Does leadership styles matter in Change Management Success? Employee performance as a proxy of effective change

Past researchers have indicated that an effective change requires influencing employers positively and accomplishing group objectives. Managing change effectively in an organization is dependent on various factors and one of them is leadership style. The main purpose of this paper is to investigat...

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Main Authors: Kee, Swee Lin, Lo, May Chiun, Ramayah, T., Noornina, Dhalan
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Language:English
Published: Journal of International Business and Entrepreneurship, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) 2007
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author Kee, Swee Lin
Lo, May Chiun
Ramayah, T.
Noornina, Dhalan
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Lo, May Chiun
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description Past researchers have indicated that an effective change requires influencing employers positively and accomplishing group objectives. Managing change effectively in an organization is dependent on various factors and one of them is leadership style. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the change effectiveness' dependence on leadership style. Data collected using a structured questionnaire showed that leadership style does influence effectiveness of change although out of 3 styles used only one; participative leadership style was a significant predictor of success. The paper outlines a clear link between various leadership styles and the success of change management. Furthermore, this paper identifies a major new source of strategic leadership value added in the companies' attention to creating processes and encouraging efforts for change management. Implications of the findings, potential limitations of the study, and directions for future research are suggested.
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spelling unimas-15822016-04-20T03:06:09Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1582/ Does leadership styles matter in Change Management Success? Employee performance as a proxy of effective change Kee, Swee Lin Lo, May Chiun Ramayah, T. Noornina, Dhalan AC Collections. Series. Collected works Past researchers have indicated that an effective change requires influencing employers positively and accomplishing group objectives. Managing change effectively in an organization is dependent on various factors and one of them is leadership style. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the change effectiveness' dependence on leadership style. Data collected using a structured questionnaire showed that leadership style does influence effectiveness of change although out of 3 styles used only one; participative leadership style was a significant predictor of success. The paper outlines a clear link between various leadership styles and the success of change management. Furthermore, this paper identifies a major new source of strategic leadership value added in the companies' attention to creating processes and encouraging efforts for change management. Implications of the findings, potential limitations of the study, and directions for future research are suggested. Journal of International Business and Entrepreneurship, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) 2007 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1582/1/does%2Bleadership%2Bstyle%2Bmatter%2528%2Babstract%2529%20%281%29.pdf Kee, Swee Lin and Lo, May Chiun and Ramayah, T. and Noornina, Dhalan (2007) Does leadership styles matter in Change Management Success? Employee performance as a proxy of effective change. Journal of International Business and Entrepreneurship. http://jibeuitm.blogspot.com/
spellingShingle AC Collections. Series. Collected works
Kee, Swee Lin
Lo, May Chiun
Ramayah, T.
Noornina, Dhalan
Does leadership styles matter in Change Management Success? Employee performance as a proxy of effective change
title Does leadership styles matter in Change Management Success? Employee performance as a proxy of effective change
title_full Does leadership styles matter in Change Management Success? Employee performance as a proxy of effective change
title_fullStr Does leadership styles matter in Change Management Success? Employee performance as a proxy of effective change
title_full_unstemmed Does leadership styles matter in Change Management Success? Employee performance as a proxy of effective change
title_short Does leadership styles matter in Change Management Success? Employee performance as a proxy of effective change
title_sort does leadership styles matter in change management success? employee performance as a proxy of effective change
topic AC Collections. Series. Collected works
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