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Impact of leadership styles on psychological distress and job satisfaction among employees in Sabah

This research was aimed at determining the effects of toxic leadership on psychological distress and job satisfaction. Data were collected from among 200 employees who are working in the public sector in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The empirical results through Pearson Correlation found employees’ psychol...

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Main Authors: Omar, Aishah Tamby, Ungku Ahmad, Ungku Norulkamar
Format: Article
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2018
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HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81976/
https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/MANU/article/view/1316
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spelling my.utm.819762019-10-08T06:40:33Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81976/ Impact of leadership styles on psychological distress and job satisfaction among employees in Sabah Omar, Aishah Tamby Ungku Ahmad, Ungku Norulkamar HD28 Management. Industrial Management This research was aimed at determining the effects of toxic leadership on psychological distress and job satisfaction. Data were collected from among 200 employees who are working in the public sector in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The empirical results through Pearson Correlation found employees’ psychological distress indicating a positive relationship with toxic leadership. Meanwhile it was found that there is negative relationship between toxic leadership and job satisfaction. This study provides a strong evidence that could help the top management and individuals in the public sector to find strategies to prevent a growth of toxic leadership. Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2018 Article PeerReviewed Omar, Aishah Tamby and Ungku Ahmad, Ungku Norulkamar (2018) Impact of leadership styles on psychological distress and job satisfaction among employees in Sabah. MANU: Jurnal Pusat Penataran Ilmu Dan Bahasa (PPIB), 27 . pp. 169-184. ISSN 2590-4086 https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/MANU/article/view/1316
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topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
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Omar, Aishah Tamby
Ungku Ahmad, Ungku Norulkamar
Impact of leadership styles on psychological distress and job satisfaction among employees in Sabah
description This research was aimed at determining the effects of toxic leadership on psychological distress and job satisfaction. Data were collected from among 200 employees who are working in the public sector in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The empirical results through Pearson Correlation found employees’ psychological distress indicating a positive relationship with toxic leadership. Meanwhile it was found that there is negative relationship between toxic leadership and job satisfaction. This study provides a strong evidence that could help the top management and individuals in the public sector to find strategies to prevent a growth of toxic leadership.
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author Omar, Aishah Tamby
Ungku Ahmad, Ungku Norulkamar
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Ungku Ahmad, Ungku Norulkamar
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title Impact of leadership styles on psychological distress and job satisfaction among employees in Sabah
title_short Impact of leadership styles on psychological distress and job satisfaction among employees in Sabah
title_full Impact of leadership styles on psychological distress and job satisfaction among employees in Sabah
title_fullStr Impact of leadership styles on psychological distress and job satisfaction among employees in Sabah
title_full_unstemmed Impact of leadership styles on psychological distress and job satisfaction among employees in Sabah
title_sort impact of leadership styles on psychological distress and job satisfaction among employees in sabah
publisher Universiti Malaysia Sabah
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url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81976/
https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/MANU/article/view/1316
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