Strengthening the Use of Competences for Organizational Performance
Strengthening the Use of Competences for Organizational Performance

Summary/Abstract: In the actual dynamic, challenging and highly competitive environment there are new milestones for successful organisations like: attracting the best qualified people, using and developing competences, creating multidisciplinary teams and harness top capabilities. This article aims to shape a new perspective on competence, particularly regarding the focus on competencies that will enhance the superior value creation. In this paper, I conceptualize the "competence" as accumulation of knowledge, skills and evidences of expertise that mutually reinforcing themselves to perform activities and superior value creation. The identification is based on observable behaviors that are relevant for high performance as key factor for obtaining and maintaining competitive advantage. Then I present the prerequisites for creating a framework for defining-identifying-developing competences in order to collect qualitative information. Finally, the development of competencies should be considered a source of competitive advantage if there are met some goals including strategical approach, collaborative network and responsibility for integrating competence development as an intrinsic part of sustainable development.

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