THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF LEADERS’ IDEALISED INFLUENCE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEADERS’ EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND JOB PERFORMANCE AMONG ACADEMICS IN MALAYSIAN PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES

Authors

  • Gopalan Raman Department of Business and Administration Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
  • Ng Lee Peng Department of Business and Administration Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
  • Chen I Chi Department of Marketing Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32890/ijms.28.1.2021.10544

Keywords:

Academics, emotional intelligence, idealized influence, job performance

Abstract

Academics exert themselves tremendously to advance in higher education institutions, and their leaders’ emotional intelligence and idealised influence are fundamental to responsiveness regarding performance. The effects of transformational leadership on job performance have been established, but a single component, idealised influence, has been neglected. Hence, this study aims to investigate the potential mediating effects of academic leaders’ idealised influence between academic leaders’ emotional intelligence and subordinates’ job performance. Approximately 386 questionnaires from five Malaysian public research universities were obtained. The partial least squares structural equation model was utilised in dichotomising the measurements. Drawing from attribution theory and social exchange theory, it was predicted that academic leaders’ idealised influence will mediate the relationship between academic leaders’ emotional intelligence and their subordinates’ job performance. However, the study reveals that the relationship between academic leaders’ emotional intelligence and their subordinates’ job performance was not mediated by academic leaders’ idealised influence. This study is useful for government and higher institutions in planning, developing, and implementing programs or policies in producing highly talented academic leaders in Malaysian research universities.

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Author Biographies

Ng Lee Peng, Department of Business and Administration Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

Dr Ng Lee Peng attached with Business Administration as a senior lecturer.

Chen I Chi, Department of Marketing Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

Dr Chen I-Chi is attached with Marketing Department.

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Published

27-01-2021

How to Cite

Raman, G., Peng, N. L., & Chi, C. I. (2021). THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF LEADERS’ IDEALISED INFLUENCE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEADERS’ EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND JOB PERFORMANCE AMONG ACADEMICS IN MALAYSIAN PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES . International Journal of Management Studies, 28(1), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.32890/ijms.28.1.2021.10544