The impact of demographic factors and culture on leadership preference among Malaysian managers
| dc.contributor.author | Zainun Hamzah, Mohd Yusoff | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-11-08T02:42:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-11-08T02:42:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1999-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The relationship between leadership style and culture has long been a subject of academic scrutiny since the seminal work of Hofstede. The developing countries have not been similarly investigated, as what have been done in the developed countries, thus the picture for them is not very coherent. This study attempts to shed some additional light on the relationship between culture and subordinate preference of leadership style of their bosses. A sample of one hundred forty-two managers participated in this study. The results showed that the three ethnic groups of Malaysia appear to be significantly different with respect to their level of power distance uncertainty avoidance and individualism-collectivism. The evidence also revealed that there is a significant re1ationship between culture and preference for leadership style. In particular, significant relationship was found between power distance and telling style of leadership, confirming the works of Hofstede (1980) and Gill (1998). However the results differed from those of Gill (1998) as they show a significant relationship between uncertainty avoidance and participating leadership style. The centra] implication of the findings is that in order for the management to adopt an effective leadership style, there is need for it to take account of the cultural and religious affiliations of the subordinates. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3019 | |
| dc.subject | The relationship between leadership style and culture | en_US |
| dc.subject | of academic scrutiny since the seminal work of Hofstede. | en_US |
| dc.title | The impact of demographic factors and culture on leadership preference among Malaysian managers | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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