TẠP Cli co Its IMG IMPROVING THE LEADERSHIP CAPACITY AT PHUONG DONG PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION AND TRADING JOINT STOCK COMPANY • AU CAM TU - DINH TRAN NGOC HUY - LE vu LINH TOAN ABSTRACT: Leadership is the combined ability of a leader Therefore, we should study leadership competencies as sub-competencies to better understand leadership competencies In this study, qualitative analysis methods including synthesis and inductive methods were used mainly to study the leadership capacity at Phuong Dong Pharmaceutical Production and Trading Joint Stock Company This study systemizes the views and approaches towards leadership to clarify the nature of leadership Based on the study's findings, some recommendations are proposed to improve the company's Board of Directors in particular and enhance the leadership capacity in manufacturing and commercial industries Keywords: leadership capacity, leader, pharmaceutical firm, leadership competencies, strategic vision Table - Employee structure Introduction Phuong Dong Total Male Female Others Pharmaceutical 243 employees (100%) 65.5% 34.5% Production and Trading Total University degree Mid College Level Joint Stock Company 100% 27.6% 18.5% 55.9% currently have a total of (Source: Author analysis) 243 employees, as shown in the below table: From analyzing the current status of leadership The company's organizational structure capacity of the company, there are several issues includes Board of Directors, six departments, and to discuss, such as: two affiliated limited companies 260 SỐ27-Tháng 12/2021 QUẢN TRỊ - QUẢN LÝ a) Leaders not understand the nature of leadership; b) Leaders not understand leadership capacity as well as the constituent parts of leadership capacity; c) Leaders operate their businesses in the style of empiricism; they are not methodical and professional in leadership and d) Strategic points, priority points in leadership work have not been seen The nature and importance of specific leadership capacities are unclear, such as strategic vision, motivation, influence, decentralization, authorization, decision-making, leadership communication, and understand me - understand people Leaders have not yet reached the level of "art" in leadership Literature review 2.1 Previous studies Previous researches explore leadership, including: - According to Gary Yuki (2002), it gives subordinates a specific authority to perform a particular task and depending on the nature of complexity, the superiors can participate in the subordinates' work According to Campbell & Pritcherd (1976), the iusiness will never achieve its great goals without ncouragement or encouragement The incentive resentation model is shown as follows igure Encouraging map ( Ability ) Ố Ability J Q Environ mentJ) 2.2 Foreign studies on leadership capacity Leadership is a familiar topic for researchers and scholars in developed countries In particular, specific content such as the nature of leadership, leadership theories, necessary qualities of a leader, leadership style, effective leadership, leadership in a multicultural environment is all included Methodology Information analysis methods: The research is done by applying a combination of two qualitative research methods, including synthesis and inductive methods and quantitative research with descriptive statistics To collect information to clarify the leadership capacity of the management of Phuong Dong Pharmaceutical Company Besides, authors also use surveys through questionnaires and direct interviews to generate some results and comments Description of Characteristics of Sample (Leadership): A.Sex: B Age Main Results Assessment of the actual capacity of leaders and leadership team at Phuong Dong Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Trading Joint Stock Company Due to the simple management structure, the company is easy to start-up and operates sensitively according to the market mechanism (Results ) The company's leaders have a quick and decisive working style in Table 2- Male/Female Male Frequency Valid Percent Valid Cumulative Percent Percent Male 47 75.8 75.8 75.8 Female 15 24.2 24.2 100.0 Total 62 100.0 100.0 St Female _ So 27 - Tháng 12/2021 261 TẠP CHÍ CƠNG ỈMM Table 3- Age Valid Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent