期刊名称：Researchers World - Journal of Arts Science & Commerce
印刷版ISSN：2229-4686
电子版ISSN：2229-4686
出版年度：2011
卷号：2
期号：4
页码：40-50
出版社：Educational Research Multimedia & Publication
摘要：The main purpose of current paper is to examine the relationship between intrinsic motivation and organizational commitment of academicians in Malaysian Private Universities. The research is aim to appraise the existing literatures and eventually build up the conceptual framework as well as hypotheses. A stratified proportionate sampling design has been employed. A total of 247 academicians from four Malaysian Private Universities have participated in this research survey. Further to this, intrinsic motivation is significantly correlated with the three components of commitment namely; affective, continuance and normative commitment. Besides, the finding also postulated that the intrinsic motivation has significantly predicted the organizational commitment. It is recommended that Heads of management, deans and human resources management should provide new and existing academicians with adequate training, workshop, seminar and conference that are related to the job scope. Apart from this, this is encouraged to conduct socialization programs for new academicians. By doing this, universities and faculties will be able to further enhance the academicians intrinsic motivation within an institution. Subsequently, this will strengthen the academics organizational commitment and increase performance. Hopeful to this, the universities will be able to strive for better status, reputation and performance. Eventually, it will be able to attract more foreign students enroll their study in Malaysian Private Universities. And, consequently it will assist in transforming Malaysia from middle-nation income to high-nation income with both inclusive and sustainable by 2020.
