A Critical Review of the Science and Practice of Competency Modeling

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 86-107

  Stevens, Gregory W ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

competencies; competency modeling; work analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873614900     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: 15526712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484312456690     Document Type: Review

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