Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: Often in newspapers and speeches the term "Competence" is used to describe a person's comprehensive ability when it is wanted to emphasize the requirements of nowadays' working life.Anymore it is not enough to concentrate merely on an individual's knowledge.But what does the term Competence actually mean and why is it so important?The thought of competences' ontology is based on understanding that competences represent an individual's personal view and feelings of how he/she experiences him/herself.The objective of this article is to describe the theoretical background of competences and examine which are important competences in everyday activities of a project manager.In this conceptual analysis there are presented both the theoretical background of competences and a project manager's 30 professional personal and social competences based on empirical studies.
Source: UTUPub (University of Turku)
Author: Kirsi Liikamaa
Institution: University of Turku
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7066963129