Presently, there are 24 trade unions at local institutes of higher learning in Malaysia. These trade unions are well regulated by the Association of Presidents and Honorary Secretaries of Malaysian University/IPTA Staff Unions (GAKUM). However, trade union membership is required to assess a trade union's strength. Therefore, this study sought to identify the factor(s) influencing membership decision in trade union among the union members. A total of 531 union members from 20 local institutes of higher learning in Malaysia involved in this study. Respondents were selected through systematic random sampling technique and the data were collected using online questionnaires. The study showed that the most prominent factors in influencing trade union membership decision is personal factors, followed by employee rights, and social influence. Nevertheless, respondents contributed the lowest perception of the leadership factor and these situations indicate leadership factor have no significant and positive relationship with trade union membership decision. Thus, the
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To Cite this Article: Aziz, F., Ismail, I. A., Abdullah, H., Nawi, N. R. C., Zulkifly, N. A., & Azizul, M. D. A. (2022). Contributory Factors: Determinants Influencing Trade Union Membership Decision. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(12), 2726– 2734.
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