Possibilities of Predicting the Behavior of Managers When Coping with Demanding Situations in Managerial Work

In this study we present the results of developing the original SSPMPR methodology (Sposoby spravania v manazerskej praci - Ways of behaving in managerial work). The analyzed data were got from 174 respondents, from various positions in management. The gained results claimed theme a ningfulness of the empirical-inductive approach to defining the taxonomy of these ways along with specifying five factors emotional factor of coping, cognitive factor of coping I. cognitive factor of coping II, behavioral factor of coping I and behavioral factor of coping II. The presented basic parameters of the developed methodology (factor structure, Cronbach's alpha coefficients, intercorrelations of factors, validation study) show the suitability of this methodology for prediction and detection of the ways of solving demanding situations in managerial work, with obvious implications in performance of managers and in efficiency of business management.