The Effect of Self-Efficacy on Employee’s Organizational Commitment in a Private Chemical Industry
Kuganesh M Chendrasekaran1, Umar Haiyat Abdul Kohar2, Shah Rollah Abdul Wahab3, Mohammad Saipol Mohd Sukor4, Nurul Farhana Mohd Noordin5, Wan Mohd Azam Wan Mohd Yunus.6
1Kuganesh M Chendrasekaran, School of Human Resource Development and Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
2Umar Haiyat Abdul Kohar, Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
3Shah Rollah Abdul Wahab, School of Human Resource Development and Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
4Nurul Farhana Mohd Noordin, School of Human Resource Development and Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
5Mohammad Saipol bin Mohd Sukor, School of Human Resource Development and Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
6Wan Mohd Azam Wan Mohd Yunus, School of Human Resource Development and Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 27 November 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 04 December 2019 | Manuscript Published on 10 December 2019 | PP: 892-895 | Volume-8 Issue-3S2 October 2019 | Retrieval Number: C12231083S219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.C1223.1083S219
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Abstract: The chemical industries in Malaysia is one of the biggest industry and being one of the sources of income for Malaysians contributing to the nations’ wealth for continuous development. To work in such industries requires high self-efficacy and an endless commitment by employees as chemical industries always deal with highly risk and hazardous substances. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of self-efficacy on employees affective, continuance and normative commitment at a private chemical industry in Malaysia. This research employ survey method and a cross-sectional research design. A total of 80 respondents were recruited using simple random sampling method from a private chemical company in Johor. The data was collected using the general Self-efficacy Questionnaire and Organizational Commitment Questionnaire. The results shows that self-efficacy is at the high level while moderate level was recorded for all three affective, continuance and normative commitments among employees in the chemical company. Data analysis using simple linear regressions showed that self-efficacy predicted affective commitment, while self-efficacy did not significantly predicted continuance and normative commitments.
Keywords: Self-Efficacy; Affective Commitment; Continuance Commitment; Normative Commitment.
Scope of the Article: Social Sciences