Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that development of competencies needed to be effective managers and leaders requires program design and teaching methods focused on learning. This is the introductory essay to this special issue of JMD . Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to determine the competencies that predict highly effective performance in R&D managers and to explore where, along their career and life, managers develop these competencies. Design/methodology/approach – Participants were 35 scientists and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the cross‐cultural reliability and validity of the Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI‐2) in a cross‐cultural context. Design/methodology/approach – Using a competency‐based approach to social and emotional intelligence (EI), the...

Research on managerial competence has been narrowly focused and confusing in its terminology. In particular, a disparity has emerged between the definitions and assessments of competence developed in the USA and the approaches adopted in the UK. In this paper it is argued that each perspective...

Discusses the ageing workforce where half of all managers are over the age of 40. Describes a skill management strategy for dealing with plateaued managers. Concludes that leadership will derive from the respect that comes from demonstrated competence rather than rank and hierarchy.