The Study on Job Satisfaction Among Academic Staff in the German Malaysian Institute
Chapter 1 (GMI)
1.0 Introduction
The attrition rate among academic staff at non-governmental universities and colleges is one the rise. Its effect is not only to the organization but also to the students. The researcher will be focusing on the state of affairs and do a deeper researcher in this area. The researcher believes that one of the reasons for this state of attrition rate is lower job satisfaction among academic.
This chapter contains the research topic together with the statement of the problem that is derived from the research question. The research will look into the objectives of the study, the significance of the research and the research questions.
1.1 Background of the organization
The German Malaysian Institute was set up by Gurantee as a limited company in which the founders are the Malaysian German Chamber of Commerce and industry (MGCC) and MajlisAmanah Rakyat (MARA)(http://forum.lowyat.net). The institute was formed as a result of a project which was a joint venture between German and the Malaysian Government. The reason for this joint venture is to encourage the transfer of technology through technical education and training (http://visit-to-kl.com). It is also as a result of promoting Malaysian industry by producing highly skilled technicians or technologies in the field of precision engineering such as Mould and Die, Instrumentation and Control, Electronics and Information Technology and Mechatronics.
The ex-prime minister of Malaysia named TunDrMahadir Muhammad is the one who launched the German Malaysian Institute in 1991 and the following year of 1992 was when the institute started its operation. It started enrolling student in 1992 as well and since from that time the numbers of students continues growing till up to date. There are 10 board of directors who governed the German Malaysian Institute and they are all from the government bodies and also from the industry (http://forum.lowyat.net).
There are 250 lecturers at GMI
1.0 Introduction
The attrition rate among academic staff at non-governmental universities and colleges is one the rise. Its effect is not only to the organization but also to the students. The researcher will be focusing on the state of affairs and do a deeper researcher in this area. The researcher believes that one of the reasons for this state of attrition rate is lower job satisfaction among academic.
This chapter contains the research topic together with the statement of the problem that is derived from the research question. The research will look into the objectives of the study, the significance of the research and the research questions.
1.1 Background of the organization
The German Malaysian Institute was set up by Gurantee as a limited company in which the founders are the Malaysian German Chamber of Commerce and industry (MGCC) and MajlisAmanah Rakyat (MARA)(http://forum.lowyat.net). The institute was formed as a result of a project which was a joint venture between German and the Malaysian Government. The reason for this joint venture is to encourage the transfer of technology through technical education and training (http://visit-to-kl.com). It is also as a result of promoting Malaysian industry by producing highly skilled technicians or technologies in the field of precision engineering such as Mould and Die, Instrumentation and Control, Electronics and Information Technology and Mechatronics.
The ex-prime minister of Malaysia named TunDrMahadir Muhammad is the one who launched the German Malaysian Institute in 1991 and the following year of 1992 was when the institute started its operation. It started enrolling student in 1992 as well and since from that time the numbers of students continues growing till up to date. There are 10 board of directors who governed the German Malaysian Institute and they are all from the government bodies and also from the industry (http://forum.lowyat.net).
There are 250 lecturers at GMI