The Relationship between Remote Work and Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Perceived Autonomy

The job satisfaction of employees is one of the main keys to leading the success of an organization. It represents how you feel about your job and what you think about your job. Despite the continuous effort by the Malaysian government, the outcome of the implementation and occurrence of remote work practices towards job satisfaction in Malaysia is equivocal. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to investigate whether the impacts of remote work led to employee job satisfaction performance. This study also looks at whether perceived autonomy mediates the relationship between remote work and job satisfaction. The respondents are from one oil and gas company in Kuala Lumpur. The data were collected using an online survey among (n = 185) employees from various departments in the organization. A Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was developed to examine how the variables were related. Results showed that: (1) remote work has a significant relationship with job satisfaction and (2) Perceived Autonomy mediates the relationship between remote work and job satisfaction. The novelty of this research is the contribution of the present body of knowledge through the development of the adapted model of remote work-job satisfaction concerning the oil & gas industry. The findings also could guide the stakeholders and policymakers in formulating a plan and action towards the betterment of the remote work process that can elevate the job satisfaction of the organization

Construction of Meaning from Traditional Cultural Dance Elements in Furniture Design

This study aims to find out how designers create meaning during the design development stage. This study explores 14 dance notations and steps and how they can be used in furniture design to create shape and meaning. It looks at how to use these movements in the design of furniture. In this work, semiotics is used to talk about how "sign," "object," and "interpretant" work together. As a result, several prototypes are designed, built, and tested to figure out the final design's shape and purpose. It can be concluded that using parts of traditional cultural dance helps create meaning and value in the context of furniture design projects. Keywords: design process; meaning-making; furniture design; semiotics eISSN: 2398-4287© 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DO

LEGO and Low-fidelity Materials as prototyping Tools in Co-Creation Activities involving Multidisciplinary Participants

This study examines co-creation prototyping with LEGO and low-fidelity materials. 122 people from the fields of design, the pure sciences, forestry, and tourism are involved in this 6-hour co-creation program. The advantages of early design prototyping with LEGO and low-fidelity materials are examined in this study. LEGO and low-fidelity materials enable multidisciplinary participants to explore, analyse, and modify ideas in three dimensions, validating design solutions, idea formulation, and idea evaluation. It can be concluded that LEGO and low-fidelity materials are good co-design prototyping tools for team and strategy building because they motivate members to participate more during group discussions, manage design modifications, and demonstrate new design directions. Keywords: Co-creation; prototyping tools; prototypes; LEGO eISSN: 2398-4287© 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DO

Personal values, subjective well-being and destination-loyalty intention of international students

What are the factors that predict international students’ destination-loyalty intention? This is the main question this paper addresses, using an online survey among 396 (short-term, N = 182) and (long-term, N = 214) international students at a Norwegian university. Structural equation model-AMOS was conducted to examine relationships among personal values, subjective well-being and destination-loyalty intentions. The results showed that: (1) universalism was positively related to subjective well-being for short-term students; and (2) subjective well-being was positively related to destination-loyalty intention for all groups. We found that relatively stable and happy individuals might be important for ensuring destination-loyalty intentions. Results also indicated that personal values that emphasize justice and equity are also important for short-term international students’ well-being.publishedVersio

Influence of Innovation in Education: Mediation of knowledge transfer

Considering knowledge transfer functions as a mediating factor, this study discusses how administrative employees execute innovation in education through absorptive capacity and psychological empowerment. SPSS25 was used to analyse the data. Based on the findings, knowledge transfer mediates the links between two innovation-related concepts: (1) absorptive capacity and innovation capability; and (2) psychological empowerment and innovation capability. The creation of an adapted model of "absorptive capacity," "knowledge transfer," "psychological empowerment," and "innovation" in the field of psychology signifies the contribution of the current body of knowledge related to the education industry. Keywords: innovation; education, knowledge transfer eISSN: 2398-4287© 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DO

Factors That Influence Job Stress among Foreign Construction Site Workers in Malaysia

This study’s goal is to address factors that cause major stress scenarios and identify the factors that cause such a dilemma among foreign workers. These issues stem from three different variables that contribute to stress, which include job characteristics (job demand, job control and job support) workload and reward. To affirm and verify the said variables, a quantitative research approach is implemented based on participants from the construction site. The sampling frame was for foreign workers from different levels and positions in a selected construction site in Klang Valley. This study was based on 100 samples of foreign workers selected using the snowballing method. Results indicate a significant relationship between job factors (job demand, job control and job support) on the job stress of foreign workers at the construction site. Results also show a significant relationship between workload and job stress and no relationship was found between reward and job stress. This study discussed the results from the psychological, and human resource perspectives, as well as their implications for human resource management. The findings can be used to guide the progress of policies and programs that can navigate the negative effects of employees’ stress. The present study was done to further combine and explore whether the main initial factors influencing stress in Malaysia are still applicable in the context of foreign workers in the construction industry. Up until now, there has been only scarce research on the combination of the discussed factors on stress.&nbsp

Destination Motivation, Cultural Orientation, and Adaptation: International Students’ Destination-Loyalty Intention

This study aims to understand factors predicting destination-loyalty intention in international education. A sample of 378 long-term (n=195) and short-term (n=183) international students participated in the study carried out in 2014 through an on-line survey at the University of Bergen, Norway. Using a series of hierarchical regression analyses, the researchers found that among short-term students, destination motivation (pull), orientation to mainstream and heritage culture together with psychological adaptations were the most important variables influencing their decision to revisit and to recommend the destination to others. Among long-term students, the same variables with the exception of psychological adaptation in addition to sociocultural adaptation were the significant predictors of destination-loyalty intention. This study discusses the results from a social, psychological and international education perspective as well as their implications for destination management

The Influence of Social Media on Self-Esteem among International Business Students in One of the Public Universities

Over the past few decades, there has been a remarkable expansion of Information Communication Technology (ICT), leading to significant changes in our lives as we advance in years. Internet addiction has become a major global concern, with the number of affected individuals increasing daily. The Internet has become the primary source of knowledge, and the exponential rise in students' engagement with social media is a noteworthy phenomenon. However, it cannot be overlooked that students are spending more time on social media than on their studies, which can hurt their exam performance unless they allocate more time to learning. Therefore, this paper explores the extent to which factors of social media usage and social media addiction influence self-esteem. The target respondents were among the 97 students of Part 5 in the international business program in UiTM. The objective of this study is to investigate factors of low self-esteem among teenagers (IB students) which it narrows down to the following aim; to identify the relationship between the usage of social media and low self-esteem and to measure the relationship between social media addiction and low self-esteem. The finding of this study revealed that social media addiction has positively influenced the teenager’s self-esteem. Consequently, the result of this study is hoped to help future research to do relevant & further study on social media associated with self-esteem. Besides that, it also gives recommendations to teenagers to foster healthier digital habits and strike a balance between online activities and their daily responsibilities

The “why” and “how” of International Students’ Ambassadorship Roles in International Education

Current developments in tourism studies have sought to link international education experience to other domains of people’s lives. Although the literature on tourist experience as well as various perspectives pertaining to acculturation experience towards intention are quite large, this thesis maintains that some of these perspectives on how acculturation experiences are related to intentions are still too ambiguous. Therefore, this thesis presents a threefold idea of the phenomenon of the educational tourist acculturation experience. Reviews suggest that there has been little attempt to link social-psychological research on international students to wider tourism research. Based on reviews of tourism and general psychological literature, this thesis argues that international students’ destination-loyalty intention are influenced by motivation, cultural orientation, adaptation, individuals’ personal values and experiences arising during acculturation. It is contended that this forms the basis of preferences to revisit and to recommend a destination to others. The following is the primary objective of this thesis; namely, how do international students’ destination motivation, cultural orientation, adaptation, personal values, subjective well-being and acculturation experiences influence destination-loyalty intention? This was done to gain a better understanding of international students’ destination loyalty intentions. In line with this objective, the thesis had three aims: The first was to see how international students’ destination motivation (pull and push), cultural orientation and adaptation influence destination-loyalty intention. The second was to understand how the basic personal values influence international students’ subjective well-being and subsequently destination-loyalty intention. The third aim was to investigate the relationship between the experiences arising during acculturation (i.e., perceived discrimination and orientation to mainstream culture) and life satisfaction on the one hand and destination-loyalty intention on the other. The thesis is made up of three studies, and data for all studies were collected using an online survey among international students at the University of Bergen. Analyses of the data involved the use of hierarchical multiple regression analyses and structural equation modelling with the use of AMOS - Analysis of Moment Structures. The sample consisted of 378 short-term (N=183) and long-term (N=195) international students who accepted the invitation and filled out an on-line survey questionnaire in the first study. In a series of hierarchical multiple regression analyses, it was found that for short-term students, destination motivation (pull) together with orientation to mainstream, orientation to heritage and psychological adaptations were the most important variables influencing the decision to revisit and recommend the destination, accounting for 24.8% of the variance in destination-loyalty intention. For long-term students, destination motivation (pull) together with orientation to mainstream, orientation to heritage and sociocultural adaptations were the most important variables, accounting for 25.1% of the variance in destination-loyalty intention. In the second study, data was obtained from 396 (short-term, N=182) and (long-term, N=214) international students. AMOS results indicated that universalism was positively related to subjective well-being among short-term students and subjective well-being was positively related to destination-loyalty intention for both groups of students. Lastly, in the third study, AMOS results among a sample of 489 international students indicated that orientation to mainstream culture is positively related to destination-loyalty intention and it mediated the relationship between perceived discrimination and destination-loyalty intention. Although subject to some limitations, the overall results suggested that to ensure international students’ destination-loyalty intentions, the suggested variables are important. Based on the reported findings, this study concludes with practical suggestions for future study abroad coordinators, stakeholders and directions for future research

Destination Motivation, Cultural Orientation, and Adaptation: International Students’ Destination-Loyalty Intention

This study aims to understand factors predicting destination-loyalty intention in international education. A sample of 378 long-term (n=195) and short-term (n=183) international students participated in the study carried out in 2014 through an on-line survey at the University of Bergen, Norway. Using a series of hierarchical regression analyses, the researchers found that among short-term students, destination motivation (pull), orientation to mainstream and heritage culture together with psychological adaptations were the most important variables influencing their decision to revisit and to recommend the destination to others. Among long-term students, the same variables with the exception of psychological adaptation in addition to sociocultural adaptation were the significant predictors of destinationloyalty intention. This study discusses the results from a social, psychological and international education perspective as well as their implications for destination management