KEPIMPINAN RUKUN TETANGGA: SATU KAJIAN KES DI KAWASAN RUKUN TETANGGA KAMPUNG MALAYSIA RAYA, CHERAS, KUALA LUMPUR
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2014-08
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ABU BAKAR, HAMIDAH
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This research is done to determine leadership style and effectiveness of RT chairman in
KRT Kampung Malaysia Raya, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. An inactive KRT is often
associated with the failure of their roles as leaders in their community. The main
objectives of this study are i) to evaluate the strength character posses by a leader in
establishing a memorable leadership style ii) to evaluate the behavior of leaders
influencing effective leadership style and iii) to evaluate the role played by leaders to
improve the effectiveness of leadership style. Quantitative data were collected using by
adapted questionnaire from Leadership Behavior Description Questionnaire by Stogdill
(1974) involved 320 respondent from jiran muda, jiran wanita, Rukun Tetangga and jiran
usia emas. Managerial grid model from Blake and Mouton (1985) was used to measure
the leadership style based on task structure and consideration dimensions. The findings
showed that RT chairman has the character, behavior and understanding of the role of a
leader based on its task structure and consideration dimensions at high levels, with a
mean score of 4.11 and 4.13 respectively. These findings indicate that the chairman of the
democratic leadership style is the most effective style. This style can foster greater
satisfaction among members and enhance organization perfomance towards excellence
RT.
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KEPIMPINAN RUKUN TETANGGA