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Jasmine David
Fakulti Perakaunan, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Rozita Uji Mohammed
Fakulti Pengurusan dan Perniagaan, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Agnes Paulus Jidwin
Fakulti Perakaunan, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Dewi Tajuddin
Fakulti Pengurusan dan Perniagaan (FPP), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Cawangan Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Jacqueline Koh Siew Len
Fakulti Pengurusan dan Perniagaan (FPP), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Cawangan Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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Leadership Style Among Women Leaders in Sabah
Vol 6 No 4 (2023): December
Submitted: Nov 3, 2023
Published: Dec 1, 2023
Abstract
Every woman has the quality to become a great leader with their leadership style. However, women’s representation as a leader in organizations is still low, especially in Southeast Asian countries. Hence, the focus of this paper is to explore the leadership styles among women leaders in government agencies and private organizations in Sabah. This paper applied the quantitative research method with a gender perspective, which was participated by 282 respondents in the survey. The results showed five leadership styles: democratic, autocratic, laissez-faire, transactional and transformational. Among those leadership styles, women in Sabah practised democratic, transactional, transformational and laissez-faire styles in leading their subordinates and organization. Meanwhile, autocratic is less applied by woman leaders in Sabah.
Keywords: Women leaders, leadership styles, government agencies, private organizations, quantitative method.