1. Predictors of Leadership Effectiveness at Research Universities
Transforming Malaysia to an international center of higher education excellence is the most important mission of Research Universities (RUs). To materialize this mission, university administrators have key role; to be dealt with challenges they must adopt effective leadership styles to direct their organizations effectively.
Heads of Departments’ Leadership Styles
Predictors of Leadership Effectiveness
Independent Variables
Beta
Std R R²
Adj R²
R² change
Contingent Reward
.158
.835
.698
.697
Idealized Influence Attribute
.159
.875
.765
.763
.067
Individualized Consideration
.207
.886
.784
.782
.019
Inspirational Motivation
.237
.896
.803
.801
Laissez-faire
-.123
.902
.814
.811
.011
Intellectual Stimulation
.165
.905
.820
.816
.006
Management-by-Exception Active
.065
.907
.823
.818
.003
MLQ Norm: IIA:2.94; IIB:2.77; IM:2.92; IS:2.78; IC:2.84; CR:2.87; MEA:1.67; MEP:1.03; LF:0.65
Note: F{7,289}=191.5; p<.001
The discovery
This is the first research on leadership styles since establishment of the RUs in Malaysia. The findings highlighting the current leadership styles utilizing by RUs’ heads of departments.
Importance
Heads of departments demonstrating more transformational leadership but, they still need to improve their practice regarding intellectual stimulation and individualized consideration.
Displaying laissez-faire leadership more than that required.
Impact
The study indicated that contingent reward is a multidimensional construct and has characteristics of transformational and transactional leadership; which theoretically is crucial. It also has the most important effect on leadership effectiveness at Malaysian Rus; which practically is important.
Demonstrating transformational leadership less and laissez-faire leadership more than ideal norms by heads of departments. These indicate necessity for leadership training.
The findings of this study can be utilized to improve university management practices.
Findings indicate the Malaysian RUs need leaders who exhibit transformational behaviors more often than what they did in this study.
publication
Sadeghi, a; Zaidatol Akmaliah, L. P. (2012). Transformational Leadership and It’s Predictive Effects on Leadership Effectiveness. International Journal of Business and Social Science, 3 (7),
Methodology
Design: Descriptive-correlational
Population: Academic staff of three RUs, UM,UKM, and UPM
Sampling procedure: Proportional stratified random sampling
Sample size: 305
Instrument: Multi Factor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ 5X)
Reliability: α coefficient between .67 to .94.
Researcher’s Name: Prof Dr.Zaidatol
Akmaliah Lope Pihie
Co-Researcher’s Name: Dr. Amir Sadeghi
Department: Science and Technical Education
Faculty: Educational Studies
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