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Multidimentsional leadership orientations and lecturers' work commitment:the mediation of leadership effectiveness among Malaysian Poleytechnic Heads of Department

The purpose of this study was to determine if the perceived leadership effectiveness of heads of departments in Malaysian polytechnics mediates the relationship between their leadership orientation and the work commitment of lecturers. Leadership orientation was defined in its structural, human reso...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Sani Ibrahim,, Saedah Siraj,, Siti Junaidah Mohd Mujir,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012
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spelling my-ukm.journal.52762016-12-14T06:37:57Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5276/ Multidimentsional leadership orientations and lecturers' work commitment:the mediation of leadership effectiveness among Malaysian Poleytechnic Heads of Department Mohammed Sani Ibrahim, Saedah Siraj, Siti Junaidah Mohd Mujir, The purpose of this study was to determine if the perceived leadership effectiveness of heads of departments in Malaysian polytechnics mediates the relationship between their leadership orientation and the work commitment of lecturers. Leadership orientation was defined in its structural, human resource, political, cultural, and educational dimensions, based on Bolman and Deal’s leadership frame and Sergiovanni’s leadership model. A total of 841 lecturers and 76 department heads from Malaysian polytechnics participated in this study. Hierarchical Linear Modelling was used to determine the department heads’ perception of the impact of their leadership effectiveness on the relationship between their leadership orientation and lecturers’ work commitment. The study proved that the heads of department practised multidimensional leadership, and that the effect of this on lecturers’ work commitment was mediated by lecturers’ perception of department heads’ leadership effectiveness. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5276/1/3%2520AJTLHE%252082.pdf Mohammed Sani Ibrahim, and Saedah Siraj, and Siti Junaidah Mohd Mujir, (2012) Multidimentsional leadership orientations and lecturers' work commitment:the mediation of leadership effectiveness among Malaysian Poleytechnic Heads of Department. AJTLHE: ASEAN Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 4 (2). pp. 33-50. ISSN 1985-5826 http://www.ukm.my/jtlhe/
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description The purpose of this study was to determine if the perceived leadership effectiveness of heads of departments in Malaysian polytechnics mediates the relationship between their leadership orientation and the work commitment of lecturers. Leadership orientation was defined in its structural, human resource, political, cultural, and educational dimensions, based on Bolman and Deal’s leadership frame and Sergiovanni’s leadership model. A total of 841 lecturers and 76 department heads from Malaysian polytechnics participated in this study. Hierarchical Linear Modelling was used to determine the department heads’ perception of the impact of their leadership effectiveness on the relationship between their leadership orientation and lecturers’ work commitment. The study proved that the heads of department practised multidimensional leadership, and that the effect of this on lecturers’ work commitment was mediated by lecturers’ perception of department heads’ leadership effectiveness.
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author Mohammed Sani Ibrahim,
Saedah Siraj,
Siti Junaidah Mohd Mujir,
spellingShingle Mohammed Sani Ibrahim,
Saedah Siraj,
Siti Junaidah Mohd Mujir,
Multidimentsional leadership orientations and lecturers' work commitment:the mediation of leadership effectiveness among Malaysian Poleytechnic Heads of Department
author_facet Mohammed Sani Ibrahim,
Saedah Siraj,
Siti Junaidah Mohd Mujir,
author_sort Mohammed Sani Ibrahim,
title Multidimentsional leadership orientations and lecturers' work commitment:the mediation of leadership effectiveness among Malaysian Poleytechnic Heads of Department
title_short Multidimentsional leadership orientations and lecturers' work commitment:the mediation of leadership effectiveness among Malaysian Poleytechnic Heads of Department
title_full Multidimentsional leadership orientations and lecturers' work commitment:the mediation of leadership effectiveness among Malaysian Poleytechnic Heads of Department
title_fullStr Multidimentsional leadership orientations and lecturers' work commitment:the mediation of leadership effectiveness among Malaysian Poleytechnic Heads of Department
title_full_unstemmed Multidimentsional leadership orientations and lecturers' work commitment:the mediation of leadership effectiveness among Malaysian Poleytechnic Heads of Department
title_sort multidimentsional leadership orientations and lecturers' work commitment:the mediation of leadership effectiveness among malaysian poleytechnic heads of department
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2012
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