Competence, performance and trainability of older workers of higher educational institutions in Malaysia

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the competence, performance, and trainability of older workers of higher educational institutions in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – Survey methods were used in this study. The survey measures were adopted from Rothwell (2002) and Sarm...

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Main Authors:	Wok, Saodah, Hashim, Junaidah
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Emerald Publishing 2014
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General) H61.8 Communication of information
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spelling	iium-349192017-09-19T07:56:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/34919/ Competence, performance and trainability of older workers of higher educational institutions in Malaysia Wok, Saodah Hashim, Junaidah H Social Sciences (General) H61.8 Communication of information Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the competence, performance, and trainability of older workers of higher educational institutions in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – Survey methods were used in this study. The survey measures were adopted from Rothwell (2002) and Sarmiento et al. (2007) for performance and competence, respectively, while trainability measurements were adopted from Maurer et al. (2008). The sample of 325 respondents consisted older workers in the higher education sector aged between 55 and 60 years old. Findings – Based on the assessments made by the older workers themselves and their superiors, it is found that the older workers are competent, performing well, and are trainable. The administrative older staff, however, were rated lower by the superior as compared to the academic older staff. This may be due to the fact that most of the assessors are academicians. Regardless of the category of the staff, performance of older workers is positively related to their competence and trainability. Research limitations/implications – Competence and trainability are important factors as they are found related to performance. This study focuses on education sector. It would be interesting to include older workers from other sectors because the education sector is perceived to be less physically demanding. Practical implications – This study provides valuable insights into considering of revising the retirement age of academician in higher education sector even higher. Age seems to be an advantage to this group of employees. Originality/value – This study is unique and significant because it focuses on important sector, i.e. higher education. It would reduce the knowledge gap in performance management of older workers especially in higher education sector. Emerald Publishing 2014-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34919/1/17102263-_competence_and_trainability_article_in_ER_2014.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34919/4/34919_Competence%2C%20performance%20and%20trainability_SCOPUS.pdf Wok, Saodah and Hashim, Junaidah (2014) Competence, performance and trainability of older workers of higher educational institutions in Malaysia. Employee Relations, 36 (1). pp. 82-106. ISSN 0142-5455 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0142-5455 DOI 10.1108/ER-04-2012-0031
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description	Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the competence, performance, and trainability of older workers of higher educational institutions in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – Survey methods were used in this study. The survey measures were adopted from Rothwell (2002) and Sarmiento et al. (2007) for performance and competence, respectively, while trainability measurements were adopted from Maurer et al. (2008). The sample of 325 respondents consisted older workers in the higher education sector aged between 55 and 60 years old. Findings – Based on the assessments made by the older workers themselves and their superiors, it is found that the older workers are competent, performing well, and are trainable. The administrative older staff, however, were rated lower by the superior as compared to the academic older staff. This may be due to the fact that most of the assessors are academicians. Regardless of the category of the staff, performance of older workers is positively related to their competence and trainability. Research limitations/implications – Competence and trainability are important factors as they are found related to performance. This study focuses on education sector. It would be interesting to include older workers from other sectors because the education sector is perceived to be less physically demanding. Practical implications – This study provides valuable insights into considering of revising the retirement age of academician in higher education sector even higher. Age seems to be an advantage to this group of employees. Originality/value – This study is unique and significant because it focuses on important sector, i.e. higher education. It would reduce the knowledge gap in performance management of older workers especially in higher education sector.
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title	Competence, performance and trainability of older workers of higher educational institutions in Malaysia
title_short	Competence, performance and trainability of older workers of higher educational institutions in Malaysia
title_full	Competence, performance and trainability of older workers of higher educational institutions in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Competence, performance and trainability of older workers of higher educational institutions in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Competence, performance and trainability of older workers of higher educational institutions in Malaysia
title_sort	competence, performance and trainability of older workers of higher educational institutions in malaysia
publisher	Emerald Publishing
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Competence, performance and trainability of older workers of higher educational institutions in Malaysia

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