GAYA KEPIMPINAN KARISMATIK DAN KESEJAHTERAAN KERJA DI POLITEKNIK MALAYSIA

Abstract

This is a quantitative and descriptive study to identify the relationship between the charismatic leadership style practiced by the head of the department and the well-being of the lecturers. A total of 172 lecturers consisting of eight different academic departments in polytechnics participated in the study. The instruments used are Charismatic Leadership Model by Conger-Kanungo (1994) and "Performance-Welfare Model" developed by Pryce-Jones (2010). The Pearson Correlation Inference method has been used to identify the charismatic leadership style of the head of the department with the well-being of lecturer's work. The findings show that the level of charismatic leadership style of the head of the department and the level of well-being of lecturers is at a high and satisfactory level. Furthermore, the findings show that the charismatic leadership style of the head of department has a significant relationship with the wellbeing of the lecturer's work. The findings prove that it is important for the head of department to practice charismatic leadership in administering and managing departments so that the well-being of the lecturers can be achieved and thus achieving the achievement of the vision and mission set.