The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of mobile leadership (ML) towards teachers’ communication, daily job performance and motivation in Malaysia. A quasi-experimental method was applied in this study. The total of 186 respondents were employed as samples. The sampling technique used in this study was a simple random sampling by using a random table number. They were divided into two groups (experimental group and control group). Overall the result showed that ML contribute a significant effect towards teachers’ communication, daily job performance and motivation. The analysis showed a positive relationship between communication and teachers’ motivation through experimental group (ML). The analysis also showed a positive relationship between communication and teachers’ motivation through experimental group (ML). Further research will be taken into consideration to expand the potential of mobile leadership in educational management.
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