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Mediating and Moderating Mechanism in the Relationship Between Blue Ocean Leadership Style and Strategic Decision Making: A Case Study in Malaysia  

WAN HANAFI, Wan Noordiana (College of Business Management and Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional)
DAUD, Salina (College of Business Management and Accounting, Universiti Tenaga Nasional)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.8, no.7, 2021 , pp. 613-623 More about this Journal
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This study aims to identify the effect of blue ocean leadership style on strategic decision making and it also aims to examine the mediating role of organizational politic and moderating role of emotional intelligence in the Government Link Companies (GLCs) in Malaysia. In order to achieve the objective of the study, a research framework had been developed to establish a relationship among the variables of the study based on resource-based view theory. Questionnaire method was used to collect the data form middle to top level employees in GLCs. All the items in the study's variables were assessed using the 5-point Likert scale. A stratified random sampling technique was used to identify the sample for this study. Data was derived from 135 middle to top level employees, which were involved in decision making process. The data was analyzed using the SPSS and the SmartPLS 3.0 software. This supplemented the theory surrounding blue ocean leadership styles and strategic decision making. The study also identified several avenues for further research by using different research methods and examining the impact of strategic decision making in different contexts.
Keywords
Blue Ocean Leadership Style; Emotional Intelligence; Organizational Politics; Strategic Decision Making; Structural Equation Model;
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