Work attitude, organizational commitment and emotional intelligence of Malaysian vocational college teachers

Emotional intelligence plays an important role in motivating a person to commit to a job. A person’s attitude while carrying out work makes emotional intelligence directed towards good productivity in the organization. This situation is also a major issue among vocational college teachers in Malay...

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Main Authors: Ahad, Rosnee, Mustafa, Mohamad Zaid, Mohamad, Suhaimi, Abdullah, Nur Hanim Saadah, Nordin, Mohd Norazmi
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author Ahad, Rosnee
Mustafa, Mohamad Zaid
Mohamad, Suhaimi
Abdullah, Nur Hanim Saadah
Nordin, Mohd Norazmi
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Mustafa, Mohamad Zaid
Mohamad, Suhaimi
Abdullah, Nur Hanim Saadah
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description Emotional intelligence plays an important role in motivating a person to commit to a job. A person’s attitude while carrying out work makes emotional intelligence directed towards good productivity in the organization. This situation is also a major issue among vocational college teachers in Malaysia. There are issues where these teachers are unable to give a firm commitment to their organization due to their work attitude and emotional intelligence. This quantitative study was conducted to explore the relationship between work attitudes, organizational commitment and emotional intelligence among vocational college teachers in Malaysia. This study involved 263 respondents consisting of vocational college teachers throughout Malaysia. Analysis with Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) approach using Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) software was conducted. The results of the analysis show that, there is a significant positive relationship between work attitudes, organizational commitment and emotional intelligence. Therefore, this study can be used as a guide to stakeholders in managing vocational colleges, teachers and organizations properly.
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spelling uthm-13402022-08-15T02:59:10Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1340/ Work attitude, organizational commitment and emotional intelligence of Malaysian vocational college teachers Ahad, Rosnee Mustafa, Mohamad Zaid Mohamad, Suhaimi Abdullah, Nur Hanim Saadah Nordin, Mohd Norazmi T Technology (General) Emotional intelligence plays an important role in motivating a person to commit to a job. A person’s attitude while carrying out work makes emotional intelligence directed towards good productivity in the organization. This situation is also a major issue among vocational college teachers in Malaysia. There are issues where these teachers are unable to give a firm commitment to their organization due to their work attitude and emotional intelligence. This quantitative study was conducted to explore the relationship between work attitudes, organizational commitment and emotional intelligence among vocational college teachers in Malaysia. This study involved 263 respondents consisting of vocational college teachers throughout Malaysia. Analysis with Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) approach using Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) software was conducted. The results of the analysis show that, there is a significant positive relationship between work attitudes, organizational commitment and emotional intelligence. Therefore, this study can be used as a guide to stakeholders in managing vocational colleges, teachers and organizations properly. Penerbit UTHM 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1340/1/J12332_98d044e9218a9e26f1636ceead3fc42e.pdf Ahad, Rosnee and Mustafa, Mohamad Zaid and Mohamad, Suhaimi and Abdullah, Nur Hanim Saadah and Nordin, Mohd Norazmi (2021) Work attitude, organizational commitment and emotional intelligence of Malaysian vocational college teachers. Journal of Technical Education and Training, 13 (1). pp. 15-21. ISSN 2229-8932 https://doi.org/10.30880/jtet.2021.13.01.002
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
Ahad, Rosnee
Mustafa, Mohamad Zaid
Mohamad, Suhaimi
Abdullah, Nur Hanim Saadah
Nordin, Mohd Norazmi
Work attitude, organizational commitment and emotional intelligence of Malaysian vocational college teachers
title Work attitude, organizational commitment and emotional intelligence of Malaysian vocational college teachers
title_full Work attitude, organizational commitment and emotional intelligence of Malaysian vocational college teachers
title_fullStr Work attitude, organizational commitment and emotional intelligence of Malaysian vocational college teachers
title_full_unstemmed Work attitude, organizational commitment and emotional intelligence of Malaysian vocational college teachers
title_short Work attitude, organizational commitment and emotional intelligence of Malaysian vocational college teachers
title_sort work attitude, organizational commitment and emotional intelligence of malaysian vocational college teachers
topic T Technology (General)
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