Leadership Qualities of Defence Officers for meeting Present and Future Requirements

Abstract

Objective - The objective of this study is to find the qualities expected of an officer for meeting present and future requirements of the battle field. Methodology/Technique - The study was conducted by personally visiting all the Service Selection Centres of the Indian Armed Forces. The response of 449 officers were put through SPSS software system and analysed. Findings – The study reveals that though the present set of OLQs is sufficiently acceptable and no quality needs to be deleted, the recommendation is for technical knowledge and ability to train subordinates to be added to meet present and future requirements. Novelty - The study uses original data. Type of Paper - Empirical Keywords: Leadership Qualities; Officer Like Qualities; Selection system, India. JEL Classification: F52, I20.