Table 4.
Competency framework for CFO from the Delphi study
| Themes | Items | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| Personal attitudes | Honesty and trustworthiness |
4.44*** [4.21] |
| Dependability |
4.48*** [4.17] |
|
| Integrity |
4.30*** [4.09] |
|
| Social responsibility |
4.61*** [4.21] |
|
| Compassion |
4.34*** [3.96] |
|
| Leadership competencies | Planning and organizing |
4.26*** [3.87] |
| Critical thinking |
4.30*** [4.26] |
|
| Learning |
4.56*** [4.17] |
|
| Creativity |
4.22*** [3.87] |
|
| Communication |
4.74*** [4.21] |
|
| Analytical thinking |
4.65*** [4.13] |
|
| Flexibility |
4.39*** [4.26] |
|
| Managerial competencies | Expertise |
4.48*** [3.96] |
| Applied strategic thinking |
4.70*** [4.35] |
|
| Budget and Fiscal management |
4.65*** [4.26] |
|
| Knowledge management |
4.22*** [3.96] |
|
| Risk management |
4.17*** [4.04] |
It reports the mean values in Round 3 first and those in Round 2 in brackets; a t test was used to test whether the means of competencies of Round 3 have statistical significance compared with Round 2.
*** denotes that the mean value is different between rounds with statistical significance levels of 1%