Leaders affect employees’ performance in the organization by their leadership style, which
is dependent to the degree of favor by their followers. It is vital for the organization to
identify the most effective leadership styles which will boost performance in the
organization. This research studied the type of leadership trait most preferred in the
telecommunication sector. This qualitative study used the Full Range Leadership Model to
identify and suggest the preferred traits of a leader. The sampling method used was
purposive. Interview guides were used as the research tool. A total of six (6) informants
were interviewed. The results showed transformational leadership style is the most preferred
by all the informants as the employees found that the traits of the transformational leader
bring more positive impacts on their work performance.
Shift work alters workers exposure to natural and artificial light, sleep patterns, and feeding
patterns. Among other working population, shift workers are at a greater risk of developing
metabolic impairments over time. Hence, this study aimed to study the relationship between
workers’ health and night shift work in food franchise industry in Kuching, Sarawak. The
independent variables are sleep pattern, mental health, psychological well-being, circadian
rhythm, and insomnia, while the dependent variable is night shift work. Questionnaires were
distributed using convenience sampling techniques and a total of 59 questionnaires were collected.
Pearson Correlations test. showed that there is a significant relationship between
workers’ health and night shift work. The implications on this research shows that there are
more researches on the mitigation of health risk on shift workers.
Work-related accidents is a controversial topic in Malaysia as evidenced by the increased number of occupational accidents throughout the years. The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between management practices and safety performance in an or-ganization. The four management practices investigated are (a) training, (b) management commitment, (c) communication and feedback, and (d) employee involvement. The most effective safety practice is also identified. The data was collected at a manufacturing com-pany located in Shah Alam, Malaysia using closed-ended questionnaire. 95 respondents from the production line were involved in this study. The result found that training had a very weak relationship to the safety performance while the management commitment, as well as the communication and feedback, revealed to have a weak impact on safety perfor-mance. On the other hand, the analysis showed that employee involvement is the most ef-fective safety practice to the safety performance, as it had a moderate impact on safety per-formance.
The objective of this study is to identify the perceptions of Generation Y employees regarding
work-life balance practices. As increasing numbers of Generation Y enter the workforce,
questions regarding how they perceive work, family and self-related issues, challenges and
coping strategies in balancing personal and professional commitments became issues of interests
for employers. This study uses interviews to collect data from six informants in Generation
Y and the data were analyzed through content analysis. The results indicate that Generation
Y employees do indeed have issues and challenges with balancing work and family.
However, unlike the older generation of employees, Generation Y employees perceive managing
work-life balance only through segmentation or separation strategies. This particular
finding indicates that if organizations want to attract and retain these employees they should
adapt a strategy specifically designed to target this employee group.
A positive working environment is vital in ensuring employee productivity to avoid
unnecessary stress to the employees thus affecting their work performances. There are
several working environment factors that contributed towards job satisfaction. Hence, this
study aimed to investigate the relationship between the working environment and employee
performance based on five dimensions of the working environment. The quantitative survey
design was utilized in this study and data were collected by using questionnaires. The
respondents of this study were administrators from different departments in a local
municipality located in Kuching. The data were analysed by using Pearson’s Correlation
Analysis to measure the relationship between the variables. The finding shows there is a
significant relationship between the working environment and employee performance.
Support from supervisor was found to be the dominant variables in ensuring a positive
working environment.