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The relationship between personality and the capacity to think strategically
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/42392 The relationship between personality and the capacity to think strategically Hofmeyr, Karl ichelp@gibs.co.za Crawford, Vanessa Leadership Executive development -- Personnel management Strategic planning Organizational effectiveness Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2013. Effective leaders who can solve complex, strategic business problems are the 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 ability to manage the complexity of the emerging environment. Based on the CPI and CPA assessments of 256 managers and executives, correlations and multiple regressions were performed to identify the new strategic leadership profile. 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. Further research can enhance the robustness of this leadership profile through supplementary exploration of the remaining constructs that determine the ability to think strategically. pagibs2014 Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2014-10-16T09:16:44Z 2014-10-16T09:16:44Z 2014-04-30 2013 Mini Dissertation Crawford, V. (2014). The relationship between personality and the capacity to think strategically (MBA mini-dissertation). Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/1818 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42392 en © 2014University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Leadership Executive development -- Personnel management Strategic planning Organizational effectiveness The relationship between personality and the capacity to think strategically |
| title | The relationship between personality and the capacity to think strategically |
| title_full | The relationship between personality and the capacity to think strategically |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between personality and the capacity to think strategically |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between personality and the capacity to think strategically |
| title_short | The relationship between personality and the capacity to think strategically |
| title_sort | relationship between personality and the capacity to think strategically |
| topic | Leadership Executive development -- Personnel management Strategic planning Organizational effectiveness |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42392 |