Sustainability has been discussed as a constant market concern, and to make it effectively an organizational practice, specific skills are needed. In that sense, the objective of this study is analyze relation between competencies development environmental, social, governance (ESG) criteria in industrial sector. A scientometric methodology was used production scientific research on topic. To de...

Viewed from the perspective of the activity competency model (ACM) and prior theoretical works, we developed a conceptual framework for investigating the capability of IT management personnel and its impact on the performance of a CIO. A scale for measuring a CIO’s effectiveness and management capability was developed and validated. A partial least squares method was used to test the conceptual...

In this article we discuss the importance of customer-orientation for corporate success. Customer-orientation is not merely managerial jargon, although a quick glance through annual reports would lead one to such a conclusion. There is some substantial meaning in the concept. Customerorientation is not the exclusive right of the marketing department. In fact, we argue that customer-orientation ...

CONTEXT The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination-USA (COMLEX-USA) currently assesses osteopathic medical knowledge via a series of 3 progressive cognitive examinations and 1 clinical skills assessment. In 2009, the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners created the Fundamental Osteopathic Medical Competencies (FOMC) document to outline the essential competencies requ...

BACKGROUND The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has asked training programs to develop methods to evaluate resident performance, using competencies essential for outcomes. METHODS A two-page form was completed by 12 surgeons and 28 nurses and clinical staff directly involved in plastic surgery patient care (n = 40), evaluating University of Kentucky plastic surgery residen...

OBJECTIVES This article describes the development, content, feasibility and first results of a short educational program for preparing for aging, based on the process model of proactive coping. The aim of the program is to increase proactive competencies and improve proactive orientations and behaviour. The program consists of four-weekly meetings with 8-10 participants and is given by trainers...

INTRODUCTION Cinemeducation is a teaching method where popular movies or movie clips are used. We aimed to determine whether family physicians' competencies as listed in the Educational Agenda produced by the European Academy of Teachers in General Practice/Family Medicine (EURACT) can be found in movies, and to propose a template for teaching by these movies. METHODS A group of family medici...

This article provides an overview of issues related to the development and evaluation of competency in psychological assessment. Specifically, we delineate the goals, ideas, and directions identified by the psychological assessment work group in the Competencies Conference: Future Directions in Education and Credentialing in Professional Psychology. This is one of a series of articles published...