Interval estimation of the variance of two management dimensions for the characterization of the strategic leader

Abstract

The phenomenon of transculturation in different countries is a very complex reality, it is a challenge for the organizational system because it has to adapt a strategic direction under a multicultural framework, therefore the development of this research allows us to analyze two management dimensions: the profile of strategic leadership and management skills, assessing factors such as different leadership styles, decision making, teamwork, and motivation, among others. A simple random sampling of a determined population was used, central tendency and dispersion measures were calculated, obtaining confidence interval estimators for the sample variance as a parameter of interest. A research instrument (questionnaire) was designed and applied, which was developed from the systematization and operationalization of variables. The mechanism of expert judgment was used to validate the instrument and a pilot test was developed to establish its reliability. The instrument was applied to a sample of 120 small and medium enterprises located in the city of Cúcuta, Colombia and peripheral areas. The participants established that the most suitable skills in management are those of the motivational factor, teamwork, decision-making and the profile of strategic transformational leadership. At the same time, it is deduced that the managers who participated in the study exercise transformational and transactional leadership, based on a balance between contingent rewards and intellectual stimuli in order to achieve the goals established in the organization.