The moderating effects of innovative work behaviour towards performance factors among entrepreneurship lecturer in Malaysia polytechnic

• Main Author: Mazita, Mat Ali
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: HD58.7 Organizational Behavior.; LB2300 Higher Education; T Technology (General)
• Online Access: https://etd.uum.edu.my/9631/1/s900354_01.pdf; https://etd.uum.edu.my/9631/2/s900354_02.pdf; https://etd.uum.edu.my/9631/3/s900354_references.docx; https://etd.uum.edu.my/9631/

This study designed to determine the student evaluations to improve teaching ability performance among entrepreneurship lecturers in polytechnic. It used explanatory research to provide evidence on relationship of effective teaching factors to entrepreneurship lecturer performance under moderating effects of innovation work behaviour. The design of this study is based on survey method using questionnaire and using IBM SPSS 22.0 and Smart SEM-PLS 3.2.4 software to analyse the premier data from respondents. The population of the study consists of engineering students who take the entrepreneurship subject which involves 375 respondents from 33 polytechnics in Malaysia. This involves constructing and testing eight research hypotheses to establish the theory's worth and its ability to predict about social phenomena.. The analysis answered eight research questions and achieve objectives based on the problem statement. Results of the study found six out of eight hypotheses are supported while two hypotheses are not supported. Innovation method in teaching, educational technology tools, and lecturers' social integration showing the direct relationship with the entrepreneurship lecturer performance except for lecturers' learning capabilities. Innovative work behaviour as a moderating variable affecting the relationships between innovation method in teaching, educational technology tools, and lecturers' social integration. This study resulted in a theoretical framework that contributes to the knowledge of the effectiveness of teaching among entrepreneurs educator in improving the ability to achieve the mission and vision of institutions whereas to achieve the goal of job creator among engineering students. The study concludes with a discussion of the theoretical implications, practical and methodological, limitations of the research and future research recommendations.