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Analysing the relationship between ethical leadership and the voice of Malaysian Muslim employees


Zulham Zulham
Qurratul Aini
Nasir Mehmood
Sandhir Sharma
A. Heri Iswanto
Ismail Suardi Wekke
Anna Gustina Zainal
Elena Pavlovna Panova
Natalia Fedorova

Abstract

Ethical behaviour, in its simplest terms, means knowing and doing what is right. Nevertheless, the main difficulty is how to define the word ‘right’. For this  purpose, various individuals, cultures and religions have thus far portrayed it in different ways. The present study reflected on the Islamic society,  wherein ethical leadership has been one of the most effective factors in its continuation of life and success, with a vital role in its growth, development  and progress. Accordingly, the relationship between ethical leadership and the voice of Muslim employees in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2021, as the  statistical population (n = 2500) was analysed. For this purpose, a standard questionnaire was used to collect the necessary data, whose validity was  confirmed by the construct validity in the Linear Structural Relations (LISREL) software and its reliability was checked via the Cronbach’s alpha in the  Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Besides, path analysis was utilised to test the research hypothesis. Confirmatory factor analysis  was correspondingly implemented to examine the data. Ultimately, the study results revealed a significant positive relationship between ethical leadership and the voice of Malaysian Muslim employees (p = 0.80; t = 5.02).


Contribution: Based on the literature review and the results of this study,  ethical leadership can motivate Muslim citizens to participate in decision-making processes and even allows them to express their creative ideas in   rganisations and society.


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