A Comparative Study of Managerial Talent of Professional versus Non-Professional Managers in Banking Sector

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Aneeqa Afaq , Dr. Mushtaq A.Sajid , Adeel Arshad ,

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Volume 1 - September 2012 (09)

Abstract

The research paper focuses on the assessment of managerial talent in professional and non-professional managers. It also examines that whether the professional management education is proficient enough to produce such managerial competencies in individuals which contribute the most to success in organization or not. In order to achieve research objectives a sample of professional and non-professional managers was randomly selected from different regions of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The study sample consisted of 250 managers from selected banks. The number of questionnaire returned was 142 managers representing response rate of 56.8 percent. Data was analyzed by computing the corresponding means, standard deviations and the coeffi cients of variance for each of the group of the professional and non-professional managers using SPSS package. The result indicated that Non Professional managers exhibit reasonable social skills as they were capable enough to maintain a better relationship with customer and in team and people leadership. To some extent entrepreneurial characteristics in terms of ability to take risks, accepting challenges and availing opportunities seemed to be higher in Non Professional as compared to Professional ones. While on the other hand, the ability to analyze something observed to be higher in professional managers. Because they were proved to be better in taking good decisions, problem solving and managing change. The communication pattern of professional managers was also seemed to be better than non professional managers. 

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Professional, Non Professional, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, managerial talent 

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