A study on the relationship between culture and leadership style preference among Malay-Brunei, Bajau and Kadazan-Dusun community in Sabah
This study is conducted to identify the relationship between culture and leadership style preference among Sabahans namely Malay-Brunei, Bajau and Kadazan-Dusun. The dependent variable in this study is preferred leadership style introduced by House (1971) which consists of directive, supportive,...
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| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19285/1/A%20study%20on%20the%20relationship%20between%20culture.pdf |
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| Summary: | This study is conducted to identify the relationship between culture and
leadership style preference among Sabahans namely Malay-Brunei, Bajau and
Kadazan-Dusun. The dependent variable in this study is preferred leadership style
introduced by House (1971) which consists of directive, supportive, participative
and achievement-oriented. There are two independent variables in this study which
are demographics (gender, age, level of education and working experience) and
Hofstede's cultural dimension (power distance, uncertainty avoidance,
individualism/collectivism and masculinity/ femininity). The demography was also
tested as moderator in this study. This study involves three major ethnic groups in
Sabah namely Malay-Brunei, Bajau and Kadazan-Dusun. The sample of this
research was selected based on purposive convenient sampling. Questionnaire was
administered for data collection whereas a sample of two hundred nineteen
employees from both public and private sector participated in this study. The
results showed that three major ethnic groups in Sabah appear to be not
significantly different in the Hofstede's cultural dimensions. Furthermore, there is
no significant difference between demographic variable and leadership preference
among employees. However, it is found that gender and level of education
moderate the relationship between culture and leadership style preferences. The
evidence was also found on the relationship between culture and leadership style
preference. Therefore, it provide implication that leader should understand the
culture in order for them to be accepted by the followers. |
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