Authors: Marina G. Masilova, Cand. Sc. (Sociology), Associate-Prof. of HR Management and Labour Law Dept., Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service

Nadezhda N. Bogdan, Cand. Sc. (Sociology), Associate-Prof. of HR Management Dept., Siberian Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Abstract: The article is dedicated to the analysis of the social component of a leader’s managerial competence. It considers competence clusters that maintain the successful managerial activity. The importance of social orientation in the managerial competence is proved, a leader’s personal orientations and directions of a management type are justified.

Keywords: Socially-oriented management culture, managerial competences, social orientation of a leader, social and personal competences, competence clusters