Leadership development process maturity: An Afrocentric versus Eurocentric perspective
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Leadership development process maturity: An Afrocentric versus Eurocentric perspective | |
| Creator | van der Westhuizen, Hendrik C. Hewitt, Lia M.M. | |
| Description | Orientation: Organisations continuously find it a challenge to focus on the right areas that would result in successful and effective leadership development. This article reports on a comprehensive study to identify the leadership development process maturity areas fit for Southern Africa.Research purpose: This article aims to identify and report on Eurocentric and Afrocentric leadership development process maturity areas and assess how these are similar or different.Motivation for the study: This study was conducted to help enhance the understanding of which Eurocentric and Afrocentric leadership development areas, organisations, especially in Southern Africa, need to focus on in support of a mature leadership development process.Research approach: A qualitative, deductive approach was adopted, which included an extensive, in-depth literature review, followed by in-depth, semi-structured interviews with Southern African leadership development expert panel members.Main findings: A complementary, inclusive and comprehensive list of 125 leadership development process maturity areas was developed within the Southern African context, which could be used by leadership development practitioners as a guide to focus their resources and leadership development efforts. It also functions as a new foundation for future leadership development research.Practical implications: Southern African organisations should focus more on what works in this geographical context to ensure that focused leadership development interventions are implemented, resulting in a higher return on leadership development investment.Contribution and value-added: This article contributes to the leadership development body of knowledge, specifically relating to the maturity of this process within the Southern African context. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2021-04-19 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajhrm.v19i0.1495 | |
| Source | SA Journal of Human Resource Management; Vol 19 (2021); 10 pages 2071-078X 1683-7584 | |
| Language | eng | |
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