Abd Rahim, Nazahah and Ahmad Zaluki, Nurwati Ashikkin (2018) The Extent of Ethical Leadership Among Youth in Malaysia. In: Proceeding: 2nd International Conference on Education, Business, Islamic and Technology (ICEBIT 2018), 1 & 2 September 2018, Seaview Langkawi Hotel.

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Abstract

Ethical leadership is a form of leadership where individuals demonstrate acceptable and appropriate conducts in every aspect of their life. However, in Malaysia this form of leadership seems to be lacking as one of the biggest corporate scandals in history has been linked to its former Prime Minister. This paper presents an exploratory study assessing the extent of ethical leadership among youth in Malaysia. Since youth represents one of the most valuable assets in the development of a nation, it is important to understand the traits of these future leaders. Quantitative method was employed and data were collected through questionnaires involving 600 university students from three different universities in Malaysia. The questionnaire was adopted from Ethical Leadership at Work (ELW) instrument containing seven ethical leadership traits. The findings revealed that “integrity” scored the highest mean score while “fairness” scored the lowest. However, with a narrow range between the mean scores, the study also concludes that Malaysian youth embraced various ethical leadership traits and have acceptable level of ethical leadership. Since there are limited studies examining ethical leadership among youth, this study is among the first to explore this issue especially in a developing country such as Malaysia

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	eISBN: 9789671484173
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ethics, Ethical Leadership, Extent, Future Leader, Malaysia, TN50, Youth
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Divisions:	College of Business
Depositing User:	Mdm. Sarkina Mat Saad @ Shaari
Date Deposited:	16 Jul 2024 06:08
Last Modified:	16 Jul 2024 06:08
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31069

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