.... Employability is especially important for freelancers as it has a key influence on their financial success. However, there is a lack of empirical research on the employability of freelancers and the competences associated with it. This article aims to reduce this research gap by presenting findings...

...Ainhoa Urtasun; Imanol Núñez Purpose This paper aims to identify the work‐based competences associated with better career prospects in the Spanish labour market. Design/methodology/approach The relationship between employee‐based competencies and employment prospects is investigated through...

...Ashly H. Pinnington Purpose The purpose of this paper is to learn about professional employees in the early stage of their careers, particularly, their understanding of competence development and career advancement. Law firms have a relatively low rate of turnover of professional staff when...

.... This paper seeks to develop a competency typology that integrates previous definitions and frameworks from the literature and to propose a methodology for identifying competencies to aid the transition from a task‐based to a competency‐based logic for human resource management. Design/methodology/approach...

...Hanneke Heinsman; Annebel H.B. de Hoogh; Paul L. Koopman; Jaap J. van Muijen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of the commitment‐ and control‐approaches on the use of competency management, and to investigate whether attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural...

... about the exact mechanisms through which SJTs are related to job performance. Selection Interpersonal skills Human resourcing Aptitude tests Competences In recent years, many customers for whom a recruitment office was working have requested more detailed information on the interpersonal...

... An original model based on the labor competency management framework is proposed for training, developing and certifying construction supervisors in Chile and other developing countries. This model was developed from the findings of a case study in which the competency framework was applied to a specific...

...Mark A. Robinson; Paul R. Sparrow; Chris Clegg; Kamal Birdi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce an integrated three‐phase methodology for forecasting future competency requirements more effectively than existing methods. Design/methodology/approach The methodology is demonstrated...

...Paul Boselie; Jaap Paauwe Purpose To provide an overview of recent empirical survey research on human resource competencies in Europe. Design/methodology/approach The survey data were collected in 2002 in the global human resource competence study (HRCS), an initiative of the University...

...Mike Geppert Purpose This paper develops a deeper understanding of the origin, development and implementation of overall change management strategies in multinationals and their implications for competence development and learning practices in UK and German subsidiaries. Design/methodology...

... of reward system change effectiveness. Benefits management Reward pay Competences Performance measures © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 The HR department says that the job family system is still in operation in [this department] but this is not so. We are not using...

...Reid Bates This study explored the ability of liking and two forms of rater‐ratee similarity to predict multi‐source proficiency ratings of managerial competencies. Findings from the regression model that included all raters indicated that technical proficiency, rater‐ratee liking, demographic...

... limitations in respect of certain candidates. Links with wider use of competencies in HRM are examined as well as links with other selection methods. Concludes that behavioural interviewing has significant benefits in improving selection and can also be applied to other interviewing situations...

...Inger Boyett; Graeme Currie This paper presents a case study of a management development programme, which adopts a competence‐based approach aimed at middle managers in a further education college. The programme takes place in a context that promotes the concept of general management. However...

...Hugh McCredie; Viv Shackleton The note explores the requisite competencies of subsidiary unit general managers in a successful multibusiness group dealing primarily in industrial goods. The authors define a competency model for the particular genre of general manager based on the literature...

...John Hayes; Alison Rose‐Quirie; Christopher W. Allinson This study investigates whether there is a set of universal senior management competencies in the context of one large multi‐site service organisation. Four distinct work environments are identified and different lists of competencies...

..., and second, the way working towards the NVQ changed the candidates’ work practices. The “paradox of consequences” inherent in the qualification is highlighted as the apparently rational and “relevant” competences result in distinctly irrelevant activities and it is argued that, rather than representing...

... felt that their competence was always under question with challenging assignments not allocated to them, leading to low credibility and visibility. This in turn led to poorer ratings and poorer opportunities. Women also often reported that management did not believe them to be as committed...

...Len Holmes Despite debate and criticism, the notion of“competence” has risen to prominence very rapidly and now has an important place in the vocabulary of human resource management(HRM). Seeks to explain such a rapid rise by drawing on discourse theory. The discourse of competence may be seen...

... procedure to select for future competences as well as present day requirements. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Competences Management development Assessment centres (ACs) have received much attention from both personnel practitioners and researchers over the past couple of decades...