Competency Management: Balancing Between Commitment and Control

Abstract

this study investigated the relationships between commitment and control approaches and the use of competency management byadopting the theory of planned behavior. Questionnaires were filled out by 43 human resource experts working in different organizations. We expected componenets of the theory of planned behavior to mediate the relationship bewteen commitment and control approaches and the use of competency management (behavior). Regression analysis showed that perceived behavioral control mediated the realtion between commitment approach and behavior. Furthermore, the data revealed that attitude towards competency management was more positive and perceived behavioral control was haigher when competency management was implemented with a commitment instead of a control approach. Subjetive nor mwas strongly related to behavior. based on the results, for competency management to be freqently used, we argue for increased behavioral control, and for an organizational climate in which competency management is widely accepted.