Developing leadership competencies for knowledge society : the relevance of action learning

dc.contributor.authorVan Niekerk, H. J.
dc.contributor.authorWaghid, Y.
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-01T12:20:30Z
dc.date.available2012-02-01T12:20:30Z
dc.date.issued2004-12
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.sajim.co.za/en_ZA
dc.description.abstractZuber-Skerritt and Perry (2002:177) posit that action learning and action research are appropriate and effective methods for developing a person’s managerial 'soft' skills, competencies and other attributes required by managers and leaders within the 21 st-century learning organization. Action learning intrinsically promotes most of those competencies that need to be nurtured in a developmental leader. These competencies, which include problemsolving, leadership development, systems thinking, collective learning, ability to ask questions, building relations and developing trust, are highly relevant to knowledge organizations. Action learning is used by a number of leading international organizations as a leadership programme and has already shown itself as a highly effective way of developing knowledge leaders in preparation for the knowledge society of the 21 st century. The Yenza leadership framework not only reflects the values important to the African spirit, but also operates simultaneously on the fault line of the Western and African divide. It bridges this divide and is likewise relevant to and suitable for developing leaders in the Africa context.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublishers' Versionen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Niekerk, H. J. & Waghid, Y. 2004. Developing leadership competencies for the knowledge society: the relevance of action learning. South African Journal of Information Management, 6(4), doi:10.4102/sajim.v6i4.360.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1560-683X (online)
dc.identifier.issn2078-1865 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.4102/sajim.v6i4.360
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/19456
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS OpenJournalsen_ZA
dc.rights.holderCopyright is retained by the author(s)en_ZA
dc.subjectAction learningen_ZA
dc.subjectAction research in educationen_ZA
dc.subjectManagerial soft skillsen_ZA
dc.subjectYenza leadership frameworken_ZA
dc.subjectKnowledge managementen_ZA
dc.subjectOrganizational effectivenessen_ZA
dc.subjectLabor and globalizationen_ZA
dc.titleDeveloping leadership competencies for knowledge society : the relevance of action learningen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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