The relationship between leadership style and integrity at Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) Kulaijaya

Abstract

This study explores the relationship of transformational and transactional leadership on the integrity of subordinates at RMP, Kulaijaya. A total of 129 respondents from five police stations under the jurisdiction of RMP, Kulaijaya are selected as respondents and the data is analyzed based on the completed questionnaires. Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) is employed to measure transformational and transactional leadership. Behavioural Integrity Scale (BIS) is employed as a tool to measure the subordinate’s integrity. Descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis are applied to analyse the collected data. The findings reveal that transformational leadership has a significant relationship with integrity of the subordinates. It is also found that transformational leadership is the most influential leadership style and intellectual stimulation dimension is influential under transformational leadership. Some constructive recommendations have been suggested to enhance the added value of this research for future research.