Core competencies have long been discussed and developed in the literature of library science education and information systems education. However, for information management, a blending of these two disciplines, there has been much less discussion of core competencies. The purpose of this paper is to consolidate the sparse literature on information management educational competencies and to su...

There has been a growing emphasis on the use of core competencies to design and inform curricula. Based on our Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience workshop at Pomona we developed a set of neuroscience core competencies. Following the workshop, faculty members were asked to complete an online survey to determine which core competencies are considered most essential and the results are present...

Pre-clinical exposure to patients provides opportunities for medical students to display competencies which may be expressed in reflective narratives. Geriatric education experts used qualitative consensus methods to identify themes expressed in second year medical student narratives which were mapped to ACGME Core Competencies. Concept searches operationalizing these same competencies were cre...

Supply Chain Forum An International Journal Vol. 3 N°2 2002 www.supplychain-forum.com Outsourcing has been a significant industry trend over the past decade. However, some scholars have stressed that companies may have gone too far by outsourcing core, as well as non-core competencies. Using a survey of large U.S. corporations our study documents the current status of outsourcing, differentiati...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to develop consensus on core competencies required for postgraduate training in intensive care medicine. METHODS We used a combination of a modified Delphi method and a nominal group technique to create and modify the list of core competencies to ensure maximum consensus. Ideas were generated modified from Competency Based Training in Intensive Care Medicin...

The purpose of this article is to discuss core competencies that entrepreneurial health care leaders should acquire to ensure the survival and growth of US health care organizations. Three overlapping areas of core competencies are described: (1) health care system and environment competencies, (2) organization competencies, and (3) interpersonal competencies. This study offers insight into the...

Sustainable competitive advantage is often hidden in unique company capabilities, creating knowledge differentials. In particular core competencies have been recognized as strategic knowledge for a company and defined as capabilities providing customer benefits, hard to be imitated from competitors and possessing leverage potential. Nevertheless the process of extracting core competencies resul...

AIM This article describes the collaborative effort of nursing education and practice to update the Massachusetts Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies. BACKGROUND The Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies were published in 2010. With the establishment of the Massachusetts Action Coalition, a primary goal was to continue to promote the integration of these competencies into al...

This study is designed to determine the most important project management core competencies, including both hard skills and soft skills. The study determines the importance of these competencies to job success, and the current performance of project managers with respect to these core competencies. The gaps between importance and performance represent opportunities for professional development ...