BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Competence
- an acquired personal skill that is demonstrated in an employee's ability to provide a consistently adequate or high level of performance in a specific job function. Competence should be distinguished from competency, although in general usage the terms are used interchangeably. Early attempts to define the qualities of effective managers were based on lists of the personality traits and skills of the ideal manager. This is an input model approach, focusing on the skills that are needed to do the job. These skills are competencies and reflect potential ability to do something. With the advent of scientific management, people turned their attention more to the behavior of effective managers and to the outcomes of successful management. This approach is an output model, in which a manager's effectiveness is defined in terms of actual achievement. This achievement manifests itself in competences, which demonstrate that somebody has learned to do something well. There tends to be a focus in the United Kingdom on competence, whereas in the United States, the concept of competency is more popular. Competences are used in the workplace in a variety of ways. Competences are also used in reward management, for example, in competence-based pay. The assessment of competence is a necessary process for underpinning these initiatives by determining what competences an employee shows. At an organizational level, the idea of core competence is gaining in popularity.
Wiktionary Definition for: Competence
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Additional Resources
- Has Your Company Lost Its Core Competence?
- The recession has inspired some companies to shed businesses and activities that are outside of their core competence. For example, Yahoo has refocused on selling display ads and being a portal for online content, forgoing search. This trend reflects the idea that companies' success comes from focusing on their core...
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Knowledge Management for Competence Management
- In companies, competence management involves several heavy processes that one has categorised in four classes: competence identification, competence assessment, competence acquisition, competence usage. Competence management, being the management of knowledge about competence, can also take advantage from the knowledge engineering techniques to support the mentioned processes. The paper classifies the...
- White papers 2005-06-29
- Competence, Self-Esteem Keys To Happiness
- (Note: This story was emailed to me by a friend. It originally appeared 2/12/2001. Remarkably, it no longer appears anywhere on the Internet. I believe its message is important, especially given my recent post on consumerism and envy, so Im re-posting it.)Competence, Self-Esteem Keys to HappinessBy Charnicia E. HugginsNEW YORK...
- Blog posts 2007-01-13
- Cultural Competence and Health Care Disparities: Key Perspectives and Trends
- Cultural competence has gained attention as a potential strategy to improve quality and eliminate racial/ethnic disparities in health care. In 2002 the interviews conducted with experts in cultural competence from managed care, government, and academe to identify their perspectives on the field. The paper presents the findings here and then...
- White papers 2005-04-01
- Measuring the Competence of Healthcare Providers
- This paper provides a framework for understanding the key factors that affect provider competence. Different methods for measuring competence are discussed, as are criteria for selecting measurement methods. Also, evidence from various research studies on measuring the effectiveness of different assessment techniques is presented. Although competence is a precursor to...
- White papers 2001-08-08
- Competence Based Business Development - Organizational Competencies as Basis for Successful Companies
- The paper at hand presents a new competence focused management approach which is called Competence based Business Development CbBD. CbBD should support organizations of all kinds in the effective identification, measurement, combination and integration of organizational competences, which can be seen as a bundle of human competencies, tools and material....
- White papers 2005-06-29
- First eco-efficiency competence center inaugurated in Latin America; Espao ECO offers guidance to private enterprises in realizing eco-efficiency analyses; First contract signed with Brazilian company Braskem; First eco-efficiency competence center inaugu
- M2 PRESSWIRE-23 June 2005-BASF GROUP: First eco-efficiency competence center inaugurated in Latin America; Espao ECO offers guidance to private enterprises in realizing eco-efficiency analyses; First contract signed with Brazilian company Braskem; First eco-efficiency competence center inaugurated in Latin America First eco-efficiency competence center inaugurated in...
- Research articles 2005-06-23
- Strategy, Core Competence And HR Involvement As Determinants Of HR Effectiveness And Refinery Performance
- TThis study examines the impact strategy, core competence, and involvement of HR executives in strategic decision making on the refinery managers' evaluation of the effectiveness of HR and refinery performance among 86 U.S. petro-chemical refineries. Survey results indicated that higher involvement of HR in organizational strategy is strongly related to...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Specifying Quality and Competence Requirements For Medical Laboratories
- Within the next year, thousands of medical laboratories worldwide will have an ISO standard (developed in parallel with CEN, the European Committee for Standardization) to help improve the quality of their patient testing: ISO/DIS 15189, Medical laboratories – Particular requirements for quality and competence, is being written by ISO/TC 212,...
- White papers 2002-02-01
- Build Brands On Competence Associations
- With increasing market transparency and an increasing number of market dialogues, the distinction between companies and their customers' respective environments is becoming archaic. One consequence of this is the merging of two processes: branding and production. Branding will become less about talking and more about doing. This paper proposes that...
- White papers 2001-10-01
- On-The-Job Training For Emotional Competence
- During the early stages of their careers, leaders tend to focus on developing their technical and analytical skills, paying little attention to their capacity to recognize and manage their own emotions and those of others. This can hurt them later in their careers. But emotional competence can be nurtured, and...
- White papers 2002-08-01
- Transparency and Transfer of Individual Competencies - A Concept of Integrative Competence Management
- The present state of research on competence management does not provide any suitable model that can be used in practice. This paper presents a model for integrated competence management, which gives approaches from both cognitive science and organizational science a practical framework of action. This paper presents a comprehensive model...
- White papers 2003-07-02
- Competence-Based Interviews
- Competence-based interviews are designed to let you show off your skills, so that your interviewer can find out whether you match their selection criteria. Structured interviews attempt to ensure objectivity so all candidates are asked more or less the same questions and scored on their responses. For each question you...
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Kemira Oyj sets up Reach Competence Centre in Espoo
- NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-19 December 2005-Kemira Oyj sets up Reach Competence Centre in EspooC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Finnish chemicals company Kemira Oyj said on Friday (16 December) that it was setting up a Reach Competence Centre in connection with the company's Espoo Research Centre in Finland. The core...
- Research articles 2005-12-19
- Project Management As A Core Corporate Competence
- Individuals developing as project managers need to develop not only the technical aspect of project management but also the attributes of a competent project manager, and combine it with business knowledge and leadership qualities. For corporations, developing project management as a core corporate competence includes making it part of how...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- The Relationship of Self-Concept and Perceived Athletic Competence to Physical Activity Level and Gender Among Turkish Early Adolescents
- ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the self-concept and perceived athletic competence of Turkish early adolescents in relation to physical activity level and gender. Self-concept was assessed using the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale, and perceived athletic competence was assessed by means of the Athletic Competence subscale...
- Research articles 2001-09-22
- Strategic Implications of a Competence-Based Management Approach to Account Management
- Account management has a rich tradition starting in the early 1960's. At the same time, the concept is still ill defined and under-researched. Consequently, some basic research questions remain unanswered. This paper takes a new perspective and examines account management from a strategic competence-based point of view. It studies the...
- White papers 2005-07-18
- Emotional Competence and Leadership Excellence at Johnson & Johnson: The Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Study
- This paper describes that emotional competence differentiates successful leaders. High performing managers at the Johnson & Johnson Consumer and Personal Care Group were seen to possess significantly higher levels of Self-Awareness, Self-Management capability, Social Skills, and Organizational Savvy, all considered part of the Emotional Intelligence domain. This paper describes the...
- White papers 2005-05-23
- Offshore BPO Competence Rating
- This is a template for offshore Business Process Outsourcing BPO competence rating. This template gives few aspects and their status which are concerned with BPO competence rating for example: company and reputation, management and governance etc.
- Tools & templates 2005-03-15
- NEUSOFT WON AUTHENTICATION OF SAP CUSTOMER COMPETENCE CENTER
- AsiaInfo Services 04-02-2007 Neusoft Won Authentication of SAP Customer Competence Center SHENYANG, Apr 02, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Neusoft Group Ltd., the leading software ad solution provider of China, has gained authentication of SAP C AsiaInfo Services ...
- Research articles 2007-04-02
