This book examines the dynamics of competence building process at the firm level in a sample of leading Japanese and European companies engaged in the field of optoelectronics. The concept was derived from the notion of firm specific competences which are closely related to the firm's intangible assets and accumulated technological bases. Several factors affect the rate and direction of competence building, chief among them being primary markets, top management strategy and the evolution of the R&D organization, and organizational learning. A novel technique is introduced to assess competences using three types of data on US patenting, scientific publications and qualitative interview data.

Features a collection of papers that explores the challenges in identifying, building, and linking competences within and between organizations. This title includes a paper that describes a facilitated process through which managers may identify an organization's competences. It also explains basic issues in building organizational competence.

A Proven Approach to Leadership that Has Helped Thousands Achieve Success Today, competency-based education is said to be the learning of the future. Why? Because organizations use competencies to figure out what employees are capable of and where they need to grow. After years of research - and real-life experience - Dr. Wesley Donahue, Professor of Management Development and Education at Penn State University, has assembled a comprehensive framework of 35 Competencies that are essential for success in virtually every industry, organization, and position. Building Leadership Competence offers a unique and straightforward approach. The Leadership Competency Inventory allows individuals to Assess their leadership skills Create personalized roadmaps for success Identify on-demand micro-learning courses and other resources that get results It also serves as a valuable guide for organizational leaders who conduct seminars, workshops, and for to use with learn-at-lunch programs. Building Leadership Competence guides you through the 35 competencies and gives you the tools you need to get from where you are to where you want to be. You start with our Leadership Competency Inventory. Based on your job, it shows you specific skills to tackle. Then each competency discussion teaches you what you must know to show employers that you are the person they want. An essential read, which can be used at a personal or organizational level to assess and build your leadership knowledge and skills, Building Leadership Competence is a practical and usable tool that has helped thousands achieve success. Aspiring leaders through senior executives will find his book invaluable.

Includes papers that offer a review of inter-organizational relations in alternative approaches to the creation and management of competences. This volume offers an integrative approach to strategy and management theory, research, and practice.

Competencies historically have been vital for skill building, and competency-based approaches have demonstrated their impact on business performance and organizational effectiveness in today’s marketplace. However, this has been discussed exclusively in chapters and books as separate propositions. It is essential to understand the two as linked together, building upon the other, merging individual and organizational perspectives of competencies development. Building Competencies for Organizational Success: Emerging Research and Opportunities presents a narrowly focused discussion of competency-based approaches and performance management and examines how these concepts align with business processes and procedures, management systems, and business objectives. It brings to light a new era of business performance management that complements the collaborative working of individuals and organizations to achieve business desires and addresses such topics as competent organization, knowledge management, and performance management systems. This book helps leaders, managers, executives, consultants, practitioners, academicians, researchers, and students with the understanding of how to utilize intellectual assets as well as how to develop a better future and outcomes for business and people management.

Changing business environments challenge established management ideas and practices. This volume draws on competence-based theory to identify and elaborate some important ways in which organizational competences are evolving - or should evolve - to respond to some fundamental forms of change in business environments.

This manual lays the groundwork for creating a competency model, which can be used to optimize associate development and build a firm-wide high-performance culture.