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Religious behaviours and commitment among Muslim healthcare workers in Malaysia


Muhammad Majdy Amiruddin
Shadia Hamoud Alshahrani
Ngakan K.A. Dwijendra
Sulieman Ibraheem Shelash Al-Hawary
Abduladheem Turki Jalil
Iskandar Muda
Harikumar Pallathadka
Denok Sunarsi

Abstract

Religion is among the determinants of human beliefs and values in various societies, shaping people’s behaviours in a range of life aspects, including the  workplace. In view of the influence of religion in Malaysia, this issue becomes highly significant. With regard to the profound impact of religion on  creating individual and collective behaviours, the present study aims to investigate the effects of religious behaviours (RBs) on organisational  commitment (OC) among Malaysian healthcare workers (HCWs) in 2022, by a survey method implemented using standardised questionnaires for data  collection. The statistical population comprised of 2500 HCWs from 10 hospitals in Kuala Lumpur, Georgetown and Malacca, Malaysia, selected by the  simple random sampling among the Muslim staff. The data analysis was further fulfilled using the AMOS software package for structural equation  modelling (SEM). In general, the study results demonstrated a significant and positive relationship between RBs and OC among Malaysian HCWs (p-value  = 0.84, t-statistic = 6.50).


Contribution: As demonstrated by the study results, it is possible to inspire OC among employees through strengthening RBs  and take advantages of the results. Thus, RBs shown by employees can definitely bring positive results to organisations; therefore, OC in Malaysian HCWs  improves. 


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eISSN: 2072-8050
print ISSN: 0259-9422