scholarly journals The Impact of Leadership Communication and Empowerment on Job Motivation Amongst Public Sector Employees in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan Abd Aziz Wan Mohd Amin ◽  
Mohd Shaladin Muda ◽  
Nik Wan Omar
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Federal Agency ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
State Agency ◽  
Leadership Communication ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Job Motivation ◽  
Empowerment Practice ◽  
The Impact

This paper describes a research project that investigated the influence of leadership communication and staff empowerment on job motivation among civil servants. The aim was to fill a gap in the management literature, especially in the Malaysian perspective under the dynamic context of the recent civil servant empowerment practices between state and federal agency departments. Three dimensions on leadership communication had been examined, namely, initiating structure, consideration, and communication orientation, and their link with empowerment and job motivation. A face-to-face survey was performed on 198 respondents from five state agency departments and five federal agency departments using a stratified random sampling technique. As well as the importance of literature contribution, some of the conclusions from this study can give an important insight for the Malaysian practitioners in public sector management. Part of the conclusion suggests that the consideration dimension is proven to be able to encourage empowerment practice and consequently would increase staff motivation. Another finding is that leadership communication based on the three dimensions above is better practised in the federal agencies than the state agencies. The study also proved that leadership communication, empowerment, and forecast factors would contribute toward the increase of motivation among workers.

scholarly journals Beyond the diagnosis: a qualitative exploration of the experiences of persons with hepatitis B in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. e017665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Ampong Adjei ◽  
Florence Naab ◽  
Ernestina S Donkor
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Hepatitis B Infection ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Health Delivery ◽  
Mission Hospital ◽  
Health Delivery System ◽  
Qualitative Exploration ◽  
The Impact

ObjectiveThis study explored the experiences of people with hepatitis B in the Accra metropolis.DesignThe study employed qualitative exploratory descriptive design with purposive sampling technique. Data were collected through face-to-face interview and transcribed verbatim. The data were analysed using content analysis.SettingsParticipants were recruited from one government and one mission hospital in Ghana.ParticipantsFourteen individuals aged between 26 and 45 years with hepatitis B infection were interviewed.ResultsThe findings of the study showed that people with hepatitis B in the Accra metropolis were unclear about the impact of their infection. Furthermore, they experienced psychological and social problems especially when they were initially informed about their hepatitis B status. Sadness, fear, shock, shame and disbelief were some of the experiences reported by participants. Coping strategies adopted include religiosity, denial and lifestyle modification.ConclusionsIt is, therefore, necessary as a country to integrate hepatitis B counselling into the already existing HIV structures in the health delivery system to offer support for individuals diagnosed with hepatitis B. Furthermore, it is important to draw lessons from the process used in the diagnosis of HIV, particularly in ensuring that people provide consent for being tested.

scholarly journals The impact of pictorial warning attached on cigarette packet to the attitude of smoking habit

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (Number 1) ◽  
pp. 20-23
Author(s):  
Dr. Kamrun Nahar ◽  
Prof. Dr. Belal Ahmed ◽  
Prof. Dr. Md. Khorshed Alam
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Habit ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Warning Message ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This was a cross sectional descriptive study conducted to assess the effect pictorial warning message on cigarette packets to the attitude and practice of smokers using a semi-structured questionnaire employing purposive sampling technique with a sample size of 214 by face to face interview carried out in different cities, towns, and villages of Bangladesh from August 2016 to February 2017. Almost 97.6% were male and Most of the respondents (40.9%) belonged to the 20-29 years age group. Majority (58.3%) of them were educated from secondary to graduate few percent below primary. Highest 22.9% respondents were students followed by 17.6% private job holder, 16.9% day labor and only 1.4% was jobless. About 40.2% started smoking by the influence of friends, 26.2% started on curiosity and 20% due to depression and majority 41.0% smoked 1-5 cigarette sticks per day. More than half (65.5%) of respondents felt relax to refreshing by smoking and about two third 77.6% continued their smoking due to habitual act or psychological pleasure Almost 93.4% gave attention to the pictorial warning on the cigarette packets. About 46.4% thought pictorial warning in cigarette packets alarms for not to smoke and only 23.8% thought smoking will cause cancer; 21.4% thought smoking is injurious to health. After seeing the pictorial warning on cigarettes 57.6% reduced the smoking number of sticks per day also attempted to quit smoking. To reduce this restricting the advertisement of tobacco, arranging campaign to raise awareness among people about the health and environmental hazards of smoking and increase the tax on tobacco.

scholarly journals The effect of leadership style and job motivation on the performance of teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 482
Author(s):  
Ramsiah Hiranah ◽  
Happy Fitria ◽  
Achmad Wahidy
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Teacher Performance ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Profound Influence ◽  
Job Motivation ◽  
Study Techniques ◽  
The Impact

The main objective of this study is to define and explain the impact on teacher performance of the leadership style of the head of the Madrasah and job motivation simultaneously. Quantitative analysis is this form of study performed in this study. Techniques for qualitative data collection, questionnaires and documentation..“ Using different linear regression models, it was analyzed. With the help of the version 21 SPSS program. A saturated sampling technique was used in this analysis, where all 49 respondents were tested. From the following conclusions, the findings of data processing and interpretation are drawn: The principal's leadership style has a positive and important effect on the performance of teachers. Motivation for work has a positive and meaningful influence on the success of teachers. At the same time, the leadership style of madrasah principals and job motivation have a profound influence on teacher performance.

scholarly journals The Effect of Length of Service and Demographic Variables on Organisational Role Stress of Public Sector Bank Employees

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-27
Author(s):  
Vijay Prakash Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Role Stress ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Length Of Service ◽  
The Public ◽  
Organizational Role ◽  
Bank Employees ◽  
The Impact

The study explores the impact of length of service and demographic variables on the organizational role stress on the public sector bank employees. The questionnaire employed in this study is Organisational Role Stress (ORS) scale developed by Prof. Udai Pareek (1983) where the length of service, gender, age, education, number of family members and income are independent variables and Organisational Role Stress (ORS) is the dependent variable. The sample for the study consist of 415 public sector bank employees. Simple random sampling is used as a sampling technique. Data were analyzed using Multiple Regression. The results revealed that length of service, age, education, and income significantly impact the organizational role stress (ORS) on the public sector bank employees.

scholarly journals Impact of Academic Achievement Orientation in the Context of Private and Public Sector University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol V (I) ◽  
pp. 642-650
Author(s):  
Wajiha Kanwal ◽  
Tahir Aziz ◽  
Saqib Shahzad
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
University Students ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Academic Goals ◽  
Achievement Orientation ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
The Impact

The problem of the study was to explore the impact of academic achievement orientation in the context of private and public sector university students; it further aimed to investigate the impact of demographic variations such as gender, age, semester, birth order, number of siblings, discipline and family income in determining the level of academic achievement orientation of private and public sector university students. The achievement orientation attitude scale developed by Ansari was used to measure achievement orientations, which was consisted of 10 items. Data was collected through a stratified random sampling technique. Data were analyzed with various statistics, which provided an insight that students differ in terms of academic achievement orientations. Results revealed that students of public sector universities have higher academic achievement orientations. It is also recommended that at the university level, students may also learn self-management and ought to work hard in order to achieve their academic goals without an external push.

scholarly journals Are Commercial Agent Banking Services Worthwhile For Financial Inclusion?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 206
Author(s):  
Md. Imran Hossain ◽  
Md. Al-Amin ◽  
Md Abu Toha
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Econometric Model ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Banking Services ◽  
The Impact

In recent times, commercial agent banking services have got considerable attention from academia and the banking industry for accelerating financial inclusion in emerging economies. However, it's incomprehensible to accelerate the economic progression through financial inclusion while ignoring a huge segment of the nonbank people from unprivileged areas. A very few studies have been conducted on the association between agent banking services and financial inclusion in emerging economies such as Bangladesh. The present study aims to investigate the impact of agent banking services provided by commercial banks on financial inclusion. To begin with the investigation, this study was based on agency theory considering the purposive sampling technique. This quantitative study was conducted on 19 commercial banks which are currently providing agent banking services in Bangladesh. An econometric model was proposed whereas the dependent construct has one specific dimension named as financial inclusion proxy by several accounts as a percentage of the adult population, in contrast, the independent construct had three dimensions named as-deposited amount, credited amount, and inward remittance of agent bank. In addition to that, this econometric model was based on secondary data whereas data analysis was conducted by considering panel data statistical method using GRETL (2019) software. This statistical analysis revealed that currently both the deposited amount and credited amount do have a significant impact on financial inclusion.  It has also been inferred that using agent banking for in-warding remittance and new accounts open by clients have a positive significant relationship with financial inclusion. It is argued that agent banking services by comprising unbanked people in financial inclusion will ultimately prompt the opportunity for proper mobilization of resources and funds while maintaining safety and security. Further, it is also claimed that this study would assist to illustrate the present performance of agent banking services in financial inclusion from a multidimensional perspective which will contribute to providing some more innovative and sustainable products and services towards the unbanked people. Finally, this study recommends that commercial banks through agent banking should include a maximum number of nonbank populations into the financial inclusion by ensuring sustainable agent banking services which will accelerate the emerging economics Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) performance.

scholarly journals Effect of Social Capital on Firm Performance: An Empirical Study of Small Enterprises in Sri Lanka

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 108-125
Author(s):  
Chandralatha Subasinghe Menike Lakse Mudiyanselage
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of social capital on the performance of Small Enterprises (SEs) in an emerging economy, Sri Lanka. The study adopts a survey design and cross-sectional data collected by administering 200 questionnaires conducting face to face interviews. The social capital was measured by three dimensions namely, structural, relational, and conative social capital. The data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modelling. The results show that structural and cognitive social capital had a positive significant impact on the performance of SEs while relational social capital had demonstrated a negative statistically significant impact on the performance of SEs. This implies that the managers of SEs emphasize the social capital as a means to a source of finance and resources and access to business and market information by maintaining close ties with the stakeholders to achieve a competitive advantage. The findings will be useful for the owners/managers of SEs who should share their knowledge, opportunities, and resources with their suppliers, customers as well as employees of the organization such that they should try to share their goals and achieve success together with parties who are related and interested in the business.

Enhancing instructional outcomes with a serious gamified system: a qualitative investigation of student perceptions

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussein Haruna ◽  
Asad Abbas ◽  
Zamzami Zainuddin ◽  
Xiao Hu ◽  
Robin R. Mellecker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Serious Gaming ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Resource Poor ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the students’ perception of their learning experiences concerning serious gaming and gamification instructions and determines whether they were motivated enough and engaged during the educative process in a resource-poor context. Moreover, the study evaluated the impact of interactive instructional environment outcomes in terms of students’ perceptions of the learning catalysed by gamified systems, particularly in enhancing attitude change coupled with knowledge acquisition. Design/methodology/approach This study used a qualitative research design technique to collect the data. A total of 108 first year secondary school students participated in a sexual health literacy course that lasted for a five-week learning period. Using a cluster-sampling technique, three classes were randomly assigned to serious gaming, gamification and teacher-centred instructions. Individual face-to-face interviews were used to assess students’ perceives required satisfaction with three instructions. Data were audio-recorded, and coding analysis was used using NVivo software facilitated qualitative data analysis. Findings The results show that serious gaming and gamification instructions trumped the traditional teacher-centred instruction method. While intervention students were all positive about the serious gaming and gamification instructions, non-intervention students were negative about conservative teacher-centered learning whose limited interactivity also undermined learning relative to the two innovative interventions. Research limitations/implications As a justification to limit face-to-face classes, this study may be useful during an emergency phenomenon, including the current situation of amid COVID-19. The implementation of serious gaming and gamification as remotely instructional options could be among the measures to protect educational communities through reducing close-proximity, and eventually, control contamination and the spread of viruses. Originality/value The application of serious gaming and game elements should not be conceptualised as universal but context-specific. This study shows that particularism is essential to optimise the results in terms of coming up with a specific design based on the scope of evaluation for positive results and develop an intervention that will work, especially in the resource-poor context of the developing world.

scholarly journals Strategic Training and Development: The Impact on Employees’ Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Idaya Husna Mohd ◽  
Joanna Julan ◽  
Tuan Badrol Hisham Tuan Besar
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Strategic Training ◽  
The Impact

Training and development are an essential strategic tool for enhancing employees’ performance and many organizations keep increasing training budget yearly basis with believe that it will earn them competitive advantage. The main objective of this study is to examine the impact of training and development on employees’ performance in a property management corporation. A total of one dependent variable; employees’ performance, and one independent variable, named training and development which consist of three dimensions; needs assessment, training and development techniques, and career development, have been developed. Quantitative and descriptive research methods are adopted for this particular study using one hundred valid questionnaires that were completed by the employees of this corporation. Simple random sampling technique is used and that the data collected are analyzed using descriptive statistics in order to represent the raw data in a meaningful manner. Based on the findings of this study employees believe that needs assessment should be done prior to deciding trainings, proper and suitable techniques are to be used to deliver trainings, and that further career development should be established in order to enhance employees’ performance.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF UNIVERSAL PRIMARY ENROLLMENT ON CLASSROOM PRACTICES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR SCHOOLS OF PUNJAB: A MULTI CASE STUDY ANALYSIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Umer Ameem , Zahida Mansoor, Ali Raza
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Considerable Effect ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Impact

The study explores the effect of Universal Primary Enrollment (UPE) initiative on the classroom practices in the public sector schools in Punjab. Access to primary education is an identified goal for a number of developing countries where determined efforts for achieving the targets for school going children are nearing fruition. Although the UPE drive in the public sector schools shows a positive trend towards the achievement of enrollment targets, however the increased enrollment has also affected the standard of education in public sector schools. The study used a multi case study approach by means of a quantitative research design. Three different schools from three different districts were selected as sample using purposive sampling technique purposively from the public sector schools of Punjab. Classroom observations were conducted for the understanding of increased enrollment impact on teachers’ practices in class. Each case was observed for a week; each observation checklist category was observed on separate week days. The finding of the study reveal that the increase in student enrollments had a considerable effect on teachers’ performance as the bigger class sizes, created problems in managing the class; score student work, and provide responses on student performance. The substantial increase in the workload puts teachers under pressure and makes it challenging to efficiently manage a positive learning environment.  

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