OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO, AND EVALUATING STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING, MANAGERIAL EFFECTIVENESS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine managerial responses to overcoming obstacles and evaluating strategies for enhancing managerial effectiveness in a public sector organization, and attempts to understand how current obstacles could be overcome to attain managerial effectiveness. A qualitative survey design is utilized and a sample of managers was extracted from a population. Structured interview questions were utilized in the questionnaire. The findings indicate that obstacles to managerial effectiveness exist, and improvement in any one managerial role or the combined improvement of all the managerial roles will have a major effect and hence, contribute to the realization of management effectiveness. Hence, implementing the recommendations will enhance each managerial role and thereby result in accomplishing managerial effectiveness

Keywords: Management Development, Leadership Roles, Strategic Outcomes, Collective Input, Organizational Effectiveness

How to cite this paper: Govender, P. (2011). Overcoming obstacles to, and evaluating strategies for enhancing, managerial effectiveness in the public sector. Corporate Ownership & Control, 8(3-5), 511-517. https://doi.org/10.22495/cocv8i3c5p2