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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
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 79, No 1 | a8177 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v79i1.8177 | © 2023 Muhammad Majdy Amiruddin, Shadia Hamoud Alshahrani, Ngakan K.A. Dwijendra, Sulieman Ibraheem Shelash Al-Hawary, Abduladheem Turki Jalil, Iskandar Muda, Harikumar Pallathadka, Denok Sunarsi | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 02 October 2022 | Published: 21 February 2023

About the author(s)

Muhammad Majdy Amiruddin, Faculty of Economics and Islamic Business, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Parepare, Jakarta, Indonesia
Shadia Hamoud Alshahrani, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
Ngakan K.A. Dwijendra, Faculty of Engineering, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia
Sulieman Ibraheem Shelash Al-Hawary, Department of Business Administration, Business School, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan
Abduladheem Turki Jalil, Department of Medical Laboratories Techniques, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Iraq
Iskandar Muda, Faculty of Economic and Business, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Harikumar Pallathadka, Department of Science, Manipur International University, Imphal, India
Denok Sunarsi, Faculty of Economic and Business, Universitas Pamulang, Tangerang Selatan, Banten,, Indonesia

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.


Keywords

religion; religiosity; religious behaviour; Islam; religious commitment; organisational commitment; commitment to work.

Sustainable Development Goal

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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