NEW YORK, NY ACCESSWIRE / December 3, 2016 / Dr. Gholam Mujtaba, a renowned scholar and political figure has published a doctoral dissertation on Pakistani leadership through Argosy University Phoenix. He has been conferred the degree of Doctorate by the Graduate School of Business and Management of the Argosy University at a ceremony in Atlanta today. This is a first doctorate on the styles of military and civilian leadership in Pakistan and the perceptions of such leadership among Americans of Pakistani origin, or pro United States Pakistanis living in Pakistan. The dissertation has provided an in depth information about Pakistani leadership, reasons behind their failures, and public perceptions.
The report says that 24% of Pakistanis are disenfranchised with their leadership. They do not support the military and civilian leaderships that has governed the country. The 35% mostly youth are following a former sport figure of Pakistan’s Justice Movement (PTI) to salvage the country from traditional leadership. However, the study reflects 59% of the respondents including this 35% are swing votes which can be capitalized through a dynamic charismatic leadership that can provide hope for a bright future of Pakistan.
It is presumed that corruption is the main factor in rejecting traditional leadership of Pakistan by an overwhelming majority. Pakistan’s debt has surged from 38 billion dollars at the time of the military rule of General Musharraf, to over 100 billion dollars in 2016 after successive civilian governments of former President Zardari and the current Prime Minister Mr. Nawaz Sharif. The foreign policy failures have resulted due to the widening of gaps in Pakistan’s relationship with the United States, and attempts to get closer to China. This has mostly served Chinese interests instead of Pakistani interests. Furthermore, this has narrowed down the role of Pakistan in the Middle Eastern region due to Chinese penetration in Pakistani priorities in the foreign policy making.
The study shows Pakistan a highly diverse country in the religious landscape, contrary to public perceptions in the west. Jews, Christians, Hindus, and all other faiths are represented in the study showing their Pakistani origin. However, Sunnis far outnumbered all others constituting 84% of the population whereas adherents to Shia Islam were lesser than 8%. Though the country highlights strong religious pluralism, nevertheless a strong sense of national culture and identity is visible.
The study further reflects political, and ethnic diversity in Pakistan. The findings in the study shows an overwhelming support for civilian leadership, aside from the majority opinion found disenfranchised from any class of leadership. The study findings support the idea that enhancing literacy rate will greatly influence the public perceptions about governments, foreign and defense policies of Pakistan. In turn, in the matter of implications for leadership theory and practice, that all forms of organization may indeed abide by a similar dynamic, namely the following: participative leadership becomes more important as the subordinates’ educational level rises.