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Othman Mohd. Yunus, Munira Mazlan, Abdul Rahman Abdul Rahim, Alwi Bin Shabudin
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DOI:10.17265/1537-1514/2012.02.001
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Othman Mohd. Yunus, Senior Lecturer, Human Resource Management Department, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak, Malaysia.
Munira Mazlan, Research Assistant, Human Resource Management Department, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak, Malaysia.
Abdul Rahman Abdul Rahim, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Human Resource Management Department, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
Alwi Bin Shabudin, Associate Professor, Operations Management Department, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
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This study examines the contribution of Islamic work values towards organization commitment among employees. A total of 90 Muslim employees from a local broadcasting organization participated in this study. This descriptive study uses self-administered questionnaire to gauge the respondents’ level of Islamic work value and organizational commitment. Findings of the study demonstrated that there were no significant differences in the level of Islamic work ethic between males and females, and between the management group and the support group. The findings also showed a moderate but significant relationship between Islamic work value and dimensions within organizational commitment.
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Islamic work value, organizational commitment, broadcasting industry, muslim employees, productivity
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