GENERALIST OR SPECIALIST? A RESEARCH ON MANAGERIAL SKILLS OF UPPER ECHELONS

Year 2022, , 190 - 205, 16.06.2022

Dursun Bingöl , Pelin Erden Çevik

https://doi.org/10.36543/kauiibfd.2022.ozelsayi9

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Based on Upper Echelons Theory, the aim of this study is to reveal whether CEOs (Chief Executive Officer) or general managers, who are the top managers of firms, are generalists or specialists in terms of managerial skills and how these characteristics are distributed according to sectors, based on their experiences throughout their careers. The managerial skills of the managers of the firms traded in the BIST 100 Index were evaluated with the General Skills Index developed by Custodio et al. (2013). Findings revealed that there are equal numbers of generalists (45) and specialist (45) CEOs. When the distribution of CEOs by sectors is examined, it is seen that the manufacturing sector is dominated by specialists and the financial institutions sector is dominated by generalist CEOs. 

Keywords

Generalist CEO, specialist CEO, genaral ability index

GENELCİ Mİ, UZMAN MI? ÜST KADEME YÖNETİCİLERİN YÖNETSEL BECERİLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Abstract

Çalışmanın amacı, Üst Kademe Teorisi (Upper Echelons Theory) kapsamında, firmaların en üst kademe yöneticisi konumundaki CEO (Chief Executive Officer) veya genel müdürlerin kariyerleri boyunca kazandıkları deneyimlere dayanarak, yönetsel becerileri açısından genelci mi yoksa uzman mı olduğunu ve sektörlere göre bu özelliklerin nasıl dağılım gösterdiğini ortaya koymaktır. Araştırma kapsamında, BIST 100 Endeksi’nde işlem gören firmaların yöneticilerinin yönetsel becerileri, Custodio ve diğerleri (2013) tarafından geliştirilen Genel Beceri Endeksi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırma bulguları, BIST 100 kapsamında eşit sayıda genelci (45) ve uzman (45) CEO bulunduğunu ortaya koymuştur. CEO’ların sektörlere dağılımı incelendiğinde, imalat sektörünün uzman, mali kuruluşlar sektörünün ise genelci CEO’ların hakimiyetinde olduğu görülmektedir. 

Keywords

Genelci CEO, uzman CEO, genel beceri endeksi

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