Matching the demographic and work profile of employees to workplace bullying and employee silence
Workplace bullying may lead to employee silence in many organizations. As such, this study attempts to examine the existence of employee silence, which might have a negative effect on organizational productivity and profitability. The objectives of the study are (1) to find out the extent of the exi...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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Kolej Universiti Islam Melaka
2019
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/74752/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74752/23/74752%20MATCHING%20THE%20DEMOGRAPHIC.pdf |
| Summary: | Workplace bullying may lead to employee silence in many organizations. As such, this study attempts to examine the existence of employee silence, which might have a negative effect on organizational productivity and profitability. The objectives of the study are (1) to find out the extent of the existence of workplace bullying and employee silence among employees of a higher learning institution, (2) to analyze the differences among types of demographic characteristics and work-related information in relation to workplace bullying and employee silence, and (3) to determine the relationship between workplace bullying and employee silence. The pilot study was conducted at Open University Malaysia (OUM) among 50 respondents using the survey method with the questionnaire as the research instrument for data collection. Results show that workplace bullying is comparatively less prevalent. However, employee silence does exist. Non-academic staff members are more likely to exhibit silence compared to academic staff members. Also, there is a positive relationship between workplace bullying and employee silence in the higher learning institution. Hence, the spiral of silence theory does apply to the academic sphere.
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Keganasan di tempat kerja boleh menyebabkan kesunyian pekerja dalam banyak organisasi. Oleh itu,
kajian ini cuba untuk mengkaji kewujudan kesunyian pekerja, yang mungkin memberi kesan negatif
terhadap produktiviti organisasi dan keuntungan. Objektif kajian ini adalah (1) untuk mengetahui
tahap kewujudan buli tempat kerja dan kesunyian pekerja di kalangan pekerja institusi pengajian
tinggi, (2) untuk menganalisis perbezaan di antara jenis ciri demografi dan maklumat yang berkaitan
dengan pekerjaan berhubung ke arah buli tempat kerja dan kesunyian pekerja, dan (3) untuk
menentukan hubungan antara buli tempat kerja dan kesunyian pekerja. Kajian rintis dijalankan di
Open University Malaysia (OUM) di kalangan 50 responden menggunakan kaedah tinjauan dengan
soal selidik sebagai instrumen kajian untuk pengumpulan data. Keputusan menunjukkan bahawa buli
di tempat kerja agak kurang lazim. Walau bagaimanapun, kesunyian pekerja wujud. Ahli kakitangan
bukan akademik lebih cenderung untuk memperlihatkan keheningan berbanding anggota staf
akademik. Selain itu, terdapat hubungan positif antara buli di tempat kerja dan kesunyian pekerja di
institusi pengajian tinggi. Justeru, teori bisu yang diamalkan berlaku untuk bidang akademik. |
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