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The effect of religiosity on trainees’ reaction and motivation to transfer: Evidence from Malaysia

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dc.contributor.authorZumrah, ARen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhalid, MYen_US
dc.contributor.authorAli, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorMokhtar, ANen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T02:59:37Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T02:59:37Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractPurpose This study aims to examine the relationship between religiosity, trainees' reaction and motivation to transfer in the context of public sector organizations in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach Structured equation modeling is conducted on survey data from 306 public sector employees in Malaysia. Findings The result of this study highlights the importance of religiosity as a trainee characteristic factor that can influence employee reaction toward the training program, and ultimately demonstrates positive intention to transfer the training outcomes to the workplace. In other words, the findings reveal that reaction has a mediating effect on the relationship between religiosity and motivation to transfer. Research limitations/implications - This study provides guidance to training practitioners (e.g. training consultant company), who wish to enhance a positive training reaction of public sector employees in Malaysia. A significant relationship between religiosity and reaction indicates that the importance of religious elements to be included in the training program when conducting training to public sector employees in Malaysia. Originality/value The findings of this study are very important because the relationship between religiosity, reaction and motivation to transfer has not been examined before. Besides, no study on the relationship between religiosity and reaction has been traced. Furthermore, the role of reaction as a mediator between religiosity and motivation to transfer has not been studied so far.en_US
dc.identifier.citationZumrah, A.R., Khalid, M.Y., Ali, K. and Mokhtar, A.N. (2020), "The effect of religiosity on trainees’ reaction and motivation to transfer: Evidence from Malaysia", Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 12-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIABR-08-2017-0109en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/JIABR-08-2017-0109
dc.identifier.epage26
dc.identifier.isbn1759-0825
dc.identifier.issn1759-0817
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopusWOS:000506017500002
dc.identifier.spage12
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JIABR-08-2017-0109/full/html
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/11746
dc.identifier.volume11
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal Of Islamic Accounting And Business Researchen_US
dc.subjectMalaysiaen_US
dc.subjectReligiosityen_US
dc.subjectPublic sectoren_US
dc.titleThe effect of religiosity on trainees’ reaction and motivation to transfer: Evidence from Malaysiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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