Generic and professional managerial skills: changing nature, thinking and roles

Purpose. To study changes in the nature, thinking and roles of generic and professional skills in various organizational cultures.
Methodology. In the study, the authors used the method of comparative analysis, which allowed us to contrast and compare
existing organizational cultures. The methods of analysis and synthesis were used, which made it possible to identify and consider
the use of managerial skills in each of the organizational culture. Methods of induction and deduction, as well as mental modeling,
made it possible to establish changes in the nature of skills, way of thinking and the roles of generic and professional skills in various organizational cultures.
Findings. The authors examined the nature, thinking and roles of generic and professional managerial skills in Weberian bureaucracy, Mintzberg’s adhocracy, and self-managing organizations. It is proved that in order to achieve the agreement in interpreting the nature of generic and professional skills, it is necessary to change the idea of a university as a public institution. At least,
the idea of self-organizing universities has to be accepted.
Originality. It is proved that the embodiment of the idea of self-organizing universities is a prerequisite for the creation of autonomous organizations, whose self-realization efficiency is recognized as the most effective in comparison with Weberian bureaucracy and Mintzberg’s adhocracy.
Practical value. The results of the study expand the understanding of the nature, thinking and roles of generic and professional
managerial skills in various organizational cultures. The study demonstrates the efficiency of self-organizing universities and their
significance in revealing the nature of man, in particular, the nature of managerial skills