Perceived leadership soft skills and trustworthiness of deans in three Malaysian public universities

Tang, Keow Ngang; Ariratana, Wallapha; Treputharan, Saowanee

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“…The researchers differed in defining soft leadership skills as a result of their different way of thinking and the organizational environment that they dealt with in their research. The current research adopted a scale (Tang, et al, 2013). The following is an explanation of the skills adopted by the research:…”

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The Effect of Leadership Soft Skills on Knowledge Sharing, Analytical Research in Al Fallujah University

Hussein¹

2021

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The aim of the research is to test the effect and the relationship between the soft leadership skills perceived by the faculty members at the University of Fallujah as an independent variable and knowledge sharing as a dependent variable. and members of the teaching staff), the sample was stratified and quota, as it included the sample whose views are required to be surveyed (183) views out of (318) faculty members. The questionnaire was distributed to the sample and 161 views were obtained from them. The questionnaire's paragraphs represented (69) items were answered. In addition to the structured and open interviews that were conducted with university leaders (university president, deans of faculties) in addition to the researcher's field observations, the researcher relied on the program (SPSS V.26, Amos v26) to analyze the research data, and the results showed the validity of the correlation and influence at the level of The main and sub-variables investigated, showing the essential role played by soft leadership skills in influencing the level of knowledge sharing among faculty members at the University of Fallujah.

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The Effect of Leadership Soft Skills on Knowledge Sharing, Analytical Research in Al Fallujah University

Hussein¹

2021

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“…ISSN: 2414-3111 DOI: 10.20474/jahss-3.1.2 Communication Skills Conrad and Robert (2011) highlighted that good communication skills are signi icant factors in increasing performance and relationship in the workplace. Further, Tang et al (2013) emphasized that the way the administrators converse with their employees determines the level of trust they received from them.…”

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“…He also identi ied motivation, empathy, self-awareness and regulation as factors of effective leadership. Tang et al, (2013) highlighted that the leadership skills of administrators help them gain support and trust from their subordinates.…”

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Teachers’ soft skills proficiency level and school performance of selected schools in Sultan Kudarat Division

2017

J. adv. humanit. soc. sci.

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Twenty-irst-century education requires wide-ranging knowledge and skills of teachers critically important to school's success. The value of soft skills becomes a trend. However, there hasn't been any study conducted on the soft skills pro iciency level of the teachers and school performance in Sultan Kudarat. For this reason, the study aimed to determine teachers' soft skills pro iciency level and school performance of selected schools in the Division of Sultan Kudarat. It also provided discussions on the relationship of teachers' soft skills pro iciency level and school performance. A descriptive-correlation research method was used in this study. It is a descriptive research study which aimed to determine the teachers' soft skills pro iciency level and their school performance. Moreover, a correlational analysis was done to determine if there is a signi icant relationship between teachers' soft skills pro iciency level and their school performance. The researcher used a modi ied questionnaire, interview and documentary analysis of the records taken from each school. The primary respondents of this study were the one hundred sixteen (116) teachers of Esperanza Central School, Kalawag Central School and Tamnag Central School in the Division of Sultan Kudarat S.Y 2015-2016. The results showed that teachers have high soft skills pro iciency level (M = 4.08). Schools also showed differences in the level of performance for three (3) years. The results also revealed that there is a signi icant relationship between teachers' soft skills pro iciency level and school performance. This indicates that higher level of soft skills pro iciency tends to improve the school performance. Findings of this study may serve as a basis for teachers and administrators on how to ef iciently integrate soft skills to support and enhance school's performance. The study may also contribute to the growing body of knowledge about the relationship of teachers' soft skills to the school performance.

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“…The eight components of leadership soft skills namely collaboration/teamwork, communication skills, initiative, leadership ability, people development/coaching, personal effectiveness/mastery, planning and organizing, and presentation skills. Researchers defined the eight components of leadership soft skills according to the definition given by Keow Ngang, Wallapha & Saowanee (2013). Collaboration/teamwork refers to that administrator finds common ground and cooperates to solve problems.…”

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Soft Skills of Leaders and School Improvement in High Performing Schools

Ngang

Mohamed²,

Somprach³

2015

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between soft skills of headmaster and school improvement in high performing schools in Penang and Kedah state, Malaysia. Issue related to school leaders who are weak in management is very common due to lacking of soft skills. School improvement is closely related to skills possessed by leaders. This study involved 205 teachers from six High Performing Schools. This study employs the quantitative method to collect data by using a research instrument which is a questionnaire consisted of 105 items. Findings revealed that headmaster possessed high soft skills according to their teachers' perceptions in general (mean = 4.309, SD = 0.324) meanwhile mean value of school improvement was also at high level (mean = 3.839, SD = 0.295). The hypothesis test showed that all the eight components of leadership soft skills have significant, positive and moderate relationship with school improvement and the r value ranged from 0.532 to 0.657. Hopefully, headmasters do not underestimate the soft skills of leadership practices as the impacts on school improvement is significant. Therefore, headmasters are advised to utilize soft skills in their leadership practice in order to enhance school improvement.

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Perceived leadership soft skills and trustworthiness of deans in three Malaysian public universities

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The Effect of Leadership Soft Skills on Knowledge Sharing, Analytical Research in Al Fallujah University

The Effect of Leadership Soft Skills on Knowledge Sharing, Analytical Research in Al Fallujah University

Teachers’ soft skills proficiency level and school performance of selected schools in Sultan Kudarat Division

Soft Skills of Leaders and School Improvement in High Performing Schools

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