Negative Sides of Managerial Competencies

• Authors: Agnieszka Sitko-Lutek

Title variants

PL

Negatywne strony kompetencji menedżerskich

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The purpose behind this publication is an analysis of managerial competencies, with special stress on those that have a negative impact on possibilities for achieving success. By convention, they have been dubbed “dark side” managerial competencies. The backdrop for the analysis is a change in the management paradigm, which has resulted in new requirements with respect to leaders. Among analyzed competency elements, the following have been singled out: motivation and hazards (chance events), and dangerous leadership. Also indicated are conditions for developing competencies and mollifying their “dark sides.” This publication is based on an analysis of literature.

Celem pub­likacji jest analiza kompetencji menedżerskich ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem tych, które negatywnie wpływają na możliwość osiągnięcia sukcesu. Określono je umownie “ciemnymi stronami” kompetencji menedżerskich. Tłem do prowadzonej analizy jest zmiana paradygmatu zarządzania, a w konsekwencji nowe wymagania wobec przywódców. Wśród analizowanych elementów kompetencji wyróżniono: umiejętności i cechy osobowości, wiedzę i doświadczenie, motywację oraz hazard, czyli zdarzenia przypadkowe, niebezpieczeństwa przywództwa. Wskazano także uwarunkowania doskonalenia kompetencji i niwelowania “ciemnych stron”. Publikacja bazuje na analizie literatury.

Keywords

EN

managerial competencies; hazards; managerial development.

• Publisher: Institute of Labor and Social Studies, Warsaw
• Journal: Zarządzanie Zasobami Ludzkimi
• Year: 2012
• Issue: 3-4(86-87)
• Pages: 139-148

Dates

published

2012-06-15

Contributors

author

Agnieszka Sitko-Lutek

• Maria Curie–Skłodowska University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland

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Identifiers

ISSN

1641-0874