Gender and Working Sector Comparisons in Personal Financial Planning

This research is being conducted in order to look into gender and working sector comparisons in personal financial planning due to the fact that by having personal financial planning it can help to lessen financial difficulties. The research examines whether there are differences between gender and...

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Main Author: Ratna Khuzaimah, Mohamad
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
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Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://etd.uum.edu.my/2262/1/Ratna_Khuzaimah_Mohamad.pdf
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spelling my-uum-etd.22622013-07-24T12:15:09Z Gender and Working Sector Comparisons in Personal Financial Planning 2010-05 Ratna Khuzaimah, Mohamad Zainal Abidin, Faudziah College of Business (COB) College of Business HG Finance This research is being conducted in order to look into gender and working sector comparisons in personal financial planning due to the fact that by having personal financial planning it can help to lessen financial difficulties. The research examines whether there are differences between gender and working sectors with regard to financial literacy, attitudes to personal financial planning, and frequency in managing personal financial. For the purpose of this research, five items were included under personal financial planning, which are savings management, credit management, investment planning, insurance planning, and retirement planning. Data were collected through questionnaires distributed to the academic and non-academic staff in public and private institutions of higher learning. Results show that there are significant differences in financial literacy between gender and working sector comparisons, but not in attitudes towards personal financial planning. Results for frequency of managing personal financial planning show a significance difference between male and female staff,but no significant difference between the public and private sectors. 2010-05 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/2262/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/2262/1/Ratna_Khuzaimah_Mohamad.pdf application/pdf eng validuser https://etd.uum.edu.my/2262/2/1.Ratna_Khuzaimah_Mohamad.pdf application/pdf eng public http://lintas.uum.edu.my:8080/elmu/index.jsp?module=webopac-l&action=fullDisplayRetriever.jsp&szMaterialNo=0000760049 masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia
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Ratna Khuzaimah, Mohamad
Gender and Working Sector Comparisons in Personal Financial Planning
description This research is being conducted in order to look into gender and working sector comparisons in personal financial planning due to the fact that by having personal financial planning it can help to lessen financial difficulties. The research examines whether there are differences between gender and working sectors with regard to financial literacy, attitudes to personal financial planning, and frequency in managing personal financial. For the purpose of this research, five items were included under personal financial planning, which are savings management, credit management, investment planning, insurance planning, and retirement planning. Data were collected through questionnaires distributed to the academic and non-academic staff in public and private institutions of higher learning. Results show that there are significant differences in financial literacy between gender and working sector comparisons, but not in attitudes towards personal financial planning. Results for frequency of managing personal financial planning show a significance difference between male and female staff,but no significant difference between the public and private sectors.
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title Gender and Working Sector Comparisons in Personal Financial Planning
title_short Gender and Working Sector Comparisons in Personal Financial Planning
title_full Gender and Working Sector Comparisons in Personal Financial Planning
title_fullStr Gender and Working Sector Comparisons in Personal Financial Planning
title_full_unstemmed Gender and Working Sector Comparisons in Personal Financial Planning
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