Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi komitmen pekerja di organisasi awam

Kajian ini melihat gelagat pekerja tentang komitmen terhadap organisasi. Penyelidik menganalisis hubungan signifikan di antara angkubah bebas seperti faktor demografik, faktor psikologi dan faktor organisasi dengan komitmen pekerja terhadap organisasi. Kajian dijalankan dengan menggunakan borang soal selidik yang diterima daripada 113 kakitangan awam di beberapa jabatan kerajaan. Kajian mendapati bahawa purata keseluruhan bagi komitmen pekerja terhadap organisasi hanya berada di tahap sederhana iaitu pada kadar 58.4 peratus. Elemen tahap pendidikan dalam angkubah demografik didapati mempunyai hubungan korelasi positif pada aras keyakinan 0.05 kepada komitmen pekerja terhadap organisasi, manakala elemen-elemen demografik lain seperti usia, status perkahwinan, tempoh perkhidmatan dan pendapatan tidak menunjukkan hubungan korelasi yang signifikan ke atas komitmen pekerja terhadap organisasi. Angkubah psikologi pula menunjukkan tahap hubungan korelasi positif kepada komitmen pekerja terhadap organisasi pada aras keyakinan 0.01. Korelasi angkubah organisasi dengan komitmen pekerja pula menunjukkan tahap hubungan korelasi positif pada aras keyakinan 0.01

Beyond financial performance: A perspective on occupational safety performance in automobile SMEs in Nigeria

Previous studies of SMEs have found that accounting, finance, production and marketing take precedence over personnel related issues like safety and health. There has been a long standing interest in finding ways to assist SMEs in improving safety and health. The aim of this study was to assess the occupational safety performance in automobile SMEs in Abuja, Nigeria. The research method is descriptive - survey. The population consisted of all employees in the department of works and maintenance within 46 automobile SMEs. The results indicate that health and safety which is a crucial characteristic and component in the organization need to be improved upon. The entrepreneurs and owners in this enterprise need to inculcate safety leadership supports as part of their strategies to boost employees’ health morale and job satisfaction

Network Relationships for Firm’s Value-Added Strategies: A Case Study of Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB)

The fragmented nature of the convention industry requires a substantial degree of networking and collaboration among the multifaceted network relationships in destination marketing. Forming specific societal structures and processes within the delegates and convention-related businesses, the evolution and progression in convention industry are associated with social benefits through an exchange of ideas, fostering business contacts and facilitating knowledge transfer. These cooperation and collaboration lead to the quest for value-added strategies. Based upon a case study of Sarawak Convention Bureau, this paper proposes a more integrative theoretical framework in an attempt to describe and explain the nature of network relationships in convention industry, and the value-added strategies from the viewpoint of social capital. The case study involves face-to-face interviews, data coding, causal network modelling, and within-case analysis, throughout the interactive processes of qualitative inquiry

Social Capital, Knowledge Acquisition and Value-Creation for Business Performance

This study examines the interrelationships among structural and relational dimensions of social capital, and patterns of knowledge acquisition and value-creation, using data collected from 208 managers and executives of Malaysian SMEs. Structural embeddedness is measured in terms of perceived ties, frequency of interactions, and time spent with networks. Relational embeddedness is evaluated with respect to closeness, personal familiarity, certainty, and confidence towards other network players. Both structural and relational embeddedness of social capital are related significantly to the extent of intra- and inter-organizational knowledge acquisition and value-creation, which in turn impact significantly on business performance. Findings suggest that employees of SMEs are emboldened by the provision of networking options that are relevant for creating and adding business value in the long term; and that organizational structures must be suitable for reaching external market contacts and absorbing external knowledge for organizational change

Exploring the Role of Universities in the Sustainability of Malaysian Bumiputera Technology-Based Firms

Previous studies suggest that academics and researchers working in universities and other institutions of higher education play an important role in ensuring the sustainability of technology entrepreneurship. The intent of this exploratory qualitative study is to extend our understanding of the roles of universities in assisting Malaysian Bumiputera technology-based firms (TBFs) to sustain their business. Based on an inductive qualitative approach, this study has uncovered three main roles of university academics in the sustainability of Bumiputera TBFs: 1) cultivating entrepreneurial cultures, 2) commercialising university research, and 3) strengthening university-industry linkages

Determination of Destination Competitiveness: A Qualitative Analysis on Malaysiain Convention Torist

Despite extensive empirical research linking organizational capability and competitiveness in the context of manufacturing companies, little attention has focused on the service sector, particularly the convention tourism sector. Convention tourism represents a growing and most desirable segment in Asia’s tourism industry. Many host destinations recognize this high-yield market, thus making the competition in the segment greater. Foresee new opportunities for Malaysia to tap into the convention tourism sector, the identification of the industry’s competitive advantages becomes an important step towards successful development in Malaysia. Based on Porter’s Diamond model, this paper makes an assessment on the competitive advantages that affect the convention tourism sector. Using qualitative approach, the components are analyzed carefully, comparing the competition among the four key markets in Malaysia namely Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Sarawak, and Sabah. Through in-depth interviews with focal industry participants, the responses then have been analyzed using cross-case analysis and develop causal network modeling to visualize the linkages between the elements of convention tourism competitiveness. The results indicate that firm strategy, structure and rivalry; demand conditions; and related and supporting industries contribute to the competitiveness of convention tourism industry. The results also highlighted that factors related to qualified, well-trained human resources and locality access should be considered critically in order to boost the performance of the secto

The Utilization of Educational Intelligence Technology Applications In Higher Educational Institutions In Sarawak

This paper aims to investigate the utilization level of educational intelligence applications among lecturers from the Engineering and Business faculties of higher educational institutions in Sarawak, Malaysia. In this study, the utilization of educational intelligence applications was tested by One-way ANOVA, which is used to compare the utilization level of educational intelligence applications among lecturers between the two aforementioned faculties. The major findings reveal that the utilization level of educational intelligence applications was low despite the fact that all higher educational institutions were well equipped with educational technologies and facilities. Results of the analysis disclosed the utilization of educational intelligence applications in public higher educational institutions was higher than private institutions. The result also indicated that the utilization of educational intelligence applications in engineering faculties was higher than in business, in both public and private institutions. The Spearman’s Rho correlation analysis is also done to determine the relationship between philosophical factor and the utilization of educational intelligence technology applications. The hypothesis of a relationship between the dependent variable, that is utilization of the educational intelligence applications with the philosophical factor was designed based from few studies previously done by Fox (1998), Myatt (1999), Kirkman, Osorio and Sachs (2002), and Tinio (2002). The correlation result showed that the philosophical factor had a low, positive relationship with the utilization of educational intelligence applications. It can be concluded that the low utilization level of the available educational technologies can be explained by the lecturer’s philosophical elements. Therefore, this study can be viewed as groundwork in providing justification for the level of utilization of educational technologies in Malaysian higher educational institutions

Entrepreneurship education: to foster the right pedagogies

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