An empirical validation of excellent work culture scales: evidence from selected established higher education institutions in West Malaysia

This study argues that the components of excellent work culture (EWC) since its emergence in the 1980s in the Malaysian public sector were not empirically validated. Therefore, the purpose of this empirical study is to validate instrument and the factor structure of the underlying dimensions of EW...

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Main Authors:	Musah, Mohammed Borhandden, Mohd Ali, Hairuddin, Vazhathodi Al-Hudawi, Shafeeq Hussain, Hamdan, Abdul Rahim
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Language:	English
Published:	Canadian Center of Science and Education 2014
Subjects:	L Education (General) LB2300 Higher Education
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spelling	iium-386212014-10-08T04:15:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38621/ An empirical validation of excellent work culture scales: evidence from selected established higher education institutions in West Malaysia Musah, Mohammed Borhandden Mohd Ali, Hairuddin Vazhathodi Al-Hudawi, Shafeeq Hussain Hamdan, Abdul Rahim L Education (General) LB2300 Higher Education This study argues that the components of excellent work culture (EWC) since its emergence in the 1980s in the Malaysian public sector were not empirically validated. Therefore, the purpose of this empirical study is to validate instrument and the factor structure of the underlying dimensions of EWC in higher education institutions (HEIs) in West Malaysia. The study sampled 1068 faculty members of eight selected HEIs. The results reveal that the EWC two-factor model fitted the observed data; CFI=.97, TLI=.97, NFI=.97, χ2/df=4.92, RMSEA=.08 and SRMR=.01. Moreover, the results provide psychometric evidence of composite reliability, convergent and discriminant validity of the instrument validated. This study is deemed as an initiative in validating the psychometric properties of the scales. Theoretically, the study has marked a new direction in the positive work culture settings by devising empirical quantitative measures adding to the conceptual body of EWC. Practically, the findings have practical implications for policy makers in the education sector, both public and private with particular reference to establishing a more conducive work environment, which helps workforce performance and productivity at tertiary level to coexist effectively. Keywords: construct validity, content validity, excellent work culture, higher education institutions Canadian Center of Science and Education 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38621/1/40828-139963-1-SM_%28NEW_PUBLICATION%29.pdf Musah, Mohammed Borhandden and Mohd Ali, Hairuddin and Vazhathodi Al-Hudawi, Shafeeq Hussain and Hamdan, Abdul Rahim (2014) An empirical validation of excellent work culture scales: evidence from selected established higher education institutions in West Malaysia. Asian Social Science, 10 (19). pp. 96-106. ISSN 1911-2025 (O), 1911-2017 (P) http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/viewFile/40828/22561 10.5539/ass.v10n19p96
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spellingShingle	L Education (General) LB2300 Higher Education Musah, Mohammed Borhandden Mohd Ali, Hairuddin Vazhathodi Al-Hudawi, Shafeeq Hussain Hamdan, Abdul Rahim An empirical validation of excellent work culture scales: evidence from selected established higher education institutions in West Malaysia
description	This study argues that the components of excellent work culture (EWC) since its emergence in the 1980s in the Malaysian public sector were not empirically validated. Therefore, the purpose of this empirical study is to validate instrument and the factor structure of the underlying dimensions of EWC in higher education institutions (HEIs) in West Malaysia. The study sampled 1068 faculty members of eight selected HEIs. The results reveal that the EWC two-factor model fitted the observed data; CFI=.97, TLI=.97, NFI=.97, χ2/df=4.92, RMSEA=.08 and SRMR=.01. Moreover, the results provide psychometric evidence of composite reliability, convergent and discriminant validity of the instrument validated. This study is deemed as an initiative in validating the psychometric properties of the scales. Theoretically, the study has marked a new direction in the positive work culture settings by devising empirical quantitative measures adding to the conceptual body of EWC. Practically, the findings have practical implications for policy makers in the education sector, both public and private with particular reference to establishing a more conducive work environment, which helps workforce performance and productivity at tertiary level to coexist effectively. Keywords: construct validity, content validity, excellent work culture, higher education institutions
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author	Musah, Mohammed Borhandden Mohd Ali, Hairuddin Vazhathodi Al-Hudawi, Shafeeq Hussain Hamdan, Abdul Rahim
author_facet	Musah, Mohammed Borhandden Mohd Ali, Hairuddin Vazhathodi Al-Hudawi, Shafeeq Hussain Hamdan, Abdul Rahim
author_sort	Musah, Mohammed Borhandden
title	An empirical validation of excellent work culture scales: evidence from selected established higher education institutions in West Malaysia
title_short	An empirical validation of excellent work culture scales: evidence from selected established higher education institutions in West Malaysia
title_full	An empirical validation of excellent work culture scales: evidence from selected established higher education institutions in West Malaysia
title_fullStr	An empirical validation of excellent work culture scales: evidence from selected established higher education institutions in West Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	An empirical validation of excellent work culture scales: evidence from selected established higher education institutions in West Malaysia
title_sort	empirical validation of excellent work culture scales: evidence from selected established higher education institutions in west malaysia
publisher	Canadian Center of Science and Education
publishDate	2014
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An empirical validation of excellent work culture scales: evidence from selected established higher education institutions in West Malaysia

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