The Relationship between Leadership Styles and Employee Engagement: Evidences from Construction Companies in Malaysia

Liu, Yao and Kee, Shin Woan and Mohd Hanafiah, Ahmad (2015) The Relationship between Leadership Styles and Employee Engagement: Evidences from Construction Companies in Malaysia. In: Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET) 2015 , 11-13 October 2015 , Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. pp. 1-9.. (In Press / Online First)

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Abstract

The growing global economy has intensified the complexity of the discrete but interrelated tasks involved in construction project. In order to achieve project success, the interactions between the team leaders and followers are vital. Taking into consideration the importance of leader to the organization, this study is therefore to examine the relationship between leadership styles (i.e. autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire) and employee engagement among the construction industry in Malaysia. Forty (40) sets of questionnaires were collected from the companies registered under the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Grade 7, located in Kuantan, Malaysia. The study reveals that the democratic leadership style is more frequently practiced by practitioners than the other two coexisting leadership styles, autocratic and laissez-faire. The level of employee engagement in the construction industry shows frequently high. And the three leadership styles are positively and significantly associated with employee engagement; but still the democratic leadership style demonstrates stronger association with the employee engagement. Hence, in order to ensure employees more vigorous, dedicated as well as absorbed in their work, project leaders are suggested to be more trustable, honest, fair and communicative towards their followers.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Lecture)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Leadership Styles, Employee Engagement, Project Management, Construction
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Faculty/Division:	Faculty of Industrial Management
Depositing User:	Mrs. Neng Sury Sulaiman
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2015 03:33
Last Modified:	20 Nov 2015 03:33
URI:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11194
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