According to the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO), beliefs regarding competency can influence whether a person's occupational role behavior is adaptive or maladaptive. Such beliefs are considered to be part of a person's sense of "personal causation." This article reviews some of the theoretical underpinnings of the personal causation construct. Issues addressed are the distinction between comp...

The demand for leadership competency models has grown in recent years, but it has done so much faster than the underlying expertise. The value of such models comes from the behaviors that make up the competencies and the processes used for identifying them. Here are some keys to creating an effective competency model. 7 s organizations seek to improve their competitive advantage, much effort is...

INTRODUCTION To provide high-quality nursing care, a reliable and feasible competency assessment tool is critical. Although several questionnaire-based competency assessment tools have been reported, a tool specific for obstetric nurses in rooming-in wards is lacking. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to develop a competency assessment tool for obstetric rooming-in ward nurses. METHO...

BACKGROUND Cultural competency has been espoused as an organizational strategy to reduce health disparities in care. OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between hospital cultural competency and inpatient experiences with care. RESEARCH DESIGN The first model predicted Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores from hospital random effects, plus fixed ...

It is well acknowledged that Human Resources are one of the most important assets of a company; as a consequence, Competency Management became a well established approach for organizing workforce recruitment, training and development. At the same time, Competency Management is more and more moving towards a tight integration with business and knowledge management frameworks, having a crucial ro...

The aim of this paper is to highlight the issue of managerial competencies and competency model in industrial enterprises. This paper builds upon the theory of knowledge processing and its role as a theoretical basis for knowledge development in the area of managerial competencies. Managerial competencies are becoming one of the key building blocks of success of the company to achieve both the ...