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Factors influencing confidence in the government during Tun Dr Mahathir’s leadership era among industrial workers

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was seen as an influential leader when, for the second time in his political life, he was appointed as the Prime Minister of Malaysia at the age of 94 years old. Despite his age, he managed to garner strong support for his leadership when he took over the government following...

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Main Authors: Aini Maznina A.Manaf,, Tengku Siti Aisha Tengku Azman,, Syed Arabi Idid,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18713/1/50952-174372-1-PB.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.187132022-05-31T08:44:59Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18713/ Factors influencing confidence in the government during Tun Dr Mahathir’s leadership era among industrial workers Aini Maznina A.Manaf, Tengku Siti Aisha Tengku Azman, Syed Arabi Idid, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was seen as an influential leader when, for the second time in his political life, he was appointed as the Prime Minister of Malaysia at the age of 94 years old. Despite his age, he managed to garner strong support for his leadership when he took over the government following the country’s 14th general election (GE14) in May 2018. Nonetheless, little is known about what contributed to public confidence in the government during his leadership tenure. This paper uses leadership trait theory to discuss the factors influencing public confidence in the government’s capability in managing the country during Tun Dr Mahathir’s tenure as the prime minister. This study is part of a larger study that examines media use, political behavior, and well-being of industrial workers in Malaysia. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 475 industrial workers in Malaysia to gauge their perception of the factors contributing to their confidence in the government led by Tun Dr Mahathir. Overall, the findings revealed positive relationships between perception of the condition of the country, Tun Dr Mahathir’s leadership, and confidence in the government. However, no significant relationship was found between media use and public confidence in the government. Implications of leadership trait theory are also discussed. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18713/1/50952-174372-1-PB.pdf Aini Maznina A.Manaf, and Tengku Siti Aisha Tengku Azman, and Syed Arabi Idid, (2021) Factors influencing confidence in the government during Tun Dr Mahathir’s leadership era among industrial workers. Jurnal Komunikasi ; Malaysian Journal of Communication, 37 (4). pp. 142-160. ISSN 0128-1496 https://ejournal.ukm.my/mjc/issue/view/1451
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description Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was seen as an influential leader when, for the second time in his political life, he was appointed as the Prime Minister of Malaysia at the age of 94 years old. Despite his age, he managed to garner strong support for his leadership when he took over the government following the country’s 14th general election (GE14) in May 2018. Nonetheless, little is known about what contributed to public confidence in the government during his leadership tenure. This paper uses leadership trait theory to discuss the factors influencing public confidence in the government’s capability in managing the country during Tun Dr Mahathir’s tenure as the prime minister. This study is part of a larger study that examines media use, political behavior, and well-being of industrial workers in Malaysia. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 475 industrial workers in Malaysia to gauge their perception of the factors contributing to their confidence in the government led by Tun Dr Mahathir. Overall, the findings revealed positive relationships between perception of the condition of the country, Tun Dr Mahathir’s leadership, and confidence in the government. However, no significant relationship was found between media use and public confidence in the government. Implications of leadership trait theory are also discussed.
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author Aini Maznina A.Manaf,
Tengku Siti Aisha Tengku Azman,
Syed Arabi Idid,
spellingShingle Aini Maznina A.Manaf,
Tengku Siti Aisha Tengku Azman,
Syed Arabi Idid,
Factors influencing confidence in the government during Tun Dr Mahathir’s leadership era among industrial workers
author_facet Aini Maznina A.Manaf,
Tengku Siti Aisha Tengku Azman,
Syed Arabi Idid,
author_sort Aini Maznina A.Manaf,
title Factors influencing confidence in the government during Tun Dr Mahathir’s leadership era among industrial workers
title_short Factors influencing confidence in the government during Tun Dr Mahathir’s leadership era among industrial workers
title_full Factors influencing confidence in the government during Tun Dr Mahathir’s leadership era among industrial workers
title_fullStr Factors influencing confidence in the government during Tun Dr Mahathir’s leadership era among industrial workers
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing confidence in the government during Tun Dr Mahathir’s leadership era among industrial workers
title_sort factors influencing confidence in the government during tun dr mahathir’s leadership era among industrial workers
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2021
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18713/1/50952-174372-1-PB.pdf
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