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Publication date: 1 April 2014

Sambedna Jena and Chandan Kumar Sahoo

The purpose of the study is to ascertain predictors for superior managerial performance with special emphasis on leadership and entrepreneurial competencies required in

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Purpose

The purpose of the study is to ascertain predictors for superior managerial performance with special emphasis on leadership and entrepreneurial competencies required in manufacturing units.

Design/methodology/approach

The entrepreneurial and leadership competencies have been obtained from the existing literature to predict their impact on managerial performance. Primary data collected from the respondents (executives) of two manufacturing units by administering structured questionnaire. In total, 410 responses were obtained and analysed using the SPSS statistical software.

Findings

A total of 15 independent variables were used in the study, only three factors extracted namely business knowledge, spirit of competitiveness and dimensions of leadership were found to be significant predictors of superior managerial performance. The proposed hypotheses for this study are found significant.

Practical implications

The study identifies potential dimensions of entrepreneurial and leadership competencies that improve managerial performance. The research concentrates on identifying the most important aspects of these two competencies which are vital for superior managerial performance.

Originality/value

This paper has clearly identified the specific entrepreneurial and leadership competencies that the executives can acquire to improve their performance within the organization.

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Industrial and Commercial Training, vol. 46 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0019-7858

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Publication date: 6 July 2012

Chandan Kumar Sahoo and Sambedna Jena

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the various performance management systems utilized by the manufacturing units.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the various performance management systems utilized by the manufacturing units.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper reviews the performance management literature to extract the factors that would help to explain the effect of performance management system on manufacturing units.

Findings

This research revealed important issues and practices of performance management in manufacturing sectors.

Originality/value

The paper improves understanding of the different approaches utilized to manage and measure performance management system in the manufacturing sector.

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Industrial and Commercial Training, vol. 44 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0019-7858

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