Testing the mediating role of management commitment to enhancing workplace behaviour and personal compliance within the university environment

Saad, Mazni and Ong, Mohd Hanafi Azman and Mohamed Mohan, Noor Malinda and Abdul Rauf, Reeny Karlina (2019) Testing the mediating role of management commitment to enhancing workplace behaviour and personal compliance within the university environment. International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE), 8 (8S). pp. 446-453. E-ISSN 2278-3075

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Abstract

In line with the 2020 Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Master Plan, a continuous proactive commitment from the university’s management is called for to ensure that its campus community can enjoy working in an environment that is mutually trusting, happy, productive, and safe. This study investigates the managementcommitment of several local universities through the eyes of its students and staff totalling 221 respondents. Assessment of the three regression models found Management Commitment significantly mediating the Behavioral and Personal Compliance relationship. This increased Management Commitment level subsequently pushes the average agreement level that the students and staff have for Personal Compliance. That management commitment has a mediating role to play in the interaction of these variables in the university environment confirms the Social Exchange Theory, where the students and staff would give back to the university what they have taken as a token of appreciation for top management’s effort at looking after their well-being. This study implicates management commitment as a critical component for achieving safety, health, and well-being of every employee under its charge. Upholding OSH reflects an acceptance of all the priorities set out in the master plan that will nurture a working environment that cares about safety and health.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	8533/73132
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Compliance, Management Commitment, Occupational Safety and Health, Safety Behaviour.
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Languages and Management
Depositing User:	Dr Mazni Saad
Date Deposited:	12 Jul 2019 11:46
Last Modified:	20 Jul 2020 16:46
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/73132

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