Management development programs and the aspired management style: a study in Malaysia

Juhdi, Nurita and Wan Jusoh, Wan Jamaliah and Supar, Norizah and Juhdi, Noor Hasni (2015) Management development programs and the aspired management style: a study in Malaysia. Quality Innovation Prosperity, 19 (2). pp. 87-102. ISSN 1335-1745 E-ISSN 1338-984X

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Abstract

Purpose: The study was to examine the relationship between management development programs and the management styles used by junior executives and young managers. Design/methodology/approach: Data was collected using survey forms and all the respondents were below 45 years old. They were either professionals or holding middle to higher level positions. Findings: Only mentoring had significant relationships with all the seven management styles. Mentoring was also found as the only program which was significant predictor to all the management styles. Assessment programs were found having significant relationship with participative style with negative relationship. On-the-job development programs were only significantly related to two management styles. Delegating style was significantly related to all the management development programs. Ethical management style was only significant to mentoring. Research implications: HR practitioners should emphasize the use of mentoring with systematic mentoring programs. Research limitations: The correlation values among variables were weak-tomoderate and some variables suffered from low Cronbach’s alpha values.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	6665/47387
Uncontrolled Keywords:	assessment; management styles; Malaysia; mentoring; on-the-job development programs; off-the-job development programs
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business. Business Administration > HF5549 Personnel management
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr. Nurita Juhdi
Date Deposited:	11 Jan 2016 08:51
Last Modified:	15 Jul 2016 09:44
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/47387

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