A qualitative investigation on work in NGOs: The case of Songkhla province of Thailand

The concept of work in Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) specifically in Songkhla province of Thailand is highlighted in this paper.The study assumed that the meaning of work in NGOs is different from other types of organizations such as business and governmental organizations.NGO operations are seen to be different in terms of their goals when compared to those organizations. Even though research on work had been widely conducted in the business as well as the governmental sectors worldwide, few studies on this issue had been done in the NGO or non-profit sector.The concept of work in NGOs needs to be explored further in order for interested parties to get a true understanding of the nature of work in NGO sector.The research questions posed in this paper relate to how and why the work in NGOs influences the NGO professionals. The objective of this paper is to present some findings based on an in-depth study on the meaning of work in NGOs.This study consists of two core aspects of work: subjective and objective aspects.The respondents in this paper were 16 professionals (i.e. university graduates) selected from five local NGOs in Songkhla province of Thailand.This study used a mixed method within qualitative approach comprising in-depth interviews, non-participant observation, and secondary documents.This study showed that the NGO professionals had given high values on the subjective aspects of work because they were seeking fulfillment from work, while the objective aspects of work were seen to be less important to them

A Conceptual Model of Food Hygiene and Safety: Implication for Future Research

AbstractThis study presents conceptual models that explain the food hygiene and food safety towards culinary student undergo the culinary internship. The respondents were among the culinary students during culinary internship. Both qualitative and quantitative techniques will use as systematic tools to test and validate the model. Through a series of descriptive and inferential statistic some meaningful insights on the issues of interest were obtained. Finding will reveal new dimensions of knowledge, attitudes and practice effects competencies in particular recognized as contributory factors that positively or negatively influenced the job performance of a future chef

Food Safety and Hygiene Practice among Hotel in Malaysia: Qualitative Approach

This study examines the effectiveness of food safety and hygiene practice (FSHP) among restaurants in a selected Malaysian hotel and impact of FSHP toward culinary intern. It is essential to examine effectiveness FSHP among the hotel restaurants and its impact on culinary intern towards producing competent food handler. Using qualitative method, five (5) of culinary intern were interviewed. The data were then transcribing and analyzed using Atlas.ti software. Finding of a current study confirming the effectiveness FSHP in a hotel restaurant in Malaysia depends on the type of hotel, star rating, and location.© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA 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) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia..Keywords: Food safety; food hygiene practices; culinary; culinary inter

Evaporation Phenomenon Inside a Solar Still: From Water Surface to Humid Air

This demonstration illustrates how the water cycle helps to purify water. Students are introduced to the key terms, which are evaporation and condensation. They discover that evaporation is defined as the process through which a liquid becomes a vapor, while condensation is simply the reverse. Students also learn that in the case of water, the main mechanisms for evaporation and condensation are heating and cooling, respectively. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Primary elementary

Isu sosioemosi dalam kalangan pelajar sekolah rendah di negeri Sabah

This study aims to identify socio-emotional issues that often exist among primary school students, especially in the state of Sabah. The respondents involved were a total of 580 people consisting of teachers in several schools from all over Sabah. Respondents as class teachers are required to evaluate and identify socio-emotional issues that often occur among students based on the questionnaire provided. After analysis, the results showed that the majority of 59.8% or 347 respondents have chosen the answer that shows that various socio-emotional issues exist simultaneously at one time. The issues identified have involved more than one pair of issues for a class that has been assessed by the respondents. Next, 16.9% of respondents chose the issue of “emotional behavior disorder”, 8.8% of respondents chose the issue of “changes in the family (divorce, separation)”, 6.2% chose the answer of “being alone with peers”, and 4% chose the issue of “bullying”. The issue of "autism" was realized by 1% of respondents, while 0.7% reported that there was an issue of "death among family members" of their students which caused the socio-emotional level of the students involved. The remaining 2.6% of respondents were aware that all the issues suggested in the answers had been experienced by their students. It is hoped that this study can be used as a guide to understanding more specifically the conflicts that are often experienced by children who are in early school life

Isu sosioemosi dalam kalangan pelajar sekolah rendah di negeri Sabah (socioemotional issues among primary school students in Sabah)

This study aims to identify socio-emotional issues that often exist among primary school students, especially in the state of Sabah. The respondents involved were a total of 580 people consisting of teachers in several schools from all over Sabah. Respondents as class teachers are required to evaluate and identify socio-emotional issues that often occur among students based on the questionnaire provided. After analysis, the results showed that the majority of 59.8% or 347 respondents have chosen the answer that shows that various socio-emotional issues exist simultaneously at one time. The issues identified have involved more than one pair of issues for a class that has been assessed by the respondents. Next, 16.9% of respondents chose the issue of “emotional behavior disorder”, 8.8% of respondents chose the issue of “changes in the family (divorce, separation)”, 6.2% chose the answer of “being alone with peers”, and 4% chose the issue of “bullying”. The issue of "autism" was realized by 1% of respondents, while 0.7% reported that there was an issue of "death among family members" of their students which caused the socio-emotional level of the students involved. The remaining 2.6% of respondents were aware that all the issues suggested in the answers had been experienced by their students. It is hoped that this study can be used as a guide to understanding more specifically the conflicts that are often experienced by children who are in early school life

Conflict management styles among institutional managers: A case study of Teacher Education Institutes of Malaysia

This exploratory study contributes to the conceptual and empirical understanding about the nature of Green Human Resource Management (HRM) in multinational companies in Malaysia, an under researched area in the field.The required data for this study were collected using semi-structured interviews with head of HR in four multinational companies.The results revealed that most of the investigated companies place a very high importance on Green HRM reflecting on five concepts – Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Electronic HRM (E-HRM), Work-life Balance (WLB), Green Policies and Extra Care Program.Towards the end of the interview, the informants realized that HR practices are classified as Green HRM.The approach of this investigation recognizes that ‘Green HRM’ is a new term in this field

A conceptual framework of happiness at the workplace

Happiness at the workplace refers to how satisfied people are with their work and lives.The idea of happiness is related to individual’s subjective well-being.Happiness at the workplace is crucial for improving productivity in any organization. Happy people are productive people while those people who are unhappy may not pay full attention to any task.Some scholars believe that organizations which are able to maintain long-term happiness at the workplace could probably increase and sustain productivity.Therefore, they should know what factors could affect employee happiness in order to effectively enhance happiness at the workplace.But research on employee happiness was rarely seen in the past.The issue of happiness at the workplace needs to be properly conceptualized so that useful research on it could be conducted. This paper presents a potential conceptual framework of happiness at the workplace that could give valuable contribution to future research in this area

A review of organizational and individual career management: A dual perspective

This paper views career management as a combination of both organizational career management (OCM) and individual career management (ICM).It highlights the important impact of career management on personal and organizational successes.It also emphasizes on the effective career management which fosters personal career growth and sustains organizational competitive advantages.At the personal level, the notion of career management brings forth the employee’s capability to develop a career in the workplace. Likewise, it provides organizations with the ability to proactively respond to the rapidly changing organizational environments.This paper differentiates between OCM and ICM that could lead to a clearer understanding of the two terms.The concept of career management is important to academics and practitioners who are involved in this area