The Impact of Transformational Leadership of CEOs and Organizational Health of Private Higher Education Institution Academicians in Malaysia.

This study aimed to determine the level of transformational leadership practices by PHEIs CEO’s in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The four dimensions of transformational leadership studied were individual consideration, intellectual stimulation, inspirational motivation and idealized influence. The study also looks at the level of lecturers’ job satisfaction as well as the relationship with the practice of transformational leadership style by the CEOs. The respondents consisted of 465 lecturers employed in 15 PHEIs in the Klang Valley district, Selangor. The data obtained was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Descriptive analysis and Pearson Correlation Coefficient were used to analyze the strength of the relationship. The results provided an extent of support to the main hypothesis; CEOs that practiced transformational leadership do have an impact on the job satisfaction of lecturers. Main implications are discussed and directions for future research are also provided

Critical success factors for successful implementation of enterprise resource planning systems in manufacturing organizations

This study attempts to study critical success factors affecting Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems implementation success in Malaysian manufacturing organization. Organizational resistance is used in order to understand the moderating effect on the above relationship. User satisfaction and predetermined goals were used to judge whether an ERP system implementation is a success or failure

Linking transformational leadership with organizational health of secondary school teachers: A conceptual model and research proposition

This study aims to determine the level of transformational leadership practices by school principals in the national secondary schools in the Northern States of Peninsular Malaysia. The study also aims to determine if school culture acts as a moderator to the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational health of the secondary school teachers’ in the 3 states in Malaysia. Despite transformational leadership being commonly practiced, there is a dearth of research, conceptual and empirical, focusing on school culture as moderator to the relationship. To attempt to fill this void, this article develops a conceptual model on school culture functioning as a moderator to the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational health of secondary school teachers and provides explanation of their effects through a statistical methodology. Finally, the author discusses the managerial implications of their research and offer suggestions for future empirical research

Workforce diversity : a human resource development perspective towards organizational performance

Workforce diversity has become an important issue in Malaysia as it is essentially linked to organizational performance. This implies that organizations should be more competitive in today’s globalisation. Thus workforce diversity is one of the fundamental solutions to enter the international arena. Specifically, organisations must invest necessary resources on workforce diversity in order to create opportunities for organisational performance. This article examines the extent to which workforce diversity has a direct impact on organizational performance. Finally, this article suggests that organizations should meaningfully redefine the notion of workforce diversity by reconsidering their broader theoretical underpinnings for a better human resource development practice

A systematic review approach of mobile technology adoption in higher education

Many educators agree that mobile technology has great potential not only to improve our educational practices but also to change traditional learning platforms and classroom learning environments. There are also many advantages to integrating mobile technology into the 21st century classrooms to support teaching and learning. Mobile technology tools such as iPads, iPad mini, mobile applications, tablets, palm devices, e-readers and smartphones are becoming real-world tools that should be integrated into modern instructional practices to support digital learners and to promote meaningful learning. Educators are harnessing mobile devices within and beyond the classroom due to the flexibility, portability, affordability and popularity of those devices. This study explores the effectiveness of mobile technology adoption within 21st century classrooms processes and outcomes

A Study of Laryngeal Variability in Three Specific Consonant-Vowel Syllable Contexts

This paper deals with consonants being paired with vowels and how and why two distinct consonants chosen can affect vowel patterns on three specified vowels. It is a deliberate measure here to have no consonants after the vowel so as to avoid post articulatory influences. Focus Is placed on the relationship of variations in periods and frequencies for three repetitions, with no context Involved

Exploring Mentoring as a Tool for Career Advancement of Academics in Private Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia

Mentoring refers to a dyadic relationship between a more experienced member of an organization with a less experienced individual. Mentoring provides support as a mentor acts as a role model. Mentoring is important for organizational development as it implies workplace learning and leadership principles in career advancement. The functions of a mentor are to teach, coach, support and guide a protégé, to progress in his/her career. This article theoretically explores the roles of mentoring in career advancement of academics in private higher education institutions

Workforce Diversity: A Human Resource Development Perspective Towards Organizational Performance

Workforce diversity has become an important issue in Malaysia as it is essentially linked to organisational performance. This implies that organizations should be more competitive in today’s globalisation. Thus workforce diversity is one of the fundamental solutions to enter the international arena. Specifically, organisations must invest necessary resources on workforce diversity in order to create opportunities for organisational performance. This article examines the extent to which workforce diversity has a direct impact on organisational performance. Finally, this article suggests that organisations should meaningfully redefine the notion of workforce diversity by reconsidering their broader theoretical underpinnings for a better human resource development practice

Mortality Compression and Variability in Age at Death in India

The global rise of life expectancy at birth has attracted worldwide interest, especially in understanding the pace of mortality transition in developing countries. In this study, we assess the progress of mortality transition in India during four decades between 1970 and 2013. We estimate measures of mortality compression and variability in age at death to assess the trends and patterns in mortality compression for India as a whole and its twelve biggest states. The results reveal an unequivocal convergence pattern in mortality compression across the states underpinned by the reduction in premature mortality and emerging homogeneity in mortality. Results by gender show that women are more homogenous in their mortality across the country because of an explicit reduction in the Gini coefficients at age 10 by the age group of 15-29 years. Mortality compression has changed in recent decades because of the increased survival of women in their reproductive ages, which marked a distinct phase of mortality transition in India. The pace of mortality transition, however, varies; adult mortality decline was greater than senescent mortality decline. These results show that India has passed the middle stage of mortality transition and has entered an early phase of low mortality

University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) Service Quality: A Pilot Study on Transformational Leadership and Empathy

This pilot study observed the correlation between transformational leadership and a healthcare service provider's service quality. The research used two sets of cross-sectional questionnaire surveys designed to measure the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems and a Leadership Inventory Index of the services rendered by the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) to their patients to classify the quality of services delivered to patients at UMMC. The results emphasized a significant correlation between transformational leadership and empathy but no significant relationship between leadership effectiveness and service quality because of a lack of consensus and empirical support around which leadership types are significant. Transformational leadership has empirical support and is principles-based, relationship-oriented, intuitively appealing, and potentially “transformative. The study further stressed that the patients were pleased with the services rendered by UMMC staff. Also, additional education for physicians and physicians in training in transformational leadership is warranted