Reviewing The Role of Media on Employee’s Attitude During The COVID-19 Pandemic In Malaysia
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https://doi.org/10.33102/uij.vol33noS5.401Keywords:
Employee Attitude, Media, COVID-19, MalaysiaAbstract
This research paper aims to go through the previous publications, media, newspapers, and government’s reports relevant to the impact of media on the attitudes and decisions of the human resource in Malaysia. While there is up to 150,000 Malaysians lost their jobs, the researcher reviews 20 papers and attempts to investigate the contribution of media to afford and guide the jobless to vacancies and assist those who are having jobs to better opportunities. Ideas of freelancers and further windows of investment and self-business could also be promoted via media. The research concluded that media impacts the employees’ attitude and job flexibility, which could improve the employee’s performance, productivity, and efficiency.
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