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The Relationship Between Transformational Leadership Characteristic and Succession Planning Program in the Malaysian Public Sector

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  • Rohana Binti Ahmad
  • Ahmad Martadha bin Mohamed
  • Halimah Binti Abdul Manaf

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Preparing the next good leader and is as important as supporting the current leader for the public sector, as well as important factor to move and drive organization forward. Thus, to groom the potential future leader, the organizations need not only the succession planning program, but also to have an emphasis on the commitment of the leader. This paper examines the relationship between leadership characteristic styles towards succession planning program in Malaysia’s Public Sector. Transformational leadership characteristic was used, namely idealized influence, inspirational motivation, and individualized influence and intellectual stimulation. Combination of Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, Effective Succession Planning and Management Questionnaire were used to distribute to 576 public servants from Malaysia‘s public sector. Multiple regressions were used in analyzing the effect. The result of multiple regression demonstrated that partly significantly related to succession planning and individualize influence is the main predictor on succession planning program. Therefore, it is very essential for the leaders to keep on viewing and modifying their leadership style and behavior in a way to be effective leaders.

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  • Rohana Binti Ahmad & Ahmad Martadha bin Mohamed & Halimah Binti Abdul Manaf, 2017. "The Relationship Between Transformational Leadership Characteristic and Succession Planning Program in the Malaysian Public Sector," International Journal of Asian Social Science, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 7(1), pages 19-30.
    • Handle: RePEc:asi:ijoass:v:7:y:2017:i:1:p:19-30:id:2855
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    1. Gregory Shumbambiri, 2023. "The Influence of Transformational Leadership on Indigenous Family Businesses: A Case Study of Zimbabwe Indigenous Family Businesses," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(7), pages 534-544, July.

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