Quality of worklife and organizational commitment: Government accountants in Malaysia
This study was conducted to examine the nature iof relationships between the perceived presence of quality of worklife (QWL)factors and organizational commitment using samples from government accountants in Malaysia. Accountants in government sector were selected to participate in this study.A total...
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| author | Mohd Hanefah, Mustafa Md Zain, Ali Yusob Ismail, Hamzah Mat Zin, Razali |
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| description | This study was conducted to examine the nature iof relationships between the perceived presence of quality of worklife (QWL)factors and organizational commitment using samples from government accountants in Malaysia. Accountants in government sector were selected to participate in this study.A total of 145 sets of questionnaires were sent to the organization, and 74 usable questionnaires representing a response rate of 51.4% were used for statistical analysis. A QWL measure consisting of seven factors: growth and development, participation, physical environment, supervision, pay and benefit, social relevance, and workplace integration was developed based on Walton's (1974) conception.The three component model and measure of organizational commitment developed by Allen and Meyer (1990) was adopted in this study. Results of regression analyses indicated that only two QWL factors, growth and development and pay and benefit, were significant in explaining organizational commitment, Implication and suggestions for further research are also discussed. |
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| spelling | uum-66822012-12-31T02:57:16Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/6682/ Quality of worklife and organizational commitment: Government accountants in Malaysia Mohd Hanefah, Mustafa Md Zain, Ali Yusob Ismail, Hamzah Mat Zin, Razali HD28 Management. Industrial Management This study was conducted to examine the nature iof relationships between the perceived presence of quality of worklife (QWL)factors and organizational commitment using samples from government accountants in Malaysia. Accountants in government sector were selected to participate in this study.A total of 145 sets of questionnaires were sent to the organization, and 74 usable questionnaires representing a response rate of 51.4% were used for statistical analysis. A QWL measure consisting of seven factors: growth and development, participation, physical environment, supervision, pay and benefit, social relevance, and workplace integration was developed based on Walton's (1974) conception.The three component model and measure of organizational commitment developed by Allen and Meyer (1990) was adopted in this study. Results of regression analyses indicated that only two QWL factors, growth and development and pay and benefit, were significant in explaining organizational commitment, Implication and suggestions for further research are also discussed. 2000 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/6682/1/H._mus.pdf Mohd Hanefah, Mustafa and Md Zain, Ali Yusob and Ismail, Hamzah and Mat Zin, Razali (2000) Quality of worklife and organizational commitment: Government accountants in Malaysia. In: Seminar Penyelidikan Universiti Utara Malaysia 1999, 1999, Pusat Konvensyen Universiti Utara Malaysia. http://lintas.uum.edu.my:8080/elmu/index.jsp?module=webopac-l&action=fullDisplayRetriever.jsp&szMaterialNo=0000760231 |
| spellingShingle | HD28 Management. Industrial Management Mohd Hanefah, Mustafa Md Zain, Ali Yusob Ismail, Hamzah Mat Zin, Razali Quality of worklife and organizational commitment: Government accountants in Malaysia |
| title | Quality of worklife and organizational commitment: Government accountants in Malaysia |
| title_full | Quality of worklife and organizational commitment: Government accountants in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Quality of worklife and organizational commitment: Government accountants in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality of worklife and organizational commitment: Government accountants in Malaysia |
| title_short | Quality of worklife and organizational commitment: Government accountants in Malaysia |
| title_sort | quality of worklife and organizational commitment government accountants in malaysia |
| topic | HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/6682/1/H._mus.pdf |
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