The relationship between individual well-being, working environment and job satisfaction among factory workers in Malaysia

The present study examined the relationship between individual well-being, perceptions on the working environment and overall job satisfaction in the context of factory workers in Malaysia. A major purpose of the study is to identify main problems faced by factory workers in Malaysia. The study also...

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Main Authors:	A. Manaf, Aini Maznina, Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha, Buyong, Mazni, Syed Abdullah Idid, Syed Arabi
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	H61.8 Communication of information
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/67865/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/67865/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/67865/8/ismec2018.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/67865/14/ISMEC_Factory.pdf

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spelling	iium-678652019-02-25T08:12:58Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/67865/ The relationship between individual well-being, working environment and job satisfaction among factory workers in Malaysia A. Manaf, Aini Maznina Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha Buyong, Mazni Syed Abdullah Idid, Syed Arabi H61.8 Communication of information The present study examined the relationship between individual well-being, perceptions on the working environment and overall job satisfaction in the context of factory workers in Malaysia. A major purpose of the study is to identify main problems faced by factory workers in Malaysia. The study also aimed to examine the influence of demographic variables on job satisfaction, and the relationship between family income, individual well-being and perceptions on working environment, on overall job satisfaction among these factory workers. A survey was distributed among 551 factory workers working in the area of Klang Valley. Results indicate that two main problems faced by factory workers are fear with the influx of foreign workers that may threaten their job security, and the relatively low pay, considering that the high cost of living in Klang Valley. Findings also indicate that while gender and race did not significantly influence perceptions on working environment and job satisfaction, level of occupation did. Those working as security and logistic staff are significantly more satisfied with their working environment, compared to administrative or technical/production staff. Job satisfaction also varied significantly across level of occupation; those working in security and logistic positions were significantly satisfied with their jobs compared to other employees (administrative, managerial/professional, and technical/production). Finally, using a hierarchical linear regression, the findings suggest that after using family income as a control variable, individual well-being and perceptions on working environment both emerge as positive, significant predictors to perceived job satisfaction among factory workers. The implication of these findings will be discussed within the framework of Herzberg two-factor motivation theory. 2018-09-25 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/67865/8/ismec2018.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/67865/14/ISMEC_Factory.pdf A. Manaf, Aini Maznina and Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha and Buyong, Mazni and Syed Abdullah Idid, Syed Arabi (2018) The relationship between individual well-being, working environment and job satisfaction among factory workers in Malaysia. In: International Seminar on Media and Communication (ISMEC 2018), 25th Sept. 2018, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) https://iiummediacomm.wixsite.com/ismec2018
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spellingShingle	H61.8 Communication of information A. Manaf, Aini Maznina Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha Buyong, Mazni Syed Abdullah Idid, Syed Arabi The relationship between individual well-being, working environment and job satisfaction among factory workers in Malaysia
description	The present study examined the relationship between individual well-being, perceptions on the working environment and overall job satisfaction in the context of factory workers in Malaysia. A major purpose of the study is to identify main problems faced by factory workers in Malaysia. The study also aimed to examine the influence of demographic variables on job satisfaction, and the relationship between family income, individual well-being and perceptions on working environment, on overall job satisfaction among these factory workers. A survey was distributed among 551 factory workers working in the area of Klang Valley. Results indicate that two main problems faced by factory workers are fear with the influx of foreign workers that may threaten their job security, and the relatively low pay, considering that the high cost of living in Klang Valley. Findings also indicate that while gender and race did not significantly influence perceptions on working environment and job satisfaction, level of occupation did. Those working as security and logistic staff are significantly more satisfied with their working environment, compared to administrative or technical/production staff. Job satisfaction also varied significantly across level of occupation; those working in security and logistic positions were significantly satisfied with their jobs compared to other employees (administrative, managerial/professional, and technical/production). Finally, using a hierarchical linear regression, the findings suggest that after using family income as a control variable, individual well-being and perceptions on working environment both emerge as positive, significant predictors to perceived job satisfaction among factory workers. The implication of these findings will be discussed within the framework of Herzberg two-factor motivation theory.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	A. Manaf, Aini Maznina Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha Buyong, Mazni Syed Abdullah Idid, Syed Arabi
author_facet	A. Manaf, Aini Maznina Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha Buyong, Mazni Syed Abdullah Idid, Syed Arabi
author_sort	A. Manaf, Aini Maznina
title	The relationship between individual well-being, working environment and job satisfaction among factory workers in Malaysia
title_short	The relationship between individual well-being, working environment and job satisfaction among factory workers in Malaysia
title_full	The relationship between individual well-being, working environment and job satisfaction among factory workers in Malaysia
title_fullStr	The relationship between individual well-being, working environment and job satisfaction among factory workers in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	The relationship between individual well-being, working environment and job satisfaction among factory workers in Malaysia
title_sort	relationship between individual well-being, working environment and job satisfaction among factory workers in malaysia
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/67865/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/67865/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/67865/8/ismec2018.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/67865/14/ISMEC_Factory.pdf
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The relationship between individual well-being, working environment and job satisfaction among factory workers in Malaysia

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