Individual adaptability and philanthropic behavior of Malaysian community health workers: social network as mediator
Purpose - The study explored how individual adaptability factors impact philanthropic behavior among community health workers (CHWs), with social network as the mediator. Design/methodology/approach – this study used a correlational research design involving 230 CHWs under MERCY Malaysia, a non-go...
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2015
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| author | Alias, Siti Noormi Ismail, Maimunah Suandi, Turiman Omar, Zoharah |
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| description | Purpose - The study explored how individual adaptability factors impact philanthropic behavior among community health workers (CHWs), with social network as the mediator.
Design/methodology/approach – this study used a correlational research design involving 230 CHWs under MERCY Malaysia, a non-government organization (NGO) in the health sector. The data were analyzed using a two-step approach in structural equation modeling (SEM), combining a measurement model and a structural model. Findings – Results showed that (1) social network fully mediated the relationship between task-oriented coping and philanthropic behavior and (2) social network partially mediated the relationship between social trust and philanthropic behavior. Research limitations/implications – The data of the study were generated from a single NGO (MERCY Malaysia) and considered only social adaptability as the antecedent.
Originality/ value – The study is the first of its kind conducted in Malaysia. The finding that social network played a significant role as mediator in philanthropic behavior should be capitalized on by HRD practitioners to bridge the gap between theory and practice in the philanthropic work of CHWs. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-411462016-05-09T02:00:29Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41146/ Individual adaptability and philanthropic behavior of Malaysian community health workers: social network as mediator Alias, Siti Noormi Ismail, Maimunah Suandi, Turiman Omar, Zoharah Purpose - The study explored how individual adaptability factors impact philanthropic behavior among community health workers (CHWs), with social network as the mediator. Design/methodology/approach – this study used a correlational research design involving 230 CHWs under MERCY Malaysia, a non-government organization (NGO) in the health sector. The data were analyzed using a two-step approach in structural equation modeling (SEM), combining a measurement model and a structural model. Findings – Results showed that (1) social network fully mediated the relationship between task-oriented coping and philanthropic behavior and (2) social network partially mediated the relationship between social trust and philanthropic behavior. Research limitations/implications – The data of the study were generated from a single NGO (MERCY Malaysia) and considered only social adaptability as the antecedent. Originality/ value – The study is the first of its kind conducted in Malaysia. The finding that social network played a significant role as mediator in philanthropic behavior should be capitalized on by HRD practitioners to bridge the gap between theory and practice in the philanthropic work of CHWs. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/msword en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41146/1/41146.docx Alias, Siti Noormi and Ismail, Maimunah and Suandi, Turiman and Omar, Zoharah (2015) Individual adaptability and philanthropic behavior of Malaysian community health workers: social network as mediator. In: 6th International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice, 3-5 June 2015, University College Cork, Ireland. . (Unpublished) http://www.ufhrd.co.uk/wordpress/alias-s-n-ismail-m-suandi-t-and-omar-z-individual-adaptability-and-philanthropic-behavior-of-malaysian-community-health-workers-social-network-as-mediator/ |
| spellingShingle | Alias, Siti Noormi Ismail, Maimunah Suandi, Turiman Omar, Zoharah Individual adaptability and philanthropic behavior of Malaysian community health workers: social network as mediator |
| title | Individual adaptability and philanthropic behavior of Malaysian community health workers: social network as mediator |
| title_full | Individual adaptability and philanthropic behavior of Malaysian community health workers: social network as mediator |
| title_fullStr | Individual adaptability and philanthropic behavior of Malaysian community health workers: social network as mediator |
| title_full_unstemmed | Individual adaptability and philanthropic behavior of Malaysian community health workers: social network as mediator |
| title_short | Individual adaptability and philanthropic behavior of Malaysian community health workers: social network as mediator |
| title_sort | individual adaptability and philanthropic behavior of malaysian community health workers social network as mediator |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41146/1/41146.docx |
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