Phil Ramsey

Exploring paternalistic leadership and its application to the Indonesian public sector

Purpose – This present work aims to report on a study that examines the applicability of Paternalistic Leadership (PL) to public sector organisations in Indonesia. The paper seeks to discuss whether the construct of PL is perceived the same way across different cultures on the basis of an empirically‐based profile of Indonesian public sector leadership developed on the basis of a large‐scale survey carried out in Indonesian government agencies.Design/methodology/approach – The study sample consisted of 1,000 civil servants in the East Java and Jogyakarta Special Region Provinces of Indonesia. Data were collected using simple random sampling techniques. The 42 items in the PL instrument were subjected to explanatory factor analysis (EFA) with variamax rotation. EFA was used to test the degree to which the model of PL proposed by Cheng applied to the Indonesian sample.Findings – Using confirmatory factor analysis the results showed that there are core similarities with the Cheng et al. model which has been ...

Rethinking Grades for Sustainable Learning.

Many students manage their learning processes on the basis of one measure of achievement: the grades they receive on assignments. While these represent current levels of performance, lifelong learning requires that students manage their learning and the quality of their experience as well as performance. This article summarizes the dangers involved in using a singular measure of achievement, and reports on a teaching innovation that encourages students to assess their own learning and experience prior to receiving back graded work. The innovation was successful in allowing students who valued learning to take a holistic view of their achievements.