Leadership and political culture: a brief look at the Malaysian political landscape / Nasrudin Mohammed

• Main Author: Mohammed, Nasrudin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 2007
• Subjects: Public policy (General). Policy sciences; Malaysia
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/43150/1/43150.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/43150/; https://jas.uitm.edu.my/index.php/14-archieve-2015/26-volume-4-no-1-june-2007
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Since 1930s, political discourses and literature were concentrated on the nature of leadership. Back then – and remained to be so though with more variables are considered – individual personal traits, styles, and behaviours were the main elements that has attracted and characterise all types of leader. Perhaps Bolman & Deal’s (1991) view would best describe who political leaders are when they say that, “Political leaders clarify what they want and what they can get; they assess the distribution of power and interests; they build linkages to stakeholders; use persuasion first, then use negotiation and coercion only if necessary.”