Significant leadership competencies at large industrial companies: Results of exploratory quantitative research

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify important managerial competencies applied in large industrial enterprises established in the South Moravia region. The study was created on the basis of extensive research activities of competency-oriented publications, published in the last 15 years. Current scientific approaches to competence research, their composition and classification are described. The research was carried out on a sample of 24 managers. The significance of 25 competences was evaluated by using a 5-point Likert scale in the form of self-evaluation of the manager. The contribution of the presented study is an analysis of key concepts in the area of competency models and identification of stakeholders [Human Resource, managers, employees and society as a whole], including their relationship to the application of a competence approach. The identified most important managerial competencies in relation to the managerial level at which leaders work are used as a base for the creation of competence model in large industrial companies.

Keywords: Managerial competencies, quantitative research, leadership, competency model, personnel management.