Leadership competencies of first-level military leaders
| Autor: | Artur Meerits, Kurmet Kivipõld |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
021110 strategic
defence & security studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Leadership development media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Applied psychology 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology Task (project management) Power (social and political) Authentic leadership Transformational leadership Transactional leadership 0502 economics and business Business Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) Quality (business) Dimension (data warehouse) Psychology 050203 business & management media_common |
| Zdroj: | Leadership & Organization Development Journal. 41:953-970 |
| ISSN: | 0143-7739 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/lodj-09-2019-0392 |
| Popis: | PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to determine the quality of the leadership competencies of first-level military leaders according to three behavioural dimensions: task, change and relational competencies.Design/methodology/approachThe study was conducted in the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) among first-level commanders (N = 89), whose leadership competencies were assessed by their subordinates (N = 1,655). The Leader Reward and Punishment Questionnaire was used to assess task competencies, the Transformational Leadership Behaviour Inventory was used to assess change competencies and the Extended Authentic Leadership Measure was used to assess relational competencies. Cluster analyses were conducted to identify the level of leadership competencies in the sample and to determine the commanders' leadership profile.FindingsThe study reveals that in terms of leadership competencies, only two competencies from task, two from change and none from the relational dimension are sufficient. In addition, the results highlight that the relational competencies of leadership are connected to each other, while task and change leadership competencies are not.Practical implicationsThe study results make it possible to work out the main principles for a leadership development programme for first-level commanders. In addition, the developed methodology makes it possible to assess the leadership competencies of individual commanders using the three-dimensional framework.Originality/valueThis paper demonstrates how quality of the leadership competencies and profiles of first-level EDF commanders are determined within three behavioural dimensions: task, change and relational competencies. |
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