Malay Values in Intercultural Communication

Awang, Suryani; Maros, Marlyna; Ibrahim, Norliah

doi:10.7763/ijssh.2012.v2.96

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“…As much as possible, he/she tries to understand other people or other ethnicities and tries to make them happy. (Expert 3, March 20, 2015) Moreover, being indirect in communication as a way to achieve politeness has been previously clearly pointed out by Malay researchers (Awang, Maros, & Ibrahim 2012). Therefore, politeness was categorized based on three values: (a) respect of elders, (b) indirectness, and (c) being tolerant in dealing with other people.…”

Section: Phase I Delphi Studymentioning

confidence: 97%

Using Mixed Methods Research as a Tool for Developing an Indigenous Cultural Values Instrument in Malaysia

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2019

Journal of Mixed Methods Research

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The purpose of this article is to illustrate how mixed methods research can be applied as a rigorous method for developing a quantitative instrument responsive to an indigenous culture in Malaysia. In a sequential research design, a three-round Delphi study was conducted to integrate open-ended and free-listing data, and to generate a list of items. The items were subjected to a field test to ensure reliability. A correspondence analysis of scale was employed to examine the validity of the instrument. This research contributes to mixed methods by illustrating the value of Delphi groups as part of a mixed methods research design and the utility of mixed methods research in advancing the validity and reliability of an indigenous cultural values instrument.

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Section: Phase I Delphi Studymentioning

confidence: 97%

Using Mixed Methods Research as a Tool for Developing an Indigenous Cultural Values Instrument in Malaysia

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2019

Journal of Mixed Methods Research

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“…Islam has a comprehensive perspective regarding ethical issues because Muslims believe that Allah s.w.t, knows what is best for all human beings. Ethics in Islam are consistent with the ability of human beings, and they cover all aspects of life as cited (S. Awang, M. Maros, and N. Ibrahim, 2012).…”

Section: Islamic Ethicsmentioning

confidence: 94%

Western and Islamic Values and Ethics: Are They Different?

Haron

Jamil

Ramli

2020

JGI

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Values are fundamental paradigms that shape attitudes and guide behaviour of human. Values shape morals, where morals help in shaping ethics. The first objective of this paper is to reviews values and ethics based on western and Islamic perspectives. The second objective specifically compares western and Islamic values. For comparison purposes, western values are represented by Schwartz values, while Islamic values are based on a study from Ghoniyah and Hartono (2014) and Ebrahimi and Yusoff (2017). Quran and Sunnah were referred to in highlighting the difference between the western and Islamic values. The analysis is done based on four dimensions, namely self-enhancement, openness to change, self-transcendence and conservation. The study finds that there are a lot of similarities between western and Islamic values. Both values have the same intention of nurturing better mankind. However, there are two western values, namely “Power” and “Hedonism” that has no direct link with Islamic values. This is because, in Islam, Muslims believe that only Allah SWT has the ultimate will and power over life and death. Besides that, Islam encourages the attitude of promoting mashlahah rather than focusing on worldly pleasures. This paper adds to the literature and provides a comparison of values that would be beneficial to organizations and academic institutions in instilling values in their own setting

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“…Interestingly, the West, through relativistic thoughts has incorporated religion as a cultural component of a society when the East most often views these two as separate components in practice although we do not deny that religious beliefs do influence a society's cultural landscape (Note: Culture is defined as a set of norms, values and beliefs of a particular group or community and shared by its members (Hofstede,1980). Culture covers a wide spectrum in one's life; from religion to customs and rituals as well as language and membership in ethnic groups (S Awang, M Maros and N. Ibrahim, 2012;Mahathir, 1970;.…”

Section: Ethics and Integrity In Conceptsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Awareness of Ethics and Integrity at a Malaysian Government District Office

Ali

2018

SHS Web Conf.

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The public sector, operated through local/ state governments is the most important instrument in management and administration of a nation. Apart from delivering services and sustaining national development, it is also the social institution entrusted to restore law and order of a nation. These functions and responsibilities indicate direct relationships with morality, ethics and social justice. The district office is the closest level of the government to the people. Hence, issues of ethics and integrity are clearly seen as the people whom they serve directly and who are affected by the government. This paper reports on a pilot study conducted at a district office in Malaysia to investigate employees’ responses on awareness initiatives to imbue ethics and integrity at the workplace through a questionnaire with mixed methods. This study has positively found that the district office employees are highly aware of ethics and integrity. They perceive that all initiatives taken at the workplace to create ethical awareness are highly effective and their understanding of ethics and integrity is high (Mean: 4.34 and 4.25 respectively). Posters are viewed to be the most effective medium to create awareness, followed by websites and signages. Superiors, as role models have taken a committed responsibility to remind subordinates through various channels of communication on ethical values and integrity. However, there are still employees who do not seem to be aware of the information provided on ethics. In addition, less than half of the respondents (46.3%) are directly involved in the launched ethics campaigns in office. The study findings will draw some insights on effectiveness of initiatives taken at ground level to create ethical awareness among the public-sector employees as Malaysia transforms her socio-economic landscape in the globalization era.

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Malay Values in Intercultural Communication

Cited by 16 publications

References 8 publications

Using Mixed Methods Research as a Tool for Developing an Indigenous Cultural Values Instrument in Malaysia

Using Mixed Methods Research as a Tool for Developing an Indigenous Cultural Values Instrument in Malaysia

Western and Islamic Values and Ethics: Are They Different?

Awareness of Ethics and Integrity at a Malaysian Government District Office

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