Academic excellence as selection criteria among selected Malaysian employers

This study examines the performance of employees as assessed by their supervisor. It tries to link a relationship between employees' performance with their academic excellence. It aims to measure the variables that could possibly influence employees' performance; such as job satisfactio...

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Main Author: Hashim, Junaidah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2009
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spelling iium-66892011-11-21T17:22:09Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/6689/ Academic excellence as selection criteria among selected Malaysian employers Hashim, Junaidah HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class This study examines the performance of employees as assessed by their supervisor. It tries to link a relationship between employees' performance with their academic excellence. It aims to measure the variables that could possibly influence employees' performance; such as job satisfaction, motivation and involvement in co-curriculum activities. Several instruments were used in this study. An adapted version of questionnaire used by Sarmiento, et al. (2007) was utilised to assess the perceived performance of employees. The subjects were evaluated by their immediate supervisor on a 6-poim scale. Ability construct was measured in terms of employee academic qualification and skills. A 13-item scale based on Porrer (1964) was used to measure motivation. A 14-item scale based on Hackman and Oldham's (1975) Job Diagnostic Survey was used to measure job satisfaction. The findings revealed that there is a weak relationship between employees' performance with CGPA. The findings also revealed that there is a low relationship between employees' performance and their job satisfaction, motivation and ability. The implications of the study are discussed. 2009 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/6689/1/Academic_Excellence_as_Selection_Criteris_Among_Selected_Malaysian_Employers.pdf Hashim, Junaidah (2009) Academic excellence as selection criteria among selected Malaysian employers. In: International Conference on Business & Information (BAI 2009), 6-8 July 2009, Park Royal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. http://bai-conference.org/history.html
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Hashim, Junaidah
Academic excellence as selection criteria among selected Malaysian employers
description This study examines the performance of employees as assessed by their supervisor. It tries to link a relationship between employees' performance with their academic excellence. It aims to measure the variables that could possibly influence employees' performance; such as job satisfaction, motivation and involvement in co-curriculum activities. Several instruments were used in this study. An adapted version of questionnaire used by Sarmiento, et al. (2007) was utilised to assess the perceived performance of employees. The subjects were evaluated by their immediate supervisor on a 6-poim scale. Ability construct was measured in terms of employee academic qualification and skills. A 13-item scale based on Porrer (1964) was used to measure motivation. A 14-item scale based on Hackman and Oldham's (1975) Job Diagnostic Survey was used to measure job satisfaction. The findings revealed that there is a weak relationship between employees' performance with CGPA. The findings also revealed that there is a low relationship between employees' performance and their job satisfaction, motivation and ability. The implications of the study are discussed.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Hashim, Junaidah
author_facet Hashim, Junaidah
author_sort Hashim, Junaidah
title Academic excellence as selection criteria among selected Malaysian employers
title_short Academic excellence as selection criteria among selected Malaysian employers
title_full Academic excellence as selection criteria among selected Malaysian employers
title_fullStr Academic excellence as selection criteria among selected Malaysian employers
title_full_unstemmed Academic excellence as selection criteria among selected Malaysian employers
title_sort academic excellence as selection criteria among selected malaysian employers
publishDate 2009
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/6689/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/6689/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/6689/1/Academic_Excellence_as_Selection_Criteris_Among_Selected_Malaysian_Employers.pdf
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