Tun Dr. Mahathir’s Leadership Communication: The Confucian Perspective

Cheah, Joyce Lynn-Sze; Yusof, Norhafezah; Ahmad, Mohd Khairie

doi:10.1051/shsconf/20173300060

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“…Razak and Mahathir's leadership emphasised the stimulation of people's intellectual capacity as it could inform the people of the reasons and purposes of a matter that needs to be accomplished. Subsequently, it mobilises them to take appropriate action to achieve the goal (Abdullah, 2019;Cheah, Yusof & Ahmad, 2017;Suppiah, Ahmad, & Gunasekaran, 2018). During the administration of these two prime ministers, it is critical to consider the background of Malaysians in the discussion of their leadership qualities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although many said the Malaysian state's definition is unclear, Mahathir was evident in his struggle to form his nation-state. He took care of the rights and privileges of the Malays and Bumiputra as a native of Malaysia without ignoring the rights of the Chinese, Indian, and other races (Abdullah, 2019;Cheah, Yusof, & Ahmad, 2017;Suppiah, Ahmad, & Gunasekaran, 2018). Although cynical names were often attributed to him, such as an ultra-Malay nationalist, the truth was that most of the Chinese and Indians respected and understood the essence of the social contract that was agreed to by all the parties involved before the establishment of the national constitution.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Achievement-Oriented Leadership Model in the Development of the Malaysian Nation-State

Suhaimy

Razali

Jaes

et al. 2021

JATI

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In the administration and development of the Malaysian nation-state, each prime minister has contributed and exhibited his distinct leadership style. Abdul Razak Hussein and Mahathir Mohamad’s contributions and leadership, especially in the nation-state’s development and modernisation, are well-recognised by Malaysians. They referred to Razak as the Development Father while Mahathir is known as the Father of Modernisation. Their leaderships’ effectiveness is also evident in their outstanding achievements based on the policies and actions during their tenure as the nation’s leaders. Therefore, this study aims to discuss the achievement-oriented aspects of Razak-Mahathir leadership in Malaysia’s nation-state development. A qualitative historical descriptive design was used as the research methodology where the primary source of this study was the texts of the two prime ministers’ speeches. These sources are qualitatively analysed to explore the qualities of leadership they practised to develop and modernise the country. The results showed that leadership qualities such as stimulating people’s intellectual capacity, motivating people, good planning, demonstrating influence, emphasising togetherness, emphasising good values, exhibiting firmness, demonstrating self-confidence, being considerate, envisioning the future and acknowledging people’s contribution were practised by Razak and Mahathir in conducting their duties as prime ministers. It showed that a country can achieve remarkable development and modernisation when it is led by leaders who incorporate the aforementioned leadership qualities. This study’s social implications are as follows: first, underlining the importance of achievement-oriented leadership that can inspire the people and the government to foster a steady national development and secondly, implying the essential roles of leaders in defining and shaping a suitable nation-state concept that should be adopted in a nation-state. This study innovatively introduces a leadership model framework based on Razak-Mahathir’s achievements during their administration. It gives an overview of their successful leadership styles in governing the country, which can be applied or practised by leaders or related parties with similar roles, aspirations and goals.

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Section: Findings and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Achievement-Oriented Leadership Model in the Development of the Malaysian Nation-State

Suhaimy

Razali

Jaes

et al. 2021

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“…This subtheme comprises three elements namely responsible, credible, and respectful. In this regard, two studies (Ong, 2005;Embong & Hassan, 2013) suggest that Mahathir's leadership style is responsible, one study (Cheah et al, 2017b) stated that he is credible, while another study (Embong & Hassan, 2013) reported that he is respectful.…”

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“…Next, the believable aspect of Mahathir's leadership is the people's trust in his ability to govern the country (Cheah et al, 2017b). The majority of Malaysians across races are said to believe in Mahathir's ability to make social changes (Cheah et al, 2017b;Suppiah et al, 2018). According to Cheah et al (2017b), the local Chinese community trusted Mahathir's leadership because he successfully transformed Malaysia from an agricultural-based nation to a modern country while allowing them to share its wealth and power with the Malays as Malaysia's majority race.…”

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Mahathir Mohamad as a World-Class Leader: A View from The Great Man Theory of Leadership

Razali¹,

Jaes²,

Suhaimy³

et al. 2022

JTS

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Mahathir Mohamad's leadership as the Prime Minister of Malaysia is an example of excellent leadership. His stint is peculiar as he is the longest-serving leader in the world and the oldest Prime Minister to ever lead a country. The impact of his leadership establishes his reputation as an outstanding leader as supported by the Great Man Theory of Leadership. As an effort to comprehend his leadership excellence, this study examined Mahathir's leadership through the lens of the Great Man Theory of Leadership, which elevates leadership based on extraordinary achievements and considers the leader to be born a leader. The research was conducted by using a narrative review approach. Data were gathered qualitatively using thematic analysis, from secondary sources including academic journals, dissertations, books, and published articles pertaining to the topic of Mahathir's leadership. The results found that his leadership approach is indeed aligned with the underlying elements of the Great Man Theory of Leadership, namely charismatic, intelligent, politically skilled, and wise. Past studies reported that Mahathir possesses the quality of being visionary, trustworthy, authentic, resourceful, pragmatic, people-oriented, good communication skills, highly ethical, and core value-based, thus strengthening his premise as an outstanding leader. His excellence in leading the country has been proven beneficial to both Malaysia and its people while the attention that he received from the international community further reinforced his relevance and influence at both the local and international levels. It is indeed a pride for Malaysia as a Southeast Asia country to have a world-class leader.

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IN VITRO REGENERATION AND TRANSFORMATION OF APPLE (Malus domestica Borkh.) ROOTSTOCK MALLING 7 USING RICE CHITINASE GENE

Sharma¹,

Modgil²,

Sharma³

2017

JEBAS

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In most of the fruit crops, the low frequency of Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation hampers the respective transgenics production. Hence, it is pre-requisite to understand and optimize the different parameters involved directly or indirectly in Agrobacterium mediated transformation. A. tumefaciens strain LBA4404 harboring the transforming vector pCAMBARchi11 containing the rice chitinase gene (chi11) and hygromycin phosphotransferase (hpt) and phosphinothricin acetyl transferase (bar) genes was used for carrying out genetic transformation of apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) rootstock M7. Two explants viz. leaf and internodal segments were involved in regeneration and resulted 24.37% and 60.58% shoot regeneration, respectively. The obtained putative transformants were selected on full strength MS medium containing 5 mg l -1 hygromycin and 500 mg l -1 cefotaxime. Two days pre-culturing and 96 hours co-cultivation was found effective for procuring maximum number of hygromycin resistant shoots. Putative transgenic shoots were multiplied separately and rooted on root induction medium containing 5 mg l -1 hygromycin. Further, PCR analysis was done using chitinase gene specific primers and two apple transgenic lines confirmed the integration of chi11 gene by yielding 237 bp and 584 bp amplified products, respectively.

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Tun Dr. Mahathir’s Leadership Communication: The Confucian Perspective

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

The Achievement-Oriented Leadership Model in the Development of the Malaysian Nation-State

The Achievement-Oriented Leadership Model in the Development of the Malaysian Nation-State

Mahathir Mohamad as a World-Class Leader: A View from The Great Man Theory of Leadership

IN VITRO REGENERATION AND TRANSFORMATION OF APPLE (Malus domestica Borkh.) ROOTSTOCK MALLING 7 USING RICE CHITINASE GENE

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