Perceptual mapping leadership: Evidence from the ethnic regional perspective

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Abdul Rahmat, Christine C. Widya

2016 International Journal of Economic Perspectives Vol. 10 Issue 4 Article Cited by 0 SDG 8 Quartile

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe the mapping perspectual dominant ethnic leadership in Gorontalo Province. This study uses a descriptive and exploratory research. For this study, Multidimensional Scaling method is used for measuring the closeness between the two ethnic groups using a ranking system based on the perceptions of respondents about the leader of the ethnic where they think best and bring the success of their organizations. For the measurement of culture and leadership characteristics, the scale interval is used. This assessment is based on the cultural dimension and the dimension of leadership with a scale of 1 that is the lowest and 5-point scale interval represents the highest value. The process of determining the data in this study conducted with non-probability sampling. The technique of taking a non-probability sampling used was quota sampling. The results showed that each ethnic region has distinctive cultural patterns and have a tendency to have closeness with dimensions of culture or specific leadership dimensions. When it is viewed from the preferences of respondents regarding ethnic ideal as their leaders, then formed three main clusters. Every ethnic adjacent to the preference map indicating the ethnic leaders perceived like while more distant position with the other ethnic groups, the ethnic groups perceived as a different ethnic group. © International Economic Society.

Affiliations

Gorontalo State University, Indonesia; Faculty of Economics and Business, Mercu Buana University, Indonesia

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