This study investigated the relationships between leadership and overall leader reputation. Empirical tests on 293 full-time employees in Hochiminh city, using structural equation modeling, confirmed the validity of both the Chinese Implicit Leadership Scale [CILS] [1]. | TẠP CHÍ PHÁT TRIỂN KH CN TẬP 9 SÓ 3-2006 EFFECTS OF LEADERSHIP ON LEADER REPUTATION Kim Dung Tran 1 Morris Abraham 2 1 University of Economics Ho Chi Minh city. 2 University of Technology Sydney. Manuscript Received on November 29i 2005 ABSTRACT This study investigated the relationships between leadership and overall leader reputation. Empirical tests on 293 full-time employees in Hochiminh city using structural equation modeling confirmed the validity of both the Chinese Implicit Leadership Scale CILS 1 and the overall leader reputation measures used in the research. CILS has four dimensions but only two of these - Goal Effectiveness and Personal Morality had statistically significant effects on overall leader reputation. No differences between public and non-public sector employees were found in relation to the effects of leadership dimensions on overall leader reputation. Apart from stimulating further leadership research the findings of this study could draw management s attention to new criteria in recruitment performance appraisal as well as for management education and development practice in a Vietnamese context. Keywords Leadership leader reputation confirmatory factor analysis Vietnam. 1. Introduction Leadership in organizations has been a topic of intense interest to both academics and practitioners for many years 2 . However in Vietnam there is a dearth of quantitative research in this area. Consequently managers in Vietnam do not know what scales of leadership are appropriate for Vietnamese organizations and hence what leader characteristics have the strongest impact on leader reputation. The main objective of this study was to examine the effects of leadership characteristics on overall leader reputation. Apart from stimulating further leadership research the findings of this study will provide practical guidelines for recruitment performance appraisal as well as for management education and development practice in a Vietnamese context. 2. .
