Malaysian values and organizational commitment : a study of differences amongst various races

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1994-10
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Lau, Chai Choo
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
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The objective of this study was to examine Malaysian value of Collectivism, Respect for Elders and Harmony and the relationship with organizational commitment amongst the races : Malay, Chinese and Indians. Data was collect from 236 employees working in several organization operating in the Northern region of Peninsular Malays of these 236 respondents, 94 were Malay, 85 Chinese and 57 Indian. The resuIts of the study showed that Indian employees are more committed to organization followed by Malay and Chinese respectively. Collective showed negative but insignificant relationship with organizational commitment. On the other hand, Respect Elders and Harmony were found to be positively correlation with organizational commitment beyond the convention levels of significance. Values in interaction with race failed to show any significant variation by and large though Chinese low on Harmony showed lowest organization commitment.
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Value of Collectivism
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