Organisational adaptive leadership framework through systems thinking

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dc.contributor.author Abukalusa, K.
dc.contributor.author Oosthuizen, Rudolph
dc.date.accessioned 2024-03-27T11:56:54Z
dc.date.available 2024-03-27T11:56:54Z
dc.date.issued 2023-11-17
dc.description Presented at the 2nd International Conference on Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, held from 2 to 4 October 2023 in Somerset West, South Africa. en_US
dc.description.abstract Leadership is a system that includes interconnected elements. Adaptive leadership is about enabling followers to handle adaptive challenges and to adapt to an ever-evolving environment. Organisations are experiencing the most dynamic era of the business environment owing to the influence of vulnerability, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). The VUCA nature of the environment presents adaptive challenges, which, unlike technical problems, need dynamic people-focused solutions. Current leadership frameworks are inadequate in practice, and a framework is needed to aid in creating adaptive organisations through systems thinking to succeed in a VUCA environment. This research approach starts with a systematic literature review to create a conceptual framework of adaptive leadership through systems thinking for a VUCA environment. The conceptual framework is validated through interviews with practising industry leaders to obtain their opinions and comments. The research provides a new perspective on using systems thinking in applying leadership practices to create an adaptive leadership framework to overcome the VUCA environment. en_US
dc.description.abstract Leierskap is 'n stelsel wat onderling gekoppelde elemente insluit. Aanpasbare leierskap gaan daaroor om volgelinge in staat te stel om aanpasbare uitdagings te hanteer en om aan te pas by 'n voortdurend ontwikkelende omgewing. Organisasies beleef die mees dinamiese era van die besigheidsomgewing as gevolg van die invloed van kwesbaarheid, onsekerheid, kompleksiteit en dubbelsinnigheid (VUCA). Die VUCA-aard van die omgewing bied aanpasbare probleme, wat, anders as tegniese uitdagings, dinamiese mensgerigte oplossings benodig. Huidige leierskapraamwerke ontbreek in die praktyk, en benodig 'n raamwerk om te help met die skep van aanpasbare organisasies deur stelseldenke om suksesvol te wees in 'n VUCA-omgewing. Hierdie navorsingsbenadering begin met 'n sistematiese literatuuroorsig om 'n konseptuele raamwerk van aanpasbare leierskap deur sisteemdenke vir 'n VUCA-omgewing te skep. Die konseptuele raamwerk word bevestig deur onderhoude met praktiserende bedryfsleiers om hul menings en kommentaar te verkry. Die navorsing verskaf 'n nuwe perspektief op die gebruik van stelseldenke in die toepassing van leierskapspraktyke om 'n aanpasbare leierskapraamwerk te skep ten einde die VUCA-omgewing te oorkom. en_US
dc.description.department Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM) en_US
dc.description.librarian am2024 en_US
dc.description.sdg None en_US
dc.description.uri http://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub en_US
dc.identifier.citation Abukalusa, K. & Oosthuizen, R.2023, 'Organisational adaptive leadership framework through systems thinking', South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 245-257. http://dx.DOI.org//10.7166/34-3-2955. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1012-277X (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2224-7890 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.7166/34-3-2955
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/95391
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering en_US
dc.rights © Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. en_US
dc.subject Leadership en_US
dc.subject Adaptive leadership en_US
dc.subject Followers en_US
dc.subject Leierskap en_US
dc.subject Aanpasbare leierskap en_US
dc.subject Volgelinge en_US
dc.subject Vulnerability, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) en_US
dc.title Organisational adaptive leadership framework through systems thinking en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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