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A Corpus-based Analysis of the Auxiliary Verb HAVE in a corpus of Adult ODL Learners’ Writing
Get PDFGen Y’s Needs and Intention to Stay in the Banking Sector, Mediated by Perceived Organizational Support
No full textPrevious studies have shown that banks in Malaysia play a critical role in generating spillover effects to
other sectors and creating new industries for the economy. However, in today’s competitive corporate
environment, especially in the banking sector, retaining their highly skilled and knowledgeable employees
is still one of their biggest challenges. Despite numerous perks, rewards and benefits given to the Gen Y
employees, pastscholars have found that the employers were still not able to retain them. Gen Y are known
for their technological and internet expertise, however, they are seemed to be outspoken, not loyal, and
unable to stay long in an organization. Therefore, the aim of this concept paper is to determine the impact
of social, emotional and learning needs towards the intention to make Gen Y employees stay in the banking
sector in Malaysia. Incapable of retaining the Gen Y employees will make employers incur severe losses in
terms of money, rapid recruitment, training and career succession planning. Therefore, to maintain high
quality, competent and knowledgeable employees, we must understand the Gen Y’s intention to stay with
regard to their social, emotional and learning needs. Consequently, we can plan and implement
contemporary human resource functions related to this young generation effectively, in order for them to
perform their duties diligently and how they could be retained in the banking industry. (Abstract by authors
International Collaborations in Higher Education - A Case Study of OUM Business School and HUTECH, Vietnam
No full textGovernments all over the world generally recognise the important role that higher education
(HE) plays in meeting the challenges borne by globalisation. Australia, Europe, Singapore,
Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Dubai have all recognised the importance of internationalisation of
HE and universities are turning towards franchising due to increased financial pressure, higher
autonomy and an increasingly competitive market. As part of its efforts to widen access to
education, OUM has ventured overseas and is currently working with many overseas partners
and collaborators. This research focuses on the OUM Business School (OUMBS) which
currently offers its programmes overseas through various collaborative partners. The case in
hand focuses on the international collaborative partnership between OUMBS and Ho Chi Minh
University of Technology (HUTECH) and discusses the current experiences faced by the two
partners. Findings from the case highlight the advantages and disadvantages of a collaborative
partnership plus the lessons that could be learnt. (Abstract by authors
Knowledge Workers Job Performance: An Examination of Career Values, Perceived Organizational Support and Career Satisfaction
Get PDFKnowledge workers help organizations improve productivity and gain competitive advantage
in the market. Since organizations have realized the importance of knowledge workers in
organizational development, management has been focusing on the knowledge workers’ job
performance, which ultimately improves the organizational performance. The purpose of this
study is to investigate the mediating effects of the knowledge workers’ career satisfaction
Business and Management Horizons
ISSN 2326-0297
2017, Vol. 5, No. 2
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among career values, perceived organizational support and job performance. In this regard,
data was collected from 284 knowledge workers working in Saudi Arabian organizations and
it was analyzed using regression and Sobel test. The result of the analysis explain that career
satisfaction play a key role in knowledge workers’ job performance, and work as mediator
between career values, perceived organizational support and the knowledge workers’ job
performance. The findings of this study will be helpful for top management and HR
professionals to manage the knowledge workers’ job performance. Furthermore, the
mediating role of career satisfaction contribute to the body of knowledge and offer future
researchers opportunities to investigate other factors, which influence career satisfaction of
knowledge workers. This study also discussed some limitations which could be an avenue for
future research. Research on Saudi Arabian knowledge workers has never been done before.
Therefore, this study explores the effects of career values, perceived organizational support
and career satisfaction on Saudi Arabian knowledge workers’ job performance. (Abstract by authors
Relationship of Adult Attachment Styles and External Shame on Depression Symptoms among Married Couples: A Preliminary Study
Get PDFThis study investigated the potential impact of attachment styles and external
shame on depression symptoms among married couples from low-income apartments in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur. A door-to-door approach was used to recruit participants and collect data. Three research scales were used in this study:
the Experience in Close Relationship-Revised Version questionnaire was used to
measure individual differences in adult attachment styles, the Other as Shamer
Scale was used to measure external shame, and the Personal Health Questionnaire was used to measure depression symptoms. This study reports that the most common depression symptoms reported are among individuals who experienced depression symptoms for less than one month. Results showed that dualinsecure couples (wives’ anxiety attachment and husbands’ avoidance attachment, wives’ avoidance attachment and husbands’ avoidance attachment) were
significantly correlated with depression in a sample of the wives. The findings also
revealed that a specific type of dual-insecure couples (wives’ anxiety attachment
and husbands’ avoidance attachment) was a predictor of depression symptoms.
These results provide evidence for a role of specific dual-insecure couples and
external shame on depression symptoms. (Abstract by authors
Tahap Pengetahuan dan Penghayatan Agama Dalam Golongan Pekerja Seks (Sex Worker) di Kuala Lumpur
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