Title: Employee job security affecting performance in a multi-ethnic environment

Authors: Esuh Ossai-Igwe Lucky; Mohd Sobri Minai; Abdul Rahman Hamzah

Addresses: Department of Entrepreneurship, School of Business Management, College of Business, University Utara Malaysia, Sintok, UUM, Kedah 06010, Malaysia ' Department of Entrepreneurship, School of Business Management, College of Business, University Utara Malaysia, Sintok, UUM, Kedah 06010, Malaysia ' Department of Entrepreneurship, School of Business Management, College of Business, University Utara Malaysia, Sintok, UUM, Kedah 06010, Malaysia

Abstract: This study examined the influence of job security on the organisational performance in a multi-ethnic environment. As a result, a cross-sectional research design was conducted with questionnaire data generated from 155 employees of three different banks from both East and Peninsular Malaysia through a simple random sampling technique. The questionnaires were distributed through drop-off and pick procedure and the data was analysed using the SMARTPLS analysis technique. Overall, the result shows that the employees' job security in a multi-ethnic environment significantly influences organisational performance. The finding has a practical implication for both employees and the organisations in the way organisations use employees job security as a way of enhancing or maintaining organisational performance. It contributes by providing a unique insight about employee's job security in a multi-ethnic environment.

Keywords: employees; job security; organisational performance; multi-ethnic environments; Malaysia; banking industry; simple random sampling; ethnography.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBPM.2014.065008

International Journal of Business Performance Management, 2014 Vol.15 No.4, pp.277 - 294

Received: 29 Jul 2013
Accepted: 06 Mar 2014
Published online: 30 Sep 2014 *

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