The intellectual structure of the competence-based management

Competence-Based Management Research in the Web of Science and Scopus Databases: Scientific Production, Collaboration, and Impact

“…The results of the study conducted by Prévot et al [7] reveals that 77% of the authors published only one paper about the topic and that nine authors during the period analyzed were responsible for 30% of all the papers produced in the field of competence-based management. In addition, this study has identified that the authors' affiliations were distributed in 21 different countries, while the first five countries (United States, Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom, and France) represented 57% of the authors.…”

“…From the first books dedicated to competence-based management, dated from the 1990s, to the more recent publications, the area of competence-based management has experienced significant development [7]. In order to prove this and analyze how the area has developed through time, Prévot et al [7] have deemed it sufficient to characterize the scientific production about this theme published in the journal Research in Competence-Based Management, and also in a series of books published after several editions of the international conference on competence-based management. Based on these materials, the authors have identified three issues of the journal and 12 books that cover a total of 185 papers written by 213 authors published between the years of 1994 and 2005.…”

“…In addition, this study has identified that the authors' affiliations were distributed in 21 different countries, while the first five countries (United States, Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom, and France) represented 57% of the authors. Taking into consideration the authors' institution of origin, Prévot et al [7] identified that there is not one institution leading the investigations in competence-based management, and also, that there is not a group of authors coming from a single institution writing about this topic.…”

“…Finally, Prévot et al [7] highlighted that papers about competence-based management tend to be organized around references directly related to the topic. This, according to the authors, shows that this field of research has achieved a level of maturity and that it has defined its differences in relation to other fields of research.…”

“…The Research in Competence-Based Management is the journal that has published the most papers about this topic, which seems natural, considering that its main concern is competence-based management followed by some peripheral subjects such as entrepreneurship, innovation, and organization diversification. This indicates that the Prévot et al [7] study, which analyzed all the papers published in this journal between the years of 1994 and 2005, has taken into consideration competence-based management, and also themes that are related to it. Table 6 presents the title of the conferences that have published the most papers addressing competence-based management.…”