Overcoming Workplace Challenges: A Qualitative Study of Resilience Factors of Indonesian Women Factory Workers in Malaysia

Objective: Aim to explore the experiences of Indonesian factory workers who perceived themselves as resilient individuals.This paper report the strategies used by Indonesian women factory workers to develop and maintain their resilience, despite encountering serious workplace challenges.Background D...

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Main Authors: Purba, Ellys Juwita, Syed Abdullah, Syed Mohamad
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/24833/1/2nd%20IRC%202017%2070.pdf
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description Objective: Aim to explore the experiences of Indonesian factory workers who perceived themselves as resilient individuals.This paper report the strategies used by Indonesian women factory workers to develop and maintain their resilience, despite encountering serious workplace challenges.Background Despite the potentially adverse effects of their quality of life such as psychological, social aspect thrive through exercising self-efficacy and coping skills. Resilience refers to the ability to cope well with challenges and change.Methodology: The method of this study is collective case study investigation of personal resilience from 20 Indonesian women factory workers.Interview transcripts were analysed thematically.Results: Indonesian women factory workers attributed their ability to succeed in the workplace to four major influences: Spiritual aspect, Social support, Personal competence, Job environment Implication : Conclusively, Indonesian women factory workers’ resilience ability insights contributed to a deeper understanding of personal resilience and highlight future initiatives to enhance the ability, skill and performance of factory workers in their workplace.
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spelling uum-248332018-09-26T07:14:39Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/24833/ Overcoming Workplace Challenges: A Qualitative Study of Resilience Factors of Indonesian Women Factory Workers in Malaysia Purba, Ellys Juwita Syed Abdullah, Syed Mohamad HD28 Management. Industrial Management Objective: Aim to explore the experiences of Indonesian factory workers who perceived themselves as resilient individuals.This paper report the strategies used by Indonesian women factory workers to develop and maintain their resilience, despite encountering serious workplace challenges.Background Despite the potentially adverse effects of their quality of life such as psychological, social aspect thrive through exercising self-efficacy and coping skills. Resilience refers to the ability to cope well with challenges and change.Methodology: The method of this study is collective case study investigation of personal resilience from 20 Indonesian women factory workers.Interview transcripts were analysed thematically.Results: Indonesian women factory workers attributed their ability to succeed in the workplace to four major influences: Spiritual aspect, Social support, Personal competence, Job environment Implication : Conclusively, Indonesian women factory workers’ resilience ability insights contributed to a deeper understanding of personal resilience and highlight future initiatives to enhance the ability, skill and performance of factory workers in their workplace. 2017-07-11 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/24833/1/2nd%20IRC%202017%2070.pdf Purba, Ellys Juwita and Syed Abdullah, Syed Mohamad (2017) Overcoming Workplace Challenges: A Qualitative Study of Resilience Factors of Indonesian Women Factory Workers in Malaysia. In: 2nd International Research Conference on Economics Business and Social Sciences, 11-12 July 2017, Park Royal Hotel Penang Malaysia.
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Overcoming Workplace Challenges: A Qualitative Study of Resilience Factors of Indonesian Women Factory Workers in Malaysia
title Overcoming Workplace Challenges: A Qualitative Study of Resilience Factors of Indonesian Women Factory Workers in Malaysia
title_full Overcoming Workplace Challenges: A Qualitative Study of Resilience Factors of Indonesian Women Factory Workers in Malaysia
title_fullStr Overcoming Workplace Challenges: A Qualitative Study of Resilience Factors of Indonesian Women Factory Workers in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Overcoming Workplace Challenges: A Qualitative Study of Resilience Factors of Indonesian Women Factory Workers in Malaysia
title_short Overcoming Workplace Challenges: A Qualitative Study of Resilience Factors of Indonesian Women Factory Workers in Malaysia
title_sort overcoming workplace challenges a qualitative study of resilience factors of indonesian women factory workers in malaysia
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