Leadership Competencies of Public Administrators in Millennial India

Abstract

Leadership competencies: Know-how, skills, experiences, and values all put togetherunder the meta category of competencies (Roberts 1997)enable an individual to work effectively. Lawler (1994, p. 4) comments about competencybased organizations as, ".. .organizational systems in which the capabilities of the individuals are the primary focus and which cause them to be managed in a way that provides competitive advantage." Leadership positions are a complex job requiring consensus building and/or balancing competing demands of stakeholders which requires a unique combination of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behavior, enabling a leader to deliver seamlessly toward an organization's rationale.

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“…Perspective (JD-R model) (Pati & Kakani, 2022), affirmative action and bureaucratic performance (Bhavnani & Lee, 2021), and integrity as a competency (Balasubramanian et al, 2020). In developing nations such as India, the effectiveness of public administration is a significant concern (Trivedi, 2020).…”

“…Contemporary studies on Indian public administration have examined career mobility and political interference (Iyer & Mani, 2012), high performance and the Job‐Demands Resources Perspective (JD‐R model) (Pati & Kakani, 2022), affirmative action and bureaucratic performance (Bhavnani & Lee, 2021), and integrity as a competency (Balasubramanian et al., 2020). In developing nations such as India, the effectiveness of public administration is a significant concern (Trivedi, 2020).…”