FACTORS INFLUENCING THE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTENTION OF HUMAN RESOURCES: A STUDY OF THAI SKILLED WORKFORCES IN MALAYSIA
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this research were to study the demographic characteristics among Thai skilled workforces in Malaysia, and to investigate the relationship between the Economic factor and Socio-cultural factor toward international migration intention among Thai skilled workforces in Malaysia. The data were collected from 346 samples through online survey. Descriptive statistics showed the demographic characteristics among Thai skilled workforces in Malaysia were that most of Thai skilled workforces who work in Malaysia are attached in Technology, Information & Communications industry, most of them are young people aged 23-30 years old, working for 1-5 years’ experiences and earn more than RM5,000/month. A correlation and multiple regression analysis were tested to investigate the relationship between the Economic factor, and Socio-cultural factor toward international migration intention. The result showed that there was a moderate positive correlation between Economic factor and Workforces’ Migration Intention . The positive correlation between Socio-Cultural and Workforces’ Migration Intention was also moderate. A multiple regression analysis showed that Economic, and Socio-Cultural were positively significant predictors toward Workforces’ Migration Intention (P<0.05). In addition, the study found that Socio-Cultural factor gave the highest impact (Beta = 0.304) while Economic factor had the lower impact (Beta = 0.149) towards Workforces’ Migration Intention. This shows that Thai skilled workforces in Malaysia are attracted by a higher share of same-type of social and culture in the destination country. The results of this study contribute to the literature by enhancing the understanding of workforces’ migration intention especially within the context of Thailand–Malaysia.
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