Factors influencing work ethics in generation-x and generation-boom

• Main Author: Dyg. Hassanah, Bt. Abg. Haji Abu Bakar.
• Format: Final Year Project Report
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2003
• Subjects: HM Sociology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17733/2/Dyg%20Hassanah%20Abg%20Haji%20Abu%20Bakar%20ft.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17733/

This study aims to identify factors influencing work ethics in Generation-X and Generation-Boom at Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Kuching. The objectives of this study were to identify the level ofrelationship of work ethics in Generation-X and Generation-Boom as well as the respondent's relationship of work ethics between the five selected independent variables namely demographic characteristics (educational level and designation), perception of wo~k, supervisor support and workplace environment. This study was carried out in TMB throughout the Kuching area. A total of 82 respondents (38 from Generation-X and 44 from Generation-Boom) were taken as samples out of the total population of 1000 staffs of all level in TMB. The data was collected through the distribution of questionnaire and interview. The data of this study was analyzed by using the SPSS version 10.0 where three methods of descriptive statistics, Pearson's Product Moment Coefficient ofCorreiation, and t-test were used. The result of the Pearson or' correlation on the employees' work ethics and the three factors of work ethics, perception of work, supervisor support and workplace environment reveal that, there is significant relationship between perception of work and work ethics in Generation-X (r=0.532, p<0.05). On the other hand, there is significant relationship between supervisor support and work ethics in Generation-Boom (r=.31 0, p<0.05). However, there is no significant relationship between perception of work and work ethics in Generation Boom and there is no significant relationship between supervisor support and work ethics in Generationx.