Abstract:
Effective institutional leader is the crucial player to the successful or failure of an educational institution. However, the expectation to own an effective leader often in vain. The reason is because leaders lack of a standard guideline that based on the local context. Therefore, this study is to develop a proposed model of effective leadership for Malaysian higher educational institutions, in particular, higher educational institutions which are owned by Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA). To achieve the research purpose, the questionnaires instrument were distributed to 240 academic staff from the selected higher educational institutions of Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) in northern Perak, Malaysia. The data were analysed using a statistical method called Partial Least Square (PLS) to develop a proposed model of effective leadership. The effective leadership design model can provide guidelines and encourage leaders to enhance and bring positive change that helps educational institutions succeed and be effective.
