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Exploring the skill sets of career changers from engineering to non-engineering careers
Get PDFOne of the major issues plaguing the engineering landscape in Malaysia is the loss of the talent pool due to engineers voluntarily exiting the profession altogether to pursue a career in other non-engineering fields. While previous studies focused mainly on the factors that contributed to their decision to change careers, there is limited knowledge that examined the applicability of engineering skills in non-engineering fields. Taking an inductive approach, the objective of this study was two-fold: identify the skills that career changers leverage from engineering to a non-engineering career, and examine the application of the leveraged engineering skills in a non-engineering career. This study embarked on a qualitative inquiry approach using the Gioia Methodology. Semi-structured interviews were deployed as the primary data collection method and complemented by observation activities. The fieldwork involved interviewing twenty respondents selected using the purposive sampling method. Based on the data structured process of analysis, the study identified five key skills that are relevant and useful, namely data analysis skills, problem-solving skills, process analysis skills, communication skills, and technical skills. A framework was developed to demonstrate the skills and their respective elements that engineers leverage from the engineering to the non-engineering profession. The framework can be integrated with the existing MEES framework to give a holistic view of the different skills required to excel in engineering and outside engineering. In addition, the study developed a matrix of a likelihood that depicts the type of skills in a career change process. The matrix could be an initial guide to engineers (or related stakeholders) in understanding the engineering skills and their applicability in other fields. The skills and their respective elements identified in the current study can be viewed as an advancement of knowledge in employability
The Relationship Between Social Media Marketing Capability, Trust and SMEs’ Performance in Malaysia
Get PDFDue to the realization of SMEs' importance to the economy, and the changed happened owing to technology, social media marketing capabilities (SMMC) has been being implemented over the last few years. It aims to develop SMEs and enhance their performance from new technology and resource point of view. Consequently, the objective of this study is to examine the relationship between SMMC and SME’s performance in Malaysia and assesses the mediating of trust on the relationship between SMMC and SME’s performance. Owing to covid19 and the implementation of MCO, the online questionnaire was used to collect data from 387 SME firms in Selangor, Malaysia in August and September 2020, and the 123 of the gathered data was analysed using SPSS and SmartPLS. The high second-order method has been used to conduct the analysis. The results confirmed that there are positive relationship between SMMC and all its dimensions and SMEs performance, the relationship between SMMC and trust is positive as well as between trust and SMEs performance. Moreover, trust positively mediates the relationship between social SMMC and SME performance. All the subhypotheses are positive and significant. The outcome of this study provides new knowledge and essential practical insights for the digital marketing agencies, SMEs agencies such as SME Corp, as well as policy makers. The findings help to look further at the programs and guidelines to empower SMEs with required marketing knowledge and best practice, business owners, and executive management. Finally, further research can provide in-depth explanations by considering all limitations of this study, such as further research with a specific sector, conduct research on other states, or interviewing targeted respondents for more clarification
Examining the influencing factors of turnover intention: Mediating and moderating effect of organizational commitment and Islamic work ethics
Get PDFDrawing upon the social exchange theory and organizational justice theory, this study examined the influence of human resource practices (salary, training and development, performance appraisal and promotion opportunity), workplace incivility and authentic leadership style on employee‘s turnover intention. Moreover, this study also investigated the mediating effect of organizational commitment on these relationships, as well as the moderating role of Islamic work ethics on the relationship between organizational commitment and turnover intention. A total of 386 permanent charge nurses of five DHQ hospitals of Punjab, Pakistan participated in the study. The results demonstrated the significant direct relationships between salary, performance appraisal, promotion opportunity, workplace incivility, authentic leadership style, organizational commitment and turnover intention. Nonetheless, no significant direct relationship existed between training and development and turnover intention. Similarly, the study also found significant relationships between salary, performance appraisal, promotion opportunity, workplace incivility, authentic leadership style and organizational commitment except training and development. Furthermore, the bootstrapping results indicated that organizational commitment mediated the relationships between performance appraisal, promotion opportunity, workplace incivility, authentic leadership style and turnover intention. In contrast, this study did not find any mediation of organizational commitment between salary, training and development and turnover intention relationship. In addition, the results also revealed the significant role of Islamic work ethics in moderating the relationship between organizational commitment and turnover intention. In general, the findings showcased that turnover intention can be reduced through the examined key constructs of the study. Accordingly, the study has forwarded noteworthy claims regarding the mediating effect of organizational commitment on these variables and moderating effect of Islamic work ethics between organizational commitment and turnover intention. The study offers theoretical and practical contributions. This study also highlights the crucial role of these significant factors in reducing turnover intention amongst employees in the public healthcare sector. Lastly, limitations and future research directions are also provided
The effects of collective organisational engagement, high performance work environment, innovative work behaviour towards high performance organisation
No full textRecently, high-performance organisations have played a crucial role in corporate business operational and financial sustainability. Previous studies revealed that superior organisational performance reflected the organisational high-performance work environment and workers' creative behaviour. Based on the resource-based view (RBV) and the social exchange theory (SET), this study aims to examine the role of a high-performance work environment, i.e. high-performance work system and high-performance organisational culture and employees' innovative work behaviour in a high-performance organisation. Furthermore, this study also assessed the role of collective organisational engagement as mediating variable in the relationship between the related variables. An online survey method was applied for data collection, which involved 206 managers of software development firms in Pakistan. Factor Analysis and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) were applied to analyze the data. PLS path modelling results revealed significant positive direct relationships between high-performance organisational culture, collective organisational engagement, and high-performance organisation. Similarly, PLS-SEM showed significant positive direct relationships between high-performance work system, innovative work behaviour, and collective organisational engagement. However, an insignificant relationship was found between a high-performance work system, innovative work behaviour, and a high-performance organisation. Furthermore, the analysis also revealed that collective organisational engagement mediated the relationships between high-performance work system, innovative work behaviour, and high-performance organisation. In contrast, the study did not find any mediation effect of collective organisational engagement between high-performance organisational culture and high-performance organisational relationships. The findings also revealed that a high-performance work environment and employees' innovative behaviour were the critical factors for superior organisational performance achievement. In addition, this study showed that collective organisational engagement is the main factor in mediating to enhance organisational performance. Thus, software development firms must consider the collective organisational engagement issues in their organisational performance practices
The underutilization factors of computerised accounting software among accountants
Get PDFNowadays, computerized accounting software (CAS) is a must tool to have for every business operation specifically in the accounting department. It is not deniable that the accounting software has contribute a lot of benefits to the users and business owners. Prior research also has shown that the advantages of the computerized accounting system has helped to improve the efficiency and boost the business performance. However, a little research was conducted to study the underutilization factors of computerized accounting software among accountants which are believed are the challenges encountered by the accountants in their daily basis. This study was intended to cover that area by adopting technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between lack of awareness on internal control features (technological context), lack of management support (organizational context) and external pressure from software industries (environmental context) towards the underutilization factors of CAS among accountants. This study used a quantitative approach where a total number of 108 questionnaires were distributed among accountants. The returned questionnaires were analyzed by using PLS-SEM and the results show that only lack of awareness on internal control features have a significant relationship towards underutilization factors of CAS. Lastly, implications of the outcomes, potential limitations, and recommendations for future research are also discussed in this stud
The relationship between companies characteristics and tax Incentive: Listed manufacturing companies in Malaysia
Get PDFTax incentive is very useful for companies in tax planning for minimizing their tax liability. However, there is a concern in the complexity of the tax incentives procedures, as a result most of the application are from MNCs. This raise question whether the tax incentives available are fairly benefits to all companies, especially the new and SMEs especially manufacturing companies as one the industries that have intensity in capital expenditure. The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between company characteristics and tax incentive of Malaysian manufacturing companies listed on KLSE. About five hundred forty three (543) annual reports were analysed in this study for both descriptive and regression analysis. The annual reports were extracted from Bursa Malaysia, which focusing from year 2017 until 2019. This study found that firm size, profitability and leverage have significant impact on tax incentive (proxied by the effective taxnrate). Firm size measured by total share outstanding has been found to have positive significant relationship with tax incentive. While, firm profitability measured by ROA has been found to have negative significant relationship with tax incentive; and in contrast ROE has positive significant impact on tax incentive. Other factors such as Big4 audit firm and firm size (measured by total asset and revenue) have no significant relationship at all. Results also revealed that the average effective tax rate of firm-year observations is more than standard tax rate of Malaysia at 24% which implies that the level of tax incentive application and utilization is still at low level where it could not minimize companies’ tax liability suggesting low tax planning activities
Pengaruh TPACK dan set minda pemikiran reka bentuk terhadap kompetensi pengajaran guru sains komputer.
No full textPelan Pembangunan Pendidikan Malaysia (PPPM) (2013-2025) menjadi tonggak dalam perubahan pelaksanaan KSSM dengan menekankan penguasaan kemahiran abad ke-21 kepada pembaharuan kurikulum dalam mata pelajaran Sains Komputer.
Justeru itu, kompetensi pengajaran guru amatlah penting bagi mencapai hasrat tersebut. Selain itu, pengetahuan guru dalam teknologi (TPACK) dan Set Minda Pemikiran Reka Bentuk menjadi satu kepentingan dalam membina kompetensi pengajaran guru dalam mata pelajaran Sains Komputer. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti pengaruh antara Pengetahuan Teknologikal Pedagogikal Isi
Kandungan dan Set Minda Pemikiran Reka Bentuk terhadap Kompetensi pengajaran guru Sains Komputer. Kajian kuantitatif ini melibatkan empat konstruk iaitu TPACK, Set Minda Pemikiran Reka Bentuk, Motivasi dan Kompetensi Pengajaran Guru Sains Komputer. Konstruk Motivasi diukur sebagai moderator dalam kajian ini.Kajian ini
melibatkan 161 guru Sains Komputer di Negeri Kedah yang telah dipilih sebagai responden secara persampelan rawak. Soal selidik kajian ini diadaptasi dari pelbagai sumber dan mempunyai nilai kebolehpercayaan 0.97. Data kuantitatif dianalisis dengan menggunakan statistik deskriptif dan Analisis SEM melalui perisian SmartPLS 3. Dapatan analisis menunjukkan bahawa terdapat 17 hipotesis yang signifikan dan menyokong dapatan kajian. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan tahap TPACK sederhana tinggi, manakala Set Minda Pemikiran Reka Bentuk dan Kompetensi Pengajaran Guru
bagi Sains Komputer adalah tinggi. Seterusnya dapatan kajian juga menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara Set Minda Pemikiran Reka Bentuk dengan Kompetensi Pengajaran Guru Sains Komputer, tetapi tidak signifikan bagi TPACK. Kajian ini menyumbang idea dan saranan dengan mencadangkan satu kerangka kurikulum untuk dijadikan rujukan dalam pengajaran guru-guru Sains Komputer.
Kajian ini juga memberikan idea dan panduan untuk pengkaji masa hadapan untuk mengkaji TPACK dan Set Minda Pemikiran Reka Bentuk ke atas guru-guru STEM
The prevalence of muscoskeletal disorder and associated ergonomic risk factors among secondary school teachers
No full textThe purpose of thesis is to study the relationship between ergonomic risk factors and muscoskeletal disorders among the secondary school teachers in Damansara, Kuala Lumpur. The ergonomic risk factors chosen for this study are body posture and length of Visual Display Unit Usage. The risk factors mentioned were evaluated on how it impacted the muscoskeletal disorders among the teachers. To meet the research objectives, descriptive and quantitative method is used in this study. The questionnaire was slightly modified using Standardized Nordic Questionnaire (SNQ) to evaluate pain on the neck, shoulder, hand, and elbow, upper and lower back pain and the data were analysed using SPSS software version 28. 125 respondents out of 150 teachers responded to the questionnaire. Based on the findings, it shows higher prevalence MSD rate among the secondary school teachers at Damansara, Kuala Lumpur with the mean of 3.46 (past 12 months) and 3.60 (past 7 days) respectively. There is a significant relationship between body posture and duration of length usage of VDU with MSD. Teachers have complained pain of right elbow (44.8%), neck (38.4 %) and right shoulder (37.6%). The awareness level of ergonomics and MSD among secondary school teachers in Damansara is poor, hence, appropriate ergonomic control measures, educational programs and prevention of work related muscoskeletal disorder are recommended for the school organization in order to reduce the MSD cases and to enhance work efficiency
Factors affecting employee’s mental health in Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad amidst covid-19
Get PDFThis purpose of this study is to identify factors affecting employee’s mental health in Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad amidst Covid-19. The mental health of employees can be measured in the aspect of job insecurity, financial concern and work pressure. The survey method was used to collect primary data through the use of questionnaire
to the employees at Astro attached in Kuala Lumpur. Around 394 questionnaires were distributed and were successfully collected from the respondents. All the data was gathered from the respondents were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science 20.0 versions and using the descriptive and inferential statistics. There are two types of data analysis techniques adapted at this research which is descriptive analysis and inferential analysis techniques. However inferential analysis is used to determine the correlation relationship between independent variables such as job insecurity, financial concern and work pressure with dependent variable which is
mental health of Astro employees in Kuala Lumpur. The result of the study shows that there is a very strong correlation between work pressure factor with Astro employees' mental health compared to other variables such as job insecurity and financial concern. This study has played an important role to identify variables or factors contributing towards employees' mental health in Astro Malaysia Holdings
Berhad and also identified few steps to reduce the problem of mental health among employees
Pembinaan personaliti islamik dalam kalangan usahawan asnaf berjaya di negeri Selangor
Get PDFThis study focuses on Islamic personality development among successful asnaf entrepreneurs because research in this area is minimal. Among the main issues regarding asnaf entrepreneurs is the issue of attitude that drives their success and failure. Attitude is a component of an individual's personality. Hence, Islamic personality development is important in shaping asnaf entrepreneurs’ personalities. This study has three main objectives. First, identify the factors that influence successful asnaf entrepreneurs’ Islamic personality development. Second, exploring the Islamic personality traits of successful asnaf entrepreneurs. Third, analyse the implications of Islamic personality on asnaf entrepreneurs’ success. This study used a phenomenological-transcendental qualitative method involving seven iconic successful asnaf entrepreneurs in Selangor and Business Development Sector managers in TERAS. Data and information were collected by semistructured interviews and analysed using phenomenological methods assisted by Atlas.ti software version 8. The data validity and reliability were achieved using detailed study descriptions and expert reviews. The study found that internal factors tazkiyyah al-Nafs comprising mujahadah al-Nafs and riyadah al-Nafs and the support from external factors like family, related agencies, friends, mentors, and the community strengthen successful asnaf entrepreneurs’ identity. The results show some similarities in Islamic personality traits of successful asnaf entrepreneurs such as fathonah, amanah, siddiq, tabligh, diligent, persistent, friendly and charitable. Nonetheless, there are differences in Islamic personality traits which contribute to the success of asnaf entrepreneurs, namely determined, willful, firm but gentle. This study also found that Muslim entrepreneurs’ personality has implications on the asnaf entrepreneurs’ success from the aspect of changing asnaf’s status from a zakat recipient to a zakat payer, helping others in distress, and improving their living standards and sustenance. This study provides a significant contribution to knowledge relating to asnafs’ Islamic personality development and guidelines to related agencies in strengthening training aspects, especially in shaping the asnafs’ identity and personality to be independent