Employee’s attitudes and behaviors are the key factors to achieve the goals of an organization. Changes happened in the organization caused by human, cost, organizational structure and environment. Thus, the main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between employees’ job-related characteristics and psychological capital towards trust in management. The study was conducted in Selangor and the organization is in the process of managing change. Survey questionnaires were used to collect data and 155 cases were analyzed. The findings show that employees’ job-related characteristics and psychological capital have significantly related towards trust in management. Furthermore, the results indicate that the most influential factor after doing the multiple regression analysis is optimism which is one of psychological capital dimensions. It is recommended that the results can be used as a reference to any private or government sector in order for them to initiate an organizational change within the company.
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