Leveraging Intellectual Capital Dimensions for Promoting Learning Organization in a Rural Development Agency

Abstract

Given the considerable intangible resources within organizations in the public sector must be put to good use, e.g. to enhance organizational learning. This study examined three intellectual dimensions of intellectual capital (human, structural, and relational) in a rural development organization and their contributions to a learning organization. Using simple random sampling, research data were obtained from 153 managers, including Heads of Department at the Headquarters and at Regional and Settlement Offices covering Peninsular Malaysia’s Northern, Southern, Central, and Eastern regions. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Linear Regression were carried out and the results supported the hypotheses that the dimensions of intellectual capital, namely human, structural and relational capital, were positively correlated with the learning organization, with structural capital being the most significant predictor.

Gender and Local Organisations toward Sustainable Rural Development

“…Village Representative Board or Badan Permusyawaratan Desa (BPD) is a local organization that is commonly known in rural Indonesia. This RDO is a manifestation of democracy in a village governance system and is a village government's partnership in maintaining governance and carrying out community empowerment (Ramli and Rasdi 2021;Unger 2019;Ofem, Arya, and Borgatti 2018). Thus, BPD is originated from community itself and represent community.…”

“…Thus, BPD is originated from community itself and represent community. BPD is expected to involve community in rural development planning activities, hence, the formulation and nomination of rural development activities are conducted through consensus agreement both at the sub-village and village level (Ramli and Rasdi 2021;Guzhavina 2020) In the new order regime, BPD's functions were formed by the village consultative council (Lembaga Musyawarah Desa -LMD) and the village community resilience council (Lembaga Ketahanan Masyarakat Desa-LKMD) in Ampekalle Village. These institutions were local organizations and as partners of local government in carrying out their functions as community services for rural development activities.…”

“…6/2014. Under these provisions, the function of BPD was confirmed to become a political and development function, in which previously regarded as an administration element in rural development and rural governance system (Ramli and Rasdi 2021;Unger 2019). The functions of BPD nowadays are to channel community interests, to plan rural development expenditure, and to control village governance (Ofem, Arya, and Borgatti 2018;Unger 2019).…”

Factors that affect voluntary turnover among millennials in the professional services industry of Kuala Lumpur

“…According to Ramli, Salahudin, Zainol, and Suandi (2014), the majority of employees in many different sectors of the Malaysian economy experience job stress, which is also frequently referred to as occupational stress. In addition, Gilboa, Shirom, Fried, and Cooper (2008) suggested that stress at work leads to a reduction in both the quality of the service provided and the overall performance of the employee.…”

To Stay or to Leave: The Turnover Intentions of International Academics at Japanese Universities

“…Similarly, within an academic context, turnover intention has been structured as the indicator of anticipated turnover behavior (Ramli et al, 2014). Accordingly, this study defines the turnover intention of international academics as the subjective estimation of the probability of leaving their academic positions in Japan.…”