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Business education and social skills to leadership competencies
Business education and social skills to leadership competencies

Author(s): Marija Čukanović Karavadić, Slavko Karavidić, Slađana Vujičić
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Visoka škola za poslovnu ekonomiju i preduzetništvo
Keywords: leadership; leadership competencies; education; learning

Summary/Abstract: Encouraged by the fact that the leadership has become sought and highly valued ability in this paper we want to show the importance of education in developing leadership competencies. The creative power of the leaders is in the knowledge-intellectual potential, which have become a key factor of productivity, competitiveness and economic success. Leadership is a process of selection, and then transform those choices into actions - creative thinking through the acquisition of knowledge, values and build social skills. Personality traits and abilities may be to some extent inherited, but only with the education and continuous learning is possible to develop the necessary competencies of a true leader. The paper proves that the structure of leadership competence consists of numerous knowledge, skills, social skills and personality traits which are unavoidable.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 38-45
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English