“…Moreover, competencies are central to organizations' competitiveness (Trivellas, Akrivouli, Tsifora, & Tsoutsa, 2015). Through such competencies, companies are able to increase efficiency, achieve the objectives and implementation of their strategies (Osei & Ackah, 2015), improve productivity, quality and decision-making (Zaim, Yaşar, & Ünal, 2013) and eventually improve performance (Anvari et al, 2016). Spencer and Spencer (1993) concluded that competencies comprising achievement orientation, teamwork and cooperation and analytical thinking have a great influence on organizational performance.…”