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The practice of hiring, training and promoting less-educated workers in Malaysian-based manufacturing companies

This paper reports a qualitative study on the experience of Malaysian employers in hiring, training, and promoting workers with low levels of formal education. Data for this study were obtained from interviews with six individuals who have experience in hiring and supervising less-educated workers....

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Main Authors: Mohd Yunus, Azmir, Bakar, Ab. Rahim, Hamzah, Azimi, Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki
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Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE) 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53064/1/The%20practice%20of%20hiring%2C%20training%20and%20promoting%20less-educated%20workers%20in%20Malaysian-based%20manufacturing%20companies.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53064/
https://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/56768
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spelling my.upm.eprints.530642022-05-19T08:21:52Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53064/ The practice of hiring, training and promoting less-educated workers in Malaysian-based manufacturing companies Mohd Yunus, Azmir Bakar, Ab. Rahim Hamzah, Azimi Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki This paper reports a qualitative study on the experience of Malaysian employers in hiring, training, and promoting workers with low levels of formal education. Data for this study were obtained from interviews with six individuals who have experience in hiring and supervising less-educated workers. They are managers and executives from three different manufacturing companies: a fabric company, a steel company, and an automotive company. The findings show that less-educated workers are hired for entry-level jobs because they are less demanding and are more likely to stay at the same company for a longer period of time. To compensate for the workers’ lack of education, the employers provide learning opportunities, mostly through on-the-job training. Lack of education is not a barrier to career progression at these companies, because workers are promoted based on performance rather than qualifications. Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE) 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53064/1/The%20practice%20of%20hiring%2C%20training%20and%20promoting%20less-educated%20workers%20in%20Malaysian-based%20manufacturing%20companies.pdf Mohd Yunus, Azmir and Bakar, Ab. Rahim and Hamzah, Azimi and Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki (2016) The practice of hiring, training and promoting less-educated workers in Malaysian-based manufacturing companies. Asian Social Science, 12 (5). pp. 118-127. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025 https://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/56768 10.5539/ass.v12n5p118
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description This paper reports a qualitative study on the experience of Malaysian employers in hiring, training, and promoting workers with low levels of formal education. Data for this study were obtained from interviews with six individuals who have experience in hiring and supervising less-educated workers. They are managers and executives from three different manufacturing companies: a fabric company, a steel company, and an automotive company. The findings show that less-educated workers are hired for entry-level jobs because they are less demanding and are more likely to stay at the same company for a longer period of time. To compensate for the workers’ lack of education, the employers provide learning opportunities, mostly through on-the-job training. Lack of education is not a barrier to career progression at these companies, because workers are promoted based on performance rather than qualifications.
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author Mohd Yunus, Azmir
Bakar, Ab. Rahim
Hamzah, Azimi
Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki
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Bakar, Ab. Rahim
Hamzah, Azimi
Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki
The practice of hiring, training and promoting less-educated workers in Malaysian-based manufacturing companies
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Bakar, Ab. Rahim
Hamzah, Azimi
Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki
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title The practice of hiring, training and promoting less-educated workers in Malaysian-based manufacturing companies
title_short The practice of hiring, training and promoting less-educated workers in Malaysian-based manufacturing companies
title_full The practice of hiring, training and promoting less-educated workers in Malaysian-based manufacturing companies
title_fullStr The practice of hiring, training and promoting less-educated workers in Malaysian-based manufacturing companies
title_full_unstemmed The practice of hiring, training and promoting less-educated workers in Malaysian-based manufacturing companies
title_sort practice of hiring, training and promoting less-educated workers in malaysian-based manufacturing companies
publisher Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE)
publishDate 2016
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53064/1/The%20practice%20of%20hiring%2C%20training%20and%20promoting%20less-educated%20workers%20in%20Malaysian-based%20manufacturing%20companies.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53064/
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