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Many researchers highlighted the need to develop organizational guidelines to enable theeffective support and maintenance of critical human resources during expatriate sojourns.However, lack of instruments that measure perceived support for fly-in, fly-out academicshas been a shortcoming in past research. In this study, the development of the Short-termInternational Teaching Assignments Scale (STITAS) is described. The STITAS was composedof 13 items aimed to measure four factors of perceived support: organisational support, HRsupport, financial support and career support. The STITAS was piloted with 193 fly-in, fly-outacademics from 24 Australian universities that participated actively in transnational education.Data analyses involved Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis.Cronbach’s alpha of the STITA was found to be 0.85, and the construct validity with the fourfactorstructure was confirmed with GFI = 0.917.Keywords: Instrument Development; Academics; Short-Term Assignments; Australia.

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This study conducted in the Yemeni Islamic banking sector. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between Training practices as independent variables and Organizational Commitment as a dependent variable through Tribalism Relations as a mediating variable. The search focuses on employees, departmental guidelines and career development practices and their relationship to the level of commitment displayed by the employees. The quantitative design was used in this study to test hypotheses. 450 questionnaires were distributed to various employees in four Islamic banks in Yemen. 292 valid questionnaires were collected, representing 65%, which is acceptable in scientific research. Smart PLS-SEM technique is used to validate the measurement model and structural model which significantly contributes to the methodological aspect. The findings reveal that there is a significant impact on Training practices, and Organizational Commitment. Moreover, the results show that Tribalism is playing an important role as mediator on the relationship between Training practices and Organizational Commitment in the Islamic banking sector in Yemen.

AbstractMalaysia currently begins to follow the global trends of an ageing population and expected to be an aged nation by 2040. Due to the unprecedented demographic patterns, ageing population coupled with longer longevity has posed a challenge, as most of the working individuals are still unprepared and not ready to face retirement because of poor planning for their golden years. Similarly, there is a growing aging workforce in the Malaysian energy industry that begets attention for retirement planning. Lack of adequate planning can be an obstacle to achieve a desired retirement life. Therefore, this study examined the determinants (i.e. psychological process, social influence and environmental influence) of employees’ retirement planning in the Malaysian energy industry. This study used a life-course, ecological theory to illustrate the relations between the constructs and retirement planning. This study relied on quantitative approach. A total of 171 questionnaires were collected from employees of the energy industry and were analysed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) to test the proposed hypotheses. The results indicated that the psychological process, social influence and environmental influence have a positive association towards employees’ retirement planning in Malaysian energy industry. This study will also highlight some suggestions for improvement to encourage the employees to start saving early to achieve a sustainable quality retired life.

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