Perceived managerial and leadership effectiveness within a Moroccan Higher Education Institution

• Published in: Human resource development international Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 340 - 361
• Main Authors: Lekchiri, Siham, Eversole, Barbara. A. W., Hamlin, Robert. G., Crowder, Cindy. L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 08-08-2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Behavior; Colleges & universities; Critical incident technique; Critical incidents; Higher education; Human resource management; international HRD; Job performance; Leadership; Managers; Morocco; Perceived managerial/leadership effectiveness; Professional development; Reproducibility; Morocco; France
• ISSN: 1367-8868; 1469-8374
• DOI: 10.1080/13678868.2018.1433394

The purpose of this research was to determine what behaviourally distinguishes effective and ineffective managers within a Moroccan Higher Education Institution (HEI). The critical incident technique (CIT) was the methodology deployed to collect data from participants in terms of how they perceive managers as either effective or ineffective. The collected data (CIs) were subjected to content and thematic analysis that resulted in derived positive and negative behavioural statements (BSs). A total of 42 participants/informants were interviewed and revealed a total of 418 CIs, of which 189 were positive CIs and 229 were negative. The analysis revealed a total of 49 BSs, of which 19 were positive and 30 were negative behavioural indicators. The findings of this investigation bring empirical evidence to understand what and how managers are perceived as effective or ineffective in the Moroccan academic context and, therefore, adds to the literature. The information obtained can also provide rich information/knowledge that can be used as a basis to address the behavioural developmental needs of managers in HEIs. This research adds value by following by  following two previous replication studies in a French and a Hungarian HEI; moreover, this study is the first to be conducted in the Moroccan/North African region.