Psychometric Assessment of Lee Yew’s Leadership Role in Singapore’s Development: A Systematic Review

Odukoya, J. A. and Ifijeh, Goodluck and Ehibor, Oremire Judith and Ugorji, C. U. C. and Osimen, Goddy Uwa and Abasilim, U. D. and Owolabi, E. E. and Eyisi, J. and Adesiyan, Rebecca Uduakobong and Abiodun-Eniayekan, E. N. and Igbinoba, Angie Osarieme and Chimuanya, Lily and Odo, Onyekachi and Oduola, Oluwaseun and Agberotimi, Samson (2024) Psychometric Assessment of Lee Yew’s Leadership Role in Singapore’s Development: A Systematic Review. Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences, 22 (2). pp. 1987-2010. ISSN E-ISSN: 2221-7630;P-ISSN: 1727-4915

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Abstract

This study sought psychometric evidence to prove this assertion. Consequently, the leadership attributes of Lee Kuan Yew, the first and longest-serving Prime Minister of Singapore, and the impacts he made on Singapore’s development were explored. Some of the research questions addressed are: What are the valid indicators of development in Singapore at inception and thirty years after? What are the leadership factors that facilitated Singapore’s development? What are the cultural factors that facilitated Yew’s achievement? The concept of Development encompasses various theories in different disciplines and contexts - the Economic Development theory of development, the Human Development and Human Development Index (HDI), the Gross National Happiness (GNH) model, the Dependency theory, the Sustainable Development, and the Participatory Development theory. Likewise, the concept of Leadership encompasses various theories – The Contingency and Situational Leadership theory, and the Ethical leadership theory. The systematic review design was adopted by selecting and analyzing 10 relevant studies gotten from electronic databases, including EBSCO, Scopus, Web of Science, and Sage. Singapore indeed experienced remarkable development within a short space of 30 years, literally leapfrogging from squalor to attainment of GDP which surpassed that of United Kingdom; There were indeed many notable leadership qualities in Lee Yew that instigated the crafting of wise policies and strategies cum dogged implementation drives that led to the remarkable development of Singapore; Some cultural factors that facilitated Yew’s leadership efforts in achieving Singapore’s development were identified. The study provided ample evidences that, given the right conditions, which can always be created by a make-things-happen leader like Lee Yew, everything indeed rises and falls on leadership acumen. This study contributes to existing literature by conducting a systematic review on Lee Yaw’s leadership role in the development of Singapore.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Assessment Development Leadership Lee Yew Psychometric Singapore
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Humanities
Depositing User:	Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	19 Feb 2025 14:22
Last Modified:	19 Feb 2025 14:22
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/18809

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