Abstract
This article compares an existing model to measure competence of managers educated within the business school environment to a similar model at another business school setting. The existing management model initially developed by Thekiso’s is evaluated to determine if the model can be operationalised, hence can be regarded as valid, to apply to another business school’s educated manager sample to measure their managerial competence. Resultantly, Thekiso’s original model was applied to another similar sample at another business school educated manager population in KwaZulu-Natal. These respondents also studied towards a Master of Business Administration degree but their specific cultural, language and business school variables differed. The objective was then to validate the Thekiso model in different application settings. The results showed that the data were suitable to use to determine if the existing model can be used as it is to measure managerial competence. Also, the results indicated that Thekiso’s existing model is not generic and cannot be operationalised as it is school-specific. The anbalysis showed that the measuring criteria developed by Thekiso are relevant but the specific factors identified differ in nature and number, hence altering the core of the measuring model itself. As a result, the article formulates an alternative model for use in KwaZulu-Natal to measure skills for managerial competence in the province. This research is of value to management, academia and researchers because it renders an alternative model to measure managerial competence whilst also warning against operationalization of any of the two models without further validation.
Highlights
This article investigates management competencies of business school educated managers and leaders
Control skills, Organising skills, Learning skills, and Change management skills. To measure these The results indicated that the Thekiso model, alskills, Thekiso formulated, with the aid of litera- though it seems to consist of seven managerial ture, a total of 70 questions; 10 criteria for each competence skills, breaks up into more managerial skill and he employed a 5-point Likert- sub-skills
The results and the outcomes of this study are significant in that it relates to a number of key points of departure with the Thekiso initial and the revised models
Summary
This article investigates management competencies of business school educated managers and leaders. Building on research by Thekiso (2011) and Shaikh (2013), this study attempts to reflect on the ever-shifting sands of the competency requirements and the roles of managers and leaders in the context of business in the 21st century. The following broad research questions are posed, in order to ground the study: 1. What are the demands on managers in the current dynamic and volatile business environment?
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