MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES IN THE CONTEXT OF INNOVATION

Discover a fascinating analysis of the relationship between managerial competencies and innovation in this valuable book by Katarzyna Szczepańska-Woszczyna. The author presents a model of managerial competencies that explains the mechanism of their impact on innovation, offering a unique perspective on this key aspect of management.

• In-depth analysis of the impact of managerial competencies on innovation.
• Detailed discussion of key conceptual and analytical skills.
• Considerations regarding the impact of the manager's personality traits and attitudes on the level of innovation.
• Pioneering model of organizational conditions for innovation.
• Practical tips for managers making decisions regarding the development of employee competencies.

This book is a valuable source of knowledge for researchers, students and managers who want to understand and develop managerial competencies in the context of innovation. The author discusses in detail such components of competence as knowledge (and its types), key conceptual and analytical skills, interdisciplinary skills, personal skills, social skills, own values, cognitive and positional skills of managers, and management skills. An important element of the analysis is the impact of the manager's personality traits and attitudes on the level of innovation.

Considerations regarding the levels of manager's competencies oriented towards innovation, i.e. thinking about the future, diagnosing the present and solving problems, including coping with stress, are extremely important and inspiring. The author discusses the relationships between strategy, structure, organizational culture, and operational processes and the size of the surveyed enterprises and innovation. She developed a model approach to the context of organizational conditions for innovation, taking into account the relationships between individual elements of managerial competencies and the company's innovation.

Scientific Publishing House PWN, known for its high-quality scientific publications, guarantees the reliability and professionalism of the presented content. This book is not only a theoretical consideration, but also a practical tool that can be used in the process of improving managerial competencies and implementing innovations in organizations. The developed model can undoubtedly be considered a pioneering contribution of the Author to research on managerial competencies and innovation.

This is a study with significant cognitive, substantive and didactic values, which can be useful for researchers, students and managers making decisions regarding the development of employee competencies. The book has 274 pages, format 235x171 mm and was published in 2016 in paperback.