Corporate leadership and the myth of the incompetent Malay Chief Executive Officers: evidence from the Malaysian General Insurance Industry

Corporate leadership and the myth of the incompetent Malay Chief Executive Officers: evidence from the Malaysian General Insurance Industry

The dearth of Malaysian based literature on leadership In general, and corporate leadership in particular suggests that Malaysian scholars and investors are yet to be sensitized to the importance of leadership as a determinant of organizational outcomes. Arguably, this inattention helps perpetuate...

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Main Authors: Khairudin Damhoeri, Fuat Mashori, Jaafar Mohamad, Kamarudin Sharif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1994
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7957/
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spelling ukm-79572016-12-14T06:45:45Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7957/ Corporate leadership and the myth of the incompetent Malay Chief Executive Officers: evidence from the Malaysian General Insurance Industry Khairudin Damhoeri, Fuat Mashori, Jaafar Mohamad, Kamarudin Sharif, The dearth of Malaysian based literature on leadership In general, and corporate leadership in particular suggests that Malaysian scholars and investors are yet to be sensitized to the importance of leadership as a determinant of organizational outcomes. Arguably, this inattention helps perpetuate many unhealthy myths about corporate leadership. Notable among these myths, is that of the incompetent Malay managers. In examining the myth, this study takes a quantitative perspective of an otherwise "qualitative'" subject. Using emprical eVidence from the general insurance industry, this study demonstrates that Malay chief executive officers (CEOS) , despite the myth and market perceptions, do not affect corporate performance any differently than non-Malay CEOs. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1994 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7957/1/784-1497-1-SM.pdf Khairudin Damhoeri, and Fuat Mashori, and Jaafar Mohamad, and Kamarudin Sharif, (1994) Corporate leadership and the myth of the incompetent Malay Chief Executive Officers: evidence from the Malaysian General Insurance Industry. Jurnal Pengurusan, 13 . pp. 47-62. ISSN 0127-2713 http://ejournals.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/202
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description The dearth of Malaysian based literature on leadership In general, and corporate leadership in particular suggests that Malaysian scholars and investors are yet to be sensitized to the importance of leadership as a determinant of organizational outcomes. Arguably, this inattention helps perpetuate many unhealthy myths about corporate leadership. Notable among these myths, is that of the incompetent Malay managers. In examining the myth, this study takes a quantitative perspective of an otherwise "qualitative'" subject. Using emprical eVidence from the general insurance industry, this study demonstrates that Malay chief executive officers (CEOS) , despite the myth and market perceptions, do not affect corporate performance any differently than non-Malay CEOs.
format Article
author Khairudin Damhoeri,
Fuat Mashori,
Jaafar Mohamad,
Kamarudin Sharif,
spellingShingle Khairudin Damhoeri,
Fuat Mashori,
Jaafar Mohamad,
Kamarudin Sharif,
Corporate leadership and the myth of the incompetent Malay Chief Executive Officers: evidence from the Malaysian General Insurance Industry
author_facet Khairudin Damhoeri,
Fuat Mashori,
Jaafar Mohamad,
Kamarudin Sharif,
author_sort Khairudin Damhoeri,
title Corporate leadership and the myth of the incompetent Malay Chief Executive Officers: evidence from the Malaysian General Insurance Industry
title_short Corporate leadership and the myth of the incompetent Malay Chief Executive Officers: evidence from the Malaysian General Insurance Industry
title_full Corporate leadership and the myth of the incompetent Malay Chief Executive Officers: evidence from the Malaysian General Insurance Industry
title_fullStr Corporate leadership and the myth of the incompetent Malay Chief Executive Officers: evidence from the Malaysian General Insurance Industry
title_full_unstemmed Corporate leadership and the myth of the incompetent Malay Chief Executive Officers: evidence from the Malaysian General Insurance Industry
title_sort corporate leadership and the myth of the incompetent malay chief executive officers: evidence from the malaysian general insurance industry
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 1994
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7957/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7957/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7957/1/784-1497-1-SM.pdf
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