COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: A FELDA JERANGAU LEADERSHIP CASE STUDY
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https://doi.org/10.35631/IJLGC.1145060Keywords:
Community Development, Community Governance, FELDA, Transformational LeadershipAbstract
This study examines how transformational leadership can be used in community governance, and how it influences community development in FELDA Jerangau. Within the rural development of Malaysia, FELDA communities are challenged by a number of issues including scarcity of resources, volatile degrees of community involvement and unstable socio-economic evolution. Thus, a proper leadership strategy is needed, making sure that community development can be conducted sustainably and inclusively. This paper is founded on the theory of transformational leadership by Bass and Avolio, who highlight four primary dimensions, namely idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration. A qualitative approach using a case study design was used to develop deep insight into leadership practices in the community. Purposive sampling was used during the selection of 11 informants, comprising community leaders and members of the FELDA Jerangau community. The data were gathered with the help of in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, participant observation, and document analysis, and analyzed with NVivo 14 software. The results suggest that transformational leadership contributes greatly to the development of effective community governance. The idealized influence dimension contributes to the development of trust and leadership legitimacy in the community, whereas inspirational motivation boosts communal spirit and community engagement. Moreover, intellectual stimulation prompts leaders and community members towards creative thinking to overcome the limitation of available resources, and individualized consideration enhances community engagement using a more inclusive and person-centered approach. Nevertheless, other critical challenges identified include financial limitations, inadequate participation of youth, and the necessity to adjust leadership strategies to existing changes. On the whole, this paper supports the idea that transformational leadership is an important factor impacting the effectiveness of community governance and the sustainability of community development. It also adds to the literature by expanding the application of transformational leadership theory in a rural setting and offers practical implications to community leaders and policymakers in developing more effective and resilient development strategies.
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