Indonesian seafarers in global job competition: Developing global work competencies in increasing end-user acceptance

Abstract

The demand for global seafaring labor has also increased drastically because of a shortage of qualified seafarers. This study examined the effect of global employability competence and sensory, behavioral, and intellectual experience mediating the end-user acceptance of ship crew management. The study's sample consisted of 240 ship crew managers who employed Indonesian seafarers. The analysis was completed utilizing the Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Method. The results stated that global employability competence significantly influenced end-user acceptance, even though the sensory experience could not mediate the relationship between global employability competence and end-user acceptance. Furthermore, the behavioral and intellectual experiences bridged these links where the intellectual experience's impact was more potent than the behavioral experience to increase end-user acceptance.