MALAY VERSION OF MEYER AND ALLEN’S ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT MEASURE DR ALI YUSOB MD ZAIN School of Management‚ Universiti Utara Malaysia DR ROGER GILL The Leadership Trust‚ Hereford shire‚ UK ABSTRACT Meyer and Allen’s (1991) model of organizational commitment conceptualizes it in terms of three distinct dimensions: affective‚ continuance‚ and normative. The purpose of this study was to examine its generalizability in Malaysia. Meyer and Allen’s
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Personality is the way a person acts‚ thinks‚ and feels. Measuring personality can use various different scales and many are self-report measurements. It can be difficult to decide which measurement to use for personality type. This study used the Meyer-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). We chose the MBTI because of how well known and reliable it has proven to be. Macdonald‚ Anderson‚ Tsagarakis‚ and Holland (1994) conducted a study to see the differences between the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI)
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According to www.my-personality-test.com‚ my Meyer-Briggs personality type is that of ISFJ (Introverted‚ Sensing‚ Feeling‚ and Judging). ISFJs comprise approximately 12% of the total population; they are known for avoiding conflict and/or confrontation‚ having a warm‚ friendly‚ and supportive nature‚ and exhibiting impeccable organizational skills. In line with their organizational adroitness‚ ISFJs value responsibility and are generally practical‚ thorough‚ and highly methodical in most facets of
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In James Joyce’s short story‚ “Araby”‚ occurs in the early 1900s; it is told in a first person format‚ through the eyes of a middle school Irish child‚ who seems to be indigent and lives with his aunt and uncle. The Child lives in an urban community that may be segregated and separated from another religious community. The child also has a very strong love interest in Mangan‚ the girl who lives near the child in the same neighborhood‚ and would do anything for her. The meaning of the story is a religious
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Revolutionary by Alex Meyers is a historical fiction story about a brave and powerful woman named Deborah Sampson. Throughout history women have been pushed aside by men who believe women are enable of fighting in wars. Even though this is the case women throughout history have proved to men that they are stronger and more able than most to do the job men are supposed to do. In the revolutionary war‚ there are maybe a dozen known women including Deborah Sampson who are given glory to their part in
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On Postmodernism For my short essay I will focus on a postmodern reading of Joyce Carol Oates‚ "How I Contemplated the World from the Detroit House of Corrections and Began My Life Over Again." More precisely‚ as a postmodern text. Postmodernism refers to texts that reject coherence in a narrative‚ objective truth‚ and show doubts about the reliability of language to communicate. Postmodern techniques that are evident in Oates story were fragmented narrative‚ disrupted time sequence‚ disunified
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“Period Piece” by Joyce Cary Summary “Period Piece” by an outstanding Anglo-Irish writer Joyce Cary is a humorous short story. It is basically about a respectable middle-aged man‚ Frank Tutin‚ who has fallen in love with his young secretary Phyllis. As a result Tutin wants to divorce his wife Clare‚ but the mother-in-law Mrs. Beer protests against it. The story begins with the fact that Tutin wants to leave his wife and three children after sixteen years of married life. Clare does not object
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therefore making the job of a mother very difficult. There are many complications and heartaches‚ but then there is always the plus size of love and rewards. This is no exception between Nola and her mother Mrs. Dietrich‚ characters in “Shopping by Joyce Carol Oates. Nola is obviously trying to spread her wings and fly into a young woman‚ however; Mrs. Dietrich is having a really hard time letting her go. In Oates short story one is exposed to the hardship that a mother has in watching her daughter
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In the story "The Dead"‚ written by James Joyce‚ the author writes this story all to reveal the charater named "Gabriel". The author does a great job describing and revealing important characteristics that help the reader better understand such portraits. Throughout the short story we can find how Gabriel is feeling‚ and we notice how he is not fully heartbroken eventhough the one dead was his wife‚ but instead he is looking at her with curiosity. The point of view by which the story is being told
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“Araby” Essay During the course of any literature‚ tone plays a very important role in expressing the views of the author. In “Araby” by James Joyce‚ Joyce uses this imperative factor in literature to display his view on the story. The quest of life is understood to be a pursuit of happiness. Everyone will hope for the best‚ and never for the worst. However‚ life is not always enjoyable‚ and in some cases it can be downright unsavory. Some individuals are born into the misfortune of living in
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