Competency Profiling: Factors Relating to Employee Competency and the Role of Technological Change as Mediating Factor in Selected Agencies in Kuching, Sarawak
| dc.contributor.author | Nadri Aetis Heromi Bin Basmawi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-10-14T02:40:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description | This study aimed to investigate factors that contribute towards employee competency in selected agencies in Kuching, Sarawak. This is a survey design study using mixed method in order to investigate the factors in details. This study involved two different organizations which are energy supply-based industry and a government institution. A simple random sampling approach adopted in selecting respondents for quantitative approach while the purposive sampling technique was used to choose informants for the qualitative approach. There were 8 factors involved for quantitative approach which were personality, teamwork, work life balance, peer support, organizational culture, change management, work experience and dependent variable is employee competency. As for qualitative study, there were four research objectives that run parallel with the quantitative objectives. For quantitative approach data analysis four types of analysis were involved namely T-test, ANOVA, Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) which is for the model development. Content analysis is used in qualitative data analysis. The results from quantitative study showed that there are high positive correlations among the constructs and as for differences also the findings showed different pattern from pervious study due to local context and culture. The qualitative findings supplement and compliment the quantitative findings. In conclusion, internal and external factors are significant in order to measure employee competency levels and which suit the need of organization also were able to meet the demand from the market. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://scholarhub.unimas.my/handle/123456789/3019 | |
| dc.language.iso | English | |
| dc.publisher | UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development | |
| dc.subject | Competency profiling, employee competency | |
| dc.title | Competency Profiling: Factors Relating to Employee Competency and the Role of Technological Change as Mediating Factor in Selected Agencies in Kuching, Sarawak | |
| dc.type | Masters |