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The consequences of competence: a critical assessment of the Management NVQ

Grugulis, I.

Authors

I. Grugulis



Abstract

Presents a critical account of the implementation of the Management NVQ in three case study companies. Deals with two main themes: first, the way in which the candidates reacted to the management standards, reinterpreting their own roles and adopting the concept of a “real” manager, and second, the way working towards the NVQ changed the candidates’ work practices. The “paradox of consequences” inherent in the qualification is highlighted as the apparently rational and “relevant” competences result in distinctly irrelevant activities and it is argued that, rather than representing a model of best practice the “management competences” are, at best, irrelevant and at worst, actively harmful.

Citation

Grugulis, I. (1997). The consequences of competence: a critical assessment of the Management NVQ. Personnel Review, 26(6), 428-444. https://doi.org/10.1108/00483489710188865

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 1997
Deposit Date Jan 7, 2011
Journal Personnel Review
Print ISSN 0048-3486
Publisher Emerald
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 26
Issue 6
Pages 428-444
DOI https://doi.org/10.1108/00483489710188865
Keywords Competences, Management, National vocational qualifications, Training, United Kingdom.
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1513295