Cultural Dimensions of Malay Cultures: Performance of IT Professionals
Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Mohd Isa1, Ahmad Iqbal Hakim Suhaimi2, Nurulhuda Noordin3, Afdallyna Fathiyah Harun4, Juhaida Ismail5, Famie Izudin Abdullah6
1Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Mohd Isa, Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
2Ahmad Iqbal Hakim Suhaimi, Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
3Nurulhuda Noordin, Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
4Afdallyna Fathiyah Harun, Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
5Juhaida Ismail, Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
6Famie Izudin Abdullah, Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 25 June 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 13 July 2019 | Manuscript Published on 26 July 2019 | PP: 17-21 | Volume-8 Issue-2S2 July 2019 | Retrieval Number: B10040782S219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.B1004.0782S219
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Abstract: The main objective of this research is to investigate the cultural dimensions of IT Professionals from the Malay ethnic group in Malaysia. The research will also provide empirical support on the findings of literature analysis on the Malay Cultural Dimensions by adapting the questionnaires based on Hofstede’s Values Survey Module 2008. Literature analysis was performed on key research areas such as cultural theory and Malay cultural dimensions. Findings of the literature analysis shall provide partial answer to the identified research question. The Malay cultural dimensions are determined by matching the findings of literature analysis on Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and Malay ‘Budi’ concept. These cultural dimensions are then compared with Hofstede’s cultural index formula for verification. The data collection was carried out over a period of two months in 2015 with 164 IT Professionals from the Malay ethnic group working from selected area in Malaysia such as Perak, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Future work may include mapping Malay cultural dimensions to Information Technology body of knowledge and various related various discipline such as human-computer interaction.
Keywords: Culture Dimension, Malay Culture.
Scope of the Article: High Performance Computing