Dr Nursakirah Ab Rahman Muton

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Dr Nursakirah is a computing lecturer at UOW Malaysia KDU Penang University College. In 2014, she earned a Master’s degree in computer science with a major in Information Systems. She finished her Doctor of Philosophy in International Studies because of her keen interest in cross-cultural management and the switching behaviours of people from various cultures in global virtual team context. She has worked with her supervisor to publish articles on topics related to her area of expertise, including cross-cultural code switching, global virtual teams, and information systems on digital platforms. She is also very interested in using qualitative research methods because they enable her to fully explore and explain her research.

PhD in International Business  Universiti Utara Malaysia, 2015-2022
Research Title: Understanding the process of cross-cultural code switching of global virtual teams in knowledge sharing

MSc in Computer Science (Information Systems) Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2009-2014
Research Title: E-mentoring: System Development using ARCS Motivational Model to Address Motivational Challenges among Orphan Children

BSc in Computer Science (Information Engineering) Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2005-2008

Year Title
2022 Scopus Journal Publications

Zakaria, N., & Muton, N.A.R., (2022). Surely, I have changed my Style! Examining Code-Switching Communicative Behaviors of Global Virtual Teams engaging in Knowledge-Sharing Process. International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management, Vol. 22, No. 3, December 2022.

Muton, N. A. R., Talib, A.-N. A., Zakaria, N., & Yusof, S. A. M. (2022). Should I Accommodate You? Cross-Cultural Code-Switching Behaviours of Global Virtual Team Members during Swift Trust Formation. International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 157-171.

2021 Scopus Journal Publications

(In publication) Muton, N. A. R., Talib, A.-N. A., Zakaria, N., & Yusof, S. A. M. (2021). Should I Accommodate You? Cross-Cultural Code-Switching Behaviours of Global Virtual Team Members during Swift Trust Formation. International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations.

(Under Review) Muton, N. A. R., Zakaria, N., & Abdul-Talib, A.-N. (2021). Exploring Impacts of Culture on Switching Behaviours within Global Virtual Teams during Knowledge Sharing Process. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research.

Conference Proceedings

PeiYing, A; Anantha Jothi, J., & Muton N.A.R. (2021). WeRoute: Route Optimization Web-Based System and Driver Mobile Application. Paper accepted for The 5th International Conference on ICT in Education 2021 (ICTE 2021) on the 11 – 12 November 2021

2020 Book Chapter

Zakaria, N., Yusof, S. A. M., & Muton, N. A. R. (2020). It is certainly a different manner!: Working in global virtual teams with divergent intercultural communication styles. In Cultural factors and performance in 21st century businesses (pp. 68–89). IGI Global.

2017 Conference Proceedings

Yusof, S. A. M., Zakaria, N., & Muton, N. A. R. (2017). Timely trust: The use of IoT and cultural effects on swift trust formation within global virtual teams. In 8th International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT) (pp. 297–303). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICITECH.2017.8080016

2016 Non-Indexed Journal

Muton, N. A. R., & Zakaria, N. (2016). It’s Not That Simple! Intercultural Communication Adaptive Behaviors of High-Context Global Virtual Team Members. The International Journal Information, 19(7), 3143–3148.

Conference Proceedings

Zakaria, N., Yusof, S. A. M., Yama, H., & Muton, N. A. R. (2016). Why the Different Tone? Contravening Patterns of Intercultural Communication Styles in Global Virtual Teams. In 10th Asia-Pacific Business and Humanities Conference.

2015 Non-Indexed Journal

Norhayati, Z., Yusof, S. A. M., & Muton, N. A. R. (2015). Virtually, you are there! exploring the teamwork challenges to swift trust formation when working in global virtual team. Advanced Science Letters, 21(5), 1206–1210.

2010-2012 Non-Indexed Journal

Muton, N. A. R., Damanhoori, F., Zakaria, N., & Mustaffa, N. (2012). E-mentoring system development using ARCS motivational strategies. International Journal of Smart Home, 6(3), 83–90.

Conference Proceedings

Muton, N. A. R., Zakaria, N., & Damanhoori, F. (2010). A conceptual framework of an e-mentoring system for orphan children using ARCS motivational model. In International Symposium on Information Technology (pp. 1280–1285). IEEE.