Leadership, Negotiation, and Decision Making of Malaysis and Saudia Arabia

Lastly, he believes that good leader is born. He assumes that some people come into this world with a natural capacity to lead, and everybody else does not, and there is not much we can do it. However, he said that good manager can be made by trained and educated.

The framework suggested by Walker and Avant was used for the analysis described in this research. The method of research included:

Being a good leader means that when given power, they use it to benefit others and not themselves. Weak leaders, when given power are seduced by greed and the need to improve themselves that they stop thinking about anyone else. A person’s mind is tested to the highest level when given power; because it is a test to show what kind of person they are deep

The essay classifies leadership into four key approaches: (1) trait approach, (2) behaviour approach, (3) the

World leaders such as presidents, prime ministers, and monarchs work with diligence to create impressions of confidence, charisma, and power. They are often followed by throngs of people who help to add to this image of leadership and success as a leader. This map of leadership is the map that many follow as the course to successful leading today.

This paper was prepared for Essentials of Management, Module 2 Homework Assignment taught by Dr. Justin Barclay.

The contents and assignment in this course has helped me understand the various theories of leadership and how different leadership styles can have a negative or positive effect on followers and organizations. The leadership theories helped me understand the concept of leadership better because it educates me on the different leadership options that are available. Leadership and followership is not based on specific characteristics. Leaders must draw from things and approaches to find the right style. A follower’s attitude determines the way a leader leads. According to Johnson (2011) “Being a good follower means ensuring your boss is supported, but only if he is making optimum decisions”.

The objective of this chapter is to provide a well detailed systematic critical analysis of the chosen articles related to the research questions previously identified in chapter 1. This chapter has been divided into sub-sections to reflect the research questions of the literature review.

Leaders are individuals who carry a characteristic persona in them, they have a set of beliefs and paved pathway towards their destined success. Leadership qualities and traits differ with every Leader which is dependent on various factors. Analysing their Leadership qualities and traits gives us a coherent data about their manner of Leadership.

Leadership is a term on which no one can develop a mutual consensus as it carries a different meaning for ach individual. Some people may consider a person as their leader who is capable of taking them away from hardships, some people may consider the one as their leader who is quite charismatic and can show them dreams of a bright future or some people may consider that man as a leader who can make them progress by devising wise strategies for them etc. There is, somehow, something very common in all the perspectives that are the philosophy behind the definition, which is related to choosing a best of the best person as their leader. Nobody wants to have a person as his leader who doesn’t have knowledge of the needs and aspirations of his

Leadership has been a topic that has been researched for a long time in many disciplines. Leadership as a personality focuses on the characteristics of an individual that gives them power to act as leaders. There is leadership as an attribution this approach views leadership as phenomenon that causes group of followers to have outcomes.(Wu et al, 2010, 90).Researchers have used the following approaches to study leadership; they are mainly trait, behavior, power influence, situation and integrative approaches. Trait approaches focuses on the characteristics, values, skill and personality of leaders. Behavior approaches is focused on the leaders behaviors, differentiating between the behavior of ineffective and effective leaders. Integrative approach combines all the approaches to have a holistic picture of the process, outcomes and determinants of leadership. The approach that this paper uses is situational approach that is not leader centered but more on the significance of the context as an influence of leadership. Leaders should be able to choose the leadership quality appropriate to a particular situation.

Tun Dr. Mahathir was known for being courageous when he served Malaysia as the 4th Prime Minister. With his aim in making Malaysia a better country, his courage could be seen through his decision making. Tun Dr. Mahathir wasn’t bothered about the perception of others towards him even if it threatened his image. When he proposed the plan to build a new airport in Sepang and the Petronas Twin Towers, many people opposed his decision stating that the projects would just be a waste of money. Regardless of what people thought of his ideas, he stayed motivated and moved forward with his plans. As seen now, the proposed plans of Tun Dr Mahathir back then, are the ones that have contributed in improving Malaysia’s image. The courageous attitude seen in Tun Dr.

There are three main components of Tun’s style of leadership which are, participation, accommodation and consensus. To define participation, it is said to take place when it involves the citizen and the leadership process. This was apparent when Tun Abdullah held his first ever meeting after being a Prime Minister at the Bayan Lepas International Airport. During the meeting, he quoted a saying “work with me, not for me”. Through

This final chapter describes the conclusion, which contain an answer on the main question. Thereafter limitations and recommendation for further research are discussed. Finally, this chapter ends with implications for businesses and with a critical reflection.

Focus of this research is to find out the concept of leadership from an Islamic perspective,