threshold regression – Jurnal Pengurusan /jurnalpengurusan Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:19:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Digital Financial Literacy, Financial Inclusion, and SME Performance in Malaysia: Evidence from Threshold Regression /jurnalpengurusan/article/digital-financial-literacy-financial-inclusion-and-sme-performance-in-malaysia-evidence-from-threshold-regression/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=digital-financial-literacy-financial-inclusion-and-sme-performance-in-malaysia-evidence-from-threshold-regression Mon, 17 Nov 2025 07:35:58 +0000 /jurnalpengurusan/?post_type=article&p=7889 This study examines the effect of digital financial literacy on firm performance among selected small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. The level of digital financial literacy is measured as a percentage, based on firm’s understanding or knowledge, experience, awareness of potential risks, and skills. The level of financial inclusion for each firm, as the threshold variable, is calculated using a newly constructed firm-level  financial inclusion index. The relationship between digital financial literacy and firm performance is subsequently estimated using a cross-sectional threshold regression technique. The main findings reveal the digital financial literacy-performance nexus is contingent on the level of financial inclusion, indicating that digital financial literacy exhibits a non-monotonic positive effect on firm performance. The positive effect is evident at high and low levels of financial inclusion. These  findings should motivate policymakers in Malaysia to exert greater efforts to raise awareness of digital financial literacy as a means of supporting sustainable firm performance. The utilization of digital  plays a crucial role in mitigating  and facilitating SMEs’ access to , thereby enhancing firm performance.

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Cash Flow-Investment Relationship in Malaysia: A Panel Threshold Regression Analysis /jurnalpengurusan/article/cash-flow-investment-relationship-in-malaysia-a-panel-threshold-regression-analysis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cash-flow-investment-relationship-in-malaysia-a-panel-threshold-regression-analysis Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:25:26 +0000 /jurnalpengurusan/?post_type=article&p=3414 The objective of this article is to analyse the relationship pattern of cash flow-investment among low and high debt firms. To investigate the issue, we employed Hansen’s (1999) threshold method of non-dynamic panel data. In this article, the firm debt ratio was used as threshold variable. A balanced panel data of companies listed on Bursa Malaysia, comprising of 234 companies for a period from 2004 to 2010, was utilized in this study. The results showed that debt ratio has a significant role at explaining the cash flow-investment relationship among firms. In particular, the results showed that low debt firms exhibit significant support to the financial constraints hypothesis, while high debt firms demonstrate support to the free-cash flow hypothesis. This finding explains why the cash flow-investment relationship of certain firms is negative, while other firms are positive. It also signifies the inability of constrained firms to access to external financing; thus, leading the firms to significantly rely on their internal financings.

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