Transformational Leadership Among Retired Senior Military Officers in the Malaysian Corporate Sector
The purpose of this research was to understand the nature of transformational leadership among retired senior military officers as leaders in the Malaysian corporate sector. The research was conducted through the examination of four research questions: (1) what are the characteristics of transfo...
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| Language: | English English |
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1999
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10916/1/FPP_1999_77_A.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10916/ |
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| Summary: | The purpose of this research was to understand the nature of
transformational leadership among retired senior military officers as
leaders in the Malaysian corporate sector. The research was conducted
through the examination of four research questions: (1) what are the
characteristics of transformational leaders; (2) what are the specific
practices that transformational leaders engage in; (3) what factors are
associated with the emergence or practice of transformational leadership;
and (4) what aspects of military leadership transfer to the corporate
setting. The study employed the qualitative methodology and the data
were collected through in-depth interviews, informal observations and
examination of related documents. Leaders in the Malaysian corporate sector were purposefully
selected to participate in this study. The partici pants included twelve
leaders who are retired senior military officers formerly with the Army,
Navy and the Air Force and presently holding senior positions in the
corporate sector. The interviews were intended to obtain their
perceptions, experiences, and practices related to their job as leaders
in the corporate sector. The main sources of data were from the semistructured
interviews that were taped, transcri bed and analysed. The
interviews with the participants were between one to two hours. Apart
from the leaders, data was also gathered from five subordinates who were
informerly interviewed with the purpose of confirming certain aspects and
triangulating the data obtained from the leaders.
The study revealed five characteristics of transformational leaders,
four aspects of transformational leadership practices, two main factors that
influence transformational leadership practices and three main aspects of
military leadership that emerged in leadership practices in the corporate
environment. Apart from these findings, two other distinct aspects were
also discovered to have emerged during the study. These aspects include
'a calling' for leadership prevalent among former military leaders and the
need for adjustment from military to the corporate environment. |
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