Factors influencing internal and external employability of employees

The paper aimed at examining factors that influence employees’ employability. Factors that were examined are formal and informal career management practices, training, job experiences, education and tenure with current job. Employability is measured using two dimensions; internal and external employ...

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Main Authors: Juhdi, Nurita, Pa'wan, Fatimah, Othman, Noor Akmar, Mokhsin, Hanifah
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Language:English
Published: Aston Journals 2010
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spelling iium-28532012-01-27T04:37:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/2853/ Factors influencing internal and external employability of employees Juhdi, Nurita Pa'wan, Fatimah Othman, Noor Akmar Mokhsin, Hanifah HF5549 Personnel management The paper aimed at examining factors that influence employees’ employability. Factors that were examined are formal and informal career management practices, training, job experiences, education and tenure with current job. Employability is measured using two dimensions; internal and external employability. Data was collected using questionnaires that were distributed to selected organizations in various industries. Measurement items were adopted and adapted from previous studies. Two hundred and sixty employees participated in the study. Pearson correlation tests indicated that formal career management practices was positively related to external employability and internal employability. Informal career management practices were found only significantly related to external employability. The relationship with internal employability was insignificant. Training received by employees was both related to internal and external employability. On the other hand, job experiences were only significantly related to internal employability. Education and tenure were found only giving significant influence to external employability. Aston Journals 2010-08-24 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/2853/1/BEJ-11_Vol2010.pdf Juhdi, Nurita and Pa'wan, Fatimah and Othman, Noor Akmar and Mokhsin, Hanifah (2010) Factors influencing internal and external employability of employees. Business and Economics Journal (11). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2151-6219 http://astonjournals.com/manuscripts/Vol2010/BEJ-11_Vol2010.pdf
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Juhdi, Nurita
Pa'wan, Fatimah
Othman, Noor Akmar
Mokhsin, Hanifah
Factors influencing internal and external employability of employees
description The paper aimed at examining factors that influence employees’ employability. Factors that were examined are formal and informal career management practices, training, job experiences, education and tenure with current job. Employability is measured using two dimensions; internal and external employability. Data was collected using questionnaires that were distributed to selected organizations in various industries. Measurement items were adopted and adapted from previous studies. Two hundred and sixty employees participated in the study. Pearson correlation tests indicated that formal career management practices was positively related to external employability and internal employability. Informal career management practices were found only significantly related to external employability. The relationship with internal employability was insignificant. Training received by employees was both related to internal and external employability. On the other hand, job experiences were only significantly related to internal employability. Education and tenure were found only giving significant influence to external employability.
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author Juhdi, Nurita
Pa'wan, Fatimah
Othman, Noor Akmar
Mokhsin, Hanifah
author_facet Juhdi, Nurita
Pa'wan, Fatimah
Othman, Noor Akmar
Mokhsin, Hanifah
author_sort Juhdi, Nurita
title Factors influencing internal and external employability of employees
title_short Factors influencing internal and external employability of employees
title_full Factors influencing internal and external employability of employees
title_fullStr Factors influencing internal and external employability of employees
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing internal and external employability of employees
title_sort factors influencing internal and external employability of employees
publisher Aston Journals
publishDate 2010
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