Malaysian and Msc. International Economics & Finance from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom. She has been teaching at several private universities in Malaysia for the past 19 years. She was also working in the field of Marketing and Business Development unit in the oil and gas company before embarking into the education industry as a lecturer. During her tenure with Limkokwing University, she was appointed as Programme Leader and Head of the Foundation for Business. In 2014, she joined a Scottish university as an Assistant Professor for Economics at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia, Putrajaya. During 4-year tenure, she was actively involved in teaching and assessment duties for economics-related modules offered in Foundation, Undergraduate and Post-graduate programmes at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia. She was also appointed as a member of the HWUM Academic University Council and a team member for the Cold Energy Project in the area of Economic and Societal Impacts study, a collaborative long-term research project for Heriot-Watt Malaysia, Heriot-Watt Edinburgh and University Technology Petronas. From 2018 until the present, she has been serving Xiamen University Malaysia as an Assistant Professor for Economics. In September 2020 she was appointed Deputy Head of the International Business Programme (IBU) in the School of Economics & Management. Her current research focus is on the area economic impacts in agricultural and tourism economics. Generally, her research focuses on the valuation of tourism benefits, economic impact analysis, multiplier model, cost-benefit analysis and economic impact assessment of tourism development projects as well as tourist behavioural studies. For the past 19 years as an academician, she has supervised students from various fields of study such as Marketing, Finance, and Accounting and Management at the Undergraduate level, Postgraduate Level and MBA. Professionally, Dr Faizah was a member of the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) and a member of the International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences. From 2019 to the present, she has been appointed as the LEO Club Advisor and XMUM Muslim Society for Xiamen University Malaysia. of
Research Interest
- Agricultural Economics
- Tourism Economics
- International Economics and Finance
- Business Management and Marketing
Educational Background
- PhD (Agricultural Economics), University Putra Malaysia (2017)
- Msc. in International Economics & Finance, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (2006)
- Bachelor of Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia (1999)
Working Experience
- Xiamen University, Malaysia (2018-present)
- Heriot-Watt University Malaysia, Putrajaya (2014- 2018)
- Limkokwing University, Cyberjaya (2007 -2014)
- Kolej Teknologi YPC-iTWEB (2007-2007)
- Kolej Kurniawan (1999-2001)
- Kijang Emas Sdn. Bhd (2001-2002)
- Inland Revenue (UK) – (2003-2005)
Research Experience
Economic Impacts of Agritourism Development in Malaysia: In the Perspective of Chinese Tourist Expenditure and Overall Visitors Satisfaction Level. XMUMRF Research Fund on ISEM/0012, XMUMRF Cycle 3 (2019 -2023)
Representative Publications
- Alwi, N. H., Osman, Z., Khan, B. N. A., & Shahudin, F. (2023). Making Downtown KL a More Tourist-Friendly Destination. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. Vol 14, Issue 2, (2024) E-ISSN: 2222-6990.
- Shahudin, F., Shaharudin, M. S., Fernando, Y., Ganesan, Y. (2022). Development of Blockchain Agriculture Supply Chain Framework Using Social Network Theory: An Empirical Evidence Based on Malaysian Agriculture Firms. The Digital Agricultural Revolution: Innovations and Challenges in Agriculture through Technology Disruptions, 411-445.
- Hartono, S., Shahudin, F., Bororing, A. A., & Hendrawan, T. (2023, August). The Analysis of B2B Sales Information System Using SERVQUAL Model (A Case Study Approach). In 2023 International Conference on Information Management and Technology (ICIMTech) (pp. 738-742). IEEE.
- Sarpong, S., & Shahudin, F. (2022). Giving meaning to ‘division of labour’: is Malaysia
- Shahudin, F., Jasmi, M. F. A., Gui, A., & Shaharudin, M. S. (2022, July). Factors Affecting the Success of Information Technology Projects. 1st International Conference on Information System & Information Technology (ICISIT) (pp. 324-329). IEEE.
- Shahudin, F. & Sarpong, S. (2022). Giving meaning to ‘division of labour’: is Malaysia sliding into ethnic labour caucuses? Labor History, 63(2), 267-278. sliding into ethnic labour caucuses?. Labor History, 1-12.
- Shahudin, F., Hartono, S., Widagdo, H. H., & Hendrawan, T. (2022, August). The Analysis of Online Order Mobile Application Using User Experience Questionnaire (A Case Study Approach). In 2022 International Conference on Information Management and Technology (ICIMTech) (pp. 682-686). IEEE.
- Shahudin, F., Jasmi, M. F. A., Gui, A., & Shaharudin, M. S. (2022, July). Factors Affecting the Success of Information Technology Projects. In 2022 1st International Conference on Information System & Information Technology (ICISIT) (pp. 324-329). IEEE.
- Shahudin, F., Osman, Z., & Moorthy, K. (2021). THE INTENTION TO REVISIT MALAYSIAN TOURISM IN THE POST COVID-19 PERIOD. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Hospitality and Tourism Management (Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 36-53).
- Faizah Shahudin, Yael Raharja Hartono, Vanesa Hwang Anderes Gui, Muhammad Shabir Shaharudin, Muhamad Fairuz Ahmad Jasmi (2021). Analysis of Factors Affecting Intention to Use Internet Banking in Indonesia. International Seminar on Machine Learning, Optimization, and Data Science (ISMODE) (pp. 301-306).
- Faizah Shahudin, Sam Sarpong, Ali Saleh Saleh Ahmed Alarussi (2021). Challenges in Malaysian’s sustainability efforts: the role of traceability in the food industry. Springer Journal’s Editorial Office; Agriculture and Human Values.
- Shahudin, F., Shaharudin, M.S., Fernando, Y., Ahmed, E.R. (2020). Environmental NGOs involvement in dismantling illegal plastic recycling factory operations in Malaysia. Journal of Governance and Integrity, 4(1), pp.29-36.
- Shahudin F., Arokiasamy A. R., Zohir M. (2020) Service Quality and Health Care Industry in Malaysia: A Pilot Study on Transformational Leadership and Empathy. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, ISSN: 2201-1315.
- Shahudin F., Nalatambi S., Zaludin Z. (2015) Students’ Perception on Independent Learning and Possible Impact on the Students' Performance at Pre-University. International Conference on Education and Social Sciences (ICESS) held in Kuala Lumpur on 8th November 2015.
- Shahudin F., Abdullah M. A., Radam A., Ismail M.M. (2015) Economic Impact of Agritourism: Estimating Employment and Income Multipliers of Homestay Programme in the Rural Area of Selangor, Malaysia. Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management. American Research Institute for Policy Development, Volume 5(1). 1, ISSN 2372-5125 (Print) 2372-5133 (Online), DOI: 10.15640/jthm.
- Shahudin F., Abdullah M. A., Radam A., Ismail M.M. (2015) Visitors’ Motivation to Visit Cultural and Heritage Attributes towards the Overall Visitors’ Satisfaction of Homestay Programme in Selangor. Malaysia Journal of Agricultural Economics (MjAE). Volume 28, Issue 3 (Dec 2015), pp. 32-49. UPM Press.
- Shahudin F., Abdullah M. A., Radam A., Ismail M.M. (2017) Estimating output multiplier of homestay programme in Selangor. South East Asia Journal of Contemporary Business, Economics and Law (Seajbel). Volume 12, Issue 2 (April, 2017), pp 9-15. ISSN 2289-1560 Malaysia. Available via, http://seajbel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/BUS-11.pdf
Honors / Awards
- Best MBA Lecture Award for 2023 XMUM University - University - 2023
- Best Lecture Award for 2016 Heriot-Watt University - University - 2016
- Employee of the Month for Oct Limkokwing University - University - 2012
- Best Presenter Award - The 8th International Conference on Hospitality & Tourism Management (ICOHT 2021)
- Best Abstract for Tourism - 2nd World Conference on Education, Law, and Technology (WCELT 2021)