Abstract

This study aims to probe into the core competencies, as should be possessed by the managerial work forces of firms, from the perspective of employers’ in small and medium enterprises. The findings can serve as references for planning core courses of employee training and labor employment. Based on the research purposes, this study adopted revised DACUM, conducted literature review, and applied a questionnaire survey. The subjects were the members of SMEs Honor Instructor Association of Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan, and the Society of Management Science. Random sampling was used, with the number of employees as the units. The valid return rate was 24.2%. After testing goodness of fit of K-S single samples, this study found that a corporate management work force should have 11 items of core competencies, and 35 items of secondary competency.

Highlights

  • After testing goodness of fit of K-S single samples, this study found that a corporate management work force should have 11 items of core competency, and 35 items of secondary competency

  • Competency analysis of the management work force in Taiwan is mostly based on literature reviews and generalization

  • By competency analysis-revised DACUM (Developing A Curriculum), seen from the employers’ perspective, this study constructs the core competencies required by corporate management labor forces to function as the criterion for course design in technological institutes, which is the main research motive

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Introduction

The government of Taiwan estimates the demand for labor every year, it does not provide specific data regarding the quality and quantity of competency required by managerial workers as the references for course design [1]. In schools, in addition to the instruction of general and professional knowledge, it is more important to enhance the students’ core competency in order that they can adapt to environmental changes, which will satisfy individual needs for career development and demands of work forces in business circles [2]. By competency analysis-revised DACUM (Developing A Curriculum), seen from the employers’ perspective, this study constructs the core competencies required by corporate management labor forces to function as the criterion for course design in technological institutes, which is the main research motive

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