Available literature further revealed an increasing scholarly emphasis on innovation and the need for a
more substantial body of knowledge on the topic, underpinned by theory to bring the innovation
discipline to the same level of scientific rigor and critical thinking as other management disciplines. It
was also observed that many contributions to the knowledge base appear to be discipline-specific and
fragmented by nature. A consequence of myopic contributions is the lack of integrated responses to realworld issues. Such contributions leave an important beneficiary of management studies, the manager,
with the task of integrating elements into a more systemic, coherent actionable framework. The current
study solicited observations from contributors from different disciplines and units across an organization
to create a competency profile that is not owned by a particular field of study nor disguised in statistical
posturing, but which aims to be usable in ways that improve leadership competencies and results in a
short space of time.