The impact of personality and leadership styles on leading change capability of Malaysian managers

This study was conducted to investigate the influence of the Big Five Dimensions of personality of the Malaysian Managers and the leadership styles these managers use on their leading change capabilities. Total sample of 105 managers was used in this study. The results of this study revealed that th...

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Main Authors: Alkahtani, Ali Hussein, Abu-Jarad, Ismael, Sulaiman, Mohamed, Nikbin, Davoud
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Published: New South Wales Research Centre Australia (NSWRCA). 2011
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spelling my.iium.irep.115192017-06-14T04:41:14Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/11519/ The impact of personality and leadership styles on leading change capability of Malaysian managers Alkahtani, Ali Hussein Abu-Jarad, Ismael Sulaiman, Mohamed Nikbin, Davoud BF698 Personality HF5717 Business communication HM1106 Interpersonal relations. Social behavior This study was conducted to investigate the influence of the Big Five Dimensions of personality of the Malaysian Managers and the leadership styles these managers use on their leading change capabilities. Total sample of 105 managers was used in this study. The results of this study revealed that the Malaysian managers tend to enjoy personalities that are conscious and open to experience. These managers tend to use consultative leadership style. However, they use autocratic, democratic and some of them use laissez-fair, but the respondents of this study scored higher in consultative leadership style. The results of the study showed that Extroversion personality trait as well as involvement leadership style were positively related with Leading Change. Both Openness to Experience and Emotional Stability were significantly and positively correlated with Consultative Leadership Style that the managers use. Involvement Leadership Style was found to be significantly and positively correlated with Leading Change (R2=.38) In conclusion, this study showed a positively significant correlation between personality of managers, their leadership styles and their leading change capabilities New South Wales Research Centre Australia (NSWRCA). 2011-05 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/11519/1/Dr_Sulaiman_ajbmr_v01n02_06.pdf Alkahtani, Ali Hussein and Abu-Jarad, Ismael and Sulaiman, Mohamed and Nikbin, Davoud (2011) The impact of personality and leadership styles on leading change capability of Malaysian managers. Australian Journal of Business and Management Research, 1 (2). pp. 70-98. ISSN 1839-0846 http://www.ajbmr.com/articlepdf/ajbmr_v01n02_06.pdf
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topic BF698 Personality
HF5717 Business communication
HM1106 Interpersonal relations. Social behavior
spellingShingle BF698 Personality
HF5717 Business communication
HM1106 Interpersonal relations. Social behavior
Alkahtani, Ali Hussein
Abu-Jarad, Ismael
Sulaiman, Mohamed
Nikbin, Davoud
The impact of personality and leadership styles on leading change capability of Malaysian managers
description This study was conducted to investigate the influence of the Big Five Dimensions of personality of the Malaysian Managers and the leadership styles these managers use on their leading change capabilities. Total sample of 105 managers was used in this study. The results of this study revealed that the Malaysian managers tend to enjoy personalities that are conscious and open to experience. These managers tend to use consultative leadership style. However, they use autocratic, democratic and some of them use laissez-fair, but the respondents of this study scored higher in consultative leadership style. The results of the study showed that Extroversion personality trait as well as involvement leadership style were positively related with Leading Change. Both Openness to Experience and Emotional Stability were significantly and positively correlated with Consultative Leadership Style that the managers use. Involvement Leadership Style was found to be significantly and positively correlated with Leading Change (R2=.38) In conclusion, this study showed a positively significant correlation between personality of managers, their leadership styles and their leading change capabilities
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author Alkahtani, Ali Hussein
Abu-Jarad, Ismael
Sulaiman, Mohamed
Nikbin, Davoud
author_facet Alkahtani, Ali Hussein
Abu-Jarad, Ismael
Sulaiman, Mohamed
Nikbin, Davoud
author_sort Alkahtani, Ali Hussein
title The impact of personality and leadership styles on leading change capability of Malaysian managers
title_short The impact of personality and leadership styles on leading change capability of Malaysian managers
title_full The impact of personality and leadership styles on leading change capability of Malaysian managers
title_fullStr The impact of personality and leadership styles on leading change capability of Malaysian managers
title_full_unstemmed The impact of personality and leadership styles on leading change capability of Malaysian managers
title_sort impact of personality and leadership styles on leading change capability of malaysian managers
publisher New South Wales Research Centre Australia (NSWRCA).
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/11519/1/Dr_Sulaiman_ajbmr_v01n02_06.pdf
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