COGNITIVE AND TEMPERAMENT PREDICTORS TO EXECUTIVE ABILITY: PRINCIPLES FOR DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP CAPACITY

PRIOR RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT EFFECTIVE APPLICATION OF AVAILABLE COGNITIVE CAPACITIES REPRESENTS A CRUCIAL DETERMINANT OF HIGH-LEVEL ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP. THE EFFORT PROPOSED HEREIN IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED FOR PROGRAMMATIC INTERVENTIONS CONCERNED WITH DEVELOPING THESE CAPACITIES SO AS TO ENHANCE MANAGERIAL PERFORMANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. THE FIRST PHASE WILL BEGIN WITH A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE BEARING ON THE NATURE OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN ADULTHOOD. THE EXTANT LITERATURE, PRIOR RESEARCH, AND AVAILABLE THEORY WILL THEN BE USED TO SPECIFY THE COGNITIVE SKILLS CONTRIBUTING TO LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS ANY TEMPERAMENT CONSTRUCTS FACTORS AND TRAINING INTERVENTIONS CONDITIONING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AND SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION OF THESE COGNITIVE SKILLS IN LEADERSHIP SETTINGS. SUBSEQUENTLY, AVAILABLE MEASURES OF THESE ATTRIBUTES WILL BE IDENTIFIED, AND IF APPROPRIATE MEASURES OF THESE ATTRIBUTES ARE NOT AVAILABLE, NEW MEASURES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED. IN THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS INVESTIGATION, THESE MEASURES WILL PROVIDE A BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE CAUSAL IMPACT OF THESE COGNITIVE SKILLS AND TEMPERAMENTAL FACTORS ON LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE.