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JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE
Leadership Practices in Public Sector in Selected Countries:
An Integrative Literature Review
Author(s): Siti Fardaniah Abdul Aziz, Abu Daud Silong, Nor Akmar Abdul Karim, Hazliza Hassan
Citation: Siti Fardaniah Abdul Aziz, Abu Daud Silong, Nor Akmar Abdul Karim, Hazliza Hassan, (2012) Leadership Practices in Public Sector in Selected Countries:
An Integrative Literature Review," Journal of Management Policy and Practice, Vol. 13, Iss. 1, pp. 113 - 126
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
This paper examines leadership practices in public sectors in 15 selected countries across the world. It
utilizes secondary data on Government Effectiveness Scores in 2008 to indicate the leadership
effectiveness. Then, an integrative literature review of 44 empirical studies published between 1992 and
2011 were selected from electronic databases to examine and compare the leadership practices. Findings
revealed that there are some similarities and dissimilarities of leadership practices in public sectors
across countries. The leadership traits theory is suggested to be the most effective being practiced while
balancing gender inequality in public sector leadership has become the most challenging issue.
