Constructing social mobility and social cohesion within a business community in Malaysia

This paper discusses the social mobility within Malaysian business community, particularly in terms of the inter-generational social economic achievement, and its relationship with social cohesion. The survey was conducted on 554 business community and hawkers from various ethnics in Malaysia. The f...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Azlina, Hassan, Nor Azlili, Ismail, Mohd Mahadee, Mohamad Zan, Ummi Munirah Syuhada, Mohd Noor, Mansor, Ahmad Shahabuddin, Faridatul Azna, Daud, Sity, Hassim, Ahmad Zul Hakimi
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Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72108/
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author Abdullah, Azlina
Hassan, Nor Azlili
Ismail, Mohd Mahadee
Mohamad Zan, Ummi Munirah Syuhada
Mohd Noor, Mansor
Ahmad Shahabuddin, Faridatul Azna
Daud, Sity
Hassim, Ahmad Zul Hakimi
author_facet Abdullah, Azlina
Hassan, Nor Azlili
Ismail, Mohd Mahadee
Mohamad Zan, Ummi Munirah Syuhada
Mohd Noor, Mansor
Ahmad Shahabuddin, Faridatul Azna
Daud, Sity
Hassim, Ahmad Zul Hakimi
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description This paper discusses the social mobility within Malaysian business community, particularly in terms of the inter-generational social economic achievement, and its relationship with social cohesion. The survey was conducted on 554 business community and hawkers from various ethnics in Malaysia. The findings of the research showed that the intergenerational (father and children) education mobility is the upward mobility. The findings show that the level of social cohesion among business community is good due to the positive and moderate responds towards 18 social cohesion indicators based on 6 dimensions of social cohesion, namely self-belonging, recognition, inclusiveness, equality, participation and legitimacy. Study on social mobility and social cohesion is very significant because the social cohesion can only be succeeding when individuals in the community believe that they are able to improve their quality of life and their children will enjoy the happiness through their own abilities, talents and efforts. Thus, when a society enjoyed a convenience life, not separated in any social economic matters, have the same rights to change their lives and acquire the equal rewards, then the society can be considered to be stated at the level of social cohesion.
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spelling upm-721082020-02-10T02:46:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72108/ Constructing social mobility and social cohesion within a business community in Malaysia Abdullah, Azlina Hassan, Nor Azlili Ismail, Mohd Mahadee Mohamad Zan, Ummi Munirah Syuhada Mohd Noor, Mansor Ahmad Shahabuddin, Faridatul Azna Daud, Sity Hassim, Ahmad Zul Hakimi This paper discusses the social mobility within Malaysian business community, particularly in terms of the inter-generational social economic achievement, and its relationship with social cohesion. The survey was conducted on 554 business community and hawkers from various ethnics in Malaysia. The findings of the research showed that the intergenerational (father and children) education mobility is the upward mobility. The findings show that the level of social cohesion among business community is good due to the positive and moderate responds towards 18 social cohesion indicators based on 6 dimensions of social cohesion, namely self-belonging, recognition, inclusiveness, equality, participation and legitimacy. Study on social mobility and social cohesion is very significant because the social cohesion can only be succeeding when individuals in the community believe that they are able to improve their quality of life and their children will enjoy the happiness through their own abilities, talents and efforts. Thus, when a society enjoyed a convenience life, not separated in any social economic matters, have the same rights to change their lives and acquire the equal rewards, then the society can be considered to be stated at the level of social cohesion. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72108/1/Constructing_Social_Mobility_and_Social_Cohesion_within_a_Business_Community_in_Malaysia1.pdf Abdullah, Azlina and Hassan, Nor Azlili and Ismail, Mohd Mahadee and Mohamad Zan, Ummi Munirah Syuhada and Mohd Noor, Mansor and Ahmad Shahabuddin, Faridatul Azna and Daud, Sity and Hassim, Ahmad Zul Hakimi (2018) Constructing social mobility and social cohesion within a business community in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8 (spec. 13). 41 - 50. ISSN 2222-6990 http://hrmars.com/index.php/papers/detail/IJARBSS/4807 10.6007/IJARBSS/v8-i13/4807
spellingShingle Abdullah, Azlina
Hassan, Nor Azlili
Ismail, Mohd Mahadee
Mohamad Zan, Ummi Munirah Syuhada
Mohd Noor, Mansor
Ahmad Shahabuddin, Faridatul Azna
Daud, Sity
Hassim, Ahmad Zul Hakimi
Constructing social mobility and social cohesion within a business community in Malaysia
title Constructing social mobility and social cohesion within a business community in Malaysia
title_full Constructing social mobility and social cohesion within a business community in Malaysia
title_fullStr Constructing social mobility and social cohesion within a business community in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Constructing social mobility and social cohesion within a business community in Malaysia
title_short Constructing social mobility and social cohesion within a business community in Malaysia
title_sort constructing social mobility and social cohesion within a business community in malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72108/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72108/1/Constructing_Social_Mobility_and_Social_Cohesion_within_a_Business_Community_in_Malaysia1.pdf