The Relationship between Leadership Styles and Leader’s Talent Management Ability Among administrator in Selected Malaysian Public Universities

Authors

  • Che Mohd Syaharuddin Che Cob Dr, UiTM
  • Nazatul Shahreen Zainal Abidin Dr, UiTM

Keywords:

Transformational leadership, Transactional leadership, Leader’s talent management ability

Abstract

Leadership style is one of the key determinants associated with the success and failure of any organization. This study, therefore, is to determine the relationship between leadership style and leader’s talent management ability in Malaysian public universities. Data was collected through a survey of 267 respondents comprising administrators in Malaysian public universities using quantitative research method. Simple random sampling was used in this research. Data collection instruments include transformational leadership, transactional leadership and leader’s talent management ability. To test the hypothesis, correlation method using SPSS software was used. Analysis of the quantitative data suggests that transformational leadership and transactional leadership is significantly associated with the role of leader’s talent management ability. The study recommends that organizations embrace transformational leadership style and transactional leadership style in order to enhance leader’s talent management ability.

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Published

2020-04-30

How to Cite

Che Cob, C. M. S., & Zainal Abidin, N. S. (2020). The Relationship between Leadership Styles and Leader’s Talent Management Ability Among administrator in Selected Malaysian Public Universities. The Sultan Alauddin Sulaiman Shah Journal (JSASS), 7(1), 64-70. Retrieved from https://jsass.uis.edu.my/index.php/jsass/article/view/14