The Power Of Ability-Motivation-Opportunity Enhancing Human Resource Management Practices On Organizational Ethical Climate

  • Lee-Chin Tay Universiti Utara Malaysia
  • Fee-Yean Tan Universiti Utara Malaysia
  • Khulida Kirana Yahya Universiti Utara Malaysia

Abstract

This paper examinedability-, motivation-and opportunity-enhancing human resource management (HRM) practices to achieve organizational ethical climate. Sample sizes of 74construction companies in Malaysia were selected based on systematic sampling technique. Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) of SmartPLS 3.2.6 software was used to analyse the data.Thefindings revealed that ability-enhancing HRMpractices wasrelated to organizational ethical climate,while motivation-and opportunity-enhancing HRMpractices didnot influence organizational ethical climate. This denoted that ability-enhancing HRMpractices played an important role in promoting organizational ethical climateof construction companies in Malaysia. In addition, discussion, implications, directions for future research,and conclusion of the study were also highlighted.

Published
2017-12-31
How to Cite
Lee-Chin Tay, Fee-Yean Tan, & Khulida Kirana Yahya. (2017). The Power Of Ability-Motivation-Opportunity Enhancing Human Resource Management Practices On Organizational Ethical Climate. International Journal of Business and Society, 18(3), 547-562. https://doi.org/10.33736/ijbs.3146.2017