Causal factors of employee engagement in natural rubber plantation: the case of Hamid Sawmill Sendirian Berhad / Ahmad Nasa'ie Ismail & Amru Abd Hamid

The natural rubber plantation sector is labour intensive. The employee turnover problem has affected the business performance of Hamid Sawmill Sendirian Berhad in Johor, Malaysia. The purpose of this applied business research is to investigate the influences of engaging leadership, working conditio...

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Main Authors:	Ismail, Ahmad Nasa'ie, Abd Hamid, Amru
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2021
Subjects:	Incentives Incentive awards Retention of employees
Online Access:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/46848/1/46848.pdf
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.468482021-08-24T03:26:19Z Causal factors of employee engagement in natural rubber plantation: the case of Hamid Sawmill Sendirian Berhad / Ahmad Nasa'ie Ismail & Amru Abd Hamid 2021-02-08 Ismail, Ahmad Nasa'ie Abd Hamid, Amru Incentives. Incentive awards Retention of employees The natural rubber plantation sector is labour intensive. The employee turnover problem has affected the business performance of Hamid Sawmill Sendirian Berhad in Johor, Malaysia. The purpose of this applied business research is to investigate the influences of engaging leadership, working conditions, and reward and recognition on employee engagement to help the company reduce employee turnover. Data were gathered from 50 workers of the company through a survey approach using a self-administered questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The proposed regression model integrates a framework that has previously been independently considered in employee engagement literature. The findings highlight that all input variables: engaging leadership, working conditions, and reward and recognition had significant positive influences on employee engagement. The most influential factors of employee engagement are reward and recognition. The present study helps the top management to improve employee engagement. The emphasis on employee engagement factors will help the company formulating effective organizational policies and practices to reduce its employee turnover. The findings also provide the company ideas to develop a competitive advantage in the rubber plantation industry. This research could be a reference for other related companies, and it also directly contributes to the body of academic knowledge, primarily involving workers in the plantation industry 2021-02 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/46848/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/46848/1/46848.pdf text en public masters UiTM Cawangan Johor Kampus Pasir Gudang Faculty of Business and Management Miskam, Dr Zamri
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language	English
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topic	Incentives Incentive awards Retention of employees
spellingShingle	Incentives Incentive awards Retention of employees Ismail, Ahmad Nasa'ie Abd Hamid, Amru Causal factors of employee engagement in natural rubber plantation: the case of Hamid Sawmill Sendirian Berhad / Ahmad Nasa'ie Ismail & Amru Abd Hamid
description	The natural rubber plantation sector is labour intensive. The employee turnover problem has affected the business performance of Hamid Sawmill Sendirian Berhad in Johor, Malaysia. The purpose of this applied business research is to investigate the influences of engaging leadership, working conditions, and reward and recognition on employee engagement to help the company reduce employee turnover. Data were gathered from 50 workers of the company through a survey approach using a self-administered questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The proposed regression model integrates a framework that has previously been independently considered in employee engagement literature. The findings highlight that all input variables: engaging leadership, working conditions, and reward and recognition had significant positive influences on employee engagement. The most influential factors of employee engagement are reward and recognition. The present study helps the top management to improve employee engagement. The emphasis on employee engagement factors will help the company formulating effective organizational policies and practices to reduce its employee turnover. The findings also provide the company ideas to develop a competitive advantage in the rubber plantation industry. This research could be a reference for other related companies, and it also directly contributes to the body of academic knowledge, primarily involving workers in the plantation industry
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Ismail, Ahmad Nasa'ie Abd Hamid, Amru
author_facet	Ismail, Ahmad Nasa'ie Abd Hamid, Amru
author_sort	Ismail, Ahmad Nasa'ie
title	Causal factors of employee engagement in natural rubber plantation: the case of Hamid Sawmill Sendirian Berhad / Ahmad Nasa'ie Ismail & Amru Abd Hamid
title_short	Causal factors of employee engagement in natural rubber plantation: the case of Hamid Sawmill Sendirian Berhad / Ahmad Nasa'ie Ismail & Amru Abd Hamid
title_full	Causal factors of employee engagement in natural rubber plantation: the case of Hamid Sawmill Sendirian Berhad / Ahmad Nasa'ie Ismail & Amru Abd Hamid
title_fullStr	Causal factors of employee engagement in natural rubber plantation: the case of Hamid Sawmill Sendirian Berhad / Ahmad Nasa'ie Ismail & Amru Abd Hamid
title_full_unstemmed	Causal factors of employee engagement in natural rubber plantation: the case of Hamid Sawmill Sendirian Berhad / Ahmad Nasa'ie Ismail & Amru Abd Hamid
title_sort	causal factors of employee engagement in natural rubber plantation: the case of hamid sawmill sendirian berhad / ahmad nasa'ie ismail & amru abd hamid
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Causal factors of employee engagement in natural rubber plantation: the case of Hamid Sawmill Sendirian Berhad / Ahmad Nasa'ie Ismail & Amru Abd Hamid

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