The 7th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Business, Economy, Management, and Social Studies (7th IBEMS), organized by Research Synergy Foundation, was held successfully virtually on 18 July 2023. Hundred of scholars coming from 14 countries had involved in the active scientific forum discussion. Since there were many questions and feedback from the audience to the presenter, we will continue the discussion in this forum. The first presenter is Assoc. Prof. Dzurizah Ibrahim from Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Her research is about the "Life After Retirement: Cultivating a Resilience Strategy".
There are several questions that have been answered by the presenter from the participants below:
Q1.) Eurie Macazo --> Question:
Did the pandemic become a challenge to you while gathering the data? Since income and net worth changed during the pandemic. Did your data make a sudden change because of it?
Q2.) Rishirl Cuario --> How do you manage this challenges. How did it affect the result of your data?
Q3.) Astil Harli Roslan --> Thank you for sharing Ms Dzurizah Ibrahim
Further studies can use Life span theory and approaches to developmental change are discussed in the context of resilience and working in later life and what is the quantitative study framework for the follow-up studies that you are conducting?
Q4.) Rafael Davis III --> What are the necessary preparations while working to have a less financial problems during retirement?
Q5.) Mhie Baldesanso Daniel --> How does the cost of living impact retirees' ability to maintain their desired lifestyle after retirement?
Q6.) Vivian Ramachandran --> Since you utilized the purposive sampling, did you not consider getting equal number of participants in terms of gender? And since you have more male participants than female, how were you able to make generalization of your results?
Q7.) Santi Rahmawati --> It is great number of informants/ respondents (62 persons) for qualitative study Dr. Dzurizah. Congratulation.. It must take great effort. I’m wondering, how long (duration) does the in-depth interview taken for each person? Do you use any software to do the thematic analysis? Perhaps nVivo or Quirkos or other software to make it easier since you have many transcripts from the informants.
Q8.) Rishirl Cuario --> Do you have policy in Malaysia that protect the senior citizen and protecting their welfare?
There are several questions that have not been answered by the presenter from the participants below:
Q9.) Reyben Brosas --> Based on your study, what are the disruptive challenges one faces after retirement; what 'light of life' can someone face after retirement?
Q10.) Mhie Baldesanso Daniel --> What are the main financial challenges retirees encounter, and what strategies do they use to manage their finances effectively?
Q11.) Diamae Atacador --> Hello. Considering that some retirees nowadays are facing different challenges, such financial and health problems. What are the best practices for an employee to have a purposeful living during their retirement? Thank you!
Q12.) Cindy Lavado --> Thank you for presenting this study Dr. Ibrahim! Most of my colleagues are already stressed just by thinking of retirement, so this really is beneficial to those who are about to retire, they can plan a lot of activities to occupy their minds and keep them busy.
Q13.) Wenhern Ralph O. OPONDA --> Are the recreational activities of the senior citizens sponsored, or financed by the government; or is it solely by their own retirement funds?
Q14.) Nasima Ebrahimi --> Thank you so much for the wonderful session. It was very nice presentation and topic.
Q15.) Eric Trabasas --> Mam how did you determine or choose your respondents?
Q16.) Zenaida F. Jesalva --> are there government supports to these retirees such as discounts from purchases, hospitals, and other needs, to at least ease some burdens.
Q17.) JONATHAN DELA CRUZ - ISPSC --> Thank you so much for presenting a very interesting study. What are the practical implications of your findings for individuals transitioning into retirement and for professionals working in this field?
Q18.) Marjorie Cartajenas --> What are the challenges encountered by the senior citizens in Malaysia? How did the government address the challenges.
Q19.) Jeric C. Tigolo --> Have you considered the non-working or non-professional as respondents? If not, maybe it could be an interesting topic for future studies.
Q20.) Catalino L. Emperio III --> Hello ma'am Ibrahim, I would like to ask what do you think are the most important preparations for retirement? Knowing that both health and financial aspects are just two of the many problems retirees are facing today.
Q21.) Marjorie Cartajenas --> Is there any programs implemented in your country that all retirees or senior citizen enjoyed? like discounts, or pensions that given by the government.
Q22.) jannah --> What specific resilience test did you use in your study?
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The presenter and the audience can continue the discussion in this forum. Enjoy the discussion, and see you at the upcoming conference at https://bit.ly/RSF-UpcomingConference
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