Leadership Behavior of Deans And Its Impact on Effectiveness for Quality in A High Ranking University

Authors

  • Sailesh Sharma University of Malaya, Institute of Educational Leadership, Kuala Lumpur Author
  • Syed Amir University of Malaya, Institute of Educational Leadership, Kuala Lumpur Author
  • Jeyasushma Veeriah University of Malaya, Institute of Educational Leadership, Kuala Lumpur Author
  • Sathiamoorthy Kannan University of Malaya, Institute of Educational Leadership, Kuala Lumpur Author

Keywords:

Leadership behavior, Quality effectiveness, Research university, Malaysia

Abstract

This paper examines the effects of leadership behavior of deans on their university’s academic and scholarly development policies. Using a sample of 400 faculty members across eight faculties, a self-developed questionnaire was administered to examine the deans’ leadership behavior its effectiveness on the quality of their policies. The results indicate that the leadership behavior in this research university is linked with different dimensions of effectiveness for quality.

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Published

2016-04-27

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 184 (2016)

Section

Articles