Capacity And Capability Building In the Indigenous Cntractor Through Technology Transfer.

The indigenous construction firms in developing countries are characterized by mostly small and the lack of capacity and capability, confidence, motivation, long term aspirations, etc

Explaining cohesion linkages in workgroups: the cooperative communication in collectivism and high power distance workgroup context

This study develops a multi-level model to advance research on how cultural context in workplace moderates the relationship between cooperative communication and group cohesion in a collectivist workplace setting. We tested the model by using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) with the data obtained from 375 employees representing 48 workgroups in a Malaysian organization. It is revealed that at the group level of analysis, cooperative communication is more strongly related to group cohesion-based in the collectivist cultural context in the individual level of analysis. On the other hand, the power distance context in the work group at the individual level of analysis did not moderate the relationship between cooperative communication and group cohesion in the group level of analysis. Practical implications are discussed

Determinants and consequences of corporate communication management: review of the current literature and a conceptual model

This paper is a literature review which analyses the influences of managerial communication, marketing communication and organizational communication on corporate communication.In addition, this paper shows how corporate communication management influences organizational performance. The paper also investigates the role of corporate leadership in moderating the relationship between corporate communication and organizational performance.An integrative framework and a detailed summary table are provided.Three categories of determinants, namely, management communication, marketing communication and organizational communication are gathered from the literature. Direct consequences and indirect consequences through relevant mediators are identified.Future research directions are also offered.The compendium of determinants and consequences of Corporate Communication Management can be used by corporate communication practitioners to segment and target stakeholders

The mediating role of charismatic leadership communication in a crisis: a Malaysian example

This study develops a model to advance research on public organization reputation by integrating crisis responsibility with charismatic leadership communication. Based on situational crisis communication theory, the model was tested using structural equation modeling with data obtained from a sample of 383 employees of public organizations in Malaysia. The mediation model indicated that the dynamic mechanism of charismatic leadership communication partially mediated the relationship between crisis responsibility and perceived organizational reputation during a crisis. These findings validated the proposed model and, in particular, confirmed empirically the central role of charismatic leadership communication processes in organization. This study provides insights into the role of charismatic leadership communication in the organizational reputation processes. The model established can serve as an instructive guide for both organization and corporate leaders in managing a crisis and reputation. A practical implication of the findings is that, during a crisis, a crisis leader should engage in charismatic leadership communication effectively to mitigate the crisis impact and strengthen organizational reputation. More important, the findings indicate that charismatic leadership communication contributed to organizational reputation explicitly brought charismatic leadership communication to the forefront of organizational reputation management

Dimensions of supervisory communication and organizational commitment: a case study of a Malaysian organization

This research attempts to test the relationship between supervisory communication and organizational commitment based on a Malaysian organization setting. Further tests were conducted to identify which supervisory communication behavior will be a significant predictor of organizational commitment. Two hundred and thirty one (231) respondents from a large semi-government corporation and its subsidiary in Northern Peninsular Malaysia were involved in this study. It reveals that there is significant positive relationship between superior-subordinate communication and organizational commitment. Further analysis indicates that negative relationship communication and job-relevant communication are significant predictors of organizational commitment

‘SELF-IE’ MODULE: A COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT SELF-CHANGE AND WORK-PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT OF LOW-PERFORMING CIVIL SERVANTS

Purpose of the study: This study aims to examine the impact of a psychoeducational module known as the ‘SELF-IE’ module in helping low-performing civil servants. It is measured through the self-change variables of emotional stability, psycho-spirituality, and behavioral adjustment among respondents, who attended 2017 Self-Change and Well-Being Programme that used the ‘SELF-IE’ module as the intervention. Methodology: This is a quasi-experimental study, in which the impact of the ‘SELF-IE’ module was determined by measuring the mean differences of the variables for both experimental and control groups. Data were collected from a total of 68 respondents using the Personal Well-Being Questionnaire (PWQ) consisting of 60 items divided into five different sections. Main Findings: There is a significant mean difference in all three measured variables (emotional stability, psycho-spirituality, and behavioral adjustment) between both experimental and control groups, which means that the intervention using the ‘SELF-IE’ module has a positive impact in self-change of the respondents in those variables. Applications of this study: The result of this study can provide useful information to help improve any self-development program for employees’ particularly in public organizational settings. The information should be beneficial for organizational counselors or industrial psychologists, and human resources or training managers. Novelty/Originality of this study: This study specifically enhances the human assessment performance in the Public Service Department (PSD), whereby the development of the ‘SELF-IE’ module has improved the current module used in public organizations’ employee assistance program (EAP)

Impact of Migration on Housing Prices: A Case of Low-Income Households in Iran

Housing shortage is a problem for all levels of household income particularly affects low-income households in recent years. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between migration and housing prices of low-income households. This study adopted the quantitative research method and involved a questionnaire survey of 381 low-income households in the district 20 located in south of Tehran, Iran. The result of this research shows that the inappropriate policy to control the housing prices in Tehran. The finding of this research can be used by the public and the private sector as a basis for policy and decision making in housing markets, especially in the Iranian context

Procurement Selection Practices in Post Disaster Project Management - A Case Study in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

On the 26 December 2004, a great 9.2 earthquake jolted Aceh, Indonesia, followed up by an atrocious tsunami minutes later that wipe out some 200,000 lives in Aceh and thousands more across neighbouring countries. Millions of dollars worth of properties have been damaged and completely destroyed. Billions of dollars poured in, involving many Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) world wide to help out rebuilt affected areas

Leader-Member exchange and superior-subordinate communication behavior: A case of a Malaysia organization

This paper attempts to test the quality of relationship between superiors and subordinates as indicated in leader-member exchange (LMX) theory on superior communication behavior The results of this study indicate that there are no significance differences between out-group and in-group members. However when in-group members were compared to mid-group members the result reveals significance differences between these two groups

Expatriate adjustment: Validating multicultural personality trait among self-initiated academic expatriates

This study looks at the adjustment of self initiated academic expatriates working at one of the public universities in Malaysia.The main aim of the research is to investigate the relationship between Multicultural Personality Questionnaire (MPQ) and the expatriate’s personal, professional and social adjustment.The MPQ consists of five dimensions - cultural empathy, openmindedness,social initiative, emotional stability and flexibility.One-hundred and one questionnaires were distributed to selfinitiated academic expatriates attached to various departments at the university. Results show that the MPQ predicts all three types of adjustment.Apart from the results, the discussions and limitations of the study are also presented in the paper