Managers’ Competencies Framework: A Study of Conative Component

摘要

This paper aims to study the conative component of competencies of managers in the posttransition economy of Slovenia. A conceptual framework of the tripartite components of competencies is developed and a sample of 183 managers in 11 small and medium enterprises from different sectors of industry is analyzed. The eventual disparity with the managers` conative component of competency and their job-related self-expectations and level of adaptation is analyzed. The results of the study suggest that Slovene managers are not aggressive initiative-takers but do not resist opportunities when they arise. However, the conative component of managers reveals that they might have problems coping with market and economic challenges because they will most likely shy away from taking the initiative in finding new opportunities.Sa?etakCilj ovog rada jest prou?avanje konativne nadle?nosti menad?era u tranzicijskoj ekonomiji Slovenije. Konceptualni okvir trojnih komponenata nadle?nosti temelji se na uzorku od 183 menad?era u 11 malih i srednjih poduze?a razli?itih industrijskih sektora. Prou?ena su eventualna nepodudaranja izme?u menad?erske konativne komponente, njihovih osobnih o?ekivanja i razine prilago?avanja. Studija dokazuje da slovenski menad?eri nisu dovoljno agresivni u preuzimanju inicijativa, ali ne mogu odoljeti novim prilikama. Me?utim, konativna komponenta ukazuje na njihove pote?ko?e u suo?avanju s tr?i?nim i ekonomskim izazovima, s obzirom na pomalo stidljivi pristup u pronala?enju novih mogu?nosti.