Title: Management of technical-personnel potential: five-factor performance model and its application to management in a Japanese automotive company

Authors: Kunio Shirahada, Kiyoshi Niwa

Addresses: Department of General System Studies, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan. ' Department of General System Studies, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan

Abstract: We study a five-factor performance model based on an integrated motivation framework and create an application tool to improve managers| motivation capabilities and to obtain the potential of technical personnel. We conduct an experiment with 104 technical personnel in a Japanese automotive company with the collaboration of 15 managers. As a result, the managers can effectively understand their subordinates| performance in business situations and they can have constructive discussions with them at interviews using our tool based on the five-factor model. The implications for leadership research are also considered and our findings should contribute to managers achieving individualised considerations, which are important for transformational leadership.

Keywords: technical personnel; personnel potential; motivation; transformational leadership; individualised consideration; Japan; automobile industry; automotive management; performance modelling; five-factor model; personnel management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2011.038595

International Journal of Technology Management, 2011 Vol.53 No.2/3/4, pp.289 - 308

Published online: 06 Apr 2013 *

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