Model Of Time Orientation And Procrastination

CHAPTER I

1.1 INTRODUCTION

Have you ever experienced having to rush for something for example in term of rushing to the airport or bus station because you find yourself stuck with your luggage that you supposed to packed the day before? There’s saying said “Yesterday you said you will do it tomorrow”, which in more specific term is known as procrastination. When one’s keep delaying, postponing or putting of their work it is known as procrastination.

Procrastination can be projected through the image of people who going to shop from their festive season a day before the celebration or when someone need to rush out in meeting the deadline of their project. Procrastination can happened to anybody of any age at any time or anywhere. Why do people

To investigate the relationship between model of time orientation – past-positive orientation and procrastination.

2. To identify the relationship between model of time orientation – past-negative orientation and procrastination.

3. To investigate the relationship between model of time orientation – present- hedonistic orientation and procrastination.

4. To identify the relationship between model of time orientation – present- fatalistic orientation and procrastination.

5. To investigate the relationship between model of time orientation – future orientation and procrastination

6. To identify the most dominant time orientation factor in procrastination. 1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. Is there any relationship between model of time orientation – past-positive orientation and

1.5.1 Researcher

The researchers may help to identify the level of procrastination among the students of Human Resource Management in UITM Kampus Bandaraya Melaka. In addition, researchers may able to use their communication skills when communicate with respondents in order to get the relevant information to complete this study. The researchers also may getting a briefly overview about the attitude of student at university whether the student are highly self-motivated or not in their study.

1.5.2 Organization Management

This study may give information to organization about the problem of the university on why their student procrastinates. The organization may also identify factors that influence student to engage in procrastination. Furthermore, the organization may figure out on how to reduce the procrastination habit among student to meet organization goals.

1.5.3 Education Purpose

Student and lecturer from university may get beneficial from this study by gathering data and gaining knowledge on the level of procrastination among student. This study will help increase student awareness towards procrastination habit among them. Furthermore, this finding provides the data that the research have been