The Impact Of Workload On Job Performance Among Doctors In The Public Sector

This research is focused on exploring the impact of workload on job performance among doctors in a public hospital. A qualitative approach was used and the method is used by the researcher is open-ended questionnaires. Purposive sampling was used in order to collect the data from informants. In this...

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Main Authors: Rusli, Ahmad, Lee, Mei Yuan, Abg Ekhsan, Abang Othman, Ahmad Sofian, Shminan, Heng, Chin, Sumilan, Helmi, Abang Ahmad, Abang Izhar
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2017
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19139/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19139/1/The%20Impact%20Of%20Workload%20On%20Job%20Performance%20Among%20Doctors%20in%20Public%20Sector%20%28abstrak%29.pdf
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author Rusli, Ahmad
Lee, Mei Yuan
Abg Ekhsan, Abang Othman
Ahmad Sofian, Shminan
Heng, Chin
Sumilan, Helmi
Abang Ahmad, Abang Izhar
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Lee, Mei Yuan
Abg Ekhsan, Abang Othman
Ahmad Sofian, Shminan
Heng, Chin
Sumilan, Helmi
Abang Ahmad, Abang Izhar
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description This research is focused on exploring the impact of workload on job performance among doctors in a public hospital. A qualitative approach was used and the method is used by the researcher is open-ended questionnaires. Purposive sampling was used in order to collect the data from informants. In this studied, four informants are doctors at the public hospital, Sarikei, Sarawak. Data analysis used by the researcher in this studied is content analysis. Based on the research findings, factors which contribute to the workload among doctors such as insufficient staff, the number of patients, inadequate equipment, inappropriate working hours and so on. In addition, the short term impact of workload on doctors’ performance can be positive and negative. But, the long term impact of workload on doctors’ performance more on negative impact such make a mistake, intention to leave organization, mental and physical health problem, decrease family relation and increasing divorce rates. This study also proposes related research implication and recommendation for further research.
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spelling unimas-191392023-03-28T03:36:28Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19139/ The Impact Of Workload On Job Performance Among Doctors In The Public Sector Rusli, Ahmad Lee, Mei Yuan Abg Ekhsan, Abang Othman Ahmad Sofian, Shminan Heng, Chin Sumilan, Helmi Abang Ahmad, Abang Izhar H Social Sciences (General) This research is focused on exploring the impact of workload on job performance among doctors in a public hospital. A qualitative approach was used and the method is used by the researcher is open-ended questionnaires. Purposive sampling was used in order to collect the data from informants. In this studied, four informants are doctors at the public hospital, Sarikei, Sarawak. Data analysis used by the researcher in this studied is content analysis. Based on the research findings, factors which contribute to the workload among doctors such as insufficient staff, the number of patients, inadequate equipment, inappropriate working hours and so on. In addition, the short term impact of workload on doctors’ performance can be positive and negative. But, the long term impact of workload on doctors’ performance more on negative impact such make a mistake, intention to leave organization, mental and physical health problem, decrease family relation and increasing divorce rates. This study also proposes related research implication and recommendation for further research. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19139/1/The%20Impact%20Of%20Workload%20On%20Job%20Performance%20Among%20Doctors%20in%20Public%20Sector%20%28abstrak%29.pdf Rusli, Ahmad and Lee, Mei Yuan and Abg Ekhsan, Abang Othman and Ahmad Sofian, Shminan and Heng, Chin and Sumilan, Helmi and Abang Ahmad, Abang Izhar (2017) The Impact Of Workload On Job Performance Among Doctors In The Public Sector. International Journal of Business and Society (IJBS). ISSN 1511-6670 http://www.ijbs.unimas.my/
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
Rusli, Ahmad
Lee, Mei Yuan
Abg Ekhsan, Abang Othman
Ahmad Sofian, Shminan
Heng, Chin
Sumilan, Helmi
Abang Ahmad, Abang Izhar
The Impact Of Workload On Job Performance Among Doctors In The Public Sector
title The Impact Of Workload On Job Performance Among Doctors In The Public Sector
title_full The Impact Of Workload On Job Performance Among Doctors In The Public Sector
title_fullStr The Impact Of Workload On Job Performance Among Doctors In The Public Sector
title_full_unstemmed The Impact Of Workload On Job Performance Among Doctors In The Public Sector
title_short The Impact Of Workload On Job Performance Among Doctors In The Public Sector
title_sort impact of workload on job performance among doctors in the public sector
topic H Social Sciences (General)
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19139/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19139/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19139/1/The%20Impact%20Of%20Workload%20On%20Job%20Performance%20Among%20Doctors%20in%20Public%20Sector%20%28abstrak%29.pdf