@article{ahmed2017influence,
  title = {The Influence of Development on Managerial Capabilities and Performance: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan},
  author = {Kazi Afaq Ahmed},
  year = 2017,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/JSAR/2017/164526/},
  journal = {Journal of Southeast Asian Research},
  volume = 2017,
  pages = 12,
  doi = 10.5171/2017.164526,
  abstract = {“What people respect about the companies is not how they are structured or their specific approaches to management, but their capabilities. You can’t see or touch them, yet they can make all the differences in the world when it comes to market value and give investors confidence in future earnings” Smallwood & Ulrich (HBR 2004). The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of “development, on creating superior managerial capabilities that impact on organizational performance”. The study findings revealed “Two link value chain relationship: development creating managerial capabilities and managerial capabilities creating performance”.  This value chain relationship was tested in the context of size and ownership of the organization and found interesting empirical evidence: Multinational and large sized Pakistani organizations create learning culture and invest on development that enhance their managerial capabilities leading to improved performance although there is no direct relation between size and ownership of the organization with managerial capabilities and performance.  Small sized Pakistani organizations lack development framework and learning culture that adversely influence the development of managerial capabilities; leading to poor managerial performance and overall firm performance and sustainability. The organizations focusing on development: creating learning culture, investing on capacity building, and empowering managers to take managerial decisions, are more likely to have superior managerial capabilities. The organizations can capitalize on superior managerial capabilities and make them imitable competitive advantage over their competitors. The study finding can be used to develop consultancy framework for performance improvement.},
  keywords = {Managerial Capabilities, Development, Performance, Learning Culture},
  note = Article ID: 164526
}