Policies and Mechanisms for Leadership Development at the Largest Companies Operating in Bulgaria

Abstract

Corporate leadership is a field in which abundant scientific research has been carried out. However, the transition from scientific concepts to company policies and mechanisms, which would ensure the big industrial firms in Bulgaria a leadership development, is accompanied by serious difficulties, including those posed by a number of counteracting factors. This article makes an overview of the main pillars of company policy in the leadership area and outlines the attendant mechanisms for the creation and development of leaders in the organizational hierarchy. The analysis is supported by arguments from a pragmatic point of view.