MAPPING THE LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES OF TEACHING FACULTY IN ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGES IN CHENNAI CITY

DR. S. SYED RAFIQ AHMED; MS. A. KAMARUNIZA

Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2018

MAPPING THE LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES OF TEACHING FACULTY IN ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGES IN CHENNAI CITY

Dr. S. Syed Rafiq Ahmed, Ms. A. Kamaruniza

Abstract :

Competencies are the foundation for effective performance in any job or position. It is a combination of knowledge, skills and behaviours that each employees of a specific category need to exhibit in order to carry out their task and responsibility successfully. A business may possess extremely capable human resources, but they may not work in the position that suits them. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the job and the competencies required to perform the job effectively. Subsequently, when it comes to the fact of leadership, an utmost care to be taken as it is a fact of team values towards organization effectiveness. Therefore, an attempt is made to map the leadership competencies of teaching faculty in Arts and Science Colleges. The major idea is to study the demographic profile, existing leadership competency level of the faculty and the influence of experience on leadership competencies. The leadership competence of the study focuses on seven leadership variables namely, personality, communication, social competence, professional ethos, team values, interpersonal skills and continuous learning. The data were analyzed and interpreted using the statistical tools namely, percentage analysis method, mean, standard deviation, mean rank and ANOVA.