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A framework for the use of competencies for achieving competitive advantage

Terry Meyer, Paul Semark
South African Journal of Business Management | Vol 27, No 4 | a814 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v27i4.814 | © 2018 Terry Meyer, Paul Semark | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 15 October 2018 | Published: 31 December 1996

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Terry Meyer, Graduate School of Business Administration, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Paul Semark, Graduate School of Business Administration, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

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Competency, its nature, its acquisition and its maintenance, is emerging as the pivotal dimension of human development for employability, corporate competitive advantage and national economic success. It is, however, a concept still fogged by misunderstanding and debate. The authors of this article attempt to clear the fog by providing a succinct conceptual framework which integrates the contributions of many theorists and accommodates the use of the term in a variety of contexts. In addition, they propose that competencies are more than the essence of a national qualifications framework, or of corporate training programmes, as they are intimately linked to strategy with all its implications. Competency, therefore, is a central issue for managers seeking competitive advantage.

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