Essential Managerial Skills for Brazilian Micro and Small Business Managers

Essential managerial skills for financial and budgetary management in medical universities: The top managers\' perspective

    Background: Achieving organizational objectives depends on the effectiveness of administrators. However, managerial efficacy largely depends on the knowledge and skills of managers. This study aimed at assessing the skills of financial and budget management of the Ministry of Health from the perspective of resource development assistants of universities of medical sciences na...

A Designed Framework for Delivering Systems Thinking Skills to Small Business Managers

Many small businesses suffer from inadequate management skills which can lead to poor business performance and unsustainable businesses. Research to date has focused on traditional skills such as communication, time management and people skills, yet critically many business managers have no systems thinking skills. This paper presents a framework targeted at delivering systems thinking skills t...

The Eight Managerial Competencies: Essential Competencies for Twenty First Century Managers

The objective of the present study was to identify managerial competencies. This study reviewed existing managerial competencies in a cultural context resulting in the development of a broad based psychometrically sound leadership questionnaire. The unit of analysis of the research was a theoretical and experimental research related to managerial competencies, provided from seventeen Iranian an...

Adapting Accountants’ Communications to Small Business Managers’ Objectives and Preferences

Purpose – This paper explores the impact of small business managers’ objectives and preferred methods of communicating on the communications aspect of accountants’ advisory relationship with small business. Through exploring these issues, the paper aims to contribute to understanding of accounting’s capacity to satisfy the communication needs of its users. Methodology – A mixed methodology, com...

Networking Skills and Hiring Managers