Competency Management in Central Europe: A Comparison of Czech, Hungarian and Slovenian Competency Needs

Mühlbacher, Jürgen; Kovač, Jure; Novotny, Adam; Putnová, Anna

doi:10.2478/orga-2013-0019

Abstract

After a strong focus on transition processes in Central East European countries (CEE), this topic has been displaced by more dramatic merger and reorganization processes or the recent financial crisis. This obscures the fact that we know almost nothing about the management competencies in these countries, which is an important building or stumbling block for future development. Therefore, we will examine the individual competencies of almost 300 top and middle managers in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovenia, and we will compare the different sets of competencies and interpret them according to the given economic situation in these countries

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