The effect of perceived threat, appreciation and endorsement of integration on attitude of local workers towards foreign workers in Sabah: The moderating effect of gender

The number of foreign workers keeps increasing in Malaysia, especially in the manufacturing, construction, and plantation industries. In the instance of palm oil plantations in Malaysia generally or Sabah specifically, the majority of the labour force are foreign workers. As the employment of locals...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mohamad Shyafiq Ezzat Yahya
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2023
Subjects:	HD8045-8943 By region or country
Online Access:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/40823/1/24%20PAGES.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/40823/2/FULLTEXT.pdf
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

id	my-ums-ep.40823
record_format	uketd_dc
spelling	my-ums-ep.408232024-09-05T01:58:19Z The effect of perceived threat, appreciation and endorsement of integration on attitude of local workers towards foreign workers in Sabah: The moderating effect of gender 2023 Mohamad Shyafiq Ezzat Yahya HD8045-8943 By region or country The number of foreign workers keeps increasing in Malaysia, especially in the manufacturing, construction, and plantation industries. In the instance of palm oil plantations in Malaysia generally or Sabah specifically, the majority of the labour force are foreign workers. As the employment of locals in the oil palm industry increased, interaction between foreign workers and local workers would also increase. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between threat perceptions, appreciation, and endorsement of integration and local attitudes toward foreign workers as moderated by gender. This study used primary data to determine the relationship between independent and dependent variables, and it was analysed with SPSS and SmartPLS 3.0. There were 124 respondents which are local workers who worked together with foreign workers in this study. Questionnaires were primarily used to gather data from the respondents. It was concluded that local workers have a positive attitude towards foreign workers. However, gender had no significant effect as moderators in the relationship between perceived threats, appreciation, and endorsement of integration toward foreign workers. This research adds to the practical field as it will help key players to solve problems relating to foreign workers in the palm oil industries as well as increase the body of knowledge. 2023 Thesis https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/40823/ https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/40823/1/24%20PAGES.pdf text en public https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/40823/2/FULLTEXT.pdf text en validuser masters Universiti Malaysia Sabah Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy
institution	Universiti Malaysia Sabah
collection	UMS Institutional Repository
language	English English
topic	HD8045-8943 By region or country
spellingShingle	HD8045-8943 By region or country Mohamad Shyafiq Ezzat Yahya The effect of perceived threat, appreciation and endorsement of integration on attitude of local workers towards foreign workers in Sabah: The moderating effect of gender
description	The number of foreign workers keeps increasing in Malaysia, especially in the manufacturing, construction, and plantation industries. In the instance of palm oil plantations in Malaysia generally or Sabah specifically, the majority of the labour force are foreign workers. As the employment of locals in the oil palm industry increased, interaction between foreign workers and local workers would also increase. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between threat perceptions, appreciation, and endorsement of integration and local attitudes toward foreign workers as moderated by gender. This study used primary data to determine the relationship between independent and dependent variables, and it was analysed with SPSS and SmartPLS 3.0. There were 124 respondents which are local workers who worked together with foreign workers in this study. Questionnaires were primarily used to gather data from the respondents. It was concluded that local workers have a positive attitude towards foreign workers. However, gender had no significant effect as moderators in the relationship between perceived threats, appreciation, and endorsement of integration toward foreign workers. This research adds to the practical field as it will help key players to solve problems relating to foreign workers in the palm oil industries as well as increase the body of knowledge.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Mohamad Shyafiq Ezzat Yahya
author_facet	Mohamad Shyafiq Ezzat Yahya
author_sort	Mohamad Shyafiq Ezzat Yahya
title	The effect of perceived threat, appreciation and endorsement of integration on attitude of local workers towards foreign workers in Sabah: The moderating effect of gender
title_short	The effect of perceived threat, appreciation and endorsement of integration on attitude of local workers towards foreign workers in Sabah: The moderating effect of gender
title_full	The effect of perceived threat, appreciation and endorsement of integration on attitude of local workers towards foreign workers in Sabah: The moderating effect of gender
title_fullStr	The effect of perceived threat, appreciation and endorsement of integration on attitude of local workers towards foreign workers in Sabah: The moderating effect of gender
title_full_unstemmed	The effect of perceived threat, appreciation and endorsement of integration on attitude of local workers towards foreign workers in Sabah: The moderating effect of gender
title_sort	effect of perceived threat, appreciation and endorsement of integration on attitude of local workers towards foreign workers in sabah: the moderating effect of gender
granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Sabah
granting_department	Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy
publishDate	2023
url	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/40823/1/24%20PAGES.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/40823/2/FULLTEXT.pdf
_version_	1811770556241936384

The effect of perceived threat, appreciation and endorsement of integration on attitude of local workers towards foreign workers in Sabah: The moderating effect of gender

Similar Items