FACTORS AFFECTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEAM BUILDING AMONG EMPLOYEES IN SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN MALAYSIA

Abstract

This study is aimed to find out the factors affecting the effectiveness of team building among employees in small and medium enterprises industry in Malaysia. The focus of the study is the effectiveness of team building. Two main constructs which are group factor and use of technology have been identified as the independent variables. In addition, personal achievement and organizational commitment have been adopted as mediator to view how it affects the relationship of these factors and the effectiveness of team building. The study adopts the quantitative approach. A number of 385 employees from small and medium enterprises in Malaysia will be chosen as sample. The data will be analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. In specific, Pearson Correlation will be used to examine the relationship; Multiple Regression will be used to evaluate the mediating effect on the relationship. Eventually, a model on the factors affecting team building in this specific context will be proposed. Hence, the conceptual paper aims to highlights the framework for this investigation. Consequently, the results yielded provide valuable information for effective team building among employees in small and medium enterprises in Malaysia.