Developing a leadership knowledge architecture: a cognitive approach

Of all occupational groups, army officers are perhaps the most appropriate for studying leadership. A great deal of an officer’s effort and time is spent serving in a leadership capacity. This research with New Zealand army officers ( n 103) describes the development of an instrument that directs and facilitates the articulation of perceptions of leadership knowledge processes. The subsequent knowledge process architecture provides a credible platform for the design of leadership training and development programmes with high utility for the organisation because of increased learning transfer from the leadership programme back to the workface.