The study: Leadership competency of Vietnam CEOs (research in Hanoi)

Research object: Analyzing Vietnam CEO’s leadership competency and testing the impact level ofcomponents of their leadership competency on firm performance; proposing solutions and recommendations to improve Vietnam CEOs leadership competency.
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The study: Leadership competency of Vietnam CEOs (research in Hanoi) 1 2 INTRODUCTION 2. Objectives, Research object and scope 2.1. Objectives 1. The necessity of the research The thesis will focus on the following main objectives: CEO - Chief Executive Officer is the heart of enterprises. Since the appearance of Systemizing the basic theory of leadership and leadership competency to clarify whatthe first CEO approximately 150 years ago, the number of CEOs has risen dramatically. is leadership competency, what is the difference between leadership andBecause of the perceived and actual influence of these CEOs and their importance to management.globalization, prosperity, and economic growth. Concern for CEO had been remaining Systemizing knowledge about CEO, clarifying characters of the CEO position anda topical issue . Although there are a lot of studies in CEO in Vietnam as well as in the that of Vietnam CEOs.world, research on CEO’s leadership traits and actions to increase the performance of Identifying components of leadership competency of Vietnam CEOs.the CEO is still very little. Over the past 2 decades , the studies in team of senior Analyzing Vietnam CEO’s leadership competency and testing the impact level ofexecutives and their influence to firm performance had been raising ( Canella , 1997; components of their leadership competency on firm performance.Childs & Wolff , 1972 ; Finklestein & Hambrick , 1996 , Waldman , Javidan , & Proposing solutions and recommendations to improve Vietnam CEOs leadershipVarella , 2004) . These studies have shown that firm performance was closely related to competency.CEO’s actions and quality . Finkelstein (1992 ) pointed out the need to consider the 2.2 Research objectleadership traits of senior management team influence subordinators and firm Vietnam CEOs’ leadership competencyperformance. Waldman, Javidan , Varella (2004 ) stated a growing trend that firm 2.3 Research scopeperformance depends on the actions of the senior management team . The thesis focuses on examining components of leadership competency of Vietnam In Vietnam, it had became popular that people focus deeply on management CEOs to firm performance in Hanoi, period 2009-2012 and proposinginstead of leadership and lacking of people with ability of inspiring and building recommendations in the next period.visions in business. There have also existed three common mistakes in thinking about 3. The management questionmanagement and leadership in Vietnam which were management thought to be What should we do to improve Vietnam CEOs’ leadership competency?leadership and vice-versa, leader is the highest position in an organizational structure, 4. The research questionsleader was born not made. In addition, the following statistics have shown alarming The thesis focuses on the following research questions:situation in quality as well as leadership competency of Vietnam CEOs. The survey of What are the components of Vietnam CEOs’ leadership competency?the Ministry of Planning and Investment in 63,000 enterprises in 36 provinces indicated Are there difference in perception and evaluation on components of leadership43.3% of the CEO having educated under high school level, 3.7% of the business competency between CEOs and their superiors and subordinators ?owners were masters degree or higher .The survey of Research and Development How Vietnam CEOs’ leadership competency impacts on firm performance?Institute also showed 65% of 2,000 business owners in Hanoi served as leaders and How to improve Vietnam CEOs’ leadership competency?civil servants in the State sector was promoted and appointed positions rather than their (The superiors and subordinates are people who interact directly and most often withachievements in leadership, about 15% of the CEO is the entrepreneur family business the CEO such as: board members, heads and deputy heads of departments...)with a long tradition, the few remaining was CEO themselves . The issue of educating 5. New contributionsCEO with high quality should be the urgent target especially when Vietnam has joined Theoreticallythe WTO[1]. So far, after nearly 30 years of innovation, Vietnam enterprises have First, by summarizing and analyzing documents, the author explain the differencenever been faced with challenges and difficulties in the changing context of business among the terms ”competency”, “capability”, “capacity”. The author also explain theenvironment and the crisis involves nations and regions. CEO is the person responsible similar and difference between the terms “leadership” and “management” and emphasisfor operating business and this places on the role of CEO. The big challenges of on the role of leadership competency to the management position, which form the basicVietNam CEOs in the flat world is knowledge about international laws, foreign for the following researches on leadership in Vietnam.languages, leadership and management….. In which, CEO’s leadership competency is Second, the author combine the theory of competency models, leadershipthe key role to business success. It is necessary to clarify ...