From generic to organic competencies

Joseph A. Raelin and A. Sims Cooledge

EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1995, vol. 18, issue 3, 24-33

Abstract: A study was performed to determine whether an "organic" set of competencies might be beneficially derived for a specific managerial population based upon the use of a prior "generic" competency instrument. The organic set differed substantially but was found to be useful as an indicator of performance of the day-to-day operating duties of the managers. The data from the organic instrument were found to be particularly valuable as a thermometer of developmental needs. The study suggests that generic competency instruments might not be consistently interpreted by local users nor commensurate with workplace dimensions. Thus, deployment of off-the-shelf instruments may prove unreliable and invalid without situational customization.

Keywords: Competencies; Organic competencies; Human resource planning; Human resource development; Performance evaluation; Leadership development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M10 M12 M14 M50 M51 M53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995
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