Whether individual characteristics are related to organizational affiliation

One’s affiliation with formal and informal organizations tends to reflect dominant attributes or orientation of the organizations. One’s fit with an organization will make him continue his membership; a mismatch will separate the two. Members of two different organizations might face difficulties...

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Main Authors: Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi, Ismail, Yusof
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/22675/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/22675/1/P224-P225.pdf
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spelling iium-226752012-03-20T02:56:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/22675/ Whether individual characteristics are related to organizational affiliation Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi Ismail, Yusof HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class One’s affiliation with formal and informal organizations tends to reflect dominant attributes or orientation of the organizations. One’s fit with an organization will make him continue his membership; a mismatch will separate the two. Members of two different organizations might face difficulties in their interactions with members of other organizations, and consequently could not work on joint projects. It is therefore important that different organizations become aware of dominant attributes of members of their interacting organizations to facilitate their communication and work on joint projects. The objective of the study is to identify common traits that are shared by members of selected Islamic-related organizations. The study used an open-ended instrument to solicit the opinions on positive and negative attributes perceived by a friend of one who is affiliated with an Islamic organization. The instrument was administered on a group of eighty (n=80) students who studied Business Ethics in a public university in Malaysia The study content analyzed the attributes, and collapsed them into common categories. The authors believe that the current preliminary study is important in harmonizing the relations between various Islamic organizations. 2010 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/22675/1/P224-P225.pdf Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi and Ismail, Yusof (2010) Whether individual characteristics are related to organizational affiliation. In: IIUM Research, Innovation & Invention Exhibition (IRIIE 2010), 26 - 27 January 2010, Kuala Lumpur.
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topic HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class
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Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi
Ismail, Yusof
Whether individual characteristics are related to organizational affiliation
description One’s affiliation with formal and informal organizations tends to reflect dominant attributes or orientation of the organizations. One’s fit with an organization will make him continue his membership; a mismatch will separate the two. Members of two different organizations might face difficulties in their interactions with members of other organizations, and consequently could not work on joint projects. It is therefore important that different organizations become aware of dominant attributes of members of their interacting organizations to facilitate their communication and work on joint projects. The objective of the study is to identify common traits that are shared by members of selected Islamic-related organizations. The study used an open-ended instrument to solicit the opinions on positive and negative attributes perceived by a friend of one who is affiliated with an Islamic organization. The instrument was administered on a group of eighty (n=80) students who studied Business Ethics in a public university in Malaysia The study content analyzed the attributes, and collapsed them into common categories. The authors believe that the current preliminary study is important in harmonizing the relations between various Islamic organizations.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi
Ismail, Yusof
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Ismail, Yusof
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title Whether individual characteristics are related to organizational affiliation
title_short Whether individual characteristics are related to organizational affiliation
title_full Whether individual characteristics are related to organizational affiliation
title_fullStr Whether individual characteristics are related to organizational affiliation
title_full_unstemmed Whether individual characteristics are related to organizational affiliation
title_sort whether individual characteristics are related to organizational affiliation
publishDate 2010
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/22675/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/22675/1/P224-P225.pdf
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