5. Conclusion
The gap in knowledge about leadership competencies for innovation success was a primary reason for undertaking the current study. Literature reviews revealed the gap as well as the needs of innovation leaders and practitioners for the identification of leadership competencies for leaders in the innovation field. It was clear that the management discipline would have to innovate its management approaches and practices for managers to acquire the competencies to address the innovation leadership imperative
confidently. From these considerations flows the purpose of this study, which was to propose a leadership competencies profile for use by innovation leaders themselves and other parties, such as their organizations, service providers in the leadership development field and practitioners in the innovation
field.