The Influence of Leadership Style on Job Performance at the International Islamic College Kuala Lumpur

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of leadership styles on job performance at the International Islamic College among employees with relation to their manager’s leadership style in a higher educational environment. It is estimated that leadership styles has an impact on greate...

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Main Author:	Gafor, Mohd Nor
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng
Published:	2011
Subjects:	HD28-70 Management Industrial Management
Online Access:	https://etd.uum.edu.my/2844/1/Gafor_Mohd_Nor.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/2844/2/1.Gafor_Mohd_Nor.pdf
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description	The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of leadership styles on job performance at the International Islamic College among employees with relation to their manager’s leadership style in a higher educational environment. It is estimated that leadership styles has an impact on greater than 70% of management decisions.The questionnaire was distributed and collected from 130 respondents to examine how top management manage, and what their concerns are regarding their staff satisfaction. This questionnaire also asked about the risk of vulnerability on creating a leadership style that motivates staff to do their jobs and with the quality of an owner. With regards to vulnerability, it is found that most respondents agreed that leadership styles and their impact can help develop and adapt your own leadership style and so help to become a more effective leader. Leadership is a complex activity involving a process of influence, actors who are both leaders and followers, and a range of possible outcomes, the achievement of goals, but also the commitment of individuals to such goals, the enhancement of group cohesion and the reinforcement of change of organizational culture. This research was limited to International Islamic College staff and sample is choosen to represent the population. The methods used for this research are data collecting, simple random sampling and measurement of instrument (Likert Scale). Only quantitative data analysis was used in this research.
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title	The Influence of Leadership Style on Job Performance at the International Islamic College Kuala Lumpur
title_short	The Influence of Leadership Style on Job Performance at the International Islamic College Kuala Lumpur
title_full	The Influence of Leadership Style on Job Performance at the International Islamic College Kuala Lumpur
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spelling	my-uum-etd.28442016-04-18T07:25:05Z The Influence of Leadership Style on Job Performance at the International Islamic College Kuala Lumpur 2011 Gafor, Mohd Nor Chauhan, Ajay Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of leadership styles on job performance at the International Islamic College among employees with relation to their manager’s leadership style in a higher educational environment. It is estimated that leadership styles has an impact on greater than 70% of management decisions.The questionnaire was distributed and collected from 130 respondents to examine how top management manage, and what their concerns are regarding their staff satisfaction. This questionnaire also asked about the risk of vulnerability on creating a leadership style that motivates staff to do their jobs and with the quality of an owner. With regards to vulnerability, it is found that most respondents agreed that leadership styles and their impact can help develop and adapt your own leadership style and so help to become a more effective leader. Leadership is a complex activity involving a process of influence, actors who are both leaders and followers, and a range of possible outcomes, the achievement of goals, but also the commitment of individuals to such goals, the enhancement of group cohesion and the reinforcement of change of organizational culture. This research was limited to International Islamic College staff and sample is choosen to represent the population. The methods used for this research are data collecting, simple random sampling and measurement of instrument (Likert Scale). 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