Sri Ramalu, Subramaniam and Darus, Amer (2013) Transformational leadership style and knowledge management among university administrators in Malaysia: Examining the moderating effect of organizational structure. In: 2nd Applied International Business Conference (AIBC2013), 7 – 8 December 2013, Labuan School of International Business and Finance, Universiti Malaysia Sabah.

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Abstract

The study examines the relationships between transformational leadership style, organizational structure, and knowledge management using a field study of 255 administrators in one public university in Malaysia.The findings of this study reveal that transformational leadership style is a vital in promoting knowledge management practices in an organization.Specifically, the result of this study reveals that idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualized consideration of transformational leadership style significantly influence knowledge management practices. Organizational structure found to moderate the effects of transformational leadership on knowledge management indicating that organizational structure plays a crucial role in assisting the leaders to manage knowledge across the organization.The findings of this study have significant contribution to the body of knowledge in the field of knowledge management as well as practical implication to public institutions in Malaysia.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	ISBN: 978-967-0521-26-8 Organized by: Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	transformational leadership, knowledge management, administrator, organizational structure
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions:	Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business
Depositing User:	Dr. Subramaniam Sri Ramalu
Date Deposited:	18 Apr 2016 02:57
Last Modified:	18 Apr 2016 02:57
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17969

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