This study investigated the executive role, the executive personnel system, and executive development as they are understood in Saudi Arabia. The historical development of the concepts, the current situation, and forces in the field that both drive and inhibit executive development in Saudi Arabia were examined. / Data were collected from government documents and interviews with Saudi executives and authorities at the Institute for Public Administration and the General Bureau of the Civil Service. Also, a questionnaire was administered to 129 Saudi executives, including general administrators, assistant deputy ministers, and deputy ministers representing all the ministries in Saudi Arabia. / The executive population in Saudi Arabia is fairly young and highly educated, generally abroad. Most have moved very little among the government agencies and have had little training in administration. / The findings suggest that the three concepts of role, system, and development for executives have not been assigned much importance in the Saudi administrative system. Most executives reported that their work consists mainly of present, specific, internal, and routine administrative tasks. There was no executive personnel system. The executive development program was centered on seminars, symposia, and conferences offering little response to real leadership needs. / Based on the study findings, an executive development strategy was formulated; it proposes to build a consciousness of the executive role and to encourage more executives to participate in development programs specifically directed toward their needs. The strategy recommends that the Supreme Committee for Administrative Reform take leadership in creating an executive personnel system and initiating a redesigned, broadened executive development program. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-03, Section: A, page: 0617. / Major Professor: Frank P. Sherwood. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76213 |
| Contributors | Alshiha, Adnan Abdullah., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 333 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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