Competences of Slovenian Managers and Organizational Structure

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present the significance and the role of competences of the leading Slovenian managers and their connection to modern forms of organization. In the paper we present the results of the research that has been carried out on the sample of leading managers of Slovenian middle and big companies with which we have tried to establish statistical connection and influence of managerial competences on the choice of organizational structure. We have focused on the sig­nificance and the role of managerial skills (soft skills). Based on the results of the questionnaire, answered by 102 Slovenian leading managers, we establish that managerial competences are statistically characteristically less developed in managers leading their companies with traditional functional organizational structures. Findings of the research are of importance for all dealing with planning, organization, management and control of organizations.