Individual Absorptive Capacity Of Host-Country National (Hcn) Workers Of Foreign Mnc(S) In Electrical And Electronic Sector In Malaysia
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Date
2014-01
Authors
Ahmad, Fakhrorazi
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
The main purpose of this study is to provide an empirical examination of individual
absorptive capacity, its antecedent and outcomes, as well as improve the individual
absorptive capacity and individual knowledge acquisition constructs. On that basis, the
new validated individual absorptive capacity construct that has reflectively measured in
three dimensions, namely the ability to identify, assimilate, and apply knowledge was
successfully established. For the new validated individual knowledge acquisition
construct, it has been identified to form a single composite measure. Underpinned with
social cognitive theory (SCT), the researcher has designed the theoretical framework by
which some hypotheses were later developed and tested. In the data collection process,
the study used a sample taken from the MIDA directory, which includes foreign MNC
companies engaged in the electrical and electronics sector in Malaysia. The unit of
analysis is the individual at a supervisory (executive) level rank or higher. For data
collection purposes, a total of 1245 questionnaires were distributed via mail survey and
the drop-and-collect approach. The response rate was 28 percent (345 cases) with an
88.4 percent usability rate (305 cases). The data was then screened and validated before
it was tested using Variance-based SEM. The test results, in addition to answering the
research hypotheses, showed that the variables in the model fit nicely with each other.
In the hypotheses test, the study provided evidence that individual absorptive capacity
was anteceded by organizational culture (OC), and positively influenced individual
innovative behavior (IIB) and individual knowledge acquisition (IKA). In addition to
these anticipated findings, the study also revealed the unexpected discovery on the
moderating hypotheses. Further possible explanations related to the hypotheses results
were then explored in the discussion chapter.
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Host-Country National (Hcn) , Electrical And Electronic Sector