Barriers of the Management Development Process in Governmental Organizations the Mediating Role of Technological Awareness

Abstract

Current study aimed at examining barriers that hinder process of managerial development within governmental organizations in Jordan. A sample of (333) officials from different governmental organizations in Jordan responded to an uploaded questionnaire on Google forms. Results of study indicated that the chosen set of barriers play a role in slowing down and even preventing the process of managerial development within governmental bodies in Jordan and the fact that technology awareness can help in giving wider opportunities for the government to develop its managerial work. As for the most influential barriers to managerial development within governmental bodies in Jordan it appeared that leadership style has the highest relationship with technological awareness, whereas HRM has the highest relationship with managerial development meaning that HRM is the most influential on the process of managerial development due to its direct influence on employees and affecting their performance.

Study recommended taking the necessary measures to overcome the obstacles facing managerial development in the Jordanian ministries and inviting managerial development committees to benefit from international experience in the field of managerial reform, either independently or within the system of managerial reform committees.