A Study On Individual Competencies-An Empirical Study

Journal Title: Asian Economic and Financial Review - Year 2011, Vol 1, Issue 3

Abstract

Measuring the soft factors in economic terms is being challenged.Individual’s performances were described as competencies in order for themto performed, observed and assessed to obtain accreditation as competent.The study is restricted to IT companies in South India. The objective of thisstudy is to do factor analysis and CFA for individual competencies. Thequestionnaires distributed to different companies were 300 of which 172 werereceived and only 151 questionnaires fulfilled the condition of the study.Factor analysis and Confirmatory factor analysis were done to provide aframework for a promising investigation in that field.

Authors and Affiliations

B. Latha Lavanya| University of Madras, Department of Management Studies Chennai-05, Tamil Nadu, India E-mail: lathalavanya_75@yahoo.com

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B. Latha Lavanya (2011). A Study On Individual Competencies-An Empirical Study. Asian Economic and Financial Review, 1(3), 156-166. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-1724