An Increasing Utility for the Early Management Approaches

Bell, Reginald L.; Kennebrew, Daniel; Blyden, Lois

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“…Competitive advantage is the term that many economists and business scholars use, and it is also the term that every organization dreams of having the tag in their respective fields. Old management theory is still relevant today, especially the leadership theories from the greatest thinkers and contributors to management thought (Bell, Kennebrew, & Blyden, 2015;Bell & Roebuck, 2015). Organizations will always skirmish to identify their strategic focus, narrow or broad, low cost or differentiation, within the five forces which determine competitive advantage (Porter, 1985).…”

Section: Trained Leaders Foster Competitive Advantagementioning

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Effective Leaders Are Trained—Not Born!

2023

JMPP

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In this study, we reviewed the relevant literature on leadership training programs. The used secondary research analyses as our method; from which we synthesized relevant literature on leadership training programs. We used Google Scholar, university libraries, scholarly books, and recently published peerreviewed articles to gather information. As a result, we came to the determination that recurring leadership training programs are essential to competitiveness. We concluded that effective leaders are trained-and yes, not born. The literature revealed that managers value leadership training programs. Leadership training programs are essential to maintaining profits by formula. Therefore, based on our findings, we present four simple, easy to implement, recommendations for recurring leadership training programs.

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2023

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“…Literature recognises Frederick W. Taylor (1856 -1915) as the father of scientific management, while Henri Fayol (1841 -1925) is recognised as the father of modern management [26]; [7]. Fayol's administrative management school of thought is considered as the most influential contributor to modern management.…”

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Organisational Theory: Did IT Outgrow Management Theory? A Case Study of the African Oil and Gas Industry

Prince

Harpe

2015

2015 International Conference on Enterprise Systems (ES)

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IT leadership is blamed for being rigid and unable to service the evolving needs of their organisations. Theory guides management what technical skills the IT department requires. However it does not mention what people skills are required. Many management theories have been developed during the last century. The implementation of an effective and efficient IT department remains problematic for business and IT management as traditional management theory does not necessarily support the implementation of IT within organisations in the African Oil and Gas industry. This paper explores the disconnect between traditional management theory and the way that IT implementation work within the African Oil and Gas industry. The research seeks to understand how and why people react in a specific way and how they manage the complex environment they function in. A mixed-model research design was used to add depth and detail to the research findings. Data were collected sequentially through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Senior representatives (47) of the IT population in the African Oil and Gas industry were selected using the cluster sampling technique. Convenience sampling was used to test the results from the targeted population against a group of CIO's and IT executives (31) at the CIO Africa Summit held in June 2014.. The results show that traditional management theory has become insufficient to deal with the fast changing and complex environment of the Oil and gas industry. C-level executives and CIO's agree that IT professionals need more EI development and business acumen to execute their mandate. The research proposes a management framework to support a successful IT implementation in the African Oil and Gas industry. Keywords-Businessand IT alignment, traditional management theory, business acumen, emotional intelligence, practical intelligence 2015 International Conference on Enterprise Systems 978-1-4673-8005-8/15 $31.00

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Governance of information technology in a complex economy

Prince¹,

Harpe²,

Cronjé³

2016

JGR

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Globally, the energy sector is fast nearing a tipping point of no return, transitioning from fossil fuel to renewable energy. Business is turning to the IT department to leverage technology that will reduce organisational wide production and operational cost in a fast changing economy. The business expects the IT department to be innovative and build new IT competencies for a rapid response to the transition towards renewable energy. This study contributes new knowledge regarding the impact of management theory and approaches on the successful implementation of IT in the African Oil and Gas industry. The research shows that capabilities such as innovation and people competencies are growing in importance while IT leadership is becoming a critical role in supporting and delivering on the business objectives as enabler and transformational agent of business. Capabilities such as systems thinking, business acumen and interpersonal skills are key IT management competencies for transformation innovation leadership. Knowing the business needs, the IT department can provide integrated solutions that support the complete business value chain without exposing the business to a rigid IT structure. Remaining competitive, business-driven IT innovation is a vehicle for business to meet new realities. The research followed a multistage mixed-model design using the African Oil and Gas industry as case study.

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An Increasing Utility for the Early Management Approaches

Cited by 3 publications

References 55 publications

Effective Leaders Are Trained—Not Born!

Effective Leaders Are Trained—Not Born!

Organisational Theory: Did IT Outgrow Management Theory? A Case Study of the African Oil and Gas Industry

Governance of information technology in a complex economy

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