Malaysian Logisticians Competency for Low Level Manager: An Exploratory Study

Authors

  • Dazmin Daud
  • Wardatul Hayat Adnan
  • Bahri Mahmud

Abstract

The present study is to pursue and enumerates the importance of competency for low level manager amongst Malaysian logisticians.   The present study drives to cluster the measurements of competency variable among logisticians in Malaysia. Self-administered questionnaire were employed for data collection process. A quantitative study employed to the present study. Self-administered questionnaire distributed to 223 logisticians representing the organization involving upper management to lower management. The present paper provides and introduction to low level manager of the Malaysian logisticians competency. Study also supported by literature review emphasizing on the needs of logisticians to be competent. Analyses including T-Test and Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) were employed to explore the similarities and differences between demographical factors and logisticians competency. Present study concluded that “management knowledge and skills” and “logistics-and –business knowledge and skills” are the two groups developed amongst the low level managers. Findings will contribute towards identifying the needs of logisticians’ competency and furthermore will contribute towards the advancement of logistics curricula by Malaysian higher education institutions and aid to improve Malaysian logisticians in the future.

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2019-12-27

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