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Leadership attributes and their impact on work-related attitudes

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  • Noorliza Karia
  • Muhammad Hasmi Abu Hassan Asaari

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to understand the emergence of employee leadership attributes and, further, examine its impact on employee work-related attitudes in terms of the competitive context of higher education institutions. Design/methodology/approach - A data from a survey of 245 academic employees in Malaysian public universities were tested and analyzed on the 12 proposed hypotheses. Findings - The results reveal that the emergence of employee leadership attributes, independently, has a significantly positive effect on work-related attitudes. Specifically, executive leadership has a significantly positive effect on organizational commitment, career satisfaction and job satisfaction, while innovative leadership has a significantly positive effect on organizational commitment and career satisfaction. In contrast, adaptive and effective leadership is associated when explaining organizational commitment, career satisfaction and job satisfaction, while innovative leadership is associated when explaining job satisfaction. Practical implications - Academic scholars/leaders in higher education should realize that the emergence of employee leadership attributes has a positive effect on work-related attitudes, such as organizational commitment, career satisfaction and job satisfaction. Originality/value - The paper extends the knowledge regarding complexity leadership theory which explains the emergence of employee leadership attributes naturally and, further, provides empirical evidence.

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  • Noorliza Karia & Muhammad Hasmi Abu Hassan Asaari, 2019. "Leadership attributes and their impact on work-related attitudes," International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 68(5), pages 903-919, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijppmp:ijppm-02-2018-0058
    DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-02-2018-0058
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    1. Phuc Quang Bao Tran & Linh Duy Nguyen & Khalida Parveen & Muhua Wang, 2020. "Developing a Theoretical Model to Examine Factors Affecting School Leadership Effectiveness," Journal of Social Sciences Advancement, Science Impact Publishers, vol. 1(1), pages 16-29.
    2. Erstu Tarko Kassa & Tilahun Getnet Mirete, 2022. "Exploring factors that determine the innovation of micro and small enterprises: the role of entrepreneurial attitude towards innovation in Woldia, Ethiopia," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 11(1), pages 1-16, December.

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