Managing Competences

Research, Practice, and Contemporary Issues

Benoit Grasser, Sabrina Loufrani-Fedida, Ewan Oiry

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CRC Press
30 October 2020

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Managing Competences: Research, Practice, and Contemporary Issues draws together theoretical and practical research in competence management. It provides a wealth of knowledge concerning emerging and contemporary issues, such as the multilevel approach to competence, the development of collective competence, the strategies of competence management, and the tools for managing competences as well as the organizational dynamics of competences. Moreover, the book provides a critical approach to research and practitioners’ continued engagement in competence management research and practice.

Research in competence management has more recently entered an era more open to doubt and questioning: Is there a solid theoretical foundation that supports the concept of competence? What is the contribution of research on employees’ competences to human resources management in particular, and more generally to management? Is there not a risk of diluting the concept of competence by considering it at the individual, collective, organizational, and strategic levels? Today, is it still possible to manage competences in a world where the boundaries of the organizations are more and more porous? These questions, and many others, probably explain why a field that seemed well-identified and well-structured yesterday, has given way today to new, highly diverse analyses of competences by researchers and practitioners.

This contributed volume seeks to answer these pressing issues and is a collective means for responding to them. The book brings together multiple streams of research in the field about emerging and contemporary issues, including multidimensional HRM systems, the rise of forms of collaborative management, the intensification of the use of digital and robotic technologies, the rise of the regime of remote and networked operations, the increasing heterogeneity of the status of workers, and changes in regulations concerning work and its recognition.

Edited by: Benoit Grasser, Sabrina Loufrani-Fedida, Ewan Oiry
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367488925
ISBN 10: 0367488922
Pages: 266
Publication Date: 30 October 2020
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Benoît Grasser is Full Professor in HRM at University of Lorraine in France. His current research topics are competence management, organizational routines and the dynamics of management tools. He has also published numerous articles or book chapters on the links between work, competences and organizational dynamics. In addition, he has also published handbooks on human resource management or organizational theory. Sabrina Loufrani-Fedida is Full Professor in HRM and project management at the Université Côte d’Azur in France. Her current research topics are competence and talent management, human resources communication, and development of project teams. Her work has appeared in international research journals such as Long Range Planning, International Journal of Project Management, International Business Review, and French famous reviews such as Revue de Gestion des Ressources Humaines. Ewan Oiry is Full Professor in HRM at Ecole des Sciences de Gestion - Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG-UQAM). His current research topics are competence management, HRM practices and policies and their link with firm strategies. He has published numerous articles or book chapters on these topics. For several years, he has managed a think-tank on “competence management” with Sabrina Loufrani-Fedida and Benoît Grasser; this think-tank brings together researchers in management, HRM and strategy, as well as consultants and HR Directors.