Management by competencies, foundations and bases for its implementation

OBJECTIVES: GENERAL OBJECTIVE

Analyze the potential of the competency management system for its eventual implementation and subsequent application in human resources policies from a strategic perspective.

Management by competencies, foundations and bases for its implementation1

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

• Know and understand the concept of competence and the focus of competence; Know the fundamentals and characteristics that constitute management by competences; eIdentify and analyze the steps necessary to implement a competency management system.

CONCEPTUALIZATION OF COMPETENCES

COMPETITION APPROACHES

• Functionalist Approach, conceives competence as the ability to execute tasks; Behavioral Approach, conceives competence concentrates on personal attributes (attitudes, abilities), and Holistic Approach, conceives competence including the previous two.

COMPETENCES AT THE BUSINESS LEVEL

BACKGROUND: The known experiences regarding the implementation of competency systems at the company level indicate that they are based on applications of the "Behavioral Approach".

SOURCE: VARGAS, F. (2004); FERNANDEZ, I. and BAEZA, R. (2002); CHILE FOUNDATION / MINING COUNCIL (2001).

DEFINITION OF COMPETENCES

SPENCER, Lyle and Signe (1993): Competence is a fundamental characteristic of a person who has a causal relationship with certain criteria that allow obtaining effective and / or superior performance in a specific job or situation.

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