Identifying Key Managerial Competencies in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution with the Meta-Synthesis Approach

The main purpose of this research is to identify the key managerial competencies in the era of the fourth industrial revolution with the Meta-Synthesis approach.

This research is developmental in terms of purpose. In terms of the nature of the data and the style of data analysis, it is part of qualitative research. And based on data collection, it is documented. From the point of view of the research method, it is analytical-descriptive, and the data of the research were collected and analyzed using the seven-stage meta- Synthesis qualitative method of Sandelowski and Barroso. In order to identify the key managerial competencies in the era of the fourth industrial revolution, the researchers systematically searched for researches related to these factors in 6 scientific databases: Science Direct, Emerald, Wiley, Sage, Taylor & Francis, Springer, as well as the Scopus citation database between 2010 and 2024. In the initial investigations, 107 sources were found, and after screening and validation and using the CASP tool, 18 articles were finally analyzed.

Based on the findings of the research, the key managerial competencies in the era of the fourth industrial revolution include six main competencies; There are individual, social, methodological, professional, technical and managerial competencies, and 225 sub-competencies.

Managers who work in the era of the fourth industrial revolution need different competencies to be successful, and the identified competencies model can provide a basis for selecting and appointing, evaluating performance, training and empowering managers.