Factors Hindering Managerial Effectiveness – A study of Select Public and Private Sector Organizations

Abstract

Success of any organization depends to a large extent on the effectiveness of its managers. Managerial effectiveness is seen as the degree to which management achieves the organizational goals given its environmental constraints and unpredictable events entailing the growth, adaptability, health and viability of the organization. Managerial effectiveness implies the handling of the managerial functions with competence. This paper attempts to study the factors which hinder managerial effectiveness in select public and private sector organizations. In this respect, two public and private sector organizations in India were selected. Data was collected from managers at different levels i.e., top, middle and lower level managers through a structured questionnaire designed for this specific purpose. The data collected was then subjected to Factor Analysis i.e., Principal Component Analysis with Varimax rotation. A total of eight and seven factors hindering managerial effectiveness came to the forefront from this study of Public and Private sector organizations respectively.