Working Papers

The paper shares some of the reported perceptions of managers in the Indian co-operative dairy sector.?? It examines the extent to which selected managerial attributes are perceived to be available.?? Data derived from a self-exploratory exercise of 262 managers show that attributes of continuing sensitivity to events, problem solving, and creativity are fairly available, but balanced learning habits, relevant professional knowledge, self-knowledge and mental agility are in short supply.?? The paper also examines the inter-relationships among the managerial attributes.?? Based on these relationships and on the relative distribution of individual attributes, the paper discusses some of the implications for management development. The findings suggest that attempts to inculcate balanced learning habits and self-knowledge might have the highest return on investment in terms of synergistically harnessing most of the qualities of a manager.