When a nation’s leader is under siege: Managing personal reputation and engaging in public diplomacy

• Main Authors: PANG, A., DAMAYANTI, Ratna, WOON, Yong-Sheng Eugene
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Reputation; Public diplomacy; Nation; Leader; Human Resources Management; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6069
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In 2015, Malaysia’s investment vehicle, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), came under international scrutiny after it amassed a debt of US$11 billion (€10.3 billion) (Wright & Clark, 2015), which it had difficulty repaying. More disturbingly, investigators found that US$700 million (€658 milli...