dc.contributor.author |
Crawford, Vanessa
|
|
dc.contributor.author |
Hofmeyr, Karl
|
|
dc.date.accessioned |
2015-08-25T08:03:36Z |
|
dc.date.available |
2015-08-25T08:03:36Z |
|
dc.date.issued |
2015 |
|
dc.description.abstract |
Effective leaders who have the capacity to solve complex, strategic business
problems are a key differentiator in the new world of work. As external
environmental changes converge with internal organisational shifts, the need for a
strong bench of leaders becomes critical in driving profitable growth. This study
explores the relationship between personality and the capacity to think
strategically, an important component of managing the complexity of the emerging
environment.
Based on the California Psychological Inventory and Career Path Appreciation
assessments of 256 managers and executives, the existence of relationships
between a number of personality factors and the respondents’ future potential
capability (FPC) were tested to identify which personality factors are predictors of
the potential to think strategically. Anchored in Complexity Leadership Theory
(CLT), this research builds on the leadership functions of CLT to provide new
insight into the role of individual characteristics in the ability to think strategically.
The consolidated findings identified Dominance, Flexibility, Achievement via
Independence, Psychological Mindedness and Self-Acceptance as key constructs
in the ability to think strategically. These outcomes sharpen the new leadership
profile and enable the development of tools that can directly improve the
organisation’s ability to identify, attract, select and develop leaders who are
proficient in the emergent, complex context. |
en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian |
am2015 |
en_ZA |
dc.description.uri |
http://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication/labour |
en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation |
Crawford, V & Hofmeyr, K 2015, 'The relationship between personality and the capacity to think strategically', South African Journal of Labour Relations, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 131-154. |
en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn |
0379-8410 |
|
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/49517 |
|
dc.language.iso |
en |
en_ZA |
dc.publisher |
UNISA School of Management Sciences |
en_ZA |
dc.rights |
UNISA School of Management Sciences |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Strategic thinking |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Personality |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Complex adaptive systems |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Complexity leadership theory |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Strategic leadership |
en_ZA |
dc.title |
The relationship between personality and the capacity to think strategically |
en_ZA |
dc.type |
Article |
en_ZA |